Headlines

Judge’s faith becomes early flashpoint in Supreme Court fight

Weekly jobless claims rise unexpectedly, total 870,000

Rioters set fire to police HQ in St. Louis

Twitter: ‘Louisville will burn’ doesn’t violate our rules ... Masters of the Universe bow to the mob

2 retired 4-star officers who served under Trump endorse Biden

Protests erupt around the nation after Breonna Taylor grand jury decision

Kevin McCarthy threatens motion to remove Pelosi as speaker if she pushes for impeachment again

Leftists boo Trump paying respects to RBG

Battleground polls show Trump up in Texas, Biden ahead in Iowa

Retailers have started paying rent again but are still fighting with their landlords

Florida AG refers Bloomberg to FBI for criminal investigation

Khan’s London: 11 police injured in acid attacks

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Romney supports holding a vote on next Supreme Court nominee

Billionaire media mogul Haim Saban ramps up support for Biden and Democrats in Senate races

No cash needed: Iran says it’s willing to exchange all prisoners with U.S.

WI ruling: Ballots will be counted without definitive postmarks

Poll: Biden tied withTrump in Georgia

Coronavirus live updates: Europe turns to curfews, army to slow spread; Lowe’s unveils contactless lockers

Florida Governor unveils legislation making rioting a third-degree felony

CNN Lemon: ‘We’re gonna have to blow up the entire system’

Bloomberg, others rack up $20 million to register Florida felon after time served

Existing home sales jump to 14-year high, as prices set another record

NYPD officer and Army reservist charged with acting as illegal agent[s] of China

Collins proposes Const. Amendment to prohibit ‘threat of the moment’ SCOTUS packing

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Biden ahead in Minnesota and Arizona, CBS poll indicates

At least 33 dead as wildfires scorch millions of acres across Western U.S. — ‘it is apocalyptic’

Bombshell report: Half of Biden’s $400 million raised last year on ActBlue came from ‘unemployed’ untraceable donors

Newsom quietly signs bill reducing penalties for sex with minors

2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush; anger and protests follow

Public health specialists criticize Trump administration over reports it interfered with CDC studies

‘We hope they die,’ BLM protesters block ER entrance after officers shot, try to break into hospital

Garcetti: Biden *is* committed to phasing out fracking

Bloomberg to spend up to $100 million to beat Trump in Florida

Stop ‘demoralizing’ college students for coronavirus spread, mental health experts urge

U.S. Army soldier in training found dead, fourth death at Fort Jackson base this year

Lightfoot’s Chicago: At least 50 shot, 11 fatally, over weekend

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A Sobering Thought

Some say everyone will get COVID-19 eventually  ... particularly if Trump restarts the economy on or around Easter. And, given my risk factors — 81 with hypertension and diabetes — the odds are against my survival. So, has Trump given me a death sentence in order to keep our country from dropping into an economic depression?

Italy is already practicing coronavirus triage ... not offering extreme treatments to those over the age of 60 ... denying them ventilators and respirators.  If the United States is overwhelmed with Wuhan flu cases, I suspect the same might happen here ... despite, or maybe because of our aging population (remember Trump, Biden, Pelosi, Sanders and virtually our entire ruling class also fit into this category). And until an effective vaccine is developed and/or treatment cures are found, there is a potential for tens of thousands (or more) deaths of us senior citizens. A sobering thought.

And if this nightmare scenario does come about, who of this older group might be spared? George Soros? Robert De Niro? Warren Buffett? Chuck Schumer? Mike Bloomberg? Joy Bahar? You bet your ass these poobahs will have the means to jump the line ... as will most other qualifying financiers, entertainers and politicians. Or will their altruism take over ... and they will step aside so that our younger generation will be spared because they are the future of our country?

Nah! Don’t be silly!

Today’s Poser

If Mike Bloomberg’s $500,000,000+ spending on political ads didn’t do the trick in 2020, how could Russia’s $250,000 ad spend (1/2,000th of Bloomberg’s) in 2016 sway the election to Trump?

(Tip of the hat to a Mike Lester cartoon.)

Billion Dollars

Mike Bloomberg spent a supposed billion dollars on his failed presidential campaign bid. This seems like a colossal waste of money. For instance, he could have instead bought:

- 20 billion pieces of Double Bubble gum

 - 20,000 Tesla Model 3 Long Range AWDs

 - 50 billion plastic straws

- 11.2 miles of the high-speed coastal rail link between L.A. and San Francisco

- 4 thousand tickets on the Virgin Galactica Spaceship Two suborbital flight

- 5 delegates to the Democrat nominating convention from American Samoa

Headlines

‘I’ve never seen anybody mount a comeback like this — ever.’

Private payrolls up 183,000 as hiring shows no sign of coronavirus scare

Bernie: CA, CO, UT, VT ... Biden: AL, AK, MA, MIN, NC, OK, TN, TX, VA

Pelosi: Trump is ‘most dangerous person’ in our country’s history

Bloomberg suspends presidential campaign, endorses Biden

Coronavirus live updates: NYU college student infected,  Chinese scientists find two strains of virus

Warren reassesses campaign ...

Trump ridicules Sessions for failing to win majority in Alabama

U.S strikes Taliban forces, in first hit since peace deal

Weekly mortgage refinances spike 28%, as interest rates tank on coronavirus fears

Seattle ‘a ghost town’ ...

IOC: Tokyo games to proceed as planned despite coronavirus

Headlines

The resurrection of Joe Biden

Coronavirus live updates: Pence says markets will recover, WHO chief warns of more European outbrakes

Local spread of virus marks turning point in USA ...

Steyer burns $252M on failed campaign

Pence: 15,000 Coronavirus testing kits released over the weekend

Bernie Sanders leads in Texas, a pivotal Super Tuesday primary, NBC/Marist poll says

Pence: More [virus] deaths coming ...

Thousands of migrants mass on Turkey’s border with Europe

Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions mount

Silicon Valley has emerged as a battle of Bernie vs. Bloomberg ahead of Super Tuesday

New international travel restrictions ...

Iran raises coronavirus death toll to 54

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Sanders sends Democrat establishment into panic mode

Coronavirus live update: WHO calls Iran and Italy ‘deeply concerning,’ Goldman cuts GDP forecast

Harvey guilt of sex crimes ... Straight to jail ... Faces 5 to 29 years ...

Jussie Smollett to be indicted on 6 new charges

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

Coronavirus could push mortgage rates past 4-year low

Will Obamas move to stop Bernie? Buffet boosts Bloomberg ...

Poll: Sanders, Bloomberg leapfrog Biden in New York

Global markets fall sharply as virus cases spread past Asia

Bloomberg’s $400 million bet looks headed for a Super Tuesday flop

Trump speaks to 110,000 at raucous India rally ...

Judge Judy vows to ‘fight to the death’ against Bernie Sanders

Bernie vs. Bloomberg

Trump has indicated that he would rather face Bloomberg in November ... other than Bernie.  This flies in the face of conventional wisdom ... that Bloomberg in many respects is the more difficult opponent ... with his many billions and more moderate positions.

Then why might Trump prefer Bloomberg as an opponent?

Very simple ... it’s a choice between positive and negative political messages. Bloomberg would be running with a “I’m not Trump” message. Whereas Bernie has a transformative message, however poisonous to many ... “We need to become more like Socialist Sweden ...  with free healthcare, free college, free housing, open borders, voting from prison, Green New Deal, etc.”

Bloomberg would be Diet Trump ... many of his same policies except for climate change, gun control and open borders ...  but without the tweets ... too easy a switchover. Whereas Sanders is leading a “movement” ... a movement backed by change ... however distasteful to many of us.

Trump recognizes that a passionate positive message is a tougher challenge than a squishy negative one.

Headlines

Biden claims comeback despite distant second finish to Sanders

Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes National Democratic lead

Undocumented immigrants helped him [Sanders] win [in Nevada] ...

Bernie Sanders says U.S. is worse than Communist China in jailing people

Trump loves a big crowd, he’ll get one of his biggest in India.

Economic impact of coronavirus will be clearer in ‘three or four weeks, ‘ Mnuchin says

It’s the Socialist Democrats now ... Trump congratulates ‘crazy Bernie’

Three migrants from Yemen apprehended in human smuggling in CA

Erdogan says he will meet Putin, Merkel and Macron to discuss Syria

Coronavirus Live updates: South Korea alert level on max, Italy and Iran cases spie

Can’t [Eastwood] for Mike [Bloomberg] ...

[Susan] Rice: Acting DNI Grenell a ‘hack and a shill’

Headlines

Warren, Biden and Buttigieg dangerously close to going broke

Facebook considers making clearer that pro-Bloomberg posts come from staffers

Weekend: A.I. Picks Sanders to win big in Nevada: Biden voters shifting to Buttigieg ...

Tim Scott predicts black support for Trump to increase by 50 percent

Down-ball or Republicans watch with glee as Sanders gains steam

WHO officials say coronavirus outbreak in Iran ‘very worrisome’

Poll: Satisfaction with USA highest since 2005 ...

Coronavirus drag on U.S. economy appears bigger than expected

Pompeo announces ‘understanding’ between U.S. and Taliban

Larry Kudlow says falling bond yields don’t reflect the U.S. fundamentals

NYT: Russia backs Trump re-election, and he fears Dems will exploit ... ‘Hoax number 7!’

Elizabeth Warren claims transgender athletes ‘not a threat’

Powerline Pic

Headlines

Bloomberg campaign manager: ‘Mike needs to get his legs under him’

Coronavirus update: US hospitals brace for possible pandemic, Air France tallies ‘brutal’ cost

Bolton see his testimony wouldn’t have affected Trump acquittal ...

Sanders wins backing of top Muslim political group

Bloomberg nails Socialist Sanders as millionaire with 3 houses

Gold surges to 7-year high as investors seek safety trade

Spielberg daughter comes out as porn star ...

Rod Blagojevich: ‘I’m a Trumpocrat’

Trump, RNC announce $10 million plan to battle Dems on voting lawsuits

Bloomberg’s debate debacle might be the ‘beginning of the end’ of his 2020 run, pollster says

‘Nazi terrorist’ massacres 9 at hookah bars near Frankfurt ...

George Soros calls for removal of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Headlines

Bloomberg in 2016: ‘Yes, Donald, I do love you’

Coronavirus Live update: Iran confirms two deaths, IMF chief issues warning on global growt

[Trump)] Goes on clemency spree, and list is long ...

Sanders: ‘I don’t think’ I’ll release more medical records

Andrew Yang joins CNN as political commentator

It’s never been this hard for companies to find qualified workers

Barr warns: I’ll walk if you keep tweeting ...

Report: Top NSC official could be reassigned amid speculation she is ‘anonymous’

Trump campaign hires alum of controversial data company

AG Barr takes aim at a key legal protection for Big Tech companies

Beijing expels three Wa Street Journal reporters ...

Fenton: Judicial Watch subpoenas FBI’s. Seth Rich records

Headlines

Mike Bloomberg just made the debate, can he keep his cool?

Coronavirus updates: Gottlieb says Japan on cusp of outbreak, France warns of pandemic risk

Bloomberg set for debate ... surges in poll

Wire — one thing unites establishment Dems: fear of Sanders

Trump threatens lawsuits over Mueller probe

‘Chernobyl like response’ by China means ‘worst is yet to come’ for coronavirus, Raymond James says

Bernie draws 17,000 to rally in Tacoma ...

Indie rock band plays for Bernie Sanders Tacoma rally

Mike Pompeo starts tour of Africa

Coronavirus scare leads fund managers to slash China outlook

Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex-abuse lawsuits ...

Bloomberg belittled farmers, mechanist as dumb in viral video ...

Milking a Bull

Farmer Mike, that milk won’t go through the separator ...

Today’s Poser

When will our national media (and some readers here) start clamoring for Bloomberg’s tax returns ... and maybe for Bernie’s medical records?

Choice

a headache

between

an upset stomach

Mini Mike Offer

Seeing as how the Bloomberg campaign is now throwing money around, I have a proposal for them — for a million dollar donation to the Potts Family Foundation, I will refrain from publishing any more Bloomberg hit pieces on this blog. And, furthermore, for an equivalent amount in Bitcoin paid directly to me, I will herein offer six puff pieces between now and November.

So, dear reader, you can track my financial fortunes by what you soon read here about Mini Mike.