Headlines

Inside [Gov.] Ralph Northam’s plot for survival

The US and China don’t even have a trade deal draft yet as deadline approaches

DEMs GO ECO WILD! Phase out air travel in next 10 years ...

Warren hints at more documents claiming Native American heritage

The impossible green dream of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Trump is reportedly expected to ban Chinese telecom equipment from US networks

John Roberts joins liberal justices as Supreme Court blocks Louisiana abortion law ...

‘The View’ host Joy Behar under fire for use of blackface

Amazon’s Bezos accuses National Enquirer of ‘extortion and blackmail’

Woody Allen is suing Amazon for killing his movie deal

Netflix paid $0 in taxes ... Record $845 million profits ...

Lindsey Graham: ‘Trump can be a handful’

Headlines

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North Korea faces serious food shortage after intense drought and 'very bad harvest'

Kim launches another one

Praise in San Francisco for Pelosi and Trump!

... Ingraham: I don't remember hearing 'repair the fence!' ...

Trump pushes Rick Scott to run for Senate during Irma recovery visit

Explosion at Fort Bragg wounds 15 special operators

School warns students not to chant 'USA!' at events ...

Swedish police may release murder suspect because they can't find an interpreter ...

FBI reveals wider use of Grand Jury subpoenas in Clinton email probe

Lindsey Graham adds his voice to those calling for Comey to testify again

West's appetite for chocolate devastating Africa's forests ...

CNN [chef] host Anthony Bourdain says he would poison Trump's food

Headlines

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Trump options on Russian probe: Discredit, pardon, fire

Co-founder of firm behind the Trump-Russia dossier will plead the fifth

NFL: OJ will be on Hall of Fame invitation list ..

Dershowitz: 'Unlikely' Mueller will 'want to come away with nothing'

Russian sanctions deal passes without changes Trump wanted

Report: Sessions did talk about the 2016 campaign with Russians

Wall Street Journal editorial writer found dead ...

Reuters tries to trash Trump with poll showing him gaining with his voter base

Schiff, Warner launch preemptive strike on Trump pardons

Report: Trump will use anti-terror law to sidestep enviro review of border wall

Dems to rebrand: 'The better deal'

Lindsey Graham: Vote me out if you oppose amnesty and outsourcing

Headlines

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NYT Sunday Alarm: Trump team met with lawyer connected with Kremlin during campaign

Germany begins military pullout from Turkey after diplomatic spat

U.S. veteran blinded by Omar Khadr says Trudeau guilty of treason

Lindsey Graham: Trump empowering Putin, potentially betraying democracy

France's Macron plans December climate summit

Leader of largest US Catholic Church advocates for married Catholic priests

Trump picks up Marine's hat ...

German intel: Iran still seeking nuclear weapons

Trump: I discussed 'impenetrable cyber security unit' with Putin

US backed forces score their biggest victory over ISIS yet

Pence quietly courts big donors, corporate execs ...

Tesla June US deliveries of Model S plunge 37% from 2016

Headlines

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The real resistance to Trump? The GOP congress

Fake Sean Spicer Twitter account keeps fooling journalists and Democrats

Australian nurse 'ran toward danger' and was killed in London attack

Notre Dame: Terrorist shot by French police after attacking with hammer

Trump appears to take credit for Gulf States break with Qatar

Trump Labor Secretary targets visa program fraud and abuse

Anthem to drop out of Obamacare in Ohio, 18 counties to be left without ACA coverage

Lindsey Graham: 'Let Obamacare collapse'

NYC 'Shakespeare in Par k' graphically murders Trump

Michael Moore launches 'Trumpileaks' site

Alleged media leaker charged under Espionage Act

NSA leaker: 'Being white is racism'

Paris pullout: Trump accused of 'environmental racism'

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FoxNews rocked -- O'Reilly out

The end: Aaron Hernandez found hanging in his cell ...

Lindsey Graham heaps praise on Trump: 'I am all in'

Sessions: 'We can't promise' DREAMers won't be deported

DNC Deputy Chairman: Obama responsible for electoral failures

Russian bombers fly near Alaska 2nd day in a row ...

BOSE headphones spying on listeners?

Trump to meet with Palestinian president

Black Lives Matter desecrates monument to Confederate dead

Study: 89% of media negative on president [Trump]

MSNBC analyst calls for ISIS to bomb Trump property

Steve Harvey: Trump keeping his promise to inner cities

Sinister

The Latin word for both "left" and "evil" is "sinistra." And consequently, for most of the modern era, left-handed people were considered to be sinister. That is why, until early in the twentieth century, left-handed children were mostly forced to write with their right hand. Interestingly our last three presidents, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obummer have all been lefties ... physically and politically. Whether they were sinister is up to you to decide. I think that at least one fits this description.

Now for some good news ... all the presidential candidates who are still in the race are right-handed. The only left-handed ones, Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham, have dropped out. So, it now appears that the U.S. will indeed break this southpaw trend in presidents. Hopefully we will also then break this nation's downward spiral?

Fault Line

I've written before on Obamatrade (see: Trust Me), but now, as more and more of the details of this Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact leak out, I am getting very chary about this pact (really a treaty) and how the Obama administration is attempting another end-run around the U.S. Constitution. Heroic Senator Jeff Sessions, unlike many of his Senate-mates, has read this bill and is revealing enough of its onerous details to cause many second thoughts on this fast-track authority that the administration is seeking ... you really should read about his revelations ... see: Breitbart Story.

In fact, Obamatrade might well be the fault line in the Republican field of candidates for the presidential nomination in 2016. Unfortunately, my favorite candidate, Marco Rubio seems once again to be on the wrong side of this geographic schism ... just like he originally was on immigration ... as part of the Senator Chuck Schumer-led Gang of Eight. Also on the wrong side of this issue are Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Ted Cruz and presidential contenders Jeb Bush and Rick Perry. Against this ultra-secret deal are Senator Rand Paul, Rick Santorum, Carly Fiorina, Dr. Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal and Donald Trump. Both Senators Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio voted to authorize this partnership without reading its details.

On the Democrat side, Hillary Clinton favors this legislation while Martin O'Malley and Senator Bernie Sanders oppose it.

This week the House of Representatives takes up this bill and, heaven forbid, if they pass it, President Obama will be one step closer to an absolute monarchy ... perhaps, with a more trustworthy president, this partnership wouldn't be so dangerous. (Representative Paul Ryan has already indicated that he is for this bill.) I just hope enough other representatives take the time to read this bill (or talk to Senator Sessions) before they cast their votes.

Red Herring

A friend recently sent me an e-mail about immigration reform in which he said: "making the desirable [illegal immigrants] citizens after exacting a measure of penalties is the way to go".  This to me is unrealistic and a Democrat-inspired red herring … which now is unfortunately echoed by many naive Republicans … such as Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham.  Let me expand on the points I have made in a previous blog post (see: Carrying Water in Sieve).

Imagine that you are an illegal immigrant ... you work under the table, you don't pay income taxes, you get many social services: Medicaid, EBT card, Section 8 housing, an Obamaphone, etc. ... maybe even SSI.  You have a driver’s license but don't have auto insurance.  You even can vote and sometimes do.  Now would you step forward and let the government know who and where you are, lose some or all of your social benefits, pay your back taxes and penalties, commit to paying income and Social Security taxes into the forever future, buy auto insurance, learn English, and stand in line for citizenship?

I don't think so.  One can be sure that most illegal immigrants understand economic self-interest and the sorry state of our immigration-law enforcement.

I predict that the only result of the currently-proposed immigration-reform legislation would be that less than 25% of those to whom this reform is directed will actually come forward under its terms.  And I also think that most of its more restrictive provisions will be ignored by the Obama administration (i.e., border security expansion will not be implemented) … and the number of illegal immigrants will dramatically increase from the admitted 11 million today.

A piece of advice … don’t try to feast on a red herring.

Robin Hood Remake

Produced by George Soros
Directed by  David Axelrod

The Cast
Prince John -- Barack Obama
The Tax Collector -- Douglas Shulman
The Sheriff of Nottingham -- Eric Holder
Robin Hood -- Darrell Issa
Maid Marian -- Sarah Palin
Friar Tuck -- Chris Christie
Little John -- Lindsey Graham
Sir Guy of Gisbourne -- John Kerry

In a twist to this remake, Prince John is the one who robs from the rich and gives to the poor ... abetted by his Tax Collector and The Sheriff of Nottingham.  Robin Hood, on the other hand, tries to lead his Merry Men in a fight against Prince John's corruption and incompetence. Friar Tuck tucks it to the Merry Men by calling for a special election in Sherwood Forest.  Little John spends most of the movie vamping for the cameras.  Maid Marian gives her silk scarf to Robin Hood in hopes that he will win the archery contest on Capitol Hill.  Sir Guy of Gisbourne spends the entire movie trying to emulate Basil Rathbone.