John Smyzer's Ramblings

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Strategic Oil Reserve

 The U.S. (President Trump) has agreed to withdraw, I think, 177 million barrels of oil from our reserve.  I did not like it when President Biden did it, Ido not like it now.  To me, common sense again, that reserve is for emergencies...end of discussion.

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

President Trump

 I do NOT like listening to him - I like him for one reason - he means what he says, he does what he says he will do, agree or disagree.  I find myself turning him off quite often when he is speaking.  He certainly is not a gifted speaker, but one has to wonder what other world leaders actually think of him. 

John Fetterman Re-Visited

Senator Fetterman has continued to heal mentally - today, more often than not, he agrees with the Senate Republicans.  Not always, and I do not expect him to agree 100% of the time.  What I admire is, he uses common sense, and in fact, that is all I request/require from a member of the United States Senate.  At the time of his election, I was totally disgusted; today I am glad he won the election.  Many want him to join the Republican Party, for me, it is enough he use common sense.