It’s amazing how lucky we are that he had his head turned that way, and was scratched instead of killed like Kennedy. What chaos that would have been. Imagine the Republican convention tomorrow, when he hasn’t even named his heir in announcing his pick for VP, and no one claims to know who it is other than him. Who would be the leader of the party? Who would rise? I’d guess it would have to be Speaker Johnson. He is, after all, currently third in line for the presidency. But would he pick up the chalice, or simply supervise the process of choosing?
Category Archives: History
Will The Left Respect Democracy If Trump Wins?
When they say “democracy,” they mean Democrats rule. Anything else (like restoring the Republic) is the destruction of “our democracy.”
The Coverup
It’s not possible to hate these awful people enough.
[Update while later]
“Well, anyway.”
As noted, the Democrats have given Republicans many great campaign quotes on Biden’s unfitness. They can’t unwrite and unsay them. And I love the look on poor Meloni’s face when Biden calls Zelensky “Putin.”
BTW, if you want to get completely snockered in a Biden speech, take a swig at every “Look,” and “Anyway.” They’re verbal ticks that he can’t avoid when he doesn’t know what to say next, or when his train of thought derails.
[Update a while later]
“Our Brezhnev, our Pravda, our Soviet Union.”
[Afternoon update]
I sure wish this didn’t sound completely plausible.
I just hung up with my friend who works in D.C. The guy who has nailed everything and given me inside scoops for months that have led to viral tweets, correct predictions and he has not been wrong yet. Not sure if I should post this, but:
— Black Insurrectionist–I FOLLOW BACK TRUE PATRIOTS (@DocNetyoutube) July 12, 2024
Jill Biden is running the country right…
[Saturday-morning update]
Joe Biden and a tear in the fabric.
The Latest SpaceX “Scandal”
Too much “bro” culture?
If true, this story reminds me of Lincoln's remark when told that Grant drank too much. "Find out his brand of whiskey, and send a case to all of my generals." But it did say they joked about it, not necessarily that they did it. https://t.co/nkequTPnM2
— Rand Simberg (@Simberg_Space) July 11, 2024
Wild Wild Space
HBO is putting out a documentary series based on Ashlee Vance’s book:
The book was great, and Vance is one of the producers, so I expect the series to be good.
[Thursday-afternoon update]
A review, over at TechCrunch.
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“A Good Man”
The BS about Biden is thoroughly deconstructed.
[Wednesday-morning update]
Now they take on the BS about Biden’s “accomplishments.”
He’s been a disaster.
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[Thursday-morning update]
John Podhoretz makes the case for schadenfreude. It’s pretty compelling. This couldn’t happen to a more awful political party, at least in this country.
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[Update a few minutes later]
This is hilarious. As Gutfeld said yesterday, it’s like the Biden family is holding the Democrats hostage, and the media is negotiating. “He wants an In’n’Out! He wants to talk to his daughter. He’ll only talk to Clooney.”
[Noon update]
Just In Time For The Election
Looks a lot like we’ll be in a recession before November.
People are tapped out on their credit cards.
The Courtier Game
A partial explanation of what’s going on in the White House, from Arnold Kling.
The Democrats
…have gone full Soviet.
Pretty sure, though, that this is a typo: “…the Neo-Bolsheviks, with or without General Secretary Joe, of America’s USSR party will surrender. They will scorch the earth from sea to shining sea if that’s what it takes.”
That first sentence is pretty clearly missing a “not.”
Why Cats Meow
This is interesting, but doesn’t really seem like news to me.