Sirus Digital Newsletter – Edition 86

Respectfully, they should stick to making ice cream because their understanding of foreign policy is progressive nonsense!

I did not vote for President Biden. I pray for him that he will be granted wisdom in a very difficult job. Watching his decisions these first 13 months, he badly needs it!

Make no mistake. Much of the economic and foreign policy challenges that we have faced (and continue to face) can be traced directly back to some very poor decisions. They frankly deal with his disastrous energy policy (or lack thereof) that was immediately put in place stopping work on the KeystoneXL pipeline, relaxing Russia’s own Nord Stream 2, and introducing new restrictions on U.S. energy production making us more dependent upon foreign sources.

The initial negative result of these actions has been the increased inflation seen across America that has worsened an already bad problem of our supply chains hindered by lagging effects of Covid19. It takes little analysis to see that energy costs and transportation costs have been driving factors in our inflationary pressures across industries outside Energy and Gas.

In strokes of honesty that many voters ignored (or overlooked), President Biden told us that energy costs would rise when he was elected. Sadly, many Americans seem now surprised to learn the downstream impacts that this reality causes.

Now, we see a restart to Russian aggression against its neighbors that had not been seen since the Obama presidency. It is simply a fact that America limiting its energy independence empowers and emboldens the world’s worst actors. The increased oil and gas revenues grant them resources to fund their expansionist goals. Combined with American leaders seeming to lack resolve, it fosters a repetitive pattern.

History tells us that we cannot ignore or “hope for peace” in dealing with individuals who do not want peace. Much to Ben & Jerry’s chagrin, being nice doesn’t motivate bad people to do good things.

If anything, appeasement of bullies (or demanding calm while watching them bully others) just emboldens them to continue their behavior. It is absolute historically-proven nonsense to claim that you “cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war”.

I will continue praying for him and America. Both need it.

P.S. No “Unrelated Sports Mention” this week. I might go back and re-watch the UGA / Alabama National Championship Game. Let me know if you’d like to wager on the game. *wink*