EXCERCISE IN FUTILITY (DAY 85)

Exercise is typically good for you. Sometimes it is futile.

First appointment of the week was right in my 'backyard' in Chicago at 1:00PM. This left ample time to start my Monday morning off with a 10 mile hike before lunch. Along the way I passed my local library where EARLY VOTING just began - I voted. I live in Chicago, Illinois. I am a Republican. Voting is an exercise of futility. 

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MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN RONALD REAGAN

I would have voted for a ham sandwich over Hillary Clinton. When I voted for Donald Trump for President, I did not believe that he would really do half the things that he said he would do. I did not believe that he would govern as a conservative. I barely believed him to be a conservative. In fact, I thought he might be a just slightly left of center, compared to off the charts far-left Hillary Clinton. None of this mattered, from my perspective, a choice for Donald Trump was the superior choice to Hillary Clinton. I was wrong. Donald Trump has continued to surprise me. He has nerves of steel. He does not give a fig what the bi-coastal elites think of him. He (correctly) knows that Americans with real jobs, appreciate him. He has governed as a conservative. In fact, he has governed even more conservatively than Ronald Reagan did in his first year in office. I would have never believed it. But it is true. Donald Trump has out-Reaganed Reagan.  It's official: Donald Trump has governed even more conservatively than Ronald Reagan. Who'd a thunk it? Not me, I admit it.

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from gateway pundit

Conservative Heritage Foundation Rates Trump’s First Year Better Than Reagan’s

January 25, 2018 by Jim Hoft Guest post by Joe Hoft

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News Flash to Conservatives in the Republican Party – According to the Heritage Foundation President Trump did an amazing job in his first year in office – even better than conservative and American icon President Ronald Reagan!

The New York Times reported that the conservative Heritage Foundation ranks President Trump as doing even better than conservative icon President Ronald Reagan in the first year of his Presidency –

The Trump administration has pursued policies that have hewed remarkably close to the recommendations of a leading conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, which found in a new review that nearly two-thirds of its ideas had been carried out or embraced by the White House over the past year.

Not one to dwell on the details of governing, President Trump has shown a considerable degree of deference to groups within the conservative movement like Heritage, leading to a rightward shift in social, environmental, immigration and foreign policy.

 The results, Heritage found in its review, exceeded even the first year of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, whose tenure has long been the conservative gold standard.”

The Times continued that as the horrible Obama years came to an end –

Heritage began developing in 2016 a list of 334 policy prescriptions that a new Republican administration could adopt. It included a variety of actions, like reimposing work requirements for welfare recipients, ending the program that shields young immigrants brought here illegally as children, withdrawing from the Paris climate accord and eliminating certain gender identity protections.

Heritage said that 64 percent of those items were enacted by the administration either through executive order or another means of enforcement, or included in Mr. Trump’s budget, which has not been voted on by Congress.

In Reagan’s first year, only 49 percent of Heritage’s wish list items were embraced by the president or enacted. At the time, Heritage identified a familiar problem for why the administration’s policies were wanting. In almost every federal agency, Heritage said in November 1981, “delayed appointments, unqualified or misqualified appointments, or the appointment of individuals who are not committed to the President’s goals and policies” had delayed or thwarted policy changes.”

President Trump incurred his fair share of challenges during his first year but his results were historic –

It’s time for all conservatives and freedom fighters in the US to get behind this President who stands tall in the face of unjust and slanderous attacks from all sides.  President Trump is Making America Great Again!

Your Food Diary For:

Thursday, January 25, 2018

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Hy-vee - Oatmeal - Apples & Cinnamon	770	161	11	21	875	42
	770	161	11	21	875	42
L U N C H
Culver's - Butterburger "the Original", 2	720	78	32	40	1,020	12
	720	78	32	40	1,020	12
D I N N E R
Grilled Teriyaki Chicken	360	10	16	44	640	10
White Rice	300	65	1	6	4	0
Libby's - Sweet Peas	245	42	2	14	1,050	21
	905	117	19	64	1,694	31
S N A C K S
Met Rx Chocolate Cookie Dough	400	58	6	31	167	28
	400	58	6	31	167	28
Totals	2,795	414	68	156	3,756	113
Your Daily Goal	2,041	255	68	103	2,300	76
Remaining	-754	-159	0	-53	-1,456	-37
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 111 extra calories from exercise today

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THAT'S A LOT OF WINNING (KINDA LIKE HE PREDICTED)

Here's the deal. The 'cold' finally got to me. I could not face taking any kind of walk even in the modestly warmer weather we had in Chicago yesterday. Although the temperatures were hovering near positive double digits, that is 10°F, I chose to take a 'pass.'

Instead, today I provide a different public service. I am reprinting an essay from townhall.com written by someone named Kurt Schlicter who I had never heard of before. I think that those of you who admire President Donald Trump and his amazing accomplishments in this first year of his presidency will wildly enjoy this essay. I know that those of you who despise Preseident Donald Trump and recoil at those very same accomplishments will not enjoy this essay. Please know that your 'pain' brings me a special kind of joy.

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from townhall.com

Trump Ends 2017 Residing In His Enemies’ Heads

Kurt Schlichter

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Posted: Dec 28, 2017 12:01 AM.

As 2017 comes to a close, tumbleweeds roll down the empty Lido Deck while the Republican base answers the question, “What if Conservative, Inc., gave a cruise and nobody came?” The Democrats fled Washington under cover of darkness, desperate to keep their slobbering socialist wing from forcing them to commit ritual suicide by closing down the government over Christmas because the GOP Congress (for now) won’t hand a couple million illegal aliens citizenship. Robert Mueller’s Keystone Kop Korps started off with “unquestioned integrity” and ended the year with totally questioned integrity. The mainstream media abandoned the principle of objectivity in favor of shrill advocacy, yet it is baffled that most Americans now consider its members like just another bunch of partisan hacks.

In the White House, where everyone who was anyone told us Felonia Milhous von Pantsuit would reign, President Donald Trump finished the year by signing a tax reform bill that punished conservatives’ enemies and rewarded their friends. The Democrats get to go tell their base of blue state coastal swells, “Uh, sorry about losing those state tax deductions cuz we were too busy resisting to actually negotiate and thereby get a seat at the table.” Cue the Sad Trombone. Trump plays for keeps, unlike the squish-cons who play for media hugs and invitations to the kool kidz’ parties.

He was supposed to lose the primary, but he didn’t. He was supposed to lose the general, but he didn’t. He was supposed to fall victim to the covert schemes of leftist bureaucrats and the overt obstruction of The Resistance, but he didn’t. Instead, Donald Trump has prospered as the most The elite keeps losing to the guy they tell us is dumb. The elite keeps losing to the guy they tell us is a clown. The elite keeps losing to the guy who doesn’t meet their bottom line standard to be worthy of governing – being one of the elite. So, what’s that make the elite?

He just refuses to lose. He just refuses to submit. He just refuses to give a damn about what they say or what they think. And that infuriates them. He won’t take a knee, but he will offer them a finger.

Brick by brick, he is disassembling the rickety edifice of Barack Obama’s transformed America. Regulations? Slashed, even as the screams of the professional expert class echo across the District of Columbia. ISIS? Dead, with our military unleashed to hunt down our enemies without hesitation or mercy. The Courts? Packed, not with squishy wimps ready to bend to the will of the WaPo and the Georgetown cocktail crew but with true conservatives determined to fight for the Constitution.

Trump’s enemies are getting tired of all the winning.

Slowly, it’s dawning on Trump’s enemies – on our enemies – that this isn’t just an unfortunate, temporary bump in the road to the Californiaization of America, but a U-turn. The people who elected Donald Trump were something his allegedly conservative Never Trump opponents never were: serious about being conservative. It’s easy to grift the donors with big talk about culture wars and policy initiatives when you never expect to be in a position to actually pull them off. But the Normals finally got sick of election year bomb-throwers morphing into pliable puffboys once their reps crossed into the Beltway. And that’s how you got Trump. president since Ronald Reagan. And it’s breaking the souls of his enemies. Deliciously.
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Your Food Diary For:

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Butter Flavored Grits	500	105	5	10	1,700	5
Bacon	200	0	15	15	875	0
Special K Chewy Nut Bar	150	20	6	3	60	12
	850	125	26	28	2,635	17
L U N C H
Brioche Roll, 2 roll	440	82	5	16	740	16
Trader Joe's Salmon Burger, 2 burger	220	6	7	30	660	2
	660	88	12	46	1,400	18
D I N N E R
Taco Bell - Hard Shell Tacos	680	48	40	32	1,240	4
	680	48	40	32	1,240	4
S N A C K S
Wasabi Rice Crackers	420	88	5	7	298	0
Colby & Monterey Jack cheese	200	0	18	13	325	0
	620	88	23	20	623	0
Totals	2,810	349	101	126	5,898	39
Your Daily Goal	2,139	267	71	107	2,300	80
Remaining	-671	-82	-30	-19	-3,598	41
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 209 extra calories from exercise today

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TAX CUT TODAY?

Our President, Donald Trump, and the Republican Party are about to 'make good' on a promise to change our tax code. Naturally, there are some people who are unhappy. I believe that this is going to be good for America. Everyone knows that the fairest tax code of all would be a simple code where every American pays the same rate, for example 10% of income. We are not there yet, but I am convinced that the new tax law will be an improvement for many Americans. Every single day, I wake up to some new good news emanating from the White House. I understand why Democrats, Liberals and Lefties don't like Donald Trump. The mystery remains, why are there so many so-called Republicans and Conservatives who cling to their enmity for this man?  One theory: Donald Trump is governing like a true conservative, very few people believed durning the campaign that he was a conservative. Apparently, Trump was very honest about his core beliefs. I admit that I was surprised. Pleasantly surprised, but surprised nevertheless.

Your Food Diary For:

Monday, December 18, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	500	110	8	10	1,550	5
Cinnamon Raisin Bagel	400	67	11	13	706	11
	900	177	19	23	2,256	16
L U N C H
Salisbury Steak	440	14	32	23	818	0
Brussel Sprouts	100	15	2	5	0	0
Cream Corn	100	22	1	2	360	8
	640	51	35	30	1,178	8
D I N N E R
Kirkland Salmon Burger, 2 piece	340	4	18	40	660	0
Kale salad	150	15	9	3	150	10
	490	19	27	43	810	10
S N A C K S
Fudge Bar - 100 Calorie, 3 Bar	300	66	0	6	270	51
	300	66	0	6	270	51
Totals	2,330	313	81	102	4,514	85
Your Daily Goal	3,734	467	124	187	2,300	140
Remaining	1,404	154	43	85	-2,214	55
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 1,804 extra calories from exercise today

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HERE COMES THE JUDGE

This is my prediction: Judge Roy Moore will win the election in Alabama. I refuse to believe that the voters of Alabama are so stupid as to hand this Senate seat to a democrat automaton who will support every leftist dream of Chuck Schumer.  The election is Tuesday. Today is Monday morning. I guess we will all know by Tuesday evening if my prediction has come to pass. 

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Your Food Diary For:

Sunday, December 10, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Kirkland - Bacon	160	0	12	12	700	0
Nutty Oat	140	26	3	6	220	4
	700	114	21	26	2,160	8
L U N C H
Plain Kaiser Roll, 2 roll	300	56	4	12	560	2
Meatballs	540	12	40	32	1,220	4
	840	68	44	44	1,780	6
D I N N E R
Oscar Mayer Hot Dog, 3	450	6	39	18	1,350	0
Baked Beans	250	43	1	3	313	6
	700	49	40	21	1,663	6
S N A C K S
Icecream Sandwich, 2 sandwich	200	28	8	2	100	14
Add Food Quick Tools	200	28	8	2	100	14
Totals	2,440	259	113	93	5,703	34
Your Daily Goal	2,899	362	96	145	2,300	108
Remaining	459	103	-17	52	-3,403	74
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 969 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 223.2 lbs in 5 weeks     

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

A day to try to stay away from politics.  So, if you can forgive Charles Schulz for 'cultural appropriation' (a recently discovered ill-conceived idea from those over-educated, self-righteous morons on the left) you can enjoy this 'Peanuts' cartoon wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving. (I think I might have failed to keep politics out of my blog today...oops)

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Your Food Diary For:

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

BREAKFAST	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
Grits	400	88	6	8	1,240	4
Kirkland - Bacon	320	0	24	24	1,400	0
	720	88	30	32	2,640	4
L U N C H
Salmon Avocado Sushi Roll	600	93	14	20	945	17
	600	93	14	20	945	17
D I N N E R
Multigrain Crispbread - Crispbread Crackers	675	165	0	30	975	0
Campbell's  Chunky Soup - Hearty Beef Barley	560	96	6	32	3,160	24
	1,235	261	6	62	4,135	24
S N A C K S
Dreyer's  Fruit Bars Creamy Coconut	480	80	12	16	160	72
Oreo Cookies	480	75	21	3	420	42
	960	155	33	19	580	114
Totals	3,515	597	83	133	8,300	159
Your Daily Goal	4,050	506	135	203	2,300	152
Remaining	535	-91	52	70	-6,000	-7
	Calories kcal	Carbs g	Fat g	Protein g	Sodium mg	Sugar g
	*You've earned 2,120 extra calories from exercise today

If every day were like today...   You'd weigh 220.5 lbs in 5 weeks.

JOHN ALEXANDER LOGAN (SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS)

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from bio guide.congress.gov

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LOGAN, John Alexander, (1826 - 1886) Senate Years of Service: 1871-1877; 1879-1886 Party: Republican; Republican Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office LOGAN, John Alexander, a Representative and a Senator from Illinois; born in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill., on February 9, 1826; attended the common schools and studied law; served in the war with Mexico as a lieutenant; returned to Illinois; clerk of the Jackson County Court 1849; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1852, and practiced; member, Illinois house of representatives 1852-1853, 1856-1857; prosecuting attorney for the third judicial district of Illinois 1853-1857; presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1856; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses and served from March 4, 1859, until April 2, 1862, when he resigned and entered the Union Army; chairman, Committee on Revisal and Unfinished Business (Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses); during the Civil War was commissioned brigadier general, and then major general of Volunteers, and served until 1865; elected as a Republican to the Fortieth, Forty-first, and Forty-second Congresses and served from March 4, 1867, until his resignation on March 3, 1871, at the end of the Forty-first Congress, having been elected Senator; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-first Congress); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1868 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against President Andrew Johnson; conceived of the idea of Memorial Day and inaugurated the observance in May 1868; elected to the United States Senate as a Republican and served from March 4, 1871, to March 3, 1877; unsuccessful candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses); resumed the practice of law in Chicago; again elected to the United States Senate in 1879; reelected in 1885, and served from March 4, 1879, until his death; chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses); unsuccessful Republican nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1884; died in Washington, D.C., December 26, 1886; lay in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, December 30-31, 1886; interment in a tomb in the National Cemetery, Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.

Hey, stupid people in Illinois... Are you aware that this statue of Senator John Logan, Senator from Illinois was a Republican?  Maybe we should tear this statue down? You know, after we get around to tearing down the statues of President Abraham Lincoln.  Or better yet, perhaps we can melt the statues and remold them into the statue of Mayor Marion Barry that the lefties in Washington, DC want to erect?  Perhaps, New Yorkers are already planning to erect (pun intended) a statue of Congressman Anthony Wiener?