Local author Timothy Sojka prides himself on no public political stances. He jokes “Republicans by books and so do Democrats, Libertarians and Independents.  I try to give all sides fair coverage and let the readers decide. His book, the former#1 Political Thriller, Politikill, is seeing a resurgence the last few weeks because it addressed political corruption. “I think everyone can admit political corruption – Bad.”

Sojka found himself surprised that many of the topics addressed in Politikill now find themselves the topic of national discussion. “Look, Elon and Vivek are smarter than this middling Southeast Texas thriller writer. They have not read Politikill, or at least not that I can prove. But man, their agenda looks like it was cut from the book.”

Here are the stances Trumps advisors and Politikill agree on.

1. 1. Term limits – Trump first addressed term limits in his 2016 – 2020 term. His advisors mentioned a potential opportunity to finally put term limits in place for Congress. From Politikill – Let’s get crazy. What if courageous legislators put term limits in place, so politicians returned to the regular world and lived with laws they passed? What if we disbanded PACs? Imagine if politicians answered to…their voters. What if policies placed caps on politicians’ media spending? What if listening to voters returned as the political endgame? Crazy, right?
   2. Bloated Bureaucracy – Both the DOGE and Politikill point to the problems in bureaucracy. Honestly Elon and Vivek’s plan to trim two trillion for the budget offers a better solution than Politikill’s. Still, both could be used in concert. From Politikill – If term limits are invoked and politicians can no longer stay in Washington, won’t the bureaucracy step up and fill the corruption void? Bingo. Most likely, yes. Bureaucrats grasp system manipulation better than most. To correct this conundrum, bureaucratic leaders can serve in any post for a maximum of eight years. Also, after four years, bureaucrats receive a bonus to leave government employment and return to the business world. After four years in the private sector, the former bureaucrat can return as a government employee, bringing with them real-world knowledge, again receiving a bonus. The policies reward bureaucrats for circulating through the private sector and bringing best practices back to Washington.

• A weaponized FBI, Judges, CIA,  etc. – Trump promised to un-weaponize the judicial system and national enforcement agencies. In Politikill an example of this weaponization occurs – California Congresswoman Libby Lyinstein who headed an FBI Oversight Committee, found herself outed on the Tapes of Wrath. She admitted she and other legislators applied pressure to the FBI and the Director of National Intelligence to keep the tapes underground. Under pressure, the FBI buried the tapes.

Sojka admits he showed no particular foresight attacking these points. We all knew (know) these are serious issues. He hope the newly elected government solves these issues with an even hand / a non-political agenda / making America safer and better for all Americans. His knowledge of history has taught him to be skeptical. Still he said, “My awe in the wisdom of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution confirms my hope.”

When asked what was next, Sojka joked, “For now, I’m just waiting on my call to serve on DOGE committee. Oh, yeah, I need to promote my new book Claws, which takes on the blight of Human Trafficking along the I10 corridor.”