Headlines

Ginsberg’s death just blew up the 2020 campaign

Trump wants to move ‘without delay’ to replace Ginsburg, setting up epic fight over Supreme Court

The left threatens violence, rioting if SCOTUS vacancy if filled before election

Biden’s reluctance to release SCOTUS shortlist complicates fight over RBG seat

Trump hits FBI Director again over testimony on Antifa, Russia

Ginsburg’s dying wish was not to be ‘replaced’ until there is a new president

Biden calls for SCOTUS vote to wait until next year

Cruz: ‘We risk a Constitutional crisis’ if  Ginsburg successor not confirmed before election

House Dems call for an ‘emergency’ DOJ watchdog review of Durham probe

CDC reverses controversial coronavirus guidance that said people without symptoms may not need a test

U.S. to send more troops to Syria amid withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan

Pew: 77 percent of Catholic Democrats support legal abortions


STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Today’s Poser

How come ‘virtually’ all the speakers at the Democrat Nomination Convention have not touched on our China challenge, the riots in our streets, “redirecting”  police funding, soaring US crime rates, homelessness in blue cities, Middle East peace progress, ISIS destruction, Iran sanctions, the Afghanistan pullout and our military’s rebuilding? All that we have heard is how evil Trump is ... and what a visionary Biden is.  Are none of these other things worth talking about?


STAND UP FOR AMERICA!

Headlines

Trump falsely accuses Biden of being fed reporters’ questions

June private payrolls rose 2.37 million and there was a big positive revision for May, ADP says

DHS to deploy unit to protect monuments over July 4 weekend

DOD: No corroborating evidence Russians offered bribes for U.S. troops in Afghanistan

Seattle mayor orders ‘occupied’ area cleared, police arrive

US already at 100,000 coronavirus cases a day, it just isn’t testing enough

Citing coronavirus, Biden says he won’t hold campaign rallies

Anthony Fauci warns: Pig-bound virus in China could cause pandemic

Mexico says Lopez Obrador will visit Washington to celebrate new trade pact

Coronavirus expected to tank U.S. auto sales in the second quarter

First arrests made in Hong Kong under new China security law

Boston to remove statue of slave kneeling before Lincoln

An Apt Comparison

Like clockwork, the New York Times has reported that Russia had bribed Afghans to kill American soldiers ... and President Trump ignored this intelligence and still wanted to invite Putin to the G-7 meeting this week ... all to compound the Orangeman’s recent poll slippage.

Like most Times stories, we don’t and probably can’t know if this reportage is true.

But, this sniper attack invites a partisan comparison ... OK? Now it was well verified that many of the IEDs that were used in Iraq to kill and maim thousands of American soldiers were made in Iran and supplied to the Iraqi insurgents. Sooo, how did the Obama regime respond to this Iranian evil? Well, as far as I remember, they negotiated a sham nuclear pact that gave Iran $150 billion in bank transfers ... and $1.8 billion in hard cash ... a bit more than a meeting invitation.

Did the Gray Lady draw a similar tut-tut back when Iran was killing Americans?

You know the answer.

Headlines

UK plans 14-day quarantine for incoming travelers

Tesla prepared to move car factory out of California after COvID-19 fight, Elon Musk tweets

Fight over death toll opens grim new front in election battle ...

Hungary: ‘Yes to protecting women, no to gender ideology, illegal migration’

California becomes first state to switch November election to all-mail balloting

Coronavirus live updates: US bail bond business may be in jeopardy, experts are betting on Tesla

Trump’s 2020 jobs bet unravels ...

73% of U.S. adults say China bears responsibility for American coronavirus deaths

Democrats are on the verge of the unthinkable: Losing a swing district in California

FDA gives emergency authorization for new antigen test to help detect coronavirus quicker and cheaper

U.S. deaths 77,2213 ...

Afghanistan has freed over 699 Taliban jihadis so far in prisoner swap

Headlines

U.S. begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, official says

Coronavirus live update: Third cruise ship is kept at sea; billionaires are losing billions

Market bloodbath: stocks crater ... oil plunge ... banks hit hard ... Fed’s pump more cash

Deadly prison protests breakout in Italy ...

Progressive group that endorsed Warren switches to Sanders

Mortgage rates could be even lower, but lenders struggling with high demand

Michigan once was Bernie resurrection. It could now be his funeral ...

Stocks slammed, market circuit breakers triggered, trading halted

 Trump attacks second Democratic governor  over coronavirus criticism

WHO says threat of pandemic ‘has become very real’ even as China recoveries rise

Scott Adams: Even with coronavirus, Bernie and Biden will lose

Poll: Trump leads Joe Biden in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania

Headlines

Cracks start to show in Taliban peace deal

After testing a 5G phone for a week, I’m not sold on the 5G revolution

Virus may have spread unedited for 6 weeks inside USA ...

California poll:  Bernie maintains significant edge over Biden

Klobuchar rally in Minnesota canceled amid protests

Coronavirus live updates: New York Auto Show still on for April, Saudi Arabia confirms first case

Jack Welch, former CEO and chairman of GE, dies at 84 ...

SCOTIS to hear case that could scrap Obamacare

Sanders defends attacks on Israel’s Netanyahu

WHO says coronavirus cases outside China 9 times higher than inside

NKorca fires ‘short-range ballistic missiles’ ...

Taliban ends ‘peach deal’ with U.S. after Afghan president balks

Headlines

Feds seek delay in Michael Flynn case

Coronavirus updates: China pledges $10 billion to fight outbreak, UK confirms fourth case

NYPD: Officer shot, wounded in ‘assassination attempt’ ...

Tesla remotely removes features from used cars without warning

British 5G concerns a ‘witch hunt,’ Chinese ambassador says

Global death toll for new coronavirus soars past 800 to overtake SARS

Taliban claims multiple US soldiers killed in Afghan gun fight ... 2 dead

Buttigieg criticizes electoral college after losing Iowa popular vote

With an avalanche of cash Steyer surges in South Carolina

Tesla seems expensive at these prices even when valuing it like a high-growth tech stock

Republicans raise $100 million during impeachment!

Nancy Pelosi mourns Trump’s ‘shameful’ Alexander Vindman firing

Ping Pong

Most of our problems in the Middle East have to do with our inserting ourselves in the middle of the centuries-long conflict between the Shia and Sunni Muslims. Our overturning of Saddam Hussein, a Sunni, made the Iraqi Shia believe we were on their side ... and Obama’s sucking up to Iran (Shia) reinforced this notion.

But Trump’s dumping of the Iran nuclear deal seemed to indicate we favored the Sunnis. However, the ISIS caliphate was Sunni-based ... and Hillary, with Obama’s permission, seemed to favor these butchers.Then Trump destroyed this caliphate ... with some help from Iran.

And the Shia-Sunni blood feud is also being replicated elsewhere throughout the Middle East ... Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Oman, Turkey, Yemen, Pakistan, Egypt, Gaza ... all but Pakistan predominately Sunni ... where America has difficult problems ... making things even more complex.

And so it goes, back and forth between these Muslim sects (and other offspring sub-sects) like a ping pong match on an Islam table covered in blood. Unfortunately, our troops represent the ping pong ball ... batted back and forth at the cost of U.S. soldiers’ lives and limbs.

Headlines

Taliban council agrees to a ceasefire in Afghanistan

2019 US box office projected for $11.4 billion haul, second highest of all time

Zuckerberg’s personal wealth rose by $27 billion this year ...

Walter Williams warns Virginia about Gov. Northam’s gun registry plan

Joe Kennedy: Pelosi handling impeachment the right way

Wave of new laws to take effect in 2020: Electric cars, data privacy, pot & more

Biden leaves unclear if he would honor a Senate subpoena ...

Kennedy: If we question Hunter Biden, what about Trump’s children?

5 stabbed at rabbi’s house on Hanukkah, suspect in custody

It’s an election year, but don’t expect new fiscal stimulus, says Goldman

NYC bail reform setting suspects free after string of anti-semetic attacks ..

Suicide bomber slays at least 90 in Somalia attack

Obama’s Piss Poor Presidency

A commenter asked on Presidential what I meant by Obama’s “piss poor” presidency. I gave it short shrift and it deserves better ... so here is more — the urine that the “chosen one” managed to spread around during his pampered eight years:

- His initial apology tour ... disparaging his country
- Gutting our military
- Significantly deepening the domestic racial divide
- Doubling our notional debt burden by $10 trillion
- Spending $1 trillion on [non] “shovel-ready jobs”
- Cash for clunkers
- Attempting to destroy our coal and oil industries
- Relying on monetary and not fiscal levers for economic recovery
- Tens of billions lost on Solyndra and other crony  “investments”
- The stupid Paris Climate Accord
- Oblivious to huge trade deficits with China, Mexico and the EU
- Frequently disrespecting Israel
- The Benghazi debacle
- Allowing Hillary’s private email server
- Politicizing our intelligence agencies
- Obamacare which is slowly being fixed by Congress and the courts
- The Iranian nuclear deal giving it $150 billion and  $1.6B in hard cash
- Giving lip service to defeating ISIS ... possibly even arming them
- Reneging US commitment to put missiles in Poland
- Colluding with the Muslim Brotherhood and Black Lives Matter
- Unconstitutional DACA executive order
- Pardoning spy Chelsea Manning
- Swapping deserter Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban bad guys
- “Fast and Furious” gun running to Mexico cartels
- IRS discrimination against Tea Party groups
- Spying on political opponents and the media
- Selling 20% of US uranium to the Russians
- Russian reset including allowing them to annex Crimea
- Not arming the Ukraine with anti-tank missiles against Russia
- Not making NATO countries meet their committed military spending
- The very expensive Afghanistan “surge” producing nothing
- Not confronting North Korea’s for its bad behavior

Enough? And I’m sure I forgot quite a few!

Headlines

Watchdog report rips FBI handling of Russian probe

Trump: DOJ report ‘far worse than I would have ever thought possible,’ despite no finding of political bias

Bombshell report reveals US officials misled public about Afghanistan war ...

Nadler failed to swear in witnesses at Judiciary impeachment [hearing]

Trump nears USMCA compromise with Democrats

Trump family member — possible Ivanka — had ‘personal ‘ relationship with dossier author Steele

Poll: Hillary top choice of Dem voters ...

U.s. Attorney John Durham: ‘We don’t agree’ with Inspector General’s conclusion ...

Supreme Court leaves in place Kentucky abortion restrictions

Morgan Stanley is cutting jobs due to uncertain global environment, sources say

Causes of Wall Street cash crunch remain mystery ... Fed pump won’t fix it ...

Jordan: ‘Deeply troubling’ that FBI spied on Trump campaign

Headlines

Iraq’s prime minister says he’ll resign amid worsening crisis

UK police shoots suspect dead after terrorist attack at London Bridge

Black Friday flat? Crowds thin out

Afghan President: Defeating Baghdadi more significant that Bin-Laden

Sondland not resigning over sexual misconduct allegations

Warren Buffet is sitting on $128 billion, raising questions about whether the market is overvalued

Sales move online ... Third of [online] reviews fake?

Iran arrests eight as it blames CIA conspiracy for recent riots

Trump pushes new Taliban negotiations during surprise Afghanistan trip

Stocks fall to end November, but post the largest monthly gain since June

FBI issues warning about smart TVs ...

BET founder: No Democrat candidate can beat Trump

Headlines

North Korea says nuclear talks broke down, U.S. disagrees

Trump slams Romney as ‘pompous ass’ for critique of Ukraine call

Most illegal crossings in 12 years: Border Patrol took 851,000 into custody ...

Joe Biden: Time to sue gun manufactures

U.s. strikes in Afghanistan have increased on Trump’s orders, Esper says

Pompeo says State Department will hand over documents to Congress

Woodward: Impeachment almost certain ...

Trump supporters greet Pelosi in South Carolina: ‘Impeach Pelosi’

Bernie Sanders discloses heart attack after three days

California’s new privacy law could cost companies a total of $55 billion to get in compliance

Four homeless men beaten to death in NYC ...

Iraq protests: Death toll nears 100, unrest enters fifth day

Headlines

Schumer says addressing gun violence will be top Dem priority this fall

Reliable China insiders hint that this round of trade talks could lead to a breakthrough

Bernie: Population control to save climate

Pete Buttigieg admits no combat ribbon from Afghanistan

Democrats seize on climate as 2020 priority weapon

Cramer: US economic strength empowers Trump to continue to play hardball on China trade

Survey: USA 47th best place to live in the world ...

Winning: ADP and Moody’s estimate jobs blowout

Greg Craig found not guilty in Ukraine lobbying case

Private payroll growth well above Wall Street estimates despite recession fears

Feds line up another quarter point cut ...

Boris Johnson’s brother quits Parliament, gov’t

Headlines

Judiciary Dems to investigate Trump push to host next year’s G-7 at his Doral resort

Trump says US and China resume trade talks Thursday ‘at a different level’

Comey roasted ... Barr doesn’t prosecute ...

Walmart outsources accounting, office jobs to Indian H-1Bs

Pentagon wants Ukraine military aid to continue

Senators ask Jeff Bezos to crack down on thousands of unsafe products on Amazon

Chinese troop movement into Hong Kong prompts unease ...

New Greek government wants Germany to pay war reparations

U.S. to cut troop strength in Afghanistan to 8,600 under peace deal, Trump says

US intel assessment says mysterious Russian explosion was not from testing nuclear-powered missile

6.3 magnitude quake strikes of Oregon coast ... Thousands of tremors hit northwest ...

Judge ends Epstein case

Headlines

Trump signals ‘second thoughts’ on escalating his trade war with China

White House says Trump regrets not raising tariffs on China higher

Drone war takes flight ... Israel battles Iran action over Beirut

AOC: Electoral College is ‘affirmative action’ for rural America

Lindsey Graham warns Trump not to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan

Kudlow does not expect China to retaliate against Trump’s latest tariffs, despite Beijing’s warning

Cities saying ‘No’ to 5-G, citing health, aesthetics, FCC bullying ... Carcinogenic?

2020 Senate Dems shy away from ‘Medicare for All’

Trump: ‘Chosen one’ remark was sarcasm

Trump hints at ‘very big trade deal’ with Britain post Brexit

Cory Booker: Car drivers are licensed, gun owners should be too

Iran foreign minister makes surprise visit [to G-7] ...

Obamanations

Since the Democrat candidates have sullied former President Obama in their recent debate, I guess it’s now OK to join the fray. It's only been 31 months since the worst president of our lifetime has left office into hyper-wealth ... and the outline of his legacy is beginning to be written by historians ... and far-left Dems. Let me help them with my thoughts of his, can I use the word, obamanations? Here are a few of my cringe-worthy recollections:

- A fake $831 billion “stimulus” package ... no real “shovel-ready jobs”

- Obamacare ... in all its gory

- The Iran nuclear deal which gave it hundreds of billion dollars in which to sponsor terrorism in the Middle East, cooperate with North Korea in its drive toward an atomic Armageddon, and still pursue its own nuclear/missile ambitions.

- Inviting the Muslim Brotherhood to the White House multiple times ... the MB is a Muslim terrorist organization

- Conveniently ignoring China’s unfair trade practices ... and pushing the TPP

- An eight -year neglect of our anti-missile technology development ... leaving us seriously unprepared for Kim Jong Un's madness.

- Allowing US manufacturing to die a slow death — no “magic wand”

- The exchange of five highest-level Taliban commanders for that Army deserted, Bowe Bergdahl

- The Paris Climate Accord in which the US carried almost the entire responsibility

- Continually demeaning the US and our potential

- Sham "surge" in Afghanistan for political purposes. It did nothing ... mainly because of inane rules of engagement.

- Refusing to recognize domestic radical Islamic terrorism

- The hollowing out of our armed forces.

- Treating ISIS as the JV team ... using more inane rules of military engagement.

- Weaponizing US intelligence agencies against the Trump team

- The commuting of Chelsea Manning's 35-year sentence for treason.

- His opening to Cuba ... for which we got damaged diplomats and more problems with Venezuela.

- The paying of at least $1.6 billion in cash to Iran for two hostages

- And a whole lot more ...

Now no president can accumulate this many screw-ups without some winners. Unfortunately I can't recall any.

Pay Attention

There are a few things that I wish President Trump and the Republican Party would pay more attention to. Yes, I realize that they already have a full plate with trade, immigration, North Korea, the next election, Iran, continued economic growth, the swing to Socialism, Venezuela, Russian mischief, etc.  And I suppose that we might cut Trump some slack on the following  issues. Nevertheless, it would be helpful if these problems were at least mentioned more as being solutioned in our future:

- Our continued deficit spending is continuing to drive up our national debt. We need to see some real moves by Trump and Co. to control this outflow. Some bipartisan support would also be nice.

- There really is a potentially explosive issue in the wide wealth disparity that exists between the classes in America. Although solutions to this problem run counter to the gut instincts of many conservatives, the eventual consequences of this disparity could create a societal rupture with serious consequences. I have made some suggestions along this line ... see: Me a Liberal?

- Fixing our infrastructure has a difficult path when America is running such huge deficits. But, this is an issue that Trump did identify when running for office ... and I believe he needs to fund a way to show some progress on this front.

- The United States finds itself hobbled by foreign entanglements ... most of them legacies from previous administrations. Clearly fixing these conundrums cannot be remedied all at once. But it would be nice if a few of these difficult problems ... Cuba, Afghanistan, Turkey, Syria, Qatar, Philippines, etc. ... could be normalized.

So, on top of everything Trump is accomplishing, I want more. And I do believe that, if Trump is re-elected, these concerns have to be addressed.

Afterward: He’s reading my blog ... see: Stamford Advocate Story.

Headlines

Can Trump survive Mueller?

Indonesia airline Garuda canceling $6 billion order for 49 Boeing 737 Max jets

Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan ...

Turn in smartphones! How Mueller kept lid on Trump-Russia probe ...

How the FAA delegated oversight to Boeing

Trump says GDP growth would have topped 4% if Fed had stopped rate hikes sooner

Report: Biden advisers consider Stacey Abrams as running mate

Report: Final ISIS state stronghold in Syria falls

Trump to recognize Israel sovereignty over Golan Heights

Crashed jets reportedly lacked key safety features because Boeing charged extra for them

Freshmen Dems to meet with Obama next week ...

E.U. leaders unanimously agree to grant Brexit delay