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Happy Friday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Dog sweaters are a sign of the decline of Western civilization that doesn't get talked about enough.
I would like to begin by saying how grateful I am that some MB readers share my Jennifer Connelly crush.
We're back to the wildfire hellscape that is Los Angeles County this morning.
The stunning lack of any hint of leadership during this tragedy is sickening. There are no adults to be found anywhere. This is a horribly transcendent cautionary tale about the perils of unfettered Democratic control of government at any level.
As I have written many times, Democratic politicians in California don't have to be good at anything; they merely have to meet the right money people early on. It's a career mill that thrusts mediocrities into positions of great power. Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Adam Schiff, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Nancy Pelosi, and the late Dianne Feinstein are all examples of the effectiveness of this mediocrity mill. It's truly remarkable in all the worst ways.
For some background on just how awful Karen Bass is as a mayor and a human being, read this and this from Victoria.
Local idiots Bass and Newsom needn't worry too much; doddering Uncle President is throwing them a lifeline:
I'm announcing that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of measures to protect lives and property in Southern California for six months.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 10, 2025
I’ve told the Governor and officials to spare no expense and do whatever they need to contain the fires and protect families.
Once again, President LOLEightyonemillion looks to the Treasury Department's printing press to address a problem. Monopoly money is this administration's bread and butter, after all.
Joey from Scranton was super quick to decide that, not only was federal assistance needed in this situation, but extra federal assistance was called for. That stands in marked contrast to the federal response in the immediately previous round of natural disasters to hit Americans in North Carolina and Florida. Hmmm… wonder what's different this time.
Oh yeah: California is absolutely polluted with people who vote for Democrats.
No American president has used his executive power to "hint, hint, nudge, nudge" the federal government into being a punitive political weapon like Joe Biden has. As I have written and said many times, the Biden/Garland/Wray Federal Bureau of Investigation has been functioning as a goon squad to punish Biden's political enemies for the last four years. Addled though he may be, Joe Biden is still the head of a crime family and knows how to deploy his punishers.
Here's a reminder from Catherine of how things were going for the people of North Carolina after two months of dealing with two devastating hurricanes:
North Carolina residents, including families with small children, are sleeping in snow-surrounded tents as post-hurricane recovery remains slow and federal aid even slower.
This week, up to six inches of snow were predicted for western North Carolina. For hurricane victims still living in tents, that’s yet another natural disaster. A Fox News reporter recently went down to the area affected by snowstorms in North Carolina to talk to some of the Americans living in tents. Meanwhile, the U.S. taxpayer funds hotel rooms, flights, and other freebies for illegal immigrants across the country, to the tune of millions of dollars.
It's not unreasonable to blame the inherent inefficiency of the federal bureaucracy for this. Thinking about it, though, what is the point of emergency aid if it isn't readily available? Could there be something else — perhaps politics — at play here? Surely the ever-benevolent Federal Emergency Management Agency wouldn't let political preference guide its efforts.
Kidding. This is from a post of Rick's back in November:
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell was grilled by the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Tuesday over accusations made by a fired employee that FEMA staff was ordered to avoid homes with Trump signs and flags in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
The employee, field supervisor Marn’i Washington, told Dan Abrams on NewsNation, “So firstly, I’m being framed. There’s no violation of the Hatch Act. I was simply following orders."
“I execute orders. I don’t create policy. I do not reinvent the wheel. My record shows that,” she added later.
Criswell, who also testified before the House Transportation Committee’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management on Tuesday, continues to insist that the orders to bypass the homes of Trump supporters were "an isolated incident" and did not reflect FEMA policy guidelines.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) had the receipts. He showed the committee text messages to FEMA employees being told to "avoid homes advertising Trump."
Gosh, they seem nice.
Democrats revel in the misery of their political opposites. It's their pure cocaine (better than Hunter Biden's stash). Joe Biden and the people running his brain didn't see fellow Americans in Florida and North Carolina who were suffering after two brutal hurricanes; they saw Republican voters. Republican voters stand in the way of their one-party dream, so those people needed to suffer. Were I writing this for a bunch of libs, I'd say "Prove me wrong" at this point.
They wouldn't be able to, of course.
Despite its inability to sway the electorate last year, the entertainment industry is still a primary cash cow for the Democrats. Even though a lot of production has gone to Canada and Georgia now, Los Angeles is still home to the industry. That's why Joe Biden had no problem with leaving North Carolina and Florida in the dust while rushing to help fellow Dems in Los Angeles County — fellow Dems who have done their jobs so poorly that they have blood on their hands.
Ten more days, my friends.
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— Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) January 9, 2025
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