RIP Disparate Outcomes, Credentialism,
and the Russian Collusion Hoax

There's a run on mittens and overcoats in hell. Ms Feldman's column is profoundly positive. I can't recommend it enough.

A glimmer of hope that at least some of the seditionists may be held accountable.

There is another enormously beneficial effect to restoring employee testing and dropping credentialism. Feedback. When workers are hired based on identity and credentials, there is no reason for self examination, critical review, and performance improvements. After all, once you are hired for your identity, that's it. You have reached the pinnacle of hiring decisions. Further, you are resistant to being fired. If competence is not a valid yardstick and identity is, firing someone in an identity group is problematic. And if you never experience failure because you are protected by identity and/or credentials, there is no pressure to change and improve. You are incompetent and you remain incompetent. That's bad for everyone. "As the noose tightens" on Russiagate conspirators it is becoming very clear that the evidence is abundant to "hang" a LOT of people. At a minimum, people's reputations are going to be ruined. BO is probably immune to criminal prosecution unless he lies NOW, under oath. He can't refuse to testify because he already has immunity. He would face contempt of court charges and few are going to be sympathetic to the leader of this unholy mess. The best outcomes will be the smug ones like Comey, Brennen, Clapper, ... dragged through the mud as the scum that they are. They are about to become toxic. Any media willing to give them a platform is in grave jeopardy of enormous blowback, especially if these criminals end up convicted and jailed. Then the next layer of liberal bureaucrats that didn't run the swindle but covered for it or prosecuted Trump et. al. will be standing at the bar. It would be nice to see anyone convicted in this conspiracy and cover up barred from government service or working for someone in providing services for government agencies for life. They should be made poisonously radioactive.

What happened in the 2016 election was not a hoax. It was a criminal conspiracy to steal the election and put Hillary in office and should be treated as such. This crime stole the votes of hard working Americans and needs to be adjudicated and the guilty either put in prison and/or fined for millions to say to the American people that these actions committed by the powerful members of the democrat party will not be tolerated.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination" "The imperial examination was a civil service examination system in Imperial China administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy. ... using written examinations as a tool of selection started in earnest during the Sui dynasty[1] (581–618), then into the Tang dynasty (618–907). The system became dominant during the Song dynasty (960–1279) and lasted for almost a millennium until its abolition during the late Qing dynasty reforms in 1905." [And after that, things went to hell in a handbasket.] "The exams served to ensure a common knowledge of writing, Chinese classics, and literary style among state officials. This common culture helped to unify the empire, and the ideal of achievement by merit gave legitimacy to imperial rule. The examination system played a significant role in tempering the power of hereditary aristocracy and military authority, and in the rise of a gentry class of scholar-bureaucrats." The system wasn't perfect and was perceived as stifling innovation. However, whenever the Chinese started messing with the system so that people no longer believed the system was merit-based, the Chinese government soon found itself in trouble. (See years 618, 907,1279 and 1905, for example.) BTW, Western civil service exams were inspired by the Chinese imperial examination.

Diversity hiring smears all diversity hires, of course, and by extension threatens to infect society as a whole with disrespect for minority groups. But it does something else. It corrodes our respect for work itself. It invites the idea that "anyone can do the job," it's just a matter of getting the job that's the trick. This is easily seen in management/administration positions, talent for which is not easily described. Can't one person say "Get it done!" as authoritatively as the next? We see failures stemming from this erosion of respect all around us, such that Kamala Harris was even considered presidential timbre. (And she followed Joe Biden, a "President" not present, literally, though his enablers at least felt constrained to lie about his health and viability.) They say one's reputation is hard to restore. Likewise it's hard for our nation to recover squandered values; our national treasure, our character, is reeling from body blows of criminality, greed and treason. Even so, I'm thrilled to be alive at this moment, limned by Ms Feldman so well.

These actions are going to cause a huge uproar. Removal of racial balancing regulations will certainly help only white people, only because they have been unjustly bypassed in employment and educational opportunities for years so the outcome will be much screaming and gnashing of teeth from the racists that will be heard across the country. Capable and very intelligent people have been stonewalled from jobs that others have been awarded because they have had an artificially created advantage by receiving such degrees as teaching and entering those careers when more qualified people are not permitted to teach for lack of that degree. That policy has a direct link to our failing educational system. The blacks should look at the five percent who have succeeded and emulate their culture and performance so they can achieve a better record but we all know that won't happen. The usual bickering, jealousy and hatred of successful people will only get worse because that is who they are. All corporations and the government have been forced to lower their standards to accomodate the mediocre when they could be top heavy with better performers based on their potential and work ethic alone, not race or credentials. The country is now becoming better but pain will come with it. Look at the current AEO controversy over Sydney Sweeney. The logical move for a clothing manufacturer is to model their products using a beautiful woman who represents the customers who will buy their products, not some overweight slob due to DEI demand.

Two different subjects; two different comments. If It goes to court and they find that the Obama Democrat administration/Clinton Democrat presidential campaign did hamstring the US government from properly functioning under Trump's first administration, then reparation needs to be made to the citizens of the US, to restore the loss of its duly-elected, certified government during that time. I firmly believe in term limits, but in this case, the proper reparation would entail allowing the elected administration affected (Trump's) additional time in office. Effectively, Amendment 22 says, a person can't be elected to office more than twice and cannot serve in the office more than 10 years. So my suggestion is, if the allegations are found true, the present Trump administration be extended past the 2028 election for one term only, with Trump resigning at the end of his ten-year max (approximately two years into this term) with the Vice President, presumably still JD Vance, finishing out the term. The 2032 election would return to normal; the Republican candidate probably being the Vice President. If JD Vance, and the dates work out, he would also be eligible to run in 2036. All you people out there, Notice! This would be done NOT as a reparation for Donald Trump, but reparation to the citizens of the United States to correct the wrong of having our duly-elected government effectively stolen from us. Don't act like those stupid judges and think they are punishing Trump. The true victims of the Obama Administration, the Clinton campaign and these unethical judges are We, the People. About the person who didn't burn the burn bags. Whenever your superior says, "here, burn this and keep it a secret", you must think, "hmm, this must really be important, what CAN I do with it?" The other choice would have been blackmail - lots and lots of blackmail.

When the wolves are prosecuted & caged, then let their lap dog media minions be hounded as well.

Re #3: Outstanding! Why I hang out here.

What is it with you people who believe some are above the law? Either justice applies to ALL of us or it doesn't. This has nothing to do with retaliation and everything to do with upholding the laws of the land. Being a wuss about holding people accountable is how we got into this mess, but I assure you, it's NOT how we will get out of it. Either we force these people to face justice--no matter who they are--or we admit that this country is already a banana republic--because WE are too cowardly to do the right thing. Mark my words: If we don't convict people to the fullest extent of the law, when the Dims are in power again, they will destroy us (after all, they were well on their way to doing that before and, hey, nothing bad happened to them except a few of them were fired). PATHETIC!

I started working for the City of Los Angeles in 1974 as a Clerk-Typist. I had to take a written Civil Service exam and a typing speed test. All my subsequent three promotions required me to pass promotional exams for each level: Management Assistant, Management Analyst and Senior Management Analyst. The Personnel Department offered prep classes for each level and distributed the City's personnel manual from which the questions were selected. The prep classes were overwhelming white people, yet the exams were overwhelmingly attended by Blacks and Hispanics. When the exam lists were published, the top tier grades were dominated by whites...go figure. The exams were tough, especially if you didn't go to the offered prep classes and got "the book". I had to take the Senior Mangement test twice. In my years of City Service, I generally found that the majority of minorities just didn't want to put in the work either at their job or for promotions.

Mid-air collisions, empty reservoirs, no/low bail, and a myriad of daily aggravations because some people are just incapable of performing their jobs. But the law says you must hire them or face the wrath of the DOJ.

The best damage to obama and his cronies...is to wait for the shoe to drop....drip...drip...drip...

Wise reasoning #3, only item to change would be ‘and few are going to be sympathetic to the leader of this unholy mess.’ Change ‘mess’ to ‘evil.’ And the Good News: ‘Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord.’! TBIYTC

Sorry, #3, would love to see your scenario come to pass, but I don't hold out much hope. Although-- if we can really defund public television-- maybe there's a glimmer. =8^) On the other hand, #8, dream on. That toothpaste has left the tube.

Totally agree #10; I always pay attention to comments made by #3 no matter the article or subject. They are always worth reading.