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The heartland celebrated Thanksgiving this past week with family and friends and found time to discuss the most current political ridiculousness among somber and sentimental moments and a few big surprises. Who knew Meta-man Mark Zuckerberg would sit and conspire for the future with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago? Or that everyone who’s anyone on the Biden team – notably without Kamala Harris – would happily celebrate a four-year reckoning. The not-so-surprising moment was when a Democratic state lawmaker sought a way out of the next four years without relocating to another country. That was the kicker.
Trump Caused This
When Trump clinched the temporary title of president-elect, New York State Assemblywoman Sen. Liz Krueger had a thought bubble over her head: A Northeastern secession from the union. New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Connecticut can just join Canada! “It’s not unreasonable to think outside of the box,” Krueger, chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee, told Politico with a straight face.
Jesse McColl in Plano, TX, asked: “Hmm. Where have we seen this before?”
But Krueger had a plan to shift the boundaries, although neither Canada nor the other three states on the list had been asked if they wanted any part of the idea:
“I know that Canada has basically said, ‘Yeah, we’re not letting you all in.’ As individuals, they basically made it clear. But that’s why I thought, ‘Oh, why do I have to leave this country? I love this country, and if Trump wins a second term, it’s not actually my fault or people in New York.’ So I thought I would suggest to Canada that instead of us all trying to illegally cross the border at night without them noticing, which is pretty hard because there’s a lot of us, that they should instead agree to let us be the southeast province, a new province of Canada, and I offered, even though I hadn’t gotten agreement from other states yet, that I thought New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, would combine and be a great new province as the southeast province of Canada.”
Living large in the Mississippi Delta, David Ming couldn’t stand the irony of an issue that had Harris losing soundly: Illegal immigration. “Funny how she made the comment about crossing the border illegally into Canada. What’s the difference between that and what’s going on at the southern border of our county? Party of inclusion and unity, my foot.”
Jill Rose in Mechanicsburg, OH, referred to US history and assumed Krueger was absent that year in Seventh grade, saying, “Didn’t we solve this issue in the 1860s?
“Being from the south, I can attest that you are not allowed to leave,” offered Tamera Zornes Anderson from Booneville, Arkansas.
Did Not See This Coming
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is optimistic about Trump’s second term and is rumored to be ready to “support the national renewal of America.” Didn’t we just censor the living daylights out of political speech with angry fact-checkers running amok on his platform? Zuckerberg visited Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday to talk. There were early signs that the media giant was shifting gears near the time he publicly praised Trump for rising defiantly after being winged in the ear by an assassin’s bullet.
“Mark Zuckerberg, like so many business leaders, understands that President Trump is an agent of change, an agent of prosperity.” Yes, they’ve had a few talks, Trump and Zuck. “Mark, obviously, he has his own interests, and he has his own company, and he has his own agenda. But he’s made clear that he wants to support the national renewal of America under President Trump’s leadership.”
Rick Metz in Warren, OH, is not too sure about this: “Either he had a Jesus moment and got some sense – which is a great thing – or sumthin’s shady, we will see. Don’t trust him yet. If he’s serious about change, prove it…all that fact-check garbage has to go immediately; let people think for themselves.”
Vicki K Brasseaux in Louisiana was crystal clear on her perception of Zuck: “Talk about a suppository type of man. Trust not a person who can’t stand for one thing but falls for everything. Zuckerberg is only watching out for his behind.”
Biden at a Garden Party
Near the South Lawn fountain, surrounded by his allies, Joe Biden and his family enjoyed a three-course supper, wearing black tie attire to celebrate their final Thanksgiving in the White House. They toasted the man, myth, and legend and congratulated each other on a job well done – even though three weeks prior, the nation delivered a devastating blow to Joe at the ballot box, re-electing his old nemesis rather than his chosen successor.
The president said during his opening remarks: “One thing I’ve always believed about public service and especially the presidency is the importance of asking ourselves, ‘Have we left the country in better shape than we found it?'”
“And tonight, I can say with all my heart the answer to that question is a resounding ‘yes,’ because of you,” he continued. The royal ‘you’ included Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, sitting with former Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and Attorney General Merrick Garland. The selfy-flashes must have been blinding.
But guess who was not there to bask in the lovefest? That would be Harris, the aforementioned chosen successor who decided to consider her options in California. As Mark Yaske in Lakewood, OH, mused: “The last party on the Titanic.”
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