COLUMBUS, Ohio: Snow, sleet, ice and football are dominating the News today. (Except in Minnesota.) We got about a foot of snow here, the most at any time in a few years. And temperatures are dropping to zero.
Meanwhile in Utah and other Rocky Mountain states where they need snow, it’s been sunny and dry. That’s bad enough for anyone who likes to ski. But the bigger problem will be this summer when rivers run dry.
The U.S. murder rate dropped dramatically in 2025. Meanwhile 250,000 criminal illegal aliens were deported and 2,000,000 other illegal aliens self-deported. And instead of 3,000,000 more entering, without vetting, the border is pretty much shut down. Fewer illegal drugs are getting across our borders. Drug boats are being blown out of the water in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Is it possible there’s a connection between fewer murders and more deportations?
Congress might shut down the government next weekend. We didn’t like it when they shut down for 40 days in October-November. Will a shutdown be more popular in February-March? Last fall, the argument was over health insurance subsidies. Now, it seems to be over protection of wanted criminals.
Can you imagine, in 1930, leaders in Congress demanding that Al Capone not be hunted down and arrested? Would a Congressman from Chicago demand, “Mr. Capone has meant so much to the reputation of our bustling city. It’s not fair to want to capture and hang him for murder. Leave him alone!”
Do you recognize this name: Jose Huerta-Chuma? How about Alex Pretti? You probably know about Alex. He was shot yesterday by a federal law officer. Alex was trying to prevent federal officers from arresting Jose. Were Alex and Jose related? Or work together at the VA? No, they never even met. Alex put his life on the line for a man who is wanted for beating up his wife. Jose is also an illegal alien. And thanks to Alex and a thousand other protesters, Jose is still roaming free on the streets of Minneapolis.
Now, I realize half of my readers may be violently upset at my description of Jose and Alex. The shooting of Alex Pretti will be thoroughly investigated. Alex had a legal right to own and carry a gun. Why did he choose to take his gun and extra ammunition to a protest against well-armed officers? But he forgot to take his billfold with driver’s license, credit cards and cash? He had no identification on him at the protest. The saga of Alex Pretti reminds me of the Johnny Cash song, “Don’t take your guns to town, son. Leave your guns at home.”
A bigger question is, why were there no city or state police officers onsite to keep protesters a safe distance from federal officers trying to do their job? That question is for Gov. Walz and Mayor Frey. Their priority seems to be providing safe sanctuary for any and all illegal immigrants, including criminals, who can get to Minneapolis. Maybe they should have been focused on stopping the fraudsters who managed to steal $9,000,000,000 tax dollars and sent a lot of it to Somalia Islamic radicals. A few million may have ended up in the bank account of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
The Super Bowl is set for the NFL championship. The Seattle Seahawks will play the New England Patriots on Feb. 8. A hundred million of us will watch the game. A different hundred million will watch commercials and the half-time show.
Historic quote by Will Rogers:
“You can’t legislate intelligence and common sense into people. (DT #2377, March 17, 1934)
“Corruption has supplanted Tariff as a National issue. But it’s awful hard to get people interested in corruption unless they can get some of it… The Republicans have always been the party of big business, and the Democrats of small business, so you just take your pick. The Democrats had their eye on a dime, and the Republicans on a dollar.” (WA #278, Apr. 22, 1928)