Undeniably Right

[Editor's Note: This was not posted on Dec. 8, 2025, due to editor forgetting to post it! I hope it's still relevant, and it likely is.]

Once again, the response from politicians to the Australian shooting and the Brown University shooting in the United States is to call for more gun control. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reinforced this narrative on Monday after the massacre, stating that a prior administration's gun laws "have made an enormous difference in Australia and are a proud moment of reform, quite rightly, achieved across the parliament with bipartisan support."

Supporters typically point to declines in firearm homicides and firearm suicides as evidence of success.

Now remember what we say in my world: statistics lie and liars use statistics. Mainly because they are often used out of context. In this case, Albanese is using them out of context. So, let's take a look at the actual numbers for Australia. Now remember Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Joe Biden USA TODAY New York Times ABC CBS CNN have all pointed to Australia as a model for what the US should do.

As of Wednesday morning, the Australian government has enacted a ban on all social media accounts for anyone under the age of 16. From Facebook to Instagram to Reddit and dozens of other sites, no child can have a social media page. The justification for the ban is the negative impact upon a child's mental health that these social media sites have. A child burying his or her face in a cell phone or a tablet is inarguably a bad thing. It stimulates young skulls full of mush in the wrong ways as well as giving them a skewed view of the world. Influencers are not successful and their accounts are enhanced in ways that are not healthy.

Our government has talked about following suit. Even some of my more conservative friends think this is a good idea. My question as always is, what does the government do well? Why have so many people decided it is the government's responsibility to protect our children? Where are the parents? Isn't it their responsibility to make these decisions for their children? The answer is clearly yes, but for 30 to 40 years so-called experts have told parents they don't know enough about educating or raising their children.

I am constantly amazed at the continuing hypocrisy of those on the left side of the aisle. Every time I think that they have stretched the bounds of reason beyond breaking and that this time they'll realize how hypocritical they are, they just come back and take it to the proverbial next level.

Karoline Levitt Is the next example of how the left-wing nut jobs let their emotion-driven hatred for Donald Trump and anyone associated with him cloud their judgment. Karoline posted a picture on social media of her and a friend at a beach. Both of the women were dressed in bikinis. These were not overly revealing bikinis, but they were bikinis. This sent the left into a tizzy. How could she be wearing something so revealing and inappropriate? She's a hypocrite for preaching morality and Christian principles then showing up on the beach like this.

Surprise, surprise!

For a small town, yes, it's big doings! And yes, Mike's completely on point!

Well, if Mike says so...

Part of the fight that led to the government shutdown was the extension of Obamacare subsidies. Not the original subsidies and tax credits but the 2020 expanded subsidies that were put in place by the Democrats and a few Republicans as a response to the pandemic. At least that was their excuse. Those subsidies were renewed in 2022 for three years, meaning they expire on December 31st of this year. Even though the pandemic is long gone, Democrats want to continue the payments. But who really benefited from the subsidies?

Taking the consumer out of the equation has led to high prices in almost everything that someone else pays on your behalf. Health insurance is no different. Obamacare was not really a way to help people get health insurance that couldn't afford it in the open market. In reality it was another mechanism by which politicians could funnel large amounts of money to their corporate donors. Only 24 million people are enrolled in Obamacare receiving either subsidized health insurance or premium tax credits.