Politico, yesterday, Pressure is on Newsom to quickly appoint Feinstein’s temporary replacement. Michael Shellenburger et al, Dianne Feinstein And The Death Of Moderate Democrats. Then Politico again, Gavin Newsom picks Laphonza Butler as Dianne Feinstein replacement. Althouse, Gavin Newsom fulfills his promise and names a black woman — Laphonza Butler — to replace Dianne Feinstein. A Black lesbian, and former head of Emily's list, and, apparently, a resident of Maryland at Hat Hair, Duane Patterson says Meet California's new senator: Laphonza Butler of ... Maryland? Twitchy, Newsom chooses 'history-making' first Black lesbian to fill Feinstein's seat, there's just 1 BIG problem. 'Bonchie' at Red State, Newsom’s ‘First Black Lesbian’ Senate Appointee Immediately Hit With Scandal, Cover-Up Underway. It doesn't really matter, whoever Gov. Hairdo appoints will reliably tow the Democrat line. But, lucky us, as Hat Hair Jazz Shaw notes, We apparently missed out on California Senator Meghan Markle.
We're still digesting a couple of issues from the threatened govt. shutdown, now stalled for another 44 days. First, Rep. Jamaal Bowman's apparently outrageous attempt to stop the consideration of the bill by pulling a fire alarm and causing an evacuation. I guess he got the idea from High School, where he was a principal. At NYPo, Jamaal Bowman's stunt is absurd, even for the Democrats. Nick Arama at Red State sees Bowman Issues Formal Statement About Pulling Fire Alarm, Thomas Massie Has the Perfect Response. At TownHall, One Photo That Shreds Jamaal Bowman's Narrative Over Fire Alarm Incident. At Twitchy, LOL! The Jamaal Bowman fire alarm memes are … on FIRE. Hat Hair's KT asks Should Rep. Jamaal Bowman be expelled from Congress? No, but he needs to be made to sweat a little more. At WaT, House Republicans want Jamaal Bowman to be given Jan. 6 treatment over fire alarm. From PM, MTG calls on DOJ to prosecute Jamaal Bowman using same law used to imprison J6ers. Curt at Flopping Aces, GOP Representatives Call For Arrest Of Jamaal Bowman Over Fire Alarm Stunt, Citing Treatment Of January 6 Protesters. At Insty, AMERICA’S NEWSPAPER OF RECORD, (The Babylon Bee) Buffalo Guy Kicking Himself For Not Just Pulling Fire Alarm To Evacuate Congress.
The second issue arising from the aborted shutdown was the resumption of open war between Rep. Mat Gaetz and Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Sundance at CTH features Sunday Talks - Matt Gaetz is Throwing Atomic Truth Hammers at The UniParty and Sunday Talks - McCarthy Responds to Gaetz and Links U.S Border Security Bill to Ukraine Funding Bill. At ABC Matt Gaetz says he is planning a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy over government funding bill. Reuters reports McCarthy vows to survive ouster threat for avoiding shutdown. Althouse, "I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.... Nobody trusts Kevin McCarthy." "That's Matt Gaetz." At TownHall Matt Vespa provides The 'Hitchhiker's Guide' to Matt Gaetz's Plot to Remove Kevin McCarthy. Western Journal claims McCarthy Says He Doesn't Want to Be Part of Republican Team After Passing Continuing Resolution. At Becker News, House GOP Members Begin Push to Expel Matt Gaetz. I think Gaetz may have bitten off a little more than he can chew here.
From the Messenger, Trump Campaign Leaves Actual Birdcage at Nikki Haley’s Hotel Door as Part of ‘Birdbrain’ Attack. Breitbart, Maher: NYT's 'Hit Piece' on DeSantis and COVID that Buried FL Outperforming Average Was 'Despicable'. At Am Great thinks RFK Jr. as Independent Would Propel Trump to Deliver Crushing Blow and Sundance at CTH says Robert Kennedy Jr Admits His Campaign Has Done Polling on Running Independent and He Takes More General Election Votes from Donald Trump Than Joe Biden... - The Last Refuge. Althouse, "First of all, I know Bobby from the time I met Maria. I always liked him. But when I look at him being suspicious of certain things, I ask myself..." "Can anyone really judge him in a fair way? Because here’s a guy who has had an uncle assassinated, a father assassinated. Said Arnold Schwarzenegger, responding to a NYT interviewer, in "Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Here to Pump You Up (Emotionally).""
Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN, Pennsylvania latest state to embrace automatic voter registration, triggers new integrity fears, “Recent history proves that automatic voter registration is inherently problematic,” said Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project."
Fox News, cited at Yahoo! claims an IRS agent said CNN has Hunter Biden email where Hunter claimed legal 'stuff' would go away under Biden admin. "The House Ways and Means Committee released a document on Wednesday showing an IRS agent relaying an inquiry from a CNN producer who claimed to have an email where Hunter Biden said that all of his "stuff" would go away once his father was elected president. To date, the alleged email has never become public." At Spiked, Brendan O'Neill says The Hunter Biden scandal has exposed the death of journalism "The liberal media’s incuriosity about the Biden family’s dodgy dealings is a betrayal of press freedom." We all knew it, but the Biden Crime Family coverup is one of the finest current examples. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks the Fire Alarm Scandal Raises New Questions About Cocainegate "How is it possible that footage of Bowman pulling the fire alarm was found and a picture released on the same day of the incident, yet to date, there’s no publicly available footage showing how that cocaine got into the White House and who brought it in?"
Nick Arama at Town Hall sees Biden Emerges From Hiding, Has Brain Freeze, Trips Over MAGA Insult. Fox reports Maher begs Biden to step aside, predicting Trump victory: You'll do 'great damage' to the country if you don't. "The HBO star said that while Trump looks 'robust,' Biden looks like 'his own skeletal remains.'" Sarah Arnold at Town Hall is amused by Trump Hilariously Mimicking Biden Trying to Figure Out How to Exit Off a Stage. Sundance sees While Demanding Ukraine Funding, Joe’s Last Marble Falls Out of the Bag. At the Pittsburgh PG, Saleno Zito analyzes Biden voters, They’ll vote for Joe Biden no matter what "First in a three-part series on the people who’ll decide the next president." Josh Kraushaar at Anxious is anxious that Some Democrats fear Bidenomics branding is backfiring. Begee Welborn at Hat Hair "I think it’s working out great. Straight, to the point, one word who’s responsible. Messaging brilliance." Breitbart reports White House claiming We're 'on a Sustainable Fiscal Path'. From Fox, Biden admin quietly released study showing green energy receives far more subsidies than fossil fuels, "'Solar should be competing for sales in the marketplace, not for subsidies in Washington,' top Republican senator tells Fox News Digital."
At Da Caller, Trump May Have Violated Release Terms With Gun Purchase Spokesperson Said Didn’t Happen, Prosecutors Argue.
From Twitchy, Merrick Garland channels SNL's sleazy lawyer Nathan Thurm in his 60 Minutes appearance (watch). Steve Guest@SteveGuest "WATCH: On 60 Minutes, Joe Biden's AG Merrick Garland laughably claims, "We do not have one rule for Republicans and another rule for Democrats. We don’t have one rule for foes and another for friends." But we bend the rules for our friends, and against them for our enemies.
At Sauron's Eye, Donald Trump expects to attend start of New York civil trial Monday. Hat Hair reports POTATUS takes not-so-subtle shot at Musk. Citizen Free Press@CitizenFreePres, "Joe Biden sends a veiled threat at Elon Musk, claiming X is a source of "misinformation."" At the TaxProf Blog, Speech By Princeton's Robby George About Free Speech Is Shouted Down At Washington College.
Jennifer O'Connell at Red State reports Shocked Parents Discover that Orange County's Capistrano USD Has A 'Private' Individual Transition Plan. I'm old enough to remember when Orange County was considered conservative. From Outkick, American College Of Sports Medicine Puts Out The 'No Duh' Statement Of The Century "“Biological sex is a primary determinant of athletic performance because of fundamental sex differences in anatomy and physiology dictated by sex chromosomes and sex hormones,” the statement reads." At the Volokh Reports Jonathan Adler reports the Sixth Circuit Reverses Preliminary Injunctions Against TN & KY Laws Restricting Gender Dysphoria Treatments for Minors. "Given the holding and the current composition of the Sixth Circuit, this is not a particularly strong candidate for en banc review. There is also no circuit split yet on this question. The only other federal appeals court to rule on this issue thus far—the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit—reached the same conclusion. Several district courts have gone the other way, however, making it possible that a circuit split could still emerge, precipitating Supreme Court review."
At the College Fix, Duke’s female-only scholars program constitutes sex discrimination, civil rights watchdog says.
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> I'm old enough to remember when Orange County was considered conservative.
ReplyDeleteThat would be before UC Irvine opened.