Today begins Lent.. I have a suggestion for what the Democrats can give up... they can give up on dragging America down.

 

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Local Soap Box Moment: From the "it's a shame! department - Liberal politicians and judges have destroyed the local law enforcement! It's not just Columbus that has a shortage of police officers, it's become a National problem.. and the issue is lack of respect by local and National vote-pandering politicians... for the men and women who would like to serve and protect! I think most children had a natural desire to be a policeman, fireman, or soldier when they were young. When we were children, those men and women were always perceived .. believed.. to be our heroes (and they still are to me and my family), but politicians now handcuff our police officers from handcuffing criminals. Being a police officer has become daunting to a lot of existing ones, but even worse, is that applicants have dropped off because they aren't motivated to serve is such an antagonistic atmosphere. Getting our streets safe again won't happen.. CAN'T happen.. until our policemen are respected.. and feel community support... by all citizens.. politicians, the courts.. and .. yes... even the District Attorney's office. How frustrating it must be for our police officers to see felons' charges "plea bargained out" to lesser charges, or to have to keep dealing with career criminal who can get "free bail" within hours of arrests?

 

What has me on my soap box is confirmation that tons of our Public Safety LOST revenues sit untouched.. unused.. in a separate account that somehow the citizens aren't told how much is in it...these are tax dollars taken from our pockets for specific use, and now sit dormant in a separate account that must.. by the sheer amounts collected.. be many.. many millions of dollars.. Maybe Council needs to look at modern ways to capitalize on these dollars.. if 100 hundred police officers were hired today.. at say $50,000.00 annually, that would "only " be $5,000,000.00. The LOST brings in somewhere near $35,000,000.00 +/- per year of which (depending on source) has $25-to $28 Million earmarked for Public Safety. In addition to developing a plan that would be attractive to new officers, how about a bonus plan for retention of experienced officers?

 

And here's another idea to consider.. let's get the DA removed from the election/re-election process.. instead, how about one that is agreed on by both the Chief of Police and the Mayor, with Council override. 

 

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I also understand that there are two more "T.A.D." situations coming before Council. The real issue here is that it will be 20 years before Columbus will benefit from increased tax revues from escalated property values. In other words.. our existing tax revenues not only won't keep up with 20 years of rising public service costs, but current increased public service costs will be stretched even more in other areas of Columbus.

 

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Democratic Debacle 10 notes:

 

Senator Warren says we need a president the American people can trust. Hmmm.. not only do I trust President Trump, I didn't see or hear anyone on the Democratic Debacle stage that America can trust . For that matter, there wasn't one Democrat hopeful on the staged that the other 6 trust...

 

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I repeat...Michael Bloomberg is not 5'8"... Mayor Pete is 5'8", and I don't think he was wearing heels like Warren.

 

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Booty-gig pretty much shot down the Democratic Party last night..In his haste to make a point about gun control, he pointed the blame at Senator Strom Thurmond for filibustering new laws... Booty-gig must have forgotten Thurmond was a born and bred Democrat before changing parties.

 

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Online headline/story: "Joe Biden says he's a candidate for 'United States Senate' * During the South Carolina Democratic Party's First in the South Dinner, Biden, who was reportedly greeted by the longest standing ovation in the dinner's history, made the error as he was concluding his remarks. * "You're the ones who sent Barack Obama the presidency. And I have a simple proposition here: I'm here to ask you for your help," Biden asked of the audience. "Where I come from, you don't get far unless you ask. My name's Joe Biden. I'm a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate. Look me over. If you like what you see, help out. If not, vote for the other Biden. Give me a look, though, OK?"" -- You know.. a major sign of dementia is when a person remembers past events better than current events..

Oh! Does anybody know which "Biden" was on the stage last night... candidate Biden or Senator Biden?

 

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Online headline: "Biden says he negotiated climate deal with long-dead Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping" -- Good grief! More indication of Dementia! Only this time Creepy Joe is telling lies about his past events... Deng Xiaoping "retired" in 1992, and died in 1997.

 

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You know, I've watched high school class office debates that with less pandering in trying to buy votes. I guess these high school debates are the foundation of the Democratic Party ones.. I never did get those "free desserts" at lunch!

 

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Online headline/story: "Cruz scorches Sotomayor over court critique, turns tables on her dissent * Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday tore into Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a widely noticed dissent in which she blasted her colleagues for lifting injunctions on controversial Trump administration policies. * During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the use of nationwide injunctions – which stop policies from taking effect – Cruz cast the blame on liberal jurists for what he described as an abnormal number of these measures against the Trump administration in the first place. He accused judges of acting as "partisan political activists." * This, he argued, has reasonably resulted in the government fighting back." -- Good grief! No Supreme Justice should denounce a lower court decision.. period... but especially one that will undoubtedly be heard in the US Supreme Court one day.. I'm not sure if the Chief Justice has the power, but he should make any judge expressing an opinion on a law/appeal to recuse him/herself when it gets to the US Supreme Court.

 

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Bernie says we have a child-care system that's truly disgraceful.. hmmm.. guess he's finally addressing the liberal policies of public schools and universities .

 

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How can the media gang, MSM-13, truly be upset at celebrity parents accused of bribing colleges with their own money to admit their children, yet ignore Democrat politicians who are trying to bribe voters, with our own tax dollars, to admit them into the White House?

 

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HuffPOOPOO "poop" - Headline: "Democrats assail Trump administration's coronavirus response at debate" -- Good grief.. Democrats would rail at President Trump if he resigned from or died in office! They would be PO'd they couldn't make him the subject of their ire, and actually the had to admit something what their ideas/plans would actually do to America.

 

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Think about this.. the Democrats were doing what they always do when they went to the State of the Union address.. No, they weren't sitting on their hands... they were sitting on their butts..as usual .. as Real World 101 flashed before their eyes.

 

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Online story: "“If we knew we were going to piss off this many people, we probably would not have put the hats on (at the Trump Rally),” (Mike) Eruzione, 65, told the Washington Post. “That’s the big question here. A lot of the stuff I got was, ‘You guys said it’s not political, but when you put the hats on, you made it political.’” -- Good grief.. the only ones complaining are the ones that complain about everything that's good for America.. It's sad that MSM-13 ruined the event for the Miracle Team.. Hey, Miracle Team.. a lot more people were proud you were there .. and in Trump gear.. than there are grumble-butts.

 

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Columbus Ledger-Enquirer headline/story: "Columbus man gets bond in 2019 fatal hit- and-run crash * Eddie Riggins is charged in a Jan. 12, 2019, crash that left 54-year-old Laantoneus Moses dead. The incident occurred at the intersection of Victory Drive and Ticknor Drive in Columbus. * Riggins waived his 8 a.m. appearance but Judge Julius Hunter set his total bond amount to $11,250. * Riggins is accused of hitting Moses and leaving the scene. He hadn’t been spotted for nearly a year until Columbus police released a video of Riggins’ vehicle fleeing the scene, according to a press release sent on Feb. 21. Then tips and information started flowing in to investigators." -- Good grief! How can a person who has no remorse for killing someone be given bond? The man did not turn himself in when it happened.. even FLED the scene and avoided captured for over a YEAR.

 

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Columbus L-E guest commentary: "All Democrats must prepare to support Sanders * BY EUGENE ROBINSON * WASHINGTON POST WRITERS GROUP * Deal with it: Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is not even a Democrat, is leading the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. And it looks possible that none of his rivals will be able to catch him. If you want to get rid of President Trump, prepare to get behind Sanders and do everything you can to make him president." -- Good grief! Thank God there are more non-Democrats than Democratic Party members! How does one even ask another to support a political party agenda versus the best interests of the country?