By Brian C. Joondeph

An archaic definition of “reckoning” is “a bill or account, or it’s settlement.” It’s the settling of scores, or how Michael Corleone in The Godfather “settled all family business”. A reckoning restores balance, or karma, when things get too out of whack. Consider Lady Justice’s scale, how justice should be balanced. When one side of the scale tips too low, balance must be restored if the concepts of justice and fairness are to have any meaning.

America is due for a reckoning. It’s one of the main reasons Donald Trump was elected president. Ronald Reagan was an early attempt at a reckoning, after the excesses of the 60s – Great Society, Vietnam, and Woodstock. Following Reagan's course correction, we had “Bu-Bama-Ton”, 28 years of Bushes, Obama, and Clinton, tilting the scales toward the elites, the globalists, the deep state, with no regard for honesty, justice, and the needs of average Americans.

Although the reckoning goes beyond simply President Trump being elected, he is the right man at the right time to deliver the message, to restore balance to the Constitution and to human decency, both in desperate need of a course correction. But where is the actual reckoning?

Begin with the Clintons, and their long rap sheet of scandals and corruption. Sure, Bill was impeached, but instead of feeling a healthy sense of shame, he and his wife doubled down, selling out America to personally enrich themselves to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars. Whitewater and cattle futures were chump change compared to Uranium One and the Clinton Foundation.

George W. Bush went mute during his presidency, never making a case for his actions or policies, presiding over a foolish and inept war effort, allowing the Democrats to define his presidency to the point that Barack Obama had a cakewalk to the White House.

Obama then weaponized his intelligence and justice agencies to undermine a presidential election, a transition, and then the Trump presidency. He governed by executive order, with Congress abdicating as coequal branch of government. Trump was spied upon. The weaponized IRS targeted Obama’s political opponents. And they got away with all of it. Abuse of power and obstruction of justice was the Obama doctrine.

We hear about tens of thousands of sealed indictments. Rumors of Gitmo expansion and discussion during the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings of military tribunals. Inspector General Michael Horowitz and U.S. Attorney John Huber are working in the background. We are to “Trust Sessions”. The storm is coming. But so far, only a light breeze, not a reckoning.

Hillary Clinton is a champion of the #MeToo movement despite her attempts to ruin any woman abused or raped by her husband. She sold out America’s secrets to the Chinese and who knows who else to enrich her personal slush fund foundation. She allowed Americans to die in Benghazi and then with Obama, blatantly lied about it. She mishandled classified material on her personal server and was exonerated before even being investigated. And got away with all of it.

Having lost her inevitable electoral coronation, she conspired with Obama and his officials to rig an election and overthrow the eventual victor. To date there has been no accounting, no reckoning.

Congressional Democrats, particularly on the Senate Judiciary Committee, have abandoned all pretext of decorum and sensibility, turning “the world’s greatest deliberative body” into a fraternity or sorority rush committee. Given the problems America faces, including a $20+ trillion-dollar debt and a nonexistent national border, the Senate prefer to bloviate over the scribbles in a high school student’s yearbook and who threw ice at who.

The recent weeks of Kavanaugh accusations are a travesty. Immature and boorish behavior from Democrat senators will be reckoned at the ballot box during the upcoming midterm elections. What about perjury and conspiracy? Where is the reckoning for that?

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford likely perjured herself in front of the U.S. Senate. Going further, Ford may have been coached along with witnesses pressured by FBI and DOJ deep staters involved with the collusion hoax and Carter Page FISA warrants.

What about Ford’s attorneys? By not informing Ford that the committee was willing to fly to her to hear her story, then needlessly delayed the Senate, obstructing them in their constitutional “advise and consent” role.

Then there are the other attorneys, like Michael Avenatti, pushing uncorroborated accusations, further wasting the time of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Is this not like calling in a false fire alarm? Will they all get a pass and a few stern words from Senators Grassley and Graham? Where is the reckoning?

The media cannot be left out given their role in all of the above, reporting only the news helpful to the left-wing or deep state narrative, ignoring anything to the contrary. While not illegal in most cases, short of outright libel, it is dangerous and bordering on sedition. Most recently, virtually every media organization gave voice and analysis to each and every Kavanaugh accusation, no matter how silly or trivial. At the same time, they deliberately did not report any news of non-corroboration or contradiction to the endless parade of accusations that Kavanaugh is a rapist, murderer, pedophile, and fall down drunk. Sure, their ratings are down, with CNN having fewer viewers than Nickelodeon, but that’s hardly a reckoning.

I could go on, but that would fill an entire book, rather than a short essay. This type of behavior cannot simply be given a pass.

As regards Kavanaugh, is it enough for Republicans to say, “we won” and move on to the next battle? There must be a reckoning, otherwise this type of activity will continue and worsen, as it has from Bork to Thomas to Kavanaugh.

God help Trump’s next court nominee. Facing no reckoning, Democrats will regroup, learn from their mistakes, and plan a better attack for next time. The deep state will continue to conspire against President Trump, undermining his presidency. Why should they stop?

The reckoning must be so severe that this type of behavior ends, that no one dare try it again. Public humiliation or shaming isn’t enough, else Hillary Clinton and James Comey would quietly retire into obscurity. Perjury, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice are all punishable by law. This is the type of reckoning that may give Democrats pause when gearing up for the next round of attacks, seeing some of their coconspirators behind bars.

America is already balkanized and in the midst of a civil war. The adults in Washington, D.C. must step up and administer a large dose of serious punishment to stop this abhorrent behavior from the left, making sure it never happens again.

It’s time for a reckoning, before it’s too late. If not now, then when?

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Good post. Thanks for that.

The next thing the crazed left will come up with is the 'not my court' movement.

Sadly, it is easier and easier to hope that the reckoning will come soon and involve either folks hanging from lampposts or with their heads stuck on pikes. Any rational person knows that is not the right answer but the Leftists make it look more and more correct.

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Originally posted by slosig:
Sadly, it is easier and easier to hope that the reckoning will come soon and involve either folks hanging from lampposts or with their heads stuck on pikes. Any rational person knows that is not the right answer but the Leftists make it look more and more correct.

I'm willing to think it might be the right answer for some of them, and I don't think it's irrational.

flashguy

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Originally posted by slosig:
Sadly, it is easier and easier to hope that the reckoning will come soon and involve either folks hanging from lampposts or with their heads stuck on pikes. Any rational person knows that is not the right answer but the Leftists make it look more and more correct.

there are a large number of people that will insist that violence is never the answer

I am not one of them

sometimes its the only solution

I've given up waiting for "the reckoning" because it's not going to happen. There is ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY in this country when it comes to the left.

This last fiasco is just more proof that the left is on a march to power and will do anything to achieve it. The new call is that the supreme court is now illegitimate. Think about that. In the minds of many they have already deligitimized the presidency. Now they seek to do the same to the supreme court. One more domino down in their pursuit of totalitarianism. One more thing they can ignore. And really when they do who is going to hold them to the rulings? Sessions? LOL.

History has shown us one thing. The hard left has never been stopped by elections, by laws, by judicial appointments. They do not give up. No, there is only one thing that stops the left. And everyone who has an inkling of history knows exactly what that is.

So I'm going to continue to vote and just wait for the shooting to start. And it is going to start because the left is never held accountable for ANYTHING.

I've living in a conservative, gun-oriented community. I figure worst case, I may have some allies.

Very good article indeed. Let’s start by investigating the following:

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, why aren’t you calling for a more complete FBI investigation into the alleged Chinese spy in your San Francisco office who served as your driver as well as a liaison to the Asian-American community in California? You say the FBI never informed you of any compromise of national security information, and that the staffer “never had access” to classified or sensitive information. But how could they know that without interviewing you and all the members of your staff? YOu have yet to call for an investigation into your own behavior, so obviously, you're guilty.
Why not just have the FBI investigate every allegation against everyone in public life? And if you object, you’re guilty. That’s how this works, right?
Or, how about you, Sen. Dick Durbin? In 2014, an investigation by the Chicago Tribune found that your wife lobbied on behalf of clients who then received federal funding you promoted. Your office announced the grants, but you claimed you did “nothing in terms of securing the money.” So, how about a full investigation to get to the bottom of the matter?

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: In 2015, you received a gift worth nearly $500,000 from your husband’s British parents. That was more than the gross income of you and your husband that year. Your spokesperson declined to say why your in-laws gave the money or what you did with it. So, how about it? Full FBI investigation or you’re guilty of something nefarious, right?

What about you, Sen. Richard Blumenthal? You asked Judge Kavanaugh whether he knew the legal term “falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus” – false on one thing, false on all. Well, senator, you’ve stated that you served in Vietnam despite the fact that you sought multiple deferments and then signed up for the Marine Reserve to avoid going to war. That seems rather dishonest. How about the FBI checks into your comments? You know, for the sake of honesty.

And you, Sen. Cory Booker? What about an FBI investigation into an admission you made in 1992, writing for the Stanford student newspaper? You said that you groped one of your friends. “After having my hand pushed away once, I reached my mark,” you wrote. “Our groping ended soon and while no ‘relationship’ ensued, a friendship did. You see, the next week in school she told me that she was drunk that night and didn’t really know what she was doing.” Sounds just like something Spartacus would do. How about an FBI investigation into your admitted sexual assault against a drunk girl in high school?

And what about you, Sen. Kamala Harris? When you took over the California atttorney general's office you announced a statewide task force to tackle mortgage fraud. Then your mortgage fraud office did pretty much nothing. For years. So, how about an FBI investigation into what looks like a slam-dunk case of ... something.

And you, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: According to Politico, as lawmakers closed in on a deal over a bill called the 21st Century Cures Act, you bought shares in pharmaceutical companies. You were sitting on a Senate committee overseeing health care at the time. The day president Obama signed the bill, you started selling your pharmaceutical stock. How about we have the FBI check out your phone logs?
These are just a few of the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee. We could go on, because they all seem to have something deeply disturbing to hide. But why bother? Why not just have the FBI investigate every allegation against everyone in public life? And if you object, you’re guilty. That’s how this works, right?

I reckon we'll know when the reckoning is/was after it has happened....

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Originally posted by mbinky:
I've given up waiting for "the reckoning" because it's not going to happen. There is ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY in this country when it comes to the left.

This last fiasco is just more proof that the left is on a march to power and will do anything to achieve it. The new call is that the supreme court is now illegitimate. Think about that. In the minds of many they have already deligitimized the presidency. Now they seek to do the same to the supreme court. One more domino down in their pursuit of totalitarianism. One more thing they can ignore. And really when they do who is going to hold them to the rulings? Sessions? LOL.

History has shown us one thing. The hard left has never been stopped by elections, by laws, by judicial appointments. They do not give up. No, there is only one thing that stops the left. And everyone who has an inkling of history knows exactly what that is.

So I'm going to continue to vote and just wait for the shooting to start. And it is going to start because the left is never held accountable for ANYTHING.

Delegitimize enough and the reckoning will come...

Wrecked em, damn near killed him

Perhaps after November 6th. Maybe Uncle Trump has a Republican House and Senate after the elections.

Then he fires Sessions and Rosenstein and a bunch of Obama appointees. Then with a functional Justice Department, maybe some reckoning starts getting handed out. It could happen. Regards 18DAI

Don’t believe their will be a reckoning.
The function of US government has been politicized to a point where, laws
Cease to be enforced due to either political advantage, disadvantage or, both.

Hillary Clinton should be investigated, she was found ignorant enough to walk, yet Itelligent enough to run for president of the United States.

Last I heard, ignorance is no excuse.

Me, I’d be in prison.

So, what we have seen is a rise of a political caste.

I hope Trump puts a torch to this and soon.