Flotsam and Jetsam - Pardon Mania on the Wane?

Still a lot of it, but I feel it's mostly run it's course. Paul Bedard at WaEx reports Nation strongly rejects Biden’s pardon of son Hunter, and the Biden's just don't care what the nation thinks. NewsMax, Biden's Hunter Pardon Proves He's for Himself, Not the Nation, as ever. Pop Times claims Biden Considered Pardoning Hunter in June but Directed Aides To Lie that he Wouldn’t. The Great Victor Davis Hanson@VDHanson "The Lies of Joe Biden and his Lying Enablers. Joe Biden promised, emphatically, at least six times—all pre-election—that he would not pardon his son Hunter Biden. His media lapdogs loudly resonated those boasts. They claimed at the time Biden was a historic, Sir Thomas More-like protector of jurisprudence, morality, and our Constitution—sacrificing even his son on the altar of the “the rule of law”. All again shameful lies. . . . " Vicky Taft at PJM wonders, Was Hunter Biden a Tool of the CIA? This topic was covered in a Joe Rogan podcast I linked the other day. The answer is yes, sort of, but it's buried in 3 hrs of interesting conversation. Hat Hair's John Sexton thinks Liberal Pundits Made Fools of Themselves Defending the Hunter Biden Pardon, but they already were. Ace, Oh No, Joe Biden Loses Ultimate Democrat Fangirl Chuck Todd, oh well. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, POTATUS Pardon-Palooza: Rubin Doesn't Want to Be 'Jenny From the CELL Block'. She thinks she's that important. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Of all the defenses of the Biden pardon I’ve heard, “because Trump firing squads” might be the most creative." Jarvis@jarvis_best, "I could not imagine a scenario in which a new admin would go after a previous admin. That is not who we are." Fortunately you don't have to imagine it, Biden did it. Althouse notices "Those who could face exposure include such members of Congress’ Jan. 6 Committee as Sen.-elect Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming." "Trump has previously said Cheney 'should go to Jail along with the rest of the Unselect Committee!' Also mentioned by Biden’s aides for a pardon is Anthony Fauci, the former head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who became a lightning rod for criticism from the right during the Covid-19 pandemic.... The president himself, who was intensely focused on his son’s pardon, has not been brought into the broader pardon discussions yet . . . From "Biden White House Is Discussing Preemptive Pardons for Those in Trump’s Crosshairs/The nomination of Kash Patel, who has vowed to pursue Trump’s critics, as FBI director has heightened concerns within the president’s inner circle" (Politico)." Sundance at CTH examines The Talk of “Preemptive Pardons” "What we see in this “preemptive pardon” narrative, is a repeat of the victim narrative.  This time the White House discussion boils down to ‘Lawfare agents must be protected from any retaliation for their action’.  Pardons presumably provide the mechanism to protect the victims.  In the big picture of ideology, this is a continuation of the same mindset." Catturd ™@catturd2, "So, they're all guilty. Got it." Quote, Patrick Webb@RealPatrickWebb, "BREAKING: The Biden White House is considering preemptive pardons for those in Trump’s crosshairs, including Adam Schiff, Liz Cheney, and Anthony Fauci, POLITICO reports." OTP, DOJ Probing Trump Special Counsel Smith On Misconduct Claims, "The Department of Justice recently briefed the House Judiciary Committee about an internal investigation it had opened into special counsel Jack Smith’s office, according to committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH)." At Breitbart, Fetterman: Trump Should Be Pardoned, NYC Case Was ‘Politically Motivated’. First, it's a state case, and Biden can't pardon it (but Gov. Hochul could). Second, he needs to take it to appeal to prove how bogus it was. Bob Spencer at PJM, Fetterman Offers an Unlikely Plan to Bind Up the Nation's Wounds.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.05.24, EBL, BIDEN IS GOING TO ISSUE LOTS AND LOTS OF PARDONS, American Thinker: The Hunter Biden Who Could Have Been, Mark Steyn, A Pardon From the Big Guy. "One of the biggest stories of the week, of course, was the number of seemingly intelligent persons who were shocked and/or surprised by Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter for a very wide variety of unsavoury acts, which Hunter may or may not have committed during a very, very, very wide expanse of time."

There's only 45 days left in the Biden/Harris regime. How's it going? 

Mrgunsngear@Mrgunsngear, "We've finally gotten an answer from FEMA as to why only 37 RVs have been delivered so far. It's because "there are a lot of mountains" according to this #FEMA rep." It's probably hard to deliver RVs when you're working remotely from home. From PM, Biden blocks new coal mining leases where 40% of nation’s coal is produced, "Simply put, this rule will destroy coal jobs and defund public education in Montana. It's a disaster." Just another rule for Trump to repeal on Day 1. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.05.24, American Greatness, Biden Regime Quietly Revokes Veterans Hiring Preference For Civil Service Jobs, The Lid,  Sneaky Biden Enacts New Protections for Leech Government Workers to Sabotage Trump.  At Slay, Iowa Sues Biden Admin over 2,000 Registered Voters Believed to Be Non-Citizens "The Biden admin is refusing to provide access to the citizenship status information of more than 2,000 registered voters." 'Bonchie' at RedState reports National Christmas Tree Lighting Interrupted by Joe Biden Being a Complete Weirdo. OTP, Kamala Harris Makes Rare Public Appearance After Election Shellacking. Don't go away mad; just go away. From the College Fix, Black male students more likely to say no to female president: poll.

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Did You Know They Are Still Counting Votes? Pop Times, Shocking: Kamala Harris Won Votes Counted After Election Day by 20 Points, " Interesting how that works, isn’t it?" Kyle Becker@kylenabecker "If you took 28 days to count 210K votes — YOU CHEATED." quote Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal, "BREAKING: CALIFORNIA DEM FLIPS HOUSE SEAT IN FINAL RACE Adam Gray, a former state lawmaker, defeated incumbent Republican John Duarte in California’s 13th District, flipping the seat after trailing by 3,000 votes on election night." The Guardian, Twenty Minnesota ballots went missing in key race that hinges on 14 votes. Cutie Pavlich at TownHall, Comer: The Census Is Overcounting. Guess Who Benefits?

I nominate Pete Hegseth as this week's reincarnation of Immanuel Goldstein.  From WaEx, Pete Hegseth says he’s a victim of the ‘art of the smear’ designed to tank defense secretary nomination. WaPoo, Hegseth’s history with alcohol shadows Pentagon selection, "Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick as secretary of defense, would lead a military that has severe penalties for being intoxicated on duty." USA Today, Pete Hegseth vows he won't drink 'a drop of alcohol' if confirmed as defense secretary. Insty, PATTON SAID THAT SOLDIERS WHO WON’T F*CK WON’T FIGHT. I DON’T KNOW WHAT HE WOULD HAVE SAID ABOUT SOLDIERS WHO WON’T DRINK BEER. "BREAKING NEWS: Infantryman Drank Beer. “Pete Hegseth is being Kavanaughed. And the only people dumb enough to fall for it are Republican senators. To be fair, some of them are pretty dumb.”"At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.05.24,  Louder With Crowder, Pete Hegseth stands defiant in Megyn Kelly interview, refuses to let himself be “Kavanaugh’d”.   Dave Strom says Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is CNN   Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "Has CNN watched CNN's New Year's Eve coverage?" Quote Curtis Houck@CurtisHouck "CNN really had a two-minute discussion of The Washington Post story expressing horror at @PeteHegseth for having consumed beer during a Fox & Friends segment *about St. Patrick's Day*" At Twitchy, *EYE ROLL* Decoding Fox News' BIG GOTCHA on Pete Hegseth Drinking Whiskey at Work Goes HILARIOUSLY Wrong

Some anonymous sources at Fox News claimed Pete Hegseth sometimes drinks alcohol while working. He openly drank Tennessee whiskey while filming a "The War on Warriors" for Fox Nation - I provide receipts. pic.twitter.com/CP8uGhKfPC

— Decoding Fox News (@DecodingFoxNews) December 5, 2024

Sundance hosts Defense Secretary Nominee Pete Hegseth Talks to Media Following a Day of Senate Meetings. RCP, Pete Hegseth: "Can't Wait For An FBI Investigation," "How Soon Can They Start?" Matt Vespa at TownHall, A Very Disappointing Development Regarding Joni Ernst. "She also supports the transgender nonsense to continue in the military, something that Mr. Hegseth is dead set on eliminating from the Pentagon." I do too. Put a regiment of transgender soldiers together, and send them to Ukraine to fight Russians. We'll find out how much value they add. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.05.24, at Da Fed,  Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst Endorsed Transgender Military Service Hat Hair, Joni Ernst - Who Voted for Lloyd Austin -Says Hegseth 'Didn't Persuade Her'. Beege Welborn adds "If her constituents don't burn her inbox up and phone lines down with furious traffic, I hope they primary the crap out of her." Scott Pinsker at PJM says Warning: Trump Needs to Reboot His PR Strategy ASAP

WaT, Patel knows FBI’s dirty secrets. "Whistleblower who exposed the bureau returns triumphant." And it scares the crap out of them.

NewsMax reports Elon Musk's DOGE Plans 6 Cuts to Federal Govt. Dave Strom, Outrageous: 94% of Feds Work From Home. Luke Rosiak@lukerosiak "94% of feds are still working from home--the EPA had poisonous water *in its own headquarters* because it was sitting in the pipes stagnant from disuse. USDA inspectors claim they inspect food facilities for safety issues *from home*. "As if it's March 2020," @SenJoniErnst said" Da Signal, Nice Work If You Can Get It? What a New Report Reveals About Federal Employees, “If you exclude security guards & maintenance personnel, the number of government workers who show up in person and do 40 hours of work a week is closer to 1%!”

Hat Hair reports Trump Names Monica Crowley as Ambassador, Assistant Secretary of State, Chief of Protocol for the United States. Sundance notes President Trump Announces David Sacks as AI and Crypto Czar "…. And just like that, another piece of the puzzle falls neatly into place." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.05.24, The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great, What the Trump nominees Have Not Done—And Will Not Do.

Chronicles argues The 2024 Election Was a Triumph of Leadership Over Consensus. Tom Knighton at TAW, Why 'America First' resonates, because 'America Last' sucks, and that's generally Democratic policy. At Tablet, Rebel Yell, "Part II: How Reagan-Bush Republicans awakened the Balrogs of economic, immigration, and identity politics that Donald Trump used to crush them." At Da Caller, Trump Reportedly Has Ace Up His Sleeve For Countries That Refuse To Take Back Their Illegal Migrants. Air mail?

At Slay, Vaccine Scientist Issues Ominous Warning: New Pandemics Will ‘Come Crashing Down’ on Trump ‘On January 21.’ End Wokeness@EndWokeness "Vax promoter Peter Hotez: Pandemics will crash down on Trump on January 21st" Sounds like a threat to me. Insty, I’M BEGINNING TO LOSE CONFIDENCE IN THE “PUBLIC HEALTH” COMMUNITY: Brian Cates - Political Columnist & Pundit@drawandstrike, "I believe I can successfully translate this garbled message from Hotez: "You may have won the presidency, and Biden has to go and you get to move in... ...just remember who controls all those "biological threat reduction facilities" around the world, Trump! Like that one in Wuhan China that the COVID-19 virus escaped from! You better think twice before messing with us!""

Stacy McCain, Antifa Assassin? Health Insurance CEO Gunned Down on Manhattan Street. Matt Vespa, The Lib Reaction to the Murder of a Healthcare CEO Was Appalling. Dave Strom, The Left Cheers An Assassination. At Ace's, Leftwingers Praise Murder of CEO, Call for Assassination of Elon Musk; The "Defending Democracy" Media Has No Comment, Sees No Reason to Condemn. Beege Welborn, You and I Knew Taylor Lorenz Acts Like a Soulless Psychopath - When Does She Find Out?

Ryan King at NYPo, Trump assassination attempt hearing goes off the rails as shouting match erupts between acting Secret Service director, GOP rep. Sundance, Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Has His “Code Red” Moment When Questioned by Representative Pat Fallon. Althouse hears Awful yelling in Congress today. Ace, Acting Secret Service Director Ron Rowe -- The Man Responsible for the Near-Assassination of Donald Trump -- Explodes With Feigned Self-Righteous Rage When He's Asked Why He Displaced the Actual Head of Biden's Security Detail to Stand Next to Him at a Pu. I think Rowe is probably right, but he was awfully defensive. 

John Solomon and Steve Richards at JTN, Democrats pressed Capitol Police to show favoritism to officer who killed J6 protestor, memos show. "The committee’s investigation uncovered evidence that the Capitol Police went to extraordinary lengths to promote Byrd and provide him financial support not received by other officers on duty on Jan. 6."

Althouse catches the WaPoo, "Extremism researchers say they expect one immediate effect of Trump’s return to be a repeal of the culture shift Biden tried to bring about with his 2021 domestic terrorism strategy..." "... which pledged more training and personnel to monitor violent far-right networks.... Academic researchers and community groups were awarded federal grants to study and prevent radicalization. That work, however, is not in line with the MAGA agenda. Trump-aligned Republicans have portrayed the stepped-up fight against domestic terrorism as a thought-police exercise that could infringe on First Amendment rights. Some Democrats and civil liberties groups also have expressed wariness of federal overreach...." "From "Trump could hobble renewed fight against domestic terrorism, analysts warn/Based on his first-term record, researchers expect the next Trump administration to shift the government’s focus from white supremacists and other far-right militants" (WaPo)." Victory Girls, WH Press Corps Doing Its Best Chicken Little Imitation. John Sexton, LA Times Owner Plans to Add 'Bias Meter' to Every Article. Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald "There is no genuine credential called "disinformation expert" -- as if someone is a floating arbiter of truth and falsity. It was invented in 2017 to disguise the new industry of online political censorship as apolitical science. Anyone calling themselves this is a fraud:" From Fox Business, Trump adviser on Mark Zuckerberg seeking 'active role' in tech policies: President-elect has a 'long memory'. "Senior adviser Jason Miller cited President-elect Trump's long history of working with his former critics." Ace, Catherine Herridge: I Had the Support of CBS's Owner, Shari Redstone, To Pursue the Hunter Biden Laptop/Corruption Story. But Liberal Executives at CBS Told Me They "Weren't Interested" in the Story. "We are Real News, Mr. President." At Breitbart, Bill Maher Suggests Ending His HBO Show over Return of Trump: ‘I’m Sh**ting My Pants’. 

Riley Gaines

A tough choice, Matt Margolis asks Ketanji Brown Jackson Vs. Sonia Sotomayor: Who’s Dumber? A Larry video at TownHall, Clarence Thomas Beast-Mode: Gender Ideology Goes Down in Flames! RVM, Transgender Model Alex Consani Wins 2024 Fashion Awards’ Model of the Year [WATCH]  and  Lesbians take a stand, LPGA Draws The Line, Makes Major Change To It’s Transgender Policy "The updated policy will prohibit transgender athletes who have gone through male puberty from competing in LPGA tournaments and eight USGA championships for women." HC@banbadmen, "275 female golfers sign letter demanding removal of transgender player Hailey Davidson Davidson has remained unapologetic and has continued to lash out at her critics: “I will never understand athletes who blame a transgender competitor on their own athletic failures,” Davidson wrote on Instagram. “If you don’t take accountability for your failures then you will never actually be good enough to make it.”" Breitbart, Transgender Powerlifter Takes Discrimination Lawsuit to Minnesota Supreme Court and Riley Gaines Holds Rally for Girls Volleyball Team that Refused to Play Trans Opponent. Fox, Riley Gaines holds ceremony for girls volleyball players who refused to play trans opponent. "Gaines shared her own experience of competing against Lia Thomas."

Linked at 357 Magnum in Saturday Roundup of Link Roundups - 7 December. The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: A Girl & Her Jeep and FMJRA 2.0: Finally, It’s Draft Day up on time and underbudget at The Other McCain.