Undeniably Right

A woman in Poulsbo WA recently dialed 911 in a panic begging for the police to come and help her. She told operators that a large gang had threatened her and had invaded her home. She was in fear for her life but was able to get out of the house and into her car. When asked where she was at the moment, operators were a bit surprised when she said she was sitting in the driveway of her home despite the fact that she was in fear of her life and you would expect her to drive away to someplace safe.

Officers were quickly dispatched to the home and made contact with the woman. She didn't have to explain much because it was obvious that her home was overrun by this gang of masked miscreants. Hundreds of raccoons were in the yard, in the trees, On the House and some had even made it into the house. The woman explained that she had been feeding the raccoons for 35 years but in the last several months rather than the three or four dozen that normally showed up,  herds had begun showing up. Lady, it's clear what was going on. It was a family reunion. Probably 8 or 9 generations of raccoons had gathered at the place where they knew they could get plenty of food and water for their celebration.

Officers, as well as many of you, could see that this problem would clearly escalate over time. Start giving free food to any animal, or human for that matter, and more will show up. It's a never-ending cycle.

This should be interesting.

University of Saskatchewan professor, Dr. Ryan Book has been sounding the alarm for 15 years. Canadians will invade the United states. It's not a matter of if but when and it will not be pretty. Until now, his warnings have fallen on deaf ears, which is understandable because most university professors don't live in the real world and usually warn us of scenarios that are essentially made-up in their head. But now the Canadian government said it's a problem and it's happening right under our noses.

Canadian super pigs are crossing the border in numbers that have been steadily increasing to the point that it's now a threat to our nation's security and safety. In America, we call them feral hogs or wild boars. Neither of them is native to North America but were brought here by wealthy people to hunt and of course they got out of control. But the American version is relatively tame compared to the Super pigs from Canada. Doctor book said they are like our feral hogs on steroids larger, meaner, and more destructive.

The Los Angeles Times is certainly not a conservative news publication so I was a bit surprised to read an article about the federal government's efforts to deport illegal aliens. The piece wasn't 100% supportive and did talk about how sometimes children will be involved and get scared. But in general it supported the efforts of the federal government.

The report talked about 11 families that had been taken into custody across the United States on the first day of a nationwide sweep to deport immigrants from Central America. The story focused on one particular family. Joanna Gutierrez lives in Norcross, GA with members of her extended family. She told local reporters that ICE agents had appeared at her door presenting a warrant to search for a man she did not know and had never heard of. The officers still searched the house, which she thought was wrong. They did not find him.

Let's listen to find out what they want.

[Editor's Note: Sorry this is so late. It got lost on my desktop!!]

Donald Trump signed an executive order directing Health and Human services to enact regulations that will improve transparency in the pricing of healthcare that we receive. This has nothing to do with health insurance, which is also part of the reason that healthcare costs are so high in this country. Medical malpractice is also a contributing factor to the high cost of medical care. But I have always maintained that we have taken the consumer out of the equation when it comes to paying for the medical care we receive.

Think about your last visit to a healthcare provider, whether it was your primary physician or a hospital. You were basically told how much it was going to cost you out of pocket to cover your deductible or copay. Unless you ask for it, you generally are not given a copy of the entire bill that includes what was being sent to your insurance company. Now we have all had experiences where we have seen the bill and been surprised at how much a ibuprofen capsule costs if you get it in the hospital as compared to your local drug store. But those experiences are not normal.

Once again, there is so much going on in our world that it makes it difficult to choose a topic for this column. So why not some random thoughts and observations about what has been happening?

We are not at war with Venezuela. The posturing and grandstanding by the Democrats along with their RINO friends about amending the war powers act is just that, a show to placate the ignorant masses that hate Donald Trump.

Politicians and advocates called gender affirming care necessary in order to protect the mental health, especially for children. Yet they don't want the child to be seen by a mental health professional. Canada even made that illegal as did some states in America. Doesn't that seem counterintuitive?