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 	How Old Are We When We Reach Heaven?
        Author unknown

     Exploring the mystery of our eternal state in God’s presence.
     The question of how old we will be in heaven is one that has
intrigued Christians for centuries. When we think about eternity
with God, it’s natural to wonder what our resurrected bodies will
be like and whether we will retain our earthly characteristics,
including our age. While the Bible doesn’t provide a direct answer,
it does offer insights that can guide our understanding of what
life in heaven might be like.

     *The Promise of Resurrection
     First and foremost, the Bible assures us that we will be given
new, glorified bodies in the resurrection.
     In 1 Corinthians 15:42-44, Paul writes, "So will it be with
the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable,
it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in
glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a
natural body, it is raised a spiritual body." This passage empha-
sizes that our resurrected bodies will be fundamentally different
from our earthly ones—they will be imperishable, glorious, and
powerful.
     These new bodies will no longer be subject to aging, decay,
or death. Revelation 21:4 tells us, "He will wipe every tear from
their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or
pain, for the old order of things has passed away." In heaven, the
limitations and sufferings associated with our current physical
state will be gone, replaced by a perfect, eternal existence.

     *The Age of Perfection
     While Scripture doesn’t specify an exact age we will be in
heaven, many theologians suggest that we will exist in the prime
of life, reflecting a state of perfect maturity. This idea is
based on the belief that our resurrected bodies will be free from
the imperfections and frailties of both youth and old age.
     Some point to the age of Jesus at the time of His resurrec-
tion—around 33 years old—as a possible indication of our age in
heaven. Jesus’ resurrected body was recognizable, yet transformed,
and He was in the fullness of His physical and spiritual maturity.
If we are to be like Him in our resurrection, as 1 John 3:2 states,
"we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is," it’s possible
that we too will be at our peak, reflecting the best of what God
intended for humanity.

     *Eternal Youth or Timelessness?
     Another perspective is that in heaven, age as we understand it
may no longer be relevant. Eternity transcends time, and our exis-
tence in heaven may be characterized by a timelessness where age
simply doesn’t apply. The concept of eternal youth or agelessness
is appealing because it suggests that we will be forever in a state
of vitality and joy, unmarked by the passage of time.
     C.S. Lewis, in his writings on heaven, often imagined it as a
place where time as we know it no longer matters. In The Great
Divorce, he depicts the inhabitants of heaven as radiant and beau-
tiful, their appearances reflecting their inner spiritual reality
rather than an earthly age. This suggests that in heaven, our
physical appearance will be a reflection of our spiritual wholeness
rather than our earthly years.
     *Recognizing Loved Ones
     A common concern for many believers is whether we will recog-
nize our loved ones in heaven, and if so, whether their age will be
the same as we remember. While the Bible doesn’t give a detailed
description, it does provide clues that recognition will be poss-
ible. After His resurrection, Jesus was recognized by His disciples,
though His glorified body was different in some ways
(Luke 24:31-32). This suggests that our relationships and recogni-
tion of one another will continue in heaven, though perhaps in a
transformed way.
     The joy of reunion in heaven won’t be dependent on our earthly
appearances or ages. Instead, it will be rooted in our shared love
for Christ and the perfect fellowship we will experience with one
another. The essence of who we are—our identities in Christ—will
remain, and that will be the basis of our recognition and relation-
ships in eternity.

     *The Focus on Eternity
     Ultimately, the exact details of our age in heaven are second-
ary to the greater reality of being in God’s presence for eternity.
The Bible’s focus is not on the specifics of our appearance or age,
but on the promise of eternal life with God, where we will ex-
perience perfect joy, peace, and love.
     Philippians 3:20-21 reminds us, "But our citizenship is in
heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus
Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under
his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be
like his glorious body." Our future hope is not in retaining our
earthly attributes, but in being fully transformed into the like-
ness of Christ, sharing in His glory and living in the fullness of
God’s love.

     *Conclusion
     While we may not know exactly how old we will be in heaven, we
can trust that our resurrected bodies will be perfect, free from
the limitations of this world. Whether we retain a specific age or
exist in a state of timelessness, the most important truth is that
we will be with God, fully alive and fully loved. As we look for-
ward to that day, we can rest in the assurance that heaven will be
more glorious than we can imagine, and our questions about age will
pale in comparison to the joy of eternity with our Creator.

  Conservatively,
  John

	**The Direction of America
        Author Unknown (edited)

     "Men, like nations, think they're invincible.  What man in his
20s or 30s doesn't believe, at least subconsciously, that he'll
live forever? In the springtime of youth, an endless summer beckons.
As you pass 70, it's harder to hide from reality.... as you lose
friends and relatives.
     Nations also have seasons: Imagine a Roman of the 2nd century
contemplating an empire that stretched from Britain to the Near
East, thinking: This will endure forever.... Forever was about 500
years, give or take.... not bad, but gone!
     France was pivotal in the 17th and 18th centuries; now the
land of Charles Martel is on its way to becoming part of the Muslim
ummah.
     In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the sun never set on the
British empire; now Albion exists in perpetual twilight. Its 96-
year-old sovereign is a fitting symbol for a nation in terminal
decline.
     In the 1980s, Japan seemed poised to buy the world. Business
schools taught Japanese management techniques. Today, its birth
rate is so low and its population aging so rapidly that an industry
has sprung up to remove the remains of elderly Japanese who die
alone.
     I was born in 1949, almost at the midpoint of the 20th century
- the American century. America's prestige and influence were never
greater. Thanks to the 'Greatest Generation,' we won a World War
fought throughout most of Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. We reduced
Germany to rubble and put the rising sun to bed It set the stage
for almost half a century of unprecedented prosperity.
     We stopped the spread of communism in Europe and Asia and
fought international terrorism. We rebuilt our enemies and lavished
foreign aid on much of the world. We built skyscrapers and rockets
to the moon. We conquered Polio and now COVID. We explored the
mysteries of the Universe and the wonders of DNA...the blueprint of
life.
     But where is the glory that once was Rome? America has moved
from a relatively free economy to socialism - which has worked so
well NOWHERE in the world.
     We've gone from a republican government guided by a constitu-
tion to a regime of revolving elites. We have less freedom with
each passing year. Like a signpost to the coming reign of terror,
the cancel culture is everywhere. We've traded the American
Revolution for the Cultural Revolution.
     The pathetic creature in the White House is an empty vessel
filled by his handlers. At the G-7 Summit, 'Dr. Jill' had to lead
him like a child. In 1961, when we were young and vigorous, our
leader was too. Now a feeble nation is technically led by the
oldest man to ever serve in the presidency.
     We can't defend our borders, our history (including
monuments to past greatness) or our streets. Our cities have
become anarchist playgrounds. We are a nation of dependents,
mendicants, and misplaced charity.  Homeless veterans camp in the
streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.
     The president of the United States can't even quote the
beginning of the Declaration of Independence ('You know - The
Thing') correctly. Ivy League graduates routinely fail history
tests that 5th graders could pass a generation ago. Crime rates
soar and we blame the 2nd. Amendment and slash police budgets.
     Our culture is certifiably insane. Men who think they're
women. People who fight racism by seeking to convince members of
one race that they're inherently evil, and others that they are
perpetual victims. A psychiatrist lecturing at Yale said she fan-
tasizes about 'unloading a revolver into the head of any white
person.'
     We slaughter the unborn in the name of freedom, while our
birth rate dips lower year by year. Our national debt is so high
that we can no longer even pretend that we will repay it one day.
It's a $36-trillion monument to our improvidence and refusal to
confront reality. Our 'entertainment' is sadistic, nihilistic, and
as enduring as a candy bar wrapper thrown in the trash.  Our music
is noise that spans the spectrum from annoying to repulsive.
     Patriotism is called an insurrection, treason celebrated, and
perversion sanctified. A man in blue gets less respect than a man
in a dress. We're asking soldiers to fight for a nation our leaders
no longer believe in.
     How meekly most of us submitted to Fauci-ism (the regime of
face masks, lockdowns, and hand sanitizers) shows the impending
death of the American spirit.
     How do nations slip from greatness to obscurity?
* Fighting endless wars they can't or won't win
* Accumulating massive debt far beyond their ability to repay
* Refusing to guard their borders, allowing the nation to be
inundated by an alien horde
* Surrendering control of their cities to mob rule
* Allowing indoctrination of the young
* Moving from a republican form of government to an oligarchy
* Losing national identity
* Indulging indolence
* Abandoning God, faith and family - the bulwarks of any stable
society.
     In America, every one of these symptoms is pronounced, indi-
cating an advanced stage of the disease.
     Even if the cause seems hopeless, do we not have an obligation
to those who sacrificed so much to give us what we had? I'm sur-
rounded by ghosts urging me on: the Union soldiers who held
Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, the battered bastards of Bastogne,
those who served in the cold hell of Korea, the guys who went to
the jungles of Southeast Asia and came home to be reviled or
neglected.
     This is the nation that took in my immigrant grandparents,
whose uniform my father and most of my uncles wore in the Second
World War. I don't want to imagine a world without America, even
though it becomes increasingly likely.
     During Britain's darkest hour, when its professional army was
trapped at Dunkirk and a German invasion seemed imminent, Churchill
reminded his countrymen.
"Nations that go down fighting rise again, and those that surrender
tamely are finished."
     The same might be said of causes. If we let America slip
through our fingers, if we lose without a fight, what will poster-
ity say of us?
     While the prognosis is far from good. Only God knows if
America's day in the sun is over."**
     God has blessed us with a new leader who knows how to win and
now it is time we restore America's glory and the American Dream.
     We pray for His Grace.

   Conservatively,
   John

PS: Unforeseen circumstances delayed my schedule.
    Happy New Year and a New Beginning

	    **The Truth About Candidate Trump
        By: Bill O'Reilly / August 4, 2024
     With apologies to the late Jimmy Buffet, millions of Americans
are wasting away in Mediaville this summer following the fast-moving
presidential campaign.
     My belief is that many viewers and readers know they are being
deceived but watch and read slanted stuff anyway.  This puts them
in a position of being semi-comatose chowderheads applauding like
over-fed seals every time they hear what they want to hear.
     I hope I'm not being too harsh.
     The two candidates are now even in the polls so it is my obli-
gation to report the absolute truth about both of them because the
incredibly high stakes demand it.
     Next week, we will analyze Ms. Kamala, but here we laser focus
on Donald Trump, the most controversial president of all time.
Sorry, Andrew Jackson and Richard Nixon.
     Your personal assessment of President Trump is most likely
correct, at least in part, no matter what it is.  That's because
the man has many facets.
     Everyone can see the flaws.  No need to type up a list.  But
some of his brash words and deeds have worked for him. No other
person in history has achieved the presidency fighting the en-
trenched system with no political experience. Repeat: no one has
ever done that.
     Michael Bloomberg is as wealthy as Trump, ran New York City
well as mayor, and got absolutely waxed when he campaigned for
the White House.
     Why?  Because he was rather boring and was way too inde-
pendent for the Democratic machine.
     In 2016, Trump destroyed the Republican machine by being
outrageous and entertaining.  Who would you rather have dinner
with - Trump or Bloomberg?
     Your humble correspondent has dined with both.  Learned a lot
from each. The meals went quicker with Trump.
     So his bombastic style has benefited the Don and he's not
going to change.  Some thought he would after a bullet almost
killed him.  But like Teddy Roosevelt, he's returned badder than
ever.  That, of course, has a double edge.
     Last week's confrontation at the Black Journalist forum proves
my assertions. Trump generously accepted an invitation from the
group because he believes he has a solid message for African
Americans: his economic policies helped create prosperity for them.
     That's true.
     Kamala Harris declined the group's invite because the dialogue
was unscripted. Like President Biden, Ms. Harris fears that.  In
fact, the only tough interview the Vice President has done in 42
months was with Lester Holt, who had to tell Kamala she did not go
to the border when she insisted she had.
     Not missing a beat, Kamala Harris then said she didn't go to
Europe either. 
     "Oh!".
     Anyway, Donald Trump was apparently surprised when Black
journalist and ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott pounded him with
her first question.
     "A lot of people did not think it was appropriate for you to
be here today ... you have told four congresswomen of color who
were American citizens to go back where they came from.  You have
used words like 'animal' and 'rabbit' to describe Black attorneys.
You've attacked Black journalists, calling them a loser..."
     Phew.  Ms. Scott wasn't really asking a question; she was
accusing President Trump of being a racist.
     Taking the bait, Trump scolded Rachel Scott which is what he
always does when attacked.  And Scott's monologue was certainly a
vicious exposition.
     Put aside the fact that Donald Trump is an equal opportunity
insulter, why would a journalist seeking information not be speci-
fic in defining what she sees as a serious problem? That's not
hard.  You put names and dates and context in your query.  Let
the audience clearly understand the issue.
     But Ms. Scott was not seeking information.  She wanted to play
to the hate-Trump crew.  High fives all around.
     The situation was almost exactly the same as the Megyn Kelly
debate question in 2016. Back then, it was Trump denigrating women.
Rachel Scott simply plugged in her group.
     Like 2016, Trump immediately understood the attack and lashed
back at the 32-year-old ABC correspondent.  He is not a man of re-
straint, and his base doesn't want him to be.
     From there, the "interview" devolved into what ethnic group
Kamala Harris identifies with.  My question: who cares?  Trump
tried to make the point that Harris uses ethnicity to advance her-
self, that she's an opportunist.  But what came across was racial
spite.  Skin color should never be an issue.
     It is clear Donald Trump needs a savvy media advisor to pre-
pare him when facing contentious situations.  Personal animosity
will lose the former president's votes no matter how deserving the
target is.  One more thing: the "hate Trump" press has nothing to
lose by being unfair. It is now expected and rewarded.
     Lost in all the fog is compelling evidence that Donald Trump's
governance was better than Biden/Harris by a wide margin. All the
polls indicate voters know that.
     So, the truth is that Trump is pretty much running against
himself.  Skin color, ethnicity, insults, and derision are all
distractions from the reality that Harris is a deeply committed
far-left progressive while Trump is a successful deal maker, a
libertarian capitalist whose vision helped build economic pros-
perity for Americans of all colors.
     That's the truth. We'll know in November if Americans accept
it.**
     By now you know that the right person for the job won. We
have been given a chance to rebuild and unify the nation by the
grace of God.
   Conservatively,
   John

	God Turns Trials into Gifts

     **God Turns Our Hardest Trials into His Greatest Gifts
     How Suffering Leads Us to Christ's True Blessings
     October 22nd, 2024 / Faith Activist

     When we face life’s harshest moments, we often struggle to
see God’s hand at work. For Vicky, this reality became stark when
a job interview in 1976 turned into a nightmare. Assaulted and
left for dead, she survived but was paralyzed. It’s tempting to
question how such tragedies fit into God’s plan. But it was
through her immense suffering that she discovered a deeper,
eternal healing in Christ.
     The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 8:28 that for those who
love God, “all things work together for good.” But what does
“good” mean when life leaves us shattered? We often equate “good”
with comfort, health, and prosperity. Yet, God’s definition
reaches far beyond. His good is eternal, shaping us to be more
like Christ. Vicky’s paralysis was not a curse, but a path leading
her to Christ, where she found a deeper peace that earthly com-
forts could never provide. Her tragic day became the start of her
spiritual rebirth.
     God promises in Scripture that He does not withhold good from
His children (Psalm 84:11). Yet, His good may not be what we
expect. As believers, we may suffer trials, pain, or loss, but
these hardships serve a greater purpose. Through suffering, we are
drawn into closer communion with Christ. We are conformed to His
image, sharing in His sufferings, as Paul highlights in 2 Corin-
thians 1:5.
     In a world focused on immediate relief, we need the perspec-
tive that our present trials are “light and momentary” compared
to the “eternal weight of glory” awaiting us (2 Corinthians
4:17-18). Suffering teaches us profound truths: it reveals our
dependence on God (2 Corinthians 1:9), opens the way to share in
Christ’s sufferings, and reminds us of life’s brevity
(Psalm 90:1-12).
     While healing and restoration are good gifts, they are not
always the best gifts. God’s greatest blessings are those that
endure for eternity. Vicky realized that though she lost the
ability to walk, she gained something far greater: a personal
relationship with Christ and the promise of eternal joy.
     When we look at life through the lens of eternity, we under-
stand that God’s ultimate goal is our transformation. Romans 8:29
tells us that God’s purpose is to conform us to the image of His
Son. It is through suffering that we often see this transformation
most clearly. God is not primarily concerned with our comfort in
this life, but with our Christlikeness.
     Does the cost of following Christ seem too high? We may
hesitate, fearing that the trials we face are too painful. But
Scripture reassures us that every trial is working toward our
eternal good. If God did not spare His own Son but gave Him up
for us, how will He not also give us everything we need to per-
severe (Romans 8:31-32)?
     Vicky’s story serves as a powerful reminder that suffering
is not the end. It is a pathway to glory. As she looks forward to
the day she will meet Christ, she knows that her earthly trials
have a purpose far greater than she could have imagined.
     If you are facing hardship today, take heart. God is using
it to mold you into the image of His Son. And though the road may
be difficult, the reward is beyond comparison.
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insights into living out your faith in challenging times.**

     God always has a plan and knows that everyday we sin and
with that comes learning. We endure many more good days than bad
when we see how difficult it is to be a God fearing Christian
and we are blessed everyday the sun comes up and we are blessed
with his gifts.
     Pray and repent each day with the final reward as your
guiding light.

   Conservatively,
   John

 	    **Why Trump?
     Much of this was taken from an Epoch Times letter by Val
Touba of New Hampshire. Now the rest of the story.
     Despite the handful of experienced and accomplished individuals
that ran for the 2024 Republican nomination, here are four reasons
for why I voted for Trump.
     Trump chose not to attend because he would be the target of
many attacks.
     *1. Trump has a gift that others don't.
He has the ability to see problems long before others. Need Proof?
Go back to the debates. In spite of his absence from the stage, the
big issues being debated are the very same ones President Trump
courageously spoke of in 2015 when he launched his 2016 campaign.
The decimation of U.S. manufacturing caused by unfair one-sided
trade deals; illegal immigration and an influx of drugs and violent
criminals crossing our borders; China's attempts to undermine the
U.S. by spying and currency manipulation; liberation from Middle
East conflicts by domestic oil production; Islamic extremism; and
last but not least, restoring the American Dream to our children.
     *2. Trump, a businessman, understands international and domes-
tic macroeconomics better than any president since Reagan. He grasps
the complex relationships between government debt, gross domestic
product, interest rates, trade deficits, federal policy, monetary
exchange rates, and more. Most importantly, he knows how to leverage
that knowledge to our country's advantage. He demonstrated that
skill dealing with the CCP when he saw the damage being done to our
steel industry and responded with well-placed tariffs.
     *3. President Trump's reaction to the 2020 election was, and
still is understandable and legitimate when you consider his cir-
cumstances. There were dozens of videos and documented irregulari-
ties showing why he insisted that the drop boxes and voting
machines could me manipulated but over 60 liberal judges refused
to even review nearly all of the lawsuits but I continue to think
that one day the truth will surface. The Durham Report concluded
unequivocally that the FBI and DOJ colluded with the Clinton's
campaign and the mainstream media to destroy Trump's candidacy
with a Russian collusion hoax. Ask yourself Why wouldn't Trump
interpret every election anomaly as a deliberate attempt to
destroy his chances for re-election? If it were you, wouldn't
you convince yourself that corrupt conspirators in the "Swamp"
and the swing states were trying to rig the election against you?
     *4. As a parent and grandparent, I owe it to my progeny to be
a "policy voter." Laws and policies during the next administration
will have repercussions that will endure for decades and genera-
tions, long after the "mean tweets" or regrettable quips of pres-
idental candidates are rendered meaningless or forgotten entirely.
So, which Republican can I comfortably rely on to fight for the
policies that benefit me and my descendants?**

     Trump is a pragmatic realist and spent his first term in a
battle with the Senate and House controlled by Democrats and a
uphill battle the entire term.
     When he announced his run for office he was attacked from
day one to this day. He was accused of various sexual assault, rape
and a variety of other things including Russian collusion by 16
women that were all dropped and after $40M and nearly two years
the collusion claim was disproven.
     By then the Democrats had become desperate and began creating
new uses for lawfare. So far, corrupt judges and AGs cases seem to
have fallen apart. Now we are down to one case that will surely
fail under appeal.
     They used misdemeanors and skewed laws to create indictments
but are now in a panic since Trump won the 2024 election by a
landslide and they have still not found a law that he has actually
broken.
     We are now 40 days from Trump's inauguration and he has let
them all know what a new restored America will look like.

     God told us that he will save His people and it appears that
God gave the Democrats enough rope to hang themselves to hopefully
keep the U.S. a Republic for years to come.

  Conservatively,
  John

        **Trump is a Folk Hero
        Steve Boehme / Epoch Times

     We're so overwhelmed with news, and world events are happening
so fast, it's easy to forget that history is taking shape right
right in front of us. We've just been through an intense election
season with seismic implications on the future of our country and
the world. Whatever you may think of President Trump, there's no
denying that he is now and important historical figure.
     Growing up, we all learned about legendary men and women who
shaped our country in one way or another. Each one came with a
narrative, true or exaggerated. "Honest Abe" Lincoln. George
Washington and the cherry tree. Paul Revere's ride. Patrick Henry's
"Give me liberty or give me death speech" These men became larger-
than-life legends, but in their lifetimes they were just exceptional
men; brave men that made our society what it is today.
     Most of them were not politicians. "Johnny Appleseed" was a
nurseryman and a real estate speculator. "Molly Pitcher" was a
soldier's wife. "John Henry" was a railroad construction worker.
"Paul Bunyan" was a logger. "Calamity Jane" was a horsewoman and
sharpshooter, but not before working as a dancer, laundress, and
possibly even a prostitute.
     Some were show business celebrities, like "Buffalo Bill" Cody,
"Wild Bill" Hickok, and Annie Oakley. Others were completely
fictional, like Huckleberry Finn, Br're Rabbit, Rip Van Winkle.
In the world of politics, we all learned about Benjamin Franklin,
John Brown, Davy Crocket, Daniel Boone, and Benedict Arnold.
Shaping our history, there were even famous criminals like Jesse
James and Billy the Kid.
     Enter Donald Trump, a real estate mogul who built skyscrapers,
golf courses, and casinos. He created a wildly popular TV series,
"The Apprentice". He was a master of self-promotion; everything he
did made the news. He became independently wealthy. His name was
a household word by the time he entered politics.
     We've watched in amazement ever since, as Trump turned the
worlds of politics and mas media upside down. Like a bull in a
China shop, but with pinpoint aim, he opened our eyes to the to
the corruption that had seeped into every area of American life.
At great personal risk and sacrifice, he devoted his amazing talent
to saving our country. Against overwhelming attempts to cripple
him, he never wavered and never lost sight of his mission. "Make
America Great Again".
     Donald Trump is a true American folk hero, for the ages.
God Bless Him.**

     Trump was a Democrat until the 1990s. He is an extremely
generous patriot that didn't even take a salary as President. He
has committed many 'Random acts of kindness'. He did more for
American citizens than any president in over 30 years.
     Sadly few people care enough to find out just who he really
is or take the time to seek the truth about him. Search what a
'pragmatic realist' and you will recognize who Trump is and why
he is so good at what he does. It will wake you up.
     The corrupt media, who seems to finally wake up, is the
reason that so many have allowed themselves to be brainwashed to
avoid thinking for themselves.

     He will go down in history as one of the best presidents in
our history, if not the greatest.

  Conservatively,
  John

      **Bad Guys in the White House
By: Bill O'Reilly / September 22, 2024

        Bad Guys in the White House
     Americans have elected some dubious people to run our show,
and it always leads to pain. However, there's a difference between
personal badness and terrible policy.  For example, President
Carter was a well-intentioned man but was in way over his head,
hurting the country in significant ways.
     Conversely, Thomas Jefferson cannot be considered a good guy
but was a political genius. Many of the citizen protections he
advocated remain in place today.
     I write about all this in "Confronting the Presidents," as
the struggle to find "good" leaders is, of course, ongoing. We had
another chaotic situation this year, so it is worth looking back.
     Elected in 1856, President James Buchanan was by a wide margin
the worst president of all time, as we document in the book.
Cowardly, with no sympathy at all for enslaved human beings, Buc-
hanan did nothing as the South rose in ferocity. His weak admin-
istration directly led to the Civil War.
     President John Tyler was actually a traitor. Lyndon Johnson
and Warren Harding exceedingly corrupt.  And then there's President
Joe Biden.
     Although my coauthor Martin Dugard dissents, I consider Mr.
Biden the second worst president in history.   Most bad presidents
inherited problems they couldn't fix or made worse.  Think Herbert
Hoover. He didn't cause the Great Depression but was clueless in
helping Americans gravely damaged by it.
     Joe Biden is a different cat, as Dennis Miller might say.  He
created problems. On his first day in office, he opened the southern
border to millions of migrants now in the country unsupervised.
Biden didn't have to do it. Congress wasn't even involved. Joe
simply waved everyone in and has never explained why.
     Even the often-inebriated Franklin Pierce would have been
appalled.
     And remember that Biden, Vice President Harris, and Homeland
Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas all told the country the border
was secure for three years.
     But then, confronting an election, they suddenly changed their
minds, which might qualify them for the Cynicism Hall of Fame.
     No doubt Andrew Jackson would have called this out in a big
way, maybe with a dueling pistol.
     President Biden also drove the inflation rate from 1.4 percent
to more than 9 percent. Working Americans continue to suffer from
that. Joe blamed the surging prices on Trump. Two words: homework,
dog.
     Biden and Harris cede nothing, of course. Few bad leaders do.
Buchanan wrote a book blaming the Civil War on Congress. Nobody
read it.
     Finally, in order to cast a responsible vote, you have to know 
stuff. That's not easy in a country where propaganda is now a
thriving industry. That's why I wrote "Confronting" to provide
perspective about the lows and highs of presidential votes.
     Finally, she probably doesn't know it, but Kamala Harris is
doing exactly what Warren Harding did in his 1920 campaign: no
meaningful interviews. 
     And while Warren H. got away with it, the country was very
badly served by his White House presence.
     Worth considering 104 years later.**
     Since Bill wrote this, we have a cumulative inflation of over
23%, costing the average family $1200 per month over 2019. He sold
off over half of the nations Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Gas
prices reached $5 a gallon, many grocery items have doubled, and
so many other things that ALL could have been avoided.
     The corrupt Democratic Party was so screwed up that they form-
ed a coup and kicked Joe to the side and installed Kamala Harris
as the candidate for President without a single vote in primary
and she proceeded to destroy the party and hand Trump a his second
term.
     Now the Left is trying to start WWIII out of their hatred for
Trump, Republicans, and the American people.
     God has  given us another chance to save our nation and Trump
has hit the ground running. His cabinet is made of qualified souls
that want what is best for the U.S. and not what is in it for them
but what's best for ALL Americans.
     So now we are blessed to get rid of the Biden Crime family and
a large percentage of the corrupt media, so now we wait until we
can stop the racism and "The View"
     We have an awesome God and hopefully a new beginning.
  Conservatively,
  John

       How to Waste $50M and Get Nothing

      This is How the Left Wasted Our Money
      How to Waste $50M and Get Nothing
     Benjamin Clark | November 13, 2024
     Special Counsel Smith’s $50M Effort to Prosecute Trump Draws
Scrutiny
     Special Counsel Jack Smith's pursuit of legal action against
President-elect Donald Trump has drawn attention for its
unprecedented scope and financial implications.
     According to Newsmax, the investigation and prosecution efforts
led by Special Counsel Jack Smith have reportedly consumed more than
$50 million in taxpayer funds since his appointment by Attorney
General Merrick Garland in November 2022.
     Attorney General Garland's appointment of Smith launched two
major federal investigations targeting the former president.
     These investigations resulted in indictments related to class-
ified document handling and alleged attempts to overturn the 2020
election results. Trump has maintained his innocence, pleading not
guilty to all charges brought against him.
     DOJ Financial Transparency Under Scrutiny
     Department of Justice officials have demonstrated reluctance to
provide detailed financial information about the special counsel's
operations. Despite Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the
DOJ has cited "unique circumstances" as justification for withhold-
ing timely responses, noting Smith's office's unusual position
within the agency structure.
     This lack of transparency has raised questions about account-
ability and oversight of the special counsel's resources.
     Financial records through March revealed expenditures exceeding
$35 million, as reported by Forbes in August. Subsequent spending
data covering April through September remains unreleased, leaving
the public with incomplete information about the investigation's
total cost.
     Using available spending patterns as indicators, estimates
suggest the final figure could approach $60 million by the time of
Trump's inauguration.
     Legal experts have begun questioning the substantial financial
investment in these prosecutions. Professional analysis suggests
the investigations' outcomes may not justify their extensive costs,
particularly given recent political developments.
     Legal Community Weighs Investigation Merit
     Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani offered a critical
assessment of the special counsel's efforts. His evaluation high-
lighted concerns about the investigation's effectiveness and value
proposition for American taxpayers.
     Attorney John Perlstein shared this perspective on the invest-
igation's fiscal responsibility, stating:
     Government resources should be allocated more effectively, and
I say this from the standpoint of someone who is not a supporter of
Mr. Trump. All of those cases never made any sense to me. And now
that they will seemingly be going away, that money was wasted.
     Congressional oversight has intensified following recent poli-
tical shifts. Republican leadership in both chambers has taken
active steps to preserve investigation-related documentation,
demonstrating increased scrutiny of the special counsel's
activities.
     Future Proceedings and Deadline Pressures
     Judge Tanya Chutkan's recent ruling has established critical
timeline parameters for the prosecution. A December 2 deadline
looms for Smith's team to determine their approach to the election
interference case.
     This deadline arrives at a pivotal moment, as the Justice
Department reportedly considers winding down federal cases against
the president-elect.
     Political transitions and electoral outcomes have significantly
impacted the investigation's trajectory. Trump's victory over Vice
President Harris in Tuesday's election has introduced new complex-
ities to the ongoing legal proceedings, potentially affecting their
continuation and resolution.
     Concluding Overview of Special Counsel Activities
     Special Counsel Jack Smith's extensive investigation into
Donald Trump's activities has become one of the most expensive
special counsel investigations in recent history.
     The probe, initiated in November 2022, has focused on class-
ified document handling and election interference allegations,
accumulating costs exceeding $50 million.
     As the Justice Department contemplates its next steps, the
investigation faces an uncertain future. With Trump's recent elec-
toral victory and mounting pressure from Republican congressional
leadership, decisions about the prosecution's direction must be
by December 2, potentially marking a significant shift in this
made complex legal and political saga.**

     In one of these cases, Trump wasn't allowed to defend himself.
     In another the accuser could not remember when, where, or even
the time of year.
     In another case, Trump's who was a President was charged for
having classified documents that he had declassified. They raided
his home illegally and yet, Biden, Pence, Clinton, and Obama all
had classified documents and were never even investigated.
     The other case was Trump paying off a hooker who later said
that they never were intimate.
     The corrupt judges know that ALL of the cases will be dropped
when appealed so they are trying to weaponize the DOJ to stop him
from getting re-elected and it ALL failed even after two attempts
to assassinate him.
     I hope everyone involved get indicted and sued until they are
completely broke and then disbarred.
     God has delivered us with a 2nd chance to save this once 
great nation and the swamp is finally drained after 60 years.

   Conservatively,
   John

      Post Trump’s Victory, There Can Be No Unity Without A 
Reckoning
      By: John Daniel Davidson / November 07, 2024

      We can’t just say ‘Oh well we’re all Americans in the end’
and pretend that everything is okay. Everything is not okay. Back
in July after the first Trump assassination attempt, I wrote that
there can be no national unity, no burying the hatchet or cooling
the rhetoric with people who have been encouraging political
violence and pushing assassination prep for years. You can’t smack
someone's face with a hammer and then insist everyone calm down.
     Trump’s election victory doesn’t change that. Those in the news
media who spent years calling Trump a fascist and comparing him to
Hitler, claiming he represents a threat to democracy and that he’ll
use his presidential powers to go after his enemies, should not be
forgiven. Their lies and nonstop propaganda should not be forgotten.
No one should ever take them seriously again. When they try to en-
gage the public square, they should either be ignored entirely or
met with a wall of mockery and derision. They are enemies of the
American people, whom they openly despise, and there can be no real
unity with them no matter what they might say in the future.
     Going forward, it should be a mark of shame to be associated
with MSNBC, CBS News, and CNN. Same goes for The New York Times,
The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Politico. All the “prestige”
media outlets that perpetrated lies, distortions, and unhinged
rhetoric about Trump should lose so much credibility that their
reader and viewer bases collapse, advertisers abandon them, and
they get broken up and sold off for parts. If Laurene Powell Jobs
wants to run a vanity magazine for her own entertainment, fine.
But let’s not pretend it’s a serious place where serious journal-
ists work. We all know what it is now.
     Legacy media outlets, the polling industry, the Democrat-fun-
ded nonprofits and the academics and activists who run them have
all now been exposed as cogs in a giant propaganda machine. Kamala
Harris was never ahead. She never had a chance of winning. There
was no “joy.” She wasn’t “brat.” She didn’t even win the Democrat
Party nomination, it was handed to her in a backroom deal. She
isn’t relatable or cool, she’s the most cringey and fake person
ever to run for president. Corporate media and the Democrats ran a
massive psy-op on the American people to make them believe some-
thing that wasn’t true. And it failed. We should never forget that
these people will say anything for the sake of power, so we should
never trust them again.
     For the government officials and institutions who tried to
bankrupt and jail Trump, there should be more severe and formal
consequences. On Wednesday it was reported that the Justice Depart-
ment will be dismissing Special Counsel Jack Smith and dropping his
cases against Trump before Trump takes office. That’s great, but
Smith should not be allowed to simply walk away. He and everyone
else at Biden’s DOJ who was involved in these lawfare cases against
Trump needs to be investigated and held accountable for their
actions.
     And of course the problem goes far beyond Smith. What the Jus-
tice Department and the FBI did to Trump was one of the most egre-
gious abuses of power in American history, and we shouldn’t just
shrug our shoulders at it because Trump won. These agencies need to
be dismantled entirely and re-built from scratch. The FBI in parti-
cular has shown itself to be an enemy of the American people and a
danger to the republic. Its director, Christopher Wray, should not
simply be allowed to resign. He should be removed and placed under
criminal investigation. 
     Same goes for New York Attorney General Leticia James, whose
lawfare against Trump is an ongoing scandal. James said on Wednes-
day that her office is preparing to “fight back” against the in-
coming Trump administration. She should be disbarred, at a minimum
for trying to bankrupt Trump with a bogus fraud case in which there
were no fraud victims. 
     Then there’s Liz Cheney, who in her role as vice chair of the
Jan. 6 Committee has been accused of inducing witness perjury,
destroying documents, and suppressing exonerating evidence. Cheney
posted what seemed like a message of conciliation on X Tuesday
night, saying we must accept the results of the election. But she
shouldn’t get off so easily either. Her role in the Jan. 6 Commit-
tee should be fully investigated and she should face criminal
charges if warranted.
     The truth is, if Trump hadn’t won he’d be going to prison. For
supporting Trump, Elon Musk would have been targeted by the govern-
ment, bankrupted, and subjected to years of lawfare. The people who
howled loudest about Trump weaponizing the government against his
political opponents have spent years doing just that to Trump and
his associates.
     The idea that we should just forget all that now for the sake
of unity is deeply misguided and naïve. If those responsible aren’t
held accountable, they will never stop trying to destroy their
enemies by any means they can. Before we ever achieve anything like
unity in America again, there must be a reckoning and there must be
justice. Without those things, the divisions in our country won’t
be able to heal. 
     Even with a reckoning, unity will be difficult. We can’t just
say “Oh well we’re all Americans in the end.” That won’t cut it.
The stark reality is that there are a large number of our country-
men who are no longer Americans in any meaningful sense. As Glenn
Ellmers has written, they “do not believe in, live by, or even like
the principles, traditions, and ideals that until recently defined
America as a nation and as a people. It is not obvious what we
should call these citizen-aliens, these non-American Americans; but
they are something else.”
     After those who broke the law are held accountable, and those
who lied are ostracized and ignored, we will still face the problem
of disunity and division among our people. We will still be two
nations occupying the same territory, with two irreconcilable
visions of what the country should be. We can’t paper over those
differences, and we shouldn’t.
     To achieve real and lasting unity we’ll need a counter-revol-
ution in America, a re-founding of the country. That in turn will
require a conversion of the American people and a return to the
ideals, principles, and way of life that made our republic possible
in the first place.**

     There should be a price paid by the Left before we unite and
cautiously work together.
     Let God be our guide.

  Conservatively,
  John
 

           Things We All Should Know to Be Informed

       'After a bout with Covid and a slight accident I will again
    try to get caught up.'

	      Things you should know to be well informed	
	Neffenger is on Biden's transition team.
        - Neffenger was the President of the board of Smartmatic
        - Smartmatic (another voting machine supplier) entered into
an agreement with Dominion in 2009
        - Smartmatic counted votes in Venezuela
        - Smartmatic is connected to Philippine voter fraud
        - Smartmatic is run by Lord Mark Malloch Brown who works
for George Soros (-he and Brown are life-long friends)
        - Brown chairs the Boards of a number of non-profit boards
including the Open Society Foundation,
        - Brown chairs the Centre for Global Development.
        - Open society of course is owned by George Soros
        - Smartmatic partnered with DLA Piper Global
        - Douglas C. Emhoff works at DLA Piper Global
        - Douglass C. Emhoff is Kamala Harris's husband
        - Guess who owns Dominion? - -Blum Capital Partners, L.P.
        - Guess who is on the board for the company? -- Richard
Blum.
        - Richard C. Blum is Dianne Feinstein's husband.
        - Nancy Pelosi's husband is also a major investor
        - An aide to Nancy Pelosi, Nadeam Elshami, was
hired by Dominion Voting Systems
      And it goes on.....
        - Dominion Voting Systems is listed on the Clinton
Foundation website.
        - Dominion Voting is listed as a $25,000 -$50,000 donor
to the Clinton Foundation in 2014 by The Washington Post
        - Georgia Governor Kemp used Dominion Voting after Texas
and Florida rejected them
        - Dominion has a lobbyist named Jared Thomas
        - Jared Thomas was Governor Brian Kemp’s chief of staff
and press secretary from 2012 to 2015
        - You must remember the Feinstein-Kavanaugh-Soros con-
nections to understand this next information
        - Debra Katz (Christine Ford's lawyer) worked for George
Soros at the Open Society Foundation.
        - Debra Katz (Christine Ford's lawyer) also worked at
Project on Government Oversight (POGO).
        - POGO is funded by Soros’s Open Society Foundation.
        - POGO is the co-signer of the letter Diane Feinstein
presented against Kavanaugh's nomination.
        - Kamala Harris did not prosecute One West Bank for their
fraud when she had the authority - Soros owned One West Bank. 
      Now you know why a woman who placed 7th in her own State
when running for President is now VP! 
      Of course they tell us Donald Trump is the danger to our
democracy! 
      This links to a previous post where I outlined the family
connections of the corrupt Pelosi's and many others who have
used the American taxpayer and insider information to mass a
multi-million dollar fortune trading on secure soon-to-be deals
between the U.S. and countries and industries around the world.
      America deserves better and many of these connections need
to be investigated and prosecuted.
     I pray that God will judge them just like they have treated
mankind and God will intervene and save our once great nation.

   Conservatively,
   John