Flotsam and Jetsam - Just Waiting on the Snow

The Weather Underground is currently predicting it to start snowing tonight about 9 PM, and continue through Monday, for a total of around 10 inches. If it happens, that will be the first significant snow we've had here for several years. Enough that it will be a PIA getting it off the driveway. After a brief excursion to around 36 F, temperatures are supposed to drop below freezing until next Saturday. Oh goody.

Sundance at CTH reports Washington DC Will Retain Flags at Half Mast During President Trump Inauguration, nominally in honor of Jimmy Carter, but in reality, just to piss off Donald Trump. If they could get away with it, they'd fly them at half mast through his whole presidency.

Tammy Bruce

NewsBusters sees They Haven’t Forgotten: ABC Resumes Its Campaign to Take Down Pete Hegseth. At Hat Hair, Violence Words: Sen Chris Murphy Says RFK Jr 'Wants to Kill Our Kids'. Chris Murphy @ChrisMurphyCT "Democrats need to start throwing punches on the coming nomination fights. RFK Jr. wants to ban drug ads? That's nice. But he also wants to kill or kids by ending vaccinations. The danger these nominees present is unprecedented and we need to be fighting - every day." He may be exaggerating a wee bit. Bob Hoge at RedState surprised Trump Names One-Time Liberal Activist Turned MAGA Supporter As State Dept. Spokesperson, Tammy Bruce. Former lesbian liberal talk-show host turned who saw the light. Sundance is concerned that President Trump Appoints Never Trump Morgan Ortagus, Current Intel Community Operative, Former USAID CIA Cover Agent, as Deputy Special Presidential Envoy for Middle East Peace "Without any doubt whatsoever, this appointment was demanded by President Trump’s Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio, deep state and AIPAC Senate control agent, Lindsey Graham, some very key and influential donors connected to AIPAC, and the one figure that I predict will be first dispatched by President Trump, national security adviser Mike Waltz."

At Althouse, "A dramatic political realignment of the two major parties on foreign and economic policy has Republicans leading the charge on a variety of issue stances that Sanders-style progressives and labor unions continue to support..." ""... even as corporatist Democratic voters abandon them. These include Mr. Trump’s skepticism of free trade and open borders—which may help account for the 10% of Democratic voters who told Monmouth University pollsters last month that they’re optimistic about a second Trump term." Writes the political cartoonist Ted Rall, in "Optimism About Trump on the Left/His opposition to war and skepticism about corporations and markets make him appealing to some progressives" (Wall Street Journal)."

From Da Signal Tyler O'Neal has 3 Reforms Trump Needs Congress to Pass to Root Out the Deep State. Sundance thinks Speaker Mike Johnson Win Signals First Loss for Thomas Massie and Ron DeSantis "This is also a significant loss for the House Democrats and the left-wing of the UniParty apparatus. A prolonged speaker battle would have been good for their interests; however, President Trump intercepted the issue quickly and pulled Mike Johnson over the line in order to keep momentum moving forward." Fox, GOP lawmaker reveals why he changed his vote to support Mike Johnson in heated House speaker vote. OTP recalls 8 GOP Holdouts Who Ended Up Voting For Johnson. RCP, ‘You Guys Are Screwing It All Up’: Trump Quashes Revolt Against Speaker Johnson. 

Giorgia Meloni

Ward Clark at RedState has a HOT TAKE: Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's Visit to Mar-a-Lago Has People Speculating on a Surprise Guest. OTP, Greenland’s Leader Wants Independence From Denmark As Trump Interest Grows. Reuters, Greenland's leader steps up push for independence from Denmark. Can we rename it Trumpland?

Elon Musk@elonmusk, "It is now illegal to show your ID even in local elections in California. The reason they’re doing this is to make voting fraud unprovable." Quote Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Last year, Gavin Newsom signed a law banning local governments from passing laws requiring ID to vote. The law went into effect this week. California cannot require ID to vote. Democrats do not want secure elections. Wonder why..." Insty at his substack, Who are You? Voter ID law and election integrity should be top priority in new Congress.

At Power Line, The Week in Pictures: The Longest 17 Days (now 15). At TNP, Top Political Historian: ‘There Was No THERE, There’ With Biden After 2nd Year in Office. Karol Markowicz@karol, "I’m starting to think “Biden’s decline was the biggest untold story of 2024” is to distract us from “Biden’s corruption was the biggest untold story of 2024.”

Chuck Glasser at Insty, THIS GOES BEYOND FACEPALM: Biden to give George Soros, Hillary Clinton the Presidential Medal of Freedom. "OK, Biden hasn’t been the actual “president” for quite some time — I get it — but who the hell is making these recomendations to him? One can guess Obama, Jarrett and other puppetmasters, but we can’t know for sure. Making it worse is that the Department of Justice is very squishy about the applicability of FOIA to the White House. . ." Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSays "This looks like a Soros/Clinton flex to remind you who is really in charge on the Democrat side. The absurdity of it is what makes it a flex." Quote Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal, "BIDEN TO GIVE SOROS AND HILLARY MEDAL OF FREEDOM Later today he will be handing the nation’s highest civilian honor to billionaire George Soros, the kingpin of progressive politics who’s poured billions into funding far-left causes, soft-on-crime DAs, and anti-Israel campusShow more." I can make a strained argument for Hillary, who was first lady, Senator and SecState, but Soros? All he did was give you a ton of money.    From Althouse,  Liz Cheney looks so uncomfortable receiving this medal from President Biden. "I like the way he gives it to her, then pulls it away, and she lets him and waits for him to get around to handing it back. What is she thinking? Who can know? Perhaps: Is this instead of a pardon or are you coming through with that pardon too?"  Bob Hoge at RedState, In Last Desperate Bid for Relevance, Liz Cheney Goes Off on Trump—and Gets Smoked. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Did This Person Snub Biden By Not Showing Up to Receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom? Da Mail, Lionel Messi snubs Joe Biden and glitzy White House ceremony after being awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom. Rabbi Michael Barclay at PJM, In His Latest Presidential Act, Biden Again Attacks Religion, presidential medal to head of Planned Parenthood. 

At the Center Square, Carville says he was wrong, Trump won election on economy. Herald Hutchinson at Da Caller, Kamala Harris Botches Pledge Of Allegiance After Nearly Becoming President. Hat Hair snarks To Be Honest, It Doesn't Mean That Much to Her.

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair calls it Explosive: Are We Sure New Orleans Terrorist Worked Alone? No. "Add to that the curious fire that Jabbar apparently set in his AirBnB rental after his death." WaT claims Rank-and-file FBI agents dismayed, ‘embarrassed’ by bureau’s handling of New Orleans terror attack. WokeSpy, New Orleans Police Superintendent Says City Had Barriers To Prevent New Year’s Attack, But She Did Not Know About Them. A DEI hire. At the Algemeiner, Imam at New Orleans Terrorist’s Local Mosque Says Jews ‘Like to Take Control of the Economy.’ The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "FBI Asks X Users To Please Stop Solving Crimes Before They Do https://buff.ly/41TGpbq." Josh Hammer says Bourbon Street Massacre Is What 'Globalize the Intifada' Looks Like. 

Paul Bedard at WaEx reports One-third of illegal migrants are no-shows at deportation hearings under Biden. That's better than I expected. Jeff Charles at TownHall hears Mexican Immigration Officials Helping Illegals Enter US Through Taxi Scheme.

MD Kittle at Da Fed features a Former Iran Hostage who Remembers The Weak Jimmy Carter Corporate Media Wants You To Forget.

John Sexton at Hat Hair, Trump's Sentencing on 34 Felony Counts Scheduled for Next Week. Matt Margolis at PJM knows The Real Reason Judge Merchan Is Sentencing Trump on January 10. “Merchan will supply the talking point for the inauguration coverage as reporters repeat the mantra of the historic status of Trump being sworn in as a convicted felon,” Turley continued." Hoyt at Insty, BECAUSE THIS ONE WILL MAKE US HATE TRUMP. THIS TIME FOR SURE: "Merchan Rules Trump To Be Sentenced On January 10, But No Jail Time. Gee, no wonder they keep trying communism “just one more time.”" Da Mail sees a Furious Donald Trump reacts to judge ruling he WILL be sentenced in hush money case days before inauguration.

At Politico? ‘Nobody was tricked into voting for Trump’: Why the disinformation panic is over. "Eight years ago, Trump and Brexit sparked fears social media was corroding reality. Now, that narrative is crumbling." Twitchy, Oh Honey, No: Jessica Tarlov Faceplants Saying White Supremacy Is More Dangerous Than Jihadism. Lies, damn lies and statistics. Capt. Ed, 'I Think It's Over': Sixth Circuit Kills Biden Attempt to Control Internet. Net Neutrality dead, again. 

Insty, I THINK HE’S RIGHT. ZUBY:@ZubyMusic "We have passed the peak decade of 'wokeness' and are in the very early stages of a new era. I don't know what it is called yet." Jerry Wilson at RedState, sees a Washington Post Political Cartoonist Throw a Temper Tantrum for the Ages Over Request to be Professional. WaPoo, or as we call it around here, yesterday's new tomorrow. From the College Fix, Yale course asks if black and white women can be friends. The Telegraph, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey hit with trigger warnings by university for ‘distressing’ content. "University of Exeter under fire for telling students they may ‘encounter content they may find uncomfortable’ studying Greek mythology." Those old Greeks weren't sissies. At Campus Reform, ‘Climate justice’ group calls on Northwestern University to become ‘fossil free campus’. I agree! Cut the power lines in, and make the kids generate their own with "renewables" and find out it's not as easy as it sounds.