Undeniably Right

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?

One of the undeniable truths of life in my world is that every media report you read, watch, or listen to is biased. Sometimes it's a legitimate bias because of time or space constraints. A reporter has to decide what facts are going to be most relevant and interesting to their audience. Other times they do so in order to influence your opinion in the way they want you to be influenced.

Sharon Alfonsi is one of the main reporters on 60 Minutes. She was responsible for the CECOT story regarding Venezuelan men sent to the prison in the Honduras as a result of their being in the United States illegally. The conditions in that prison are pretty bad, as with most third world prisons. CBS News Editor in Chief, Bari Weiss, pulled the story on the day it was supposed to air. That sent shockwaves and allegations of favoritism towards Donald Trump throughout the news division.

[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.