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By Mike Bibb

Nearly everyone knew at the time that President Joe Biden's rash of last-minute Presidential pardons for members of his family and close friends was suspicious.

Question is, are they lawful?

Even more concerning, can a Presidential pardon be issued absolving a person of a past or future crime that hasn't been committed or indicted for?

Do those pardons remain in effect if they were not actually signed by the President, but by someone else using the President's Autopen signature device? This mess may develop into one of Biden's biggest scandals yet.

Finally, if the President was not cognitively aware of his actions, are the results of his efforts legally binding?

Apparently, these and other questions, are being discussed by President Trump and several of his advisors. Biden's well recognized mental flubs while President — now openly admitted to by members of the liberal press and Democrat Party — has sparked speculation that many of Joe's official duties his last year in office was carried out by his associates and family members rather than himself.

Which shouldn't be surprising considering Joe's propensity to hide the truth or fabricate colossal sized whoppers.

Joe's televised disaster during the Presidential Debate with Donald Trump last July compelled his removal by the Democrat National Committee (DNC) from seeking reelection. Conclusive evidence they had lost confidence in Joe's chances of beating Trump.

Now, it seems, recognized names at CNN — one of the more staunch Biden news acolytes — has revised their previous opinions of Joe's mental situation and are admitting they knew all along Biden was slipping and not in complete control of his cranium the last four years.

They're being generous; the last 40 years would be closer to it.

Like CNN, other mainstream media outfits are also beginning to whistle a different tune. While some do not directly imply they have completely turned on the former President, they are questioning the judgement of many of his decisions and repercussions.

The COVID pandemic, its mismanagement and misinformation, and the following economic debacle are being reconsidered as one of the early Biden Administration's obvious missteps. The closing of schools, churches and business, in conjunction with the obviously ridiculous social distancing and facemask mandates and experimental vaccine injections that were only partially successful, eventually faced the reality they caused more harm than good.

Joe's convoluted reasoning that an open southern border was a good thing because it permitted the entry of millions of undocumented people from every corner of the world to freely enter our country and, supposedly, assimilate and successfully contribute to society has also shown to be a complete miscalculation.

Our country's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict has proven to be a continuing drain on our economy and relations with European countries. The war has dragged-on much longer than Joe told us it would. As a result, maintaining military arms and financial assistance to the region hasn't been popular, even among Democrats.

Former Democrat President Lyndon B. Johnson faced a similar situation in the Vietnam war during the 1960s. The combat escalated for several years until it was obvious there wasn't going to be a successful conclusion. Johnson's failing popularity compelled him not to run for reelection in 1968. Richard Nixon was elected President and began to slowly withdraw from the fight.

Whether Biden's blunders were coincidental or on purpose remains a subject of much discussion, as the press is finally beginning to acknowledge the lauded aftereffects haven't turned out as advertised. That, in fact, a growing segment of society decided in the 2024 election they no longer had sufficient confidence in Joe to risk giving him another term.

Obviously, a significant number of Democrats are included in this group. Trump didn't win by simply pulling more Republicans than Democrats supported Harris (Biden). He was successful by tallying more from both sides because voters — Dems and Repubs — were not willing to continue down the path the Democrat Party was trying to lead them.

Which brings me back to the realization that only six months after last year's election, the mainstream media seems to be willing to reevaluate some of their political positions during the Biden Administration and at least acknowledge they may have been overly zealous in their endorsements.

Actually, it appears they were downright misleading and continued until Trump exposed their antics as "Fake news" — a popular slogan often voiced by numerous officials, politicians and media outlets.

In response, Trump became Hitler 2.0, Biden went to the beach and the economy slid into the tank; a tangle of commotion reporters and talking heads gladly befriended until November 2024 came to bite them.

Of course, we now know Special Council Robert Hur informed us in October 2023 that a trial jury would likely determine Joe was "a sympathetic, well meaning, elderly man with a poor memory" and would not be convicted of charges — if any were brought.

A polite way of saying Biden's brain was too far gone to even bother indicting and prosecuting. The DNC concurred and soon replaced him with Kamala Harris.

Reliving old memories, Joe is desperately trying to remain relevant in party politics. Truth of the matter he is only a side-show very few insiders are paying attention to. His name and connections are no longer a drawing card in the ring of contemporary Democratic affairs. For better or worse, younger and more progressive faces have taken his place.

Joe's 50-year public service career in Washington will probably result in a library being named after him, but that will be about the extent of his post-Presidency influence.

Most likely, it won't be a very large library. A '67 Corvette stuffed with secret government documents, records, pardons, Hunter's laptop, tax concealed overseas business transactions and an aluminum folding beach chair doesn't require much room.

Maybe, about the size of a single car garage with a copy of Joe and Kamala on a cover of Time Magazine's "2020 Person of the Year" scotch-tapped to the Pepsi soda machine outside the front entrance. Making it even more official, #46 will be noticeably stenciled above the door. Dr. Jill can narrate the three-minute tour.

Donations would be greatly appreciated — Cost of living isn't what it used to be!

Trump and #3
By Mike Bibb

"No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of President more than once." — Amendment XXII, U.S. Constitution, Ratified Feb. 27, 1951.
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The Constitution seems pretty clear, a person cannot serve more than eight years as President, or more than one elected term if a previous President did not complete at least two years of a term.

In other words, if a President only serves 23 months or less of a term, then the VP (now President) can run for one additional term. If a prior President completes 24-47 months of a term, the VP can run for two additional terms.

By Mike Bibb

"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury . . . nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;" — 5th Amendment, United States Constitution
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In an effort to enhance the presence of the millions of undocumented migrants who were allowed to illegally enter the country under the Biden Administration, the Left's press and attorneys have taken to insisting the 5th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects them from being expelled because they haven't been properly indicted and tried for the alleged crime.

By Mike Bibb

When I first read this story, I thought it must have been some kind of twisted April Fools prank. — "County Sheriff's Deputy Kills Baby Rabbit," The Beat, May 1.

Apparently, it wasn't, since it happened about eight months ago and is just now being revealed.

I'm not really interested if the deputy involved in the incident is reprimanded, since I assume there will be some kind of disciplinary action taken. Ordinarily, I wouldn't think the willful killing of a baby rabbit falls under the Duties of a New Mexico Deputy Sheriff — unless the little rabbit was already severely injured, appeared diseased or threatening the officers.

By Mike Bibb

With all the recent activity of federal and state judges jumping into the hubbub of President Trump's plans to return undocumented migrants — particularly foreign gang members — to their country of origin, one has to wonder how these black-robed guardians of the law assume they have more authority than the duly elected Congress and President of the United States?

Where is it written, or when was the legislation passed entitling a "member of the bar" to override a Congressional law or Presidential Executive Order without first challenging that law or order in the constitutionally prescribed manner?

More specifically, federal judges — who are not publicly elected, but nominated by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate (Art. II, Sec. 2) — do not automatically become more empowered with influence than their validating authorities.

By Mike Bibb

Upon entering New Mexico, the roadside signs proudly announce, "Welcome to the Land of Enchantment."

Apparently, there's more meaning in the phrase than most people suspect.

Especially, if the foreign traveler happens to be associated with one of the world's most violent gangs, Venezuela's Tren de Aragua. Even more enchanting if a former cop and now judge invites the gangster into his home, has a few beers, passes around a military style semi-auto rifle, flashes gang signs and poses for selfies.

(Tren de Aragua translates into "Aragua Train." Aragua is a state in Venezuela.)

By Mike Bibb

"This is one of the biggest scandals of my adult life. Now we know that Biden's inner circle deliberately misled the American people in an election year about the incumbent president's ability to serve a second term.

We also know that journalists were far too passive, at best, in reporting revelations that Americans needed to know before the election." — Nicole Russell, USA Today, April 6, 2025
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When people are questioned if they thought Donald Trump was a Nazi and shouldn't be reelected, they might reply "Of course, I hear it every day on the evening news."

Who Didn't Know?
By Mike Bibb

By Mike Bibb

"During that year, there was a 1% additional tax on the taxable income over $20,000.00 and not exceeding $50,000.00; 2% additional tax on the taxable income over $50,000.00 and not exceeding $75,000.00; 3% additional tax on the taxable income over $75,000.00 and not exceeding $100,000.00; 4% additional tax on the taxable income over $100,000.00 and not exceeding $250,000.00; 5% additional tax on the taxable income over $250,000.00 and not exceeding $500,000.00; and 6% additional tax on the taxable income over $500,000.00.

To put these numbers into perspective, the U S BLS indicated that $50,000.00 in March of 1913 would equate to $1,627,969.39 in February of 2025; $500,000.00 in March of 1913 would equate to $16,279,693.88 in February of 2025." — "Tax Day April 15, 2025," Richard McDonough, The Beat, April 15, 2025
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Now that the frustration and confusion of this year's April 15 Tax Day has passed, most people can semi-relax, content they've struggled through another spring ritual of recording wage statements, expenses, deductions and a myriad of other taxable requirements in determining additional payments owed or refunds they may be granted by the overlords at the IRS.