For decades, Democrats have been telling us that the climate apocalypse was just around the corner. If we didn’t adopt renewable fuels and energy sources immediately, we would all bake to death from global warming.
Democrats didn’t care about the jobs or economic growth they would destroy to appease their climate gods. “Learn to code,” they said.
Unfortunately for Democrats, the company making the most popular electric car in America is Tesla, owned by the Left’s newest bete noire, Elon Musk.
They hate Elon because he and DOGE are cutting off the gravy train of federal funding of left-wing NGOs–the taxpayer subsidies that allow unemployed leftists to protest while you and I are at work and that provide jobs to otherwise-unemployable grievance studies majors.
So, faced with a choice between saving the environment and opposing Elon Musk, what did Democrats do?
Easy. Democrats decided to look out for themselves. Elon has to be stopped, no matter what it meant for the environment.
Democrats went from ostentatiously buying Teslas as a symbol of their virtue to ostentatiously selling Teslas as a symbol of their commitment to the party. Whether buying or selling the car was worthwhile didn’t matter to Democrats; for them, everything about Tesla is performative.
In typical progressive fashion, protestors weren’t content with protest. No, they had to burn cars, deface dealerships, and vandalize parked Teslas. One wonders just how much carbon dioxide those car fires released into the atmosphere.
If forcing electric cars and alternative fuels on people means undermining capitalism and imposing degrowth, progressives are all for it. If it means supporting Elon Musk, Tesla must be destroyed.
If “Believe All Women” might scuttle the nomination of a conservative Supreme Court justice, progressives insist we must believe all women. If “Believe All Women” means acknowledging the vicious sexual crimes of progressives’ darlings, Hamas, or holding illegal immigrant criminals who have committed sexual assaults until ICE can take custody of them, well, now we must consider nuance and context.
If tiki torches might cost Donald Trump an election, we must have an endless national conversation about right-wing violence. If swastikas appear at a Democratic Socialist rally (on October 8, no less) or keyed into the side of a Tesla, well, nothing to see here, move along.
If billionaires are supporting a Trump Administration, we must fight oligarchy; if billionaires are funding soft-on-crime DAs, environmental kookery, or other fashionable left-wing protest, they are righteous.
If a Republican shouts during a State of the Union address, it’s a horrendous and possibly racist breach of decorum. If Democrats engage in obnoxious displays during a presidential speech in the House chamber, well, that’s just noble 1960s-style protest.
Progressives don’t care about anything that doesn’t further their own power and feather their own nests. Not the environment. Not the civil rights of people they disfavor. Not the decorum of the House chamber during a presidential speech. Not getting money out of politics.
The Tesla episode is just the latest demonstration of how progressives care about nothing and stand for nothing except the proposition that they are smarter and more virtuous than the rest of society and therefore entitled to govern. They resemble nothing so much as 1970s-era Soviet apparatchiks, focused solely on preserving their prerogatives and power without any concern for those they govern. It’s no coincidence that unreconstructed 1970s-era socialists like Bernie Sanders and their latter-day acolytes like the Squad are the center of gravity of Democratic Party .
Mike Ginsberg
The next Fairfax County School Board meeting is this Thursday, March 27, at Luther Jackson Middle School, 3020 Gallows Road, Falls Church 22042.
Please sign up to speak at this week’s School Board meeting. The deadline to sign up is close of business TODAY, Tuesday, March 25th. Sign up HERE.
Topics you might consider speaking about include:
The current School Board is 100% Democrats! School Board are not until 2027. which is why we must push back at every opportunity! If you don’t want to speak, please come and support those who represent your point of view.
This Saturday, you have the opportunity to hear from all 3 candidates for Lt. Governor of VA: John Curran, Pat Herrity, and John Reid. Space is limited, so please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/fW6QAffb9vLqmFkX9.
It will be held in the Kings Park Shopping Center Community Room, 8944 Burke Lake Road, Springfield. All are welcome to attend! Details in the flyer below.
Please come March for Life on Wednesday, April 2 in Richmond! If you need transportation, the Family Foundation is hosting a FREE charter bus to Richmond, leaving from Burke Community Church, 9900 Old Keene Mill Road, Burke 22015. Sign up here: Bus to Richmond
Here is the schedule of events for the March:
For more Info, visit:https://marchforlife.org/virginia/
Join the Fairfax GOP Evangelical Outreach Team and the Virginia MAVENS for their online presentation Discussing DOGE & the Administrative State: A Biblical Response, with author Ned Ryun on Thursday, April 3, from 8:30-9:30pm. RSVP to this free presentation here: https://tinyurl.com/DOGEtalk1
Fairfax County Supervisors and School Board Members are continuing to hold town halls in their magisterial districts on budget issues in March. We encourage you to attend to learn about how the county plans to spend your tax dollars and hear elected officials’ justifications for ever-increasing tax burdens. on Fairfax residents.
Wed., Mar. 19, 7:00pm: Republican Women of Clifton meeting. At the Clifton Town Hall, 12641 Chapel Road, Clifton 20124.
Thurs., Mar. 20, 6:30pm: Colonial Mt. Vernon Republican Women’s Club meeting. At ServiceMaster, 7551 Fordson Road, Alexandria 22306.
Sat., Mar. 22, 11:00am-1:00pm: Monticello Council of Republican Women monthly meeting. At Glory Days Grill, 6341 Columbia Pike, Falls Church 22041. The guest speaker will be Timothy Goeglein, VP of Government Affairs at Focus on the Family and author of Stumbling Toward Utopia.
Sat., Mar. 29, 9:30-11:30am: Greater McLean RWC Meet-and-Greet. At the Dolley Madison Library, 1244 Oak Ridge Ave., McLean 22101.
Join Winsome Earle-Sears, candidate for Governor, for an evening reception with Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday, April 7 in McLean. Details in the flyer pictured.
WMAL Radio is once again hosting its legendary Free Speech Forum at The Birchmere in Alexandria on Sunday, April 27, at 7:00pm.
Join Chris Plante, Larry O’Connor, and Vince Coglianese as they share the stage celebrate the First 100 Days of the new administration, while taking your questions… and holding nothing back! Enjoy a night of laughs, behind the scenes stories, and unfiltered conversations with like-minded WMAL listeners.
Doors will open at 5:00pm and show begins at 7:00pm. Tickets are on sale today–you can get yours now online here.
Join the Family Foundation for a dinner with special guest Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday, April 28 at the Marriott Fairview Park, Falls Church 22042. Details in the graphic below. RSVP by April 14 to Nancy Linton at nancy@familyfoundation.org.
Join fellow Republicans to celebrate President Trump’s first 100 days in office at a party at the American Legion 177 Hall, 3939 Oak St., Fairfax 22030. Enjoy food, fun, festivities, and fellowship and celebrate the accomplishments of the first 100 days.
Purchase Tickets Here: https://cliftongop.com/Events/0530evt.htm
The Republican Women of Clifton are holding their annual fundraiser on Friday, May 30 from 6:30-9:00pm at P.J. Skidoos, 9908 Fairfax Boulevard, Fairfax 22030.. Don’t miss this special event, featuring Comedy Night, a silent auction, and more! Details in the flyer pictured.
Purchase Tickets Here: https://cliftongop.com/Events/0530evt.htm
Betty Greer Scholarship – Greater McLean Republican Women’s Club (GMRWC). A $1,000 scholarship awarded annually to a graduating high school senior who resides in Fairfax County, VA. The student must be planning to attend an accredited college, technical or vocational school. The award is based on the student’s involvement in Republican activities as well as, academic and other achievements.
The scholarship is named after Betty Greer, a life member and past president of the GMRWC. Betty also served in many capacities on the Virginia Federation of Republican Women Board of Directors and was the winner of a National Federation of Republican Women “Tribute to Women” award. She was an enthusiastic volunteer for Republican politics at the local, state and federal levels. She also helped her community by volunteering at her church, her children’s schools and various charities.
You can download the application form here. Please share with any graduating seniors you know!
Application Deadline is May 1, 2025. The winner will be notified within two weeks and will be invited along with parents to attend the GMRWC spring event as esteemed guests.
Liberty Tree Scholarship – Colonial Mt. Vernon Republican Women’s Club. The CMRWC’s $2,500 Liberty Tree Scholarship is now open for applications from high school students in Mt. Vernon and Franconia (Lee) magisterial districts who have been accepted to a four-year accredited college or trade school. This year’s essay topic is “The Tapestry of American Exceptionalism.”
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This scholarship is an incredible opportunity for students to showcase their understanding of American values and earn financial support for their education. Please spread the word and encourage eligible students to apply!