Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Gem State Patriot!

Questions we should all Ponder over the Holidays

We don’t let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence. Why do we allow Congress to invest in companies they regulate?

Why is it that so many are more outraged that Brittney Griner was stuck in Russia than they were about innocent Americans being stranded in other countries who actually respected their citizenship?

How is it that the government can’t control gasoline prices… but they can fix Wall Street to their advantage?

We’re churning out a generation of poorly educated people with no skill, no ambition, no guidance, and no realistic expectations of what it means to go to work. — Mike Rowe

If kids knew what they wanted to be at age eight, the world would be filled with cowboys and princesses. I wanted to be a pirate. Thank goodness nobody took me seriously and scheduled me for eye removal and peg leg surgery. — Bill Maher

Why were we told to lower our AC usage on hot days to prevent overwhelming the electric grid while DC did not turn off theirs?

Why is canceling student debt a good idea? Does it make sense to reward people who do not honor their financial commitment by taxing the people who do?

Does it make sense to cut off oil from an ally and buy it from an enemy who calls for your death?

Are we living in a time where intelligent people are silenced so that stupid people won’t be offended?

Is this a great description of America: The DC Barney Fife’s are in charge?

Why is talking sexually in the workplace considered sexual harassment to adults… but talking about sexuality to children K-3 at school considered education?

Who else had a “ministry of truth”? Hitler… Goebbels… Stalin…

Eliminating the production of 500,000 American barrels of oil a day to buy 500,000 barrels a day from Russia is simply… well… stupid.

I saw a movie where a country had way too many guns; it was called Schindler’s List.

If your electric car runs out of power on the interstate, do you walk to a charging station to get a bucket of electricity?

Why are we running out of money for Social Security and Medicare and not for welfare, illegals, and free college?

I just got a full tank of gas for $22. Granted, it was for my lawn mower, but I’m trying to stay positive.

There is a coin shortage. America is officially out of common cents… (sense)

Sign in Texas: DON’T VOTE FOR WHAT YOU FLED

Nobody called it “Toxic Masculinity” when we were saving the world during wartime.

Mice die in mouse traps because they do not understand why the cheese is free. Just like handouts here.

The most powerful governments on earth can’t stop a virus from spreading… but they can fix taxes only for the rich.

Want to stop drunk drivers from killing sober drivers? Jail time and lots of it. 

If you don’t want to stand for the national anthem, perhaps you should give your legs to a veteran who lost his. That way a real man can stand in your place.

If socialism is so good… then why aren’t the caravans heading to Venezuela?

History is not there for us to like or dislike. It is there for us to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better… because then you are less likely to repeat it. It is not anyone’s to erase… it belongs to all of us. Let’s stop being ignorant.