On the eve of the departure of the year 2021, a year in which we have seen and experienced more government ineptness than we could have ever imagined, we have one more indignity to endure as a country.
We continue to suffer the outright ineptness of the Secretary of Homeland Security. The open southern border and sweeping invitation from our government … to the masses …. not only of Central and South America, but also of the entire world … has resulted in the migration of over two million illegals crossing our southern border. Included in this invasion of people are Haitians, Saudi’s, Cubans, Brazilians … the list goes on – most unvaccinated -- all released into our country and sent who knows where.
We saw the outright ineptness of our Department of Defense led by Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense and Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as we abandoned Afghanistan after 20 years and at the expense of our “blood and treasure.” The images of Afghan people falling from the exterior of a US Air Force C-17, taking off from Kabul, will be a stain on America forever.
Just to seal the deal on how inept these two are … Austin and Milley left enough advanced US military equipment in the hands of the Taliban that they are now the fourth best equipped army in the world! Their people are starving – but the Taliban sure look good in those uniforms.
And while we are on the subject, let’s not leave out the inept and totally worthless Secretary of State, Tony Blinken, who looked directly in the camera and told America that there were only ‘a hundred or so Americans that did not get out’ – that were left behind in an enemy combat zone. Well, 2021 was definitely not so good for the Department of State since we now know that those we left behind number in the thousands! Furthermore, of the 130,000 Afghans who were evacuated, almost none were eligible to be evacuated and none were vetted.
Of course, we were told ‘they were all vetted’ by Tony Blinken, who again … looked straight into the camera and lied to America.
INEPT does not even begin to tell the story.
As long as we are the matter of ineptness – Let’s not leave out the leader of our Department of Justice, led by none other than Merrick Garland. the US Attorney General. In 2021, there was enough crime in America to keep the DOJ and its enforcement arm, the FBI, busier than a “one legged man at an ass‑kicking contest!” But, as we all know, fighting crime and enforcing the law were not the focus for Garland. No … instead, Garland was in cahoots with the teachers’ unions ensuring that parents across America were intimidated NOT to speak out about what their children were being taught in our public schools.
When called before Congress to justify his actions – well, all that can be said is that Garland’s ineptitude was on full display! Very similar to the TV POW camp guard, Sargent Shultz, Garland’s testimony could be summed up by “I KNOW NOTHING!”
Seriously, he knew absolutely nothing! WOW … the country certainly dodged a bullet not sending him to the Supreme Court!
Not to be left out, the Department of Health and Human Services also deserves a mention here. Secretary Xavier Becerra oversees the CDC, NIH and the NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), with a cast of thousands … starring Anthony Fauci, Michelle Wolinski and the head of the Public Health Service – Richard L. Levine … no sorry strike that … That would be Rachel L Levine … our 4-Star Admiral of the US Public Health Service who is not absolutely sure in which direction he/she is sailing --- If you get my drift. This is the cast of characters that we were told would “CRUSH” the virus --- but instead they are performing as ineptly as the rest of this Administration. More people have now died of COVID in 2021 than in all of 2020 … now that is one inept team!
As if this is not enough, just three days ago, the head of the Internal Revenue Service,
the most feared agency in the US Government – THE IRS – issued the following guidance for the 2021 tax season. As headlined in the New York Post:
“IRS Reminds Thieves, Drug Dealers to Report Their Illegal Income” The article goes on to say, “Steal any property or deal any drugs this year? Well, the IRS wants it reported as taxable income.
The Internal Revenue Service is reminding Americans that they must report all of their hard-earned income to be taxed, even if it is the result of criminal activity, according to the bureau’s updated Publication 17 for the 2021 tax season, which offers general guidelines for filing taxes.”
“If you steal property, you must report its fair market value in your income in the year you steal it unless you return it to its rightful owner in the same year,” the IRS told sticky-fingered Americans. The agency also reminded those who’ve pocketed any by cash selling narcotics — or through any number of unspecified “illegal activities” — to report their earnings.”
Seriously folks – You can’t make this stuff up! Charles P, Rettig is the IRS Commissioner …
… now does he seriously think that thieves and drug dealers are going to report this information on a tax return --- or that they are even going to file a tax return?
I suppose that if the high‑end stores that have been -victimized by the smash and grab thieves are going to take a loss on their corporate returns, then the IRS is looking for someone to claim the income. It certainly seems that in 2021, INEPTNESS in this Administration is at least as infectious as COVID! Let’s all hope and pray for a better year in 2022.
Postscript --- I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have become interested followers of My View From Inside The Turret and to wish you all a very Happy and far less inept New Year. I would also like to acknowledge the contributions of my Editor-in-Chief, my beautiful and talented wife, for editorial skills without which this blog would be in big trouble.
HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2022 TO ALL