Cougarama

Oh, those French! They always stretch the boundaries of social intercourse! I just discovered that Emmanuel Macron, the centrist candidate for the French presidency, is married to a woman, Brigitte, who is 25 years his senior ... and has a stepson two years older than he is. He met his future wife when he was a 15-year-old student and she was his 39-year-old drama teacher.  This is the age that he is now and she is 64. The broad-minded French think nothing of this May-October hook-up, but some of we  American narrow minds find it a little, should I say, different.

To read the genesis and more details of this feline romance, see: Powerline Blog.

But, as Jerry Seinfeld  once said, "Not that there is anything wrong with that."

Afterward: Marine Le Pen is now 38 years old. Perhaps to keep things equitable, she should take up with a 13 year old boy? Meow!

After afterward: Above I called Macron a "centrist." In France, Socialism is a centrist position.

Foaming at the Mouth

Ted Cruz is announcing his candidacy for the U.S. presidency today, the anniversary of the passing of Obamacare, and much of the media and the looney left are foaming at the mouth with hatred. This morning on the MSNBC show, Morning Joe, both Mika Brzezinski and Donnie ("often wrong but never in doubt") Deutsch could not come up with enough derisive adjectives to express their disdain for this Texas senator. I had to switch channels.

Despite his legacy of media pans and even some Republican critics, Ted Cruz will be a formidable candidate for his perspicacity and combativeness. He is a very good debater and is well versed on all the critical issues facing our nation. Beyond his mediocre polls and the vitriol likely to come his way from many talking heads in the days ahead, I would not count him out. I personally would prefer the somewhat softer-edged Hispanic, Marco Rubio, as the Republican candidate ... but, like the surprising comment from John McCann, if Cruz becomes his party's candidate, I would support him.

It may be that, given how our current Emperor is doing his damnedest to diminish this country, by the time the next election comes around, we may have the appetite for a little more militancy on the part of the Republican candidate. If Hillary Clinton or some other female is the Democrat candidate, then it may well be another election pitting the head against the heart ... a contest that, this time, could well favor the head ... someone like the " courageous conservative" Cruz.