Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump for Speaker?

Bob Spencer at Front Page says Bravo, Gaetz "At last, a politician stands up to the establishment uniparty." Dan Flynn at Am Spec looks at The Matt Gaetz Eight "He did with seven other votes what McCarthy could not do with more than half of the House chamber." NewNeo, Here’s my question about Gaetz’s method of removing McCarthy "But back to my question: what’s to stop other small factions from doing the same to any GOP member who replaces McCarthy as Speaker? Is it just the fear that it would backfire on the right and enable the left?" Paul Mirengoff at Ringside speculates about what comes After the Matt Gaetz S-Show. Fred Bauer at CJ eyes The Widening Gyre, "Kevin McCarthy’s fall reveals the incentives for chaos in contemporary American politics." Evita Duffy-Alfonso at Da Fed notes ‘Republican’ Sen. John Cornyn Joins The Deep State In Calling Conservatives Terrorists. NewsBusters records Scarborough Mocks Democrats in 'Problem Solvers Caucus' Voting to Dump McCarthy ""If Democrats wake up to a Jim Jordan speakership, I mean, who knows? They may be asking questions, like, why didn't a few more of us vote "present?" Ben Voth at Am Think thinks about Kevin McCarthy and the Political Culture. "The idea that Kevin McCarthy suffered an impossible indignity on October 3 is a testament to how out of touch our intellectual culture is with how the public is regularly victimized by its own federal government."

Mary Chastain at LI, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise Announces Bid for Speaker, “It is with a strong sense of responsibility and purpose that I seek the House Republican Conference’s nomination for Speaker of the House.” Dan Chaitin at Da Wire sees Jim Jordan Enters Race For House Speaker "Jordan: 'Now is the time for our Republican conference to come together to keep our promises to Americans.'" I could be OK with either Scalise or Jordan, although I lean Scalise; Jordan is more valuable asking questions of Democrats and their allies in committee. Althouse, "Congressman Jim Jordan... will be a GREAT Speaker of the House, & has my Complete & Total Endorsement!" "Writes Donald Trump at Truth Social." PJM's Stephen Kruiser  finds the concept of a Warm, Fuzzy, 'Unifier' Trump Is Totally Weirding Me Out, "Trump’s combativeness is his biggest selling point to me. I’m not ready for him to put on a cardigan and relax into fireside chat mode."

Stephen Richards and John Solomon at JTN reports that Days after Joe Biden became president, his DOJ sought briefing on Hunter criminal case, memos show. "The request for a roundup of Hunter Biden-related cases alarmed agents because some attendees from DOJ -- including Biden political appointees -- had no authority in the case. That puts Merrick Garland's insistence of "no DOJ interference" into serious doubt." Elle Purnell at Da Fed maintains James Biden’s Role In The Biden Access-For-Hire Operation Shows It Was A Family Affair. mrcTV wants you to WATCH: Biden Bribery Emails Exposed - ‘It Says The VP Signed Off On This.’ Geoffrey Norman at Am Spec wonders Will the Guns of Hunter Biden Prop Up the Right or Left? "If he’s smart (a big if, to be sure), he could become a true hero of the anti-gun movement."

At NYPo, Interviewing Biden ‘the saddest thing’ as he ‘couldn’t finish his sentences,’ ex-ESPN host Sage Steele says “And here’s the saddest thing — his voice just trailed off. He said, ‘I was good,’ and then he went silent, and he goes …, ‘Uh, never mind.’ “I thought it was so sad because I realized that’s why he was in the basement during the whole election cycle — because even then he couldn’t finish his sentences, he struggled.” TNP reports Rudy Giuliani is Suing Joe Biden. "Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has announced that he is suing President Joe Biden for referring to him as a “Russian Pawn” during one of the 2020 Presidential debates with Donald Trump." He certainly has a better case than that woman who sued Trump.

Mary Chastain at LI, Biden Admin Waives Numerous Federal Laws to Construct a Border Wall in South Texas, "Mayorkas: “There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States…”" Ace, Biden Suspends Environmental Regulations to... Build Border Wall in Texas Update: Cosplay Mexican Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke Says Biden Is No Different Than Trump. "Wait, I thought this was the most racist racisty racism imaginable. I guess Biden, who we already knew to be an old-school racist ("Boy!"), is now just coming out and admitting his racism. But I have a feeling the Enemy of the People Media will portray this as a "prudent" step to stop a crisis -- the crisis being the rapidly-worsening position of Biden and all the Democrats he is blowing up with his woke incompetence. Twitchy reviews some of the recent cases of Democrat mayors hitting the panic button on illegal aliens.

TNP reports U.S. Adds Just 89k Jobs In September, Missing 150,000 Target. And just wait for the customary downward revision! Michael G. Zey at Am Think compares 2024: The Trump Boom vs. the Biden Bust. 

 Da Caller says Forget Independent RFK — There’s A Bigger Threat To Joe Biden Already On The Campaign Trail, Strategists Say, Cornell West. What if Blacks don't stay on the plantation?

NYPo claims rhe Judge at Trump’s NY civil fraud trial slams hand on bench, loses his cool during testimony: ‘This is ridiculous!’ Judicial temperament. At Twitchy, NY AG Letitia James' real estate appraisal cred called into question for this meme about Mar-a-Lago. The valuation the prosecution is trying to sell is also a fraud on the court. James Lynch at Da Caller reports that the Law Clerk Who Trump Can’t Criticize Ran As Democratic Candidate, Donated Thousands To Local Dems. 

Mary Chastain again with the Report that the FBI is Targeting Donald Trump Supporters as Threats to 2024 Election "So basically the data viewed by Newsweek shows the FBI is putting those who do not have leftist views on the same level as Timothy McVeigh, an actual domestic terrorist." At  PJM athy Salgado claims an Exclusive: FBI Whistleblower ’Vindicated’ by Exposure of FBI Targeting MAGA. “While I am happy to be vindicated, I am frustrated that mainstream media delayed investigating the veracity of my claim” and Stephen Kruiser drops by to Check in on Joe Biden's Rogue Goon-Squad FBI. The Bablylon Bee snarks FBI Stops By Antifa Riot To Ask If They’ve Seen Any Dangerous MAGA Around ""Well golly gee wiz, mister! No MAGA types here, but that sure does sound dangerous!" "But we've been pretty busy burning down this building. Buildings don't burn themselves!" the loveable scamp added." Ace, Chicago Insurrectionists Stage Anti-Government, Nativist Protests, "I don't think the FBI will be investigating these anti-government insurrectionists. They're Democrats." The redoubtable Julie Kelly at Da Fed reports This Activist Wife Schmoozes The Get-Trump White House While Her Prosecutor Husband Jails J6ers "The political nature of the Jan. 6 prosecutions is illustrated by the partisan history of Matthew Graves and his wife, Fatima Goss Graves."

Roanoke College Swim Team Captains

At NYPo, Virginia college swimmers reveal fight to keep trans athlete from joining women’s team after competing as male. Hat Hair's KT reports Martina Navratilova has had it with this administration's embrace of a 'pathetic parody of women.’ Breitbart, Biden Administration Forces Transgender Orthodoxy in Workplaces. OutKick notices the 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.” Hat Hair's Begee Welborn snarks Wait, wait, wait - I thought biological sex was a "social construct"? From Da Wire, Philadelphia Area School District Bans Biological Boys In Girls’ Bathrooms After 400 Students Walk Out In Protest. "A father said his daughter was distressed over believing a boy was with her in the bathroom. PJM's Linc Brown says the Pennsylvania School District Takes Common Sense Approach to Bathrooms Jane Coleman at LI calls it a Groundbreaking Win For Parents when a WI State Court Rules Against School’s Secret Gender Transitioning Policy "Parents’ Lawyers: “This is the first case where a court has ruled on the merits in favor of parents over a school district.” PJM's Kevin Downey correctly says The LGBTHAHA Movement Jumped the Shark a Long Time Ago. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.05.23 (Early Morning Edition), Louder With Crowder: Dolphins QB shocks reporters by professing his Christian Faith, Princeton, The Ivy League One, Launches “Drag University” So Your Son Can Major In Being A Drag Queen, Dave Harsanyi at Da Fed reports Authoritarian Thugs Continue Their Persecution Of Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker. "The latest chapter in Phillips’ Kafkaesque saga involves a transgendered lawyer named Autumn Scardina, who demanded Phillips create a pink cake with blue frosting to help celebrate a “gender transition.” As expected, Phillips, who’d already spent years fighting government coercion, refused to participate."

Stacy McCain has an Update From the Dept. of Ironic Crime

Saturday we shared the tale of a young woman who made the fatal choice of Baltimore as an ideal place for “building a deeply inclusive culture.”

Since then, there seems to have been a rash of such ironic crimes. Irony is not to be confused with comedy, of course, and we would not want people to laugh at death, which is not funny. Except sometimes . . .

A left-wing Philadelphia journalist who mocked concern over rising crime in Democrat-run cities was shot to death in his home.. . .

Ryan Carson “dedicated his life to fighting for social justice,” and worked at a left-wing non-profit founded by Ralph Nader. Irony alert:

The 32-year-old was waiting for a bus with his girlfriend when police said he was brutally attacked. Surveillance video obtained by PIX11 News showed an unidentified man, who police described as emotionally disturbed, stabbing Carson several times.. . . .

Let me be clear: Murder is bad. I am anti-murder, and no one should think that I am happy to see left-wingers getting murdered like this. Also, I am anti-carjacking, and thus cannot be accused of celebrating when a Democratic congressmen gets carjacked at gunpoint in D.C. My point in calling attention to these cases is not to advocate in favor of violence against liberals, but rather to say that, when Democrats support soft-on-crime policies, they seldom expect that they personally will suffer as a consequence of the ill-considered policies they embrace. When the boomerang comes whirling around to smack them in the back of the skull? Some might say it serves them right. I’m just saying it’s ironic.

From the Free Bacon, Gretchen Whitmer’s Sister Wants This Defund Police Group To Take Over Local School Boards "Congressional hopeful Liz Whitmer Gereghty 'thrilled' with left-wing org that wants to pull cops from schools."

James Nault at LI, Army Corps of Engineers to Solve “Nation’s Toughest Engineering Challenges” Through “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” "As a former military professional, one of the worst aspects of this plan is the crushing bureaucracy that the Plan creates." Crushing bureaucracies = job opportunities for Democrats. From Behind the Black, Today’s blacklisted American: Man’s life ruined because a black man slandered him for profit.

The Wombat has Rule 5 Sunday: I’m In Love With Shouko’s Mom and FMJRA 2.0: Lepanto up and garnerning clicks at The Other McCain.

Forget It Jake, It's Baltimore

The Baltimore Banner, Baltimore police issued 50 citations over the last 2 months. Only 3 made it to court. "Officers need more training, better supervision on how to write tickets, acting police commissioner says."

A major initiative of State’s Attorney Ivan Bates to restart police enforcement of so-called “quality-of-life” crimes has gotten off to a rocky start, with officers writing few tickets and the vast majority of those that are written getting preemptively tossed without the defendant ever being notified.

In the first two months since the Baltimore Police Department told its officers to resume citing low-level offenses — such as loitering, drinking alcohol or urinating in public — they’ve issued 50 citations, acting Police Commissioner Rich Worley told the public safety committee of Baltimore City Council on Wednesday afternoon.

But, Worley emphasized, “I’m not disappointed in that.”

And yet there are major issues with how officers are writing the citations, as evidenced by the fact that 47 of the 50 tickets mentioned by Worley were flagged by an internal police department review as inadequate and never made it to the court docket. Worley said those errors would need to be addressed through a combination of fixes to department technology, more officer training and better supervision.

The idea is to have the “most effective, least intrusive” interaction with someone committing a low-level crime, Worley said. That means emphasizing verbal warnings over citations and using arrests as a last resort.

“I’m not happy that only three [citations] made it out of the department, but I am happy that the 47 bad ones got caught,” Worley told City Council. “Because it shows that we’re policing ourselves.”

I know you're out of practice, but a 94% failure rate. Way to go! 

Flotsam and Jetsam - More Twitter Files, More J6 and More Politics as Usual

As befits a Saturday, the picking from the wrack line today are most yesterday's news. More ruminations about the testimony of Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger to the House Weaponization Committee (and related events), more discussion of the consequences of Tucker Carlson's J6 video revelation, and just some plain old politics as usual.

Matt Taibbi sums it up at The Democrats Have Lost the Plot "Reclaiming some time, from a House hearing on free speech"

Testifying with Michael Shellenberger before a House Subcommittee was one of the more surreal experiences of my life. I expected serious attacks and spent a nervous night before preparing for them. Then the hearing began, and an episode of Black Adder: Congress broke out. The attacks happened, but it was more farcical horror and a parade of self-owns that made me more sad than upset.

The Democrats made it clear they were not interested in talking about free speech except as it pertains to Chrissy Teigen, seemed to suggest a journalist should not make a living, and finally made the incredible claim that Michael and I represented a “direct threat to people who oppose them.” Of all that transpired yesterday, this was the most ominous development — perhaps not for me but for reporters generally, given our government’s recent history of dealing with people deemed “threats.”

At Da Caller, ‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Descends Into Anarchy As Dems Push Journalist To Reveal His Sources. At Reason Robby Soave is outraged that Democrats Deride the Twitter Files Reporters as 'So-Called Journalists.' Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.2023, Louder With Crowder says Matt Taibbi shuts down Democrat questioning his journalistic integrity so hard she won’t look at him. Ace, Congressmen Smear Liberal Reporters Matt Taibbi and Michael Schellenberger as "So-Called Journalists," Pressure Them to Reveal Sources, Claim They Are Motivated Only by "Clicks" and Money (Unlike CNN and MSNBC!!!) and at Da Fed, Margot Cleveland  says The Censorship Complex Isn’t A ‘Tinfoil Hat’ Conspiracy, And The ‘Twitter Files’ Just Dropped More Proof. Matt Margolis at PJ Media, Dem Congresswoman Asks the Most Awkward Question Ever on the House Floor  “So you’re in this as a threesome?” Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Matt Taibbi and Michael Shellenberger are terrorists or something: Rep. Stacey Plaskett@StaceyPlaskett "Chairman Jordan called before us two witnesses who pose a direct threat to anyone who opposes them."  At Da Caller, Harold Hutchinson  , ‘A Very Disturbing Event’: Michael Shellenberger Describes ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’ Created With Taxpayer Funds and It’s Pretty Clear That Democrats, Liberal Media Really … Really … Hate Transparency. Mary Chastain at LI, Twitter Files Journalist Shellenberger: Govt. Censorship is ‘Mechanism’ Only Seen in ‘Totalitarian Societies’ “It’s not a slippery slope.” And I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the FTC Hires Anti-Musk Activist Amid Agency’s Investigation of Twitter "New hire Sarah Miller highlights close relationship between FTC and left-wing advocacy groups that objected to Musk's Twitter takeover" (at the Free Bacon). 

In other censorship related news, the Peacock is aghast that the House votes unanimously to declassify intelligence on origins of Covid pandemic, sending bill to Biden. At Da Wire, Massive Platform Yanks Tim Pool’s Music Without Explanation, Pool Floats Legal Action "Oh wow okay so it really is #bannedcamp isn't it Band Camp?"

At Am Great, The redoubtable Julie Kelly provides A Handy January 6 Fact Sheet. "Plenty of other falsehoods and misrepresentations animate the fable of January 6. But for those honestly seeking the truth, consider this a cheat sheet for future use." PJ Media's Kevin Downey gives Three Reasons the Libs Will Never Believe J6 Was the Definition of a Mostly Peaceful Protest. I only need one, it damages their narrative. I&I accuses Democrats and the media (but they redund) of Turning A Blind Eye To Inconvenient Truths About Jan. 6. Matt Margolis again, J6 Committee Chair Makes a Disturbing Admission. They never really looked at the videos. Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.2023, Da Tech Guy: Everybody Gets to See, even Bernie Thompson! Bob Spencer at Front Page reveals What the Jan. 6 Revelations Confirm About the Left’s Ominous Agenda "The larger, more insidious goal at the heart of the Democrats' "investigation". Twitchy,  What Kevin McCarthy announced about #J6footage should freak Dems/Lefties and Liz Cheney TF OUT Mike LaChance at LI, Tucker Carlson’s Ratings Skyrocket With Airing of January 6th Video Footage, “Fox prime time doubled MSNBC’s average of 1.49 million total viewers and brought in more than six times the viewers of CNN.” Dave Harsanyi at Da Fed thinks We Wouldn’t Need Tucker Carlson If The Jan. 6 Committee Hadn’t Put On A Partisan Show Trial. Stephen Kruiser at PJ Media, Tucker Carlson's J6 Video Gain Is the Dem Media's Pain

Nick Arama at Red State, Turley Raises a Big Question about J6 Chansley Case, Then Elon Drops a Bombshell Video Ace, Free Jacob Chansley. Shut Down the Government Until He Is Free.

JUST IN: Censored video re-emerges of Jacob Chansley reading Trump’s tweet, telling protestors to GO HOME and remain peaceful..

WON’T SEE THIS ON CNN…
pic.twitter.com/L8bLXMGUAs

— Chuck Callesto (@ChuckCallesto) March 10, 2023

Althouse, Musk contrasts Jason Chansley with the man who attacked Dave Chappelle. Elon Musk@elonmusk "Chansley got 4 years in prison for a non-violent, police-escorted tour!? Dave Chapelle was violently assaulted on stage by a guy with a knife. That guy got a $3000 fine & no prison time."  Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.2023, The Geller Reports  Defendant Moves to Dismiss Jan. 6 Case Based on Newly Disclosed Footage, FBI Testimony, Name and Indict the J6 Violent Feds and Antifa Terrorists. At ET, Jan. 6 Proud Boys Trial Paused as Defendant Attorney Alleges FBI Altered Evidence. 

At Am Con, New DHS Report Shows Why You Should Stay Mad. Sundance at CTH is angered when Director Wray Brags the FBI Broke the Law 84% Fewer Times Last Year – Rep Darin LaHood Outlines Personal Targeting by FBI Analysts Unlawfully Searching NSA Databases. At Da Wire, FBI May Have Used FISA To Spy On The Congressman Overseeing FISA, Whose Renewal Is ‘Top Legislative Priority’ For Biden.  

Joe Klein at Front Page has a report from Georgia, Antifa Warriors Assault Police, Set Fires Again, "How exactly does "an idea" do these things?" At Da Caller, ‘Drop All Charges’: Blazing Chaos Breaks Out During Protest Outside Jail Housing Alleged Domestic Terrorists.

Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.2023, Twitchy, Jane Fonda Says Call To Murder Pro-Life Republicans Was “Obviously In Jest.”

At Hat Hair, Beege Wellborn can't believe Biden: I'm the BESTEST in the WHOLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD!!!     Dan Greenfield at Front Page notes Biden Raises Taxes for Americans, Raises Pay for Bureaucrats, "Millions will pay more while government bureaucrats get their biggest raise since Carter." At Breitbart, Joe Biden Announces Corporate Tax Hike to 28%, Likely to Burden Small Business. Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.2023, Weasel Zippers: Biden “Surprised” Republicans Want To Stop Dems’ 87,000 New IRS Agents From Middle Class Shakedown, Kamala Harris: Biden “Has Said He Intends To Run, And If He Runs, I’ll Be Running With Him”…, Chris Jacobs at Da Fed has a Biden’s Budget Breakdown: How The Big Government Binge Overtaxes, Overspends, And Overborrows, Eric Lendrum at Am Great is amused Biden Budget to Fund ‘Transgender’ Treatments for Veterans, Nice Deb at Am Great catches  Joe Biden claiming ‘MAGA Republicans Are Calling For Defunding the Police Department’ and Stacey Matthews at LI hears Joe Biden Shamelessly Rewrite History on Who Supports Defunding the Police. At Da Caller, Oil Workers Push Biden Admin To Approve Billion Dollar Drilling Project Being Fought By Environmentalists, "Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland will have the final say over whether Project Willow gets approved. She opposed the project as a member of Congress and chose not to appeal a court ruling that blocked the Project Willow in 2021." Mike LaChance at LI notices TikTok Hires Joe Biden-Connected Firm as it Comes Under Increased Scrutiny in DC “SKDK is seen as the most well-connected Democratic firm in Washington with former top employees in senior and mid-level roles in the Biden administration.” He just may be the Manchurian President. From the Free Bacon, Biden Official Leaked Classified Info About Trump-Era Chinese Spy Balloons To Deflect Criticism of Admin, Senators Say, "Rubio, Wicker say Colin Kahl sought to shift attention to Trump."

At Town Hall, Matt Vespa sees a NYT Reporter Torch the Left's Hopes for a Trump Indictment in Stormy Daniels Case "It’s ‘the walls are closing in’ part LXXXVII, and it’s not happening, according to NYT reporter Maggie Haberman (via Mediaite)"

At Twitchy, Nikki Fried’s attempt to slam Ron DeSantis over what he posted is the self-own of the year. Pro-porn is schools. At Hat Hair, *yawn* New anti-DeSantis op-ed? Must be Miami-Herald. Stephen Miller at Spec World sees Glenn Youngkin’s rookie CNN error, "Don’t show up to a town hall with Jake Tapper and expect a fair hearing." John Kudla at Am Think worries about What Will Become of Joe Manchin? KT at Hat Hair is excited that Boy Meets Schiff World as actor runs for open House seat, Ben Savage. I would even be happier with his old co-star, Maitland Ward. 

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.10.2023, the Floridan reports, Luna's First Bill Tackles Military Sexual Assaults

At Campus Reform, Trans activists tell straight, gay people they can’t have ‘genital preferences’. Well, f . . . you, oh, wait a minute. Ace, Court Orders Powerlifting USA To Permit Men to Compete Against Women "Well, it's not as if men have any advantage over women in pure physical strength or anything! Tar, feathers, rail. Some assembly and humiliation required." Reagan Reese at Da Caller reports ‘Genderqueer Shapeshifter’ Provided School District’s Professional Development Training For Teachers. At Behind the Black, Today’s blacklisted American: Mother sued by teacher’s union for requesting her child’s kindergarten curriculum. Jay Bergman at Front Page documents Successful Suppression of Students’ Free Speech in Connecticut "Even universities that proclaim their commitment to free speech do not protect it." " Da Fed's David Craig reports that In Milwaukee Public Schools, ‘A’ Is For Activism. Ace, UK Government Anti-Terrorism Agency Cites Lord of the Rings, Shakespeare as "Key Texts" for Promoting White Nationalism. "I would say they must be kidding, but you know they're not kidding at all. At Da Pipeline, Richard Fernandez writes of Outsuffering the Woke Western Alliance.

Linked at Pirate's Cove in the weekly Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup  and links. The Wombat has Late Night With Rule 5 Sunday: Olga Kurylenko on time and under budget at The Other McCain.

Oregon, My Oregon

From the Free Bacon, Oregon Voters Say They’ve Lost Patience With Democrats 

After nearly four decades of Democratic control, voters in Oregon are ready for a change of leadership.

"I don’t like the Democratic approach to anything that’s happening," said Terri, who lives with her husband outside of Salem and dropped her party affiliation two years ago. "I used to be a Democrat for 40 years."

Like many voters who spoke with the Washington Free Beacon, Terri is fed up with President Joe Biden and Oregon governor Kate Brown (D.). She said both have attempted to woo progressives with policies that undermine public safety and contribute to record inflation.

"I want law and order. I want people who have committed crimes to be prosecuted," she said before gesturing to her liberal friend seated next to her. "We want help for those who need it—not help for everybody, like this administration is doing, just handing out money willy-nilly." Her friend agreed.

That dissatisfaction is threatening Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek’s chances in Oregon, where voters rank crime and the economy as top concerns. Even after Biden visited the state to stump for Kotek, the Democrat trails her Republican opponent Christine Drazan in recent polls. Statewide surveys also show a majority of Oregonians have an unfavorable view of both Biden and Kotek.

"Kotek is Brown," Terri said, a remark similar to others the Free Beacon has heard while visiting the state. Kotek has sought to distance herself from the least popular governor in America. She criticized Brown in interviews this year but accepted Brown’s endorsement.

Residents’ talk often centers on Portland, where Kotek lives and which has long been a hotbed of far-left activism in Oregon. Anti-police protests inspired by the killing of George Floyd gripped the city for over 100 days in 2020, with rioters damaging businesses and clashing violently against federal and local law enforcement. Data for Progress, a left-wing think tank, found two years later that 62 percent of voters want to see more police in their communities.

"When I drive through Portland, I’m scared. I didn’t used to be scared, but I’m scared," Chris, who volunteers for a nonprofit that helps the homeless, told the Free Beacon. "The police are understaffed and underappreciated."

Sixty percent of Oregon voters want police to step up enforcement against quality-of-life offenses such as public urination and homeless encampments, the Data for Progress survey found.

I guess we'll find out soon enough. It might be easier to just vote Portland out of Oregon. 

Biden and the Bomb, Dems In Danger, Shots Fired at Zeldin's House, Hobbs Won't Debate Lake

We're still discussing Sleep Joe's attempt to scare the bejeezus out of the American public with the prospect of nuclear war. At the Right Scoop, White House walks back Biden saying we are on the brink of nuclear war… ABC, Biden's warning of nuclear 'Armageddon' reflects the 'stakes' with Russia, not an imminent threat: Kirby. At Mediaite, ‘What’s Biden Talking About?’ Tapper Confronts Dem Senator on President’s ‘Stunning’ Nuclear Armageddon Warning. Eddy Scary at Da Fed points out It’s Biden Threatening Nuclear Armageddon After Six Years of Media Freakout Over Trump Tweets. Not the guy I want "in charge" if a nuclear holocaust looms. But then, I didn't vote for him. Frank Schell at Am Spec points to All the President’s Disconnects, "The best that can be said about him is that he’s consistently wrong."

Matt Margolis at PJ Media say They've Completely Lost It: Biden White House Claims GOP 'Attempted to Defund the Police'. They haven't lost it; it's a deliberate attempt to divert attention from the effects of their policies. At Da Wire, Democrat Rep. Calls For ‘New Blood’ In Her Party When Asked If She Would Support Biden’s Re-Election, Slotkin. At the Wa Free Bee, Biden’s Day One Actions Haunt Him Still, "Column: The president blunders from one self-inflicted crisis to the next." Beege Wellborn at Haut Hair notes that even SNL is starting in on him, Went there: SNL bonked on Biden -- twice

Nick Arama remarks on how liberals went crazy because Ron DeSantis' wife wore a green dress, Liberals Go Over the Edge With Unhinged Take on Casey DeSantis and 'Handmaid's Tale'. 

At Da Wire, Trafalgar Pollster Signals Republican Voters Will Be Undercounted Again Ahead Of Midterms. Fletch Daniels at Am Think thinks The Polls are Lying: Dems in Deep Trouble. From Da Caller, ABC News Correspondent Says Democrats Are Doomed For Midterms As Voters Disapprove Of Biden. Nick Arama sees Exciting Movement for GOP in House Races, as Even ABC Admits Biden Is Albatross for Dems. At Town Hall, Kurt Schlichter confidently predicts Democrat Senate Disaster Ahead. At Da Caller Michael McKenna explains The Stars Will Align For Republicans In November. Here’s Why. Larry Thornberry at Am Spec reminds us Florida Is Not Purple — Regardless of the Dems’ Wishful Thinking . 

Nicole Silvero at Da Caller reports Two Shot Outside New York Gov. Nominee Lee Zeldin’s Home While His Children Were Inside. He's running on lawn order. John Hinderacker at Power Line calls it Bringing the War Home. "This was not an assassination attempt inspired by liberal attacks on Zeldin. Apparently the fact that the shootings occurred in front of his house was coincidental. But it will be fodder for Zeldin’s anti-crime stump speeches from now until November."  Miranda Devine at NYPo says After the shooting outside his home, Rep. Lee Zeldin’s fight is clearer than ever, and Carl Campaneli points out his opponent, Hochul slammed for appointing bail-reform advocate as one of her top legal aides. Sauron's Eye is concerned that Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes in tight Senate race in Wisconsin — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll. The Wa Free Bee notes Johnson Blames Deadly Kenosha Riots On Barnes’s Anti-Police Rhetoric. Fair enough. Also, ‘The Man Is Brilliant’: Mandela Barnes Praised Rev. Jeremiah Wright After Speech Accusing Israel of ‘Ethnic Cleansing.’  At Am Great, Matt Boose rhetorically questions Why Does John Fetterman Have Convicted Murderers on His Payroll? "They are only free now because a political hack who wants to break our justice system found it expedient to let them out." NYPo's Salina Zito gets Inside Dr. Oz’s miracle comeback against John Fetterman in US Senate race.

Jennifer-Ruth Green

KT at Haut Hair, Female House GOP candidate comes out swinging after her sexual assault info is released.  At Fox News, Jennifer-Ruth Green takes aim at political opposition after Politico publishes records of her sexual assault "Green tells Fox News Digital that Politico ran the information about her assault after she pleaded with them not to do so." Probably illegally obtained, too. 

"I'm surprised because Adam Wren spent time in this article focusing on every single detail down to the skirt I was wearing, down to the color of the skirt I was wearing, down to every single knob I touched, all of those things, but yet he writes clinically about one of the worst days of my life," Green added. "He has no idea the concept of being forced to be in a four by four, round circular area, 30 feet in the ground in a tower where you only have windows and a 30-foot drop on the other side, 30-foot drop to escape somebody who was blocking your path [with] somebody who has a clear intent with a weapon in hand, who is focused on trying to take advantage of you, and you're able to escape that with minimal physical harm. And he wants to reduce that to 50 characters."

Following the assault, Green said she was told to keep quiet about the incident by her superiors in the Air Force, as detailed in the Politico report. Green wrote a letter on Oct. 3 to the relevant U.S. attorney, the Air Force Inspector General and the Department of Defense to request a criminal investigation into how the documents were provided to Politico.

"I write to request an investigation into the unauthorized, unlawful release of my Air Force personnel file," Green wrote in the letter, which was obtained by Fox News Digital. "The fact that my file has been leaked in the course of my campaign for United States Congress leads me to believe that it was politically motivated."

Breitbart reports that in Arizona, Democrat Katie Hobbs Says No to Debate with GOP Opponent Kari Lake – ‘No Desire to Be a Part of the Spectacle’. ABC approves, Some leading Democrats won't debate their election-denying opponents, "Candidates in Arizona and elsewhere say they want to avoid combative spectacles." Althouse takes on the controversy in How is sitting in the audience trying to make a debate happen?

I'm trying to read the NBC News article, "Kari Lake was booted from Arizona town hall audience before Hobbs took the stage/The scene, which took place a forum that has yet to air, is emblematic of the contrasting styles of the two candidates in Arizona's tight race for governor."

I have no quarrel with the headline — other than that "booted" suggests physical resistance to removal — but the text is slanted. It begins:

Democrat Katie Hobbs won’t debate her opponent in Arizona’s race for governor, yet Republican Kari Lake tried to make it happen at a candidate town hall that organizers say she disrupted.

Before describing exactly what Lake did, we're pushed to regard it as disruption. And we're told Lake "tried to make [a debate] happen," so I'm picturing Lake getting on the stage and attempting to argue with Hobbs.

Under the agreed-upon rules for the pre-recorded event, which was taped Monday and airs at 7 p.m. Saturday Arizona time, the candidates were not supposed to be onstage at the same time and Hobbs was supposed to go first.

Again, we're pushed to think that Lake got on the stage with Hobbs, and we're told that would violate the specific rules that Lake had agreed to.

But a problem arose before Hobbs even took the stage...

You can't violate the rule against being on stage with the other person if that other person isn't even on the stage. But, more importantly....

Lake was sitting in the front row, in a direct line of sight at where her opponent would sit.

Lake wasn't even on the stage! That should have been revealed in the first paragraph: Lake wasn't on the stage and there was no agreed-upon rule that Lake violated. Lake sat in the audience. Or had they agreed to a rule against sitting in the audience? . . .

At Twitchy,  One more time: Super compilation of leftist blue checks missing Lauren Boebert’s ‘two words’ joke. Mike LaChance at LI on how The Democrat/Media Smear Machine Comes for Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate Race. They should approve of a candidate who pays for abortions! Don Boldouc at Da Caller, The Walls Are Closing In On My Democrat Opponent And Her Campaign Knows It. Sen. Maggie Hassan. Tristan Justice at Da Fed warns Mark Kelly Can’t Hide From His Embrace Of Joe Biden’s Awful Agenda. "There’s one statistic Sen. Mark Kelly can’t run from: The Arizona Democrat has voted with President Joe Biden’s radical agenda more than 94 percent of the time."

PJ Media's Stephen Kruiser calls the Delaware Court overturning of universal mail-in ballots A Victory for Sanity in the Battle Against Mail-In Ballot Madness. Sarah Mantalbano at Am Spec asserts Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting Was a Fiasco. Nevada Should Take Note. "It forces voters to strategize like game theorists." Murky got what she wanted out of it. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed reports an Arizona County Packed Polls With Democrat Workers And Wants To Bury The Paper Trail, Lawsuits Allege. 

Cathy Salgado at PJ Media sends Democrats Run 50+ 'Local' News Sites in Swing States to Spread 'Fact-Based' Propaganda. Volokh at the Volokh Report corrects media reports of PayPal's censorship climbdown, PayPal Still Threatens $2500 Fines for Promoting "Discriminatory" "Intolerance" (Even if Not "Misinformation")

From Da Caller, ‘It Was Terrifying’: Pro-Life Activist’s Wife Shares How FBI Agents, Guns Drawn, Arrested Her Husband In Front Of Kids “Mark says, ‘Please, I have seven babies in the house. I’m going to open the door, but please, I have seven babies,'” she said. “He opens the door and immediately there’s guns pointed at him, a gun pointed at me on the staircase and another gun over our threshold and scanning the home. Our children were right there … essentially they had guns pointed at them.” Thomas Lifson at Am Think challenges you to Spot the insurrectionists

Oregon, My Oregon

 Vicky Taft at PJ Media, Portland Leftists Put Targets on Backs of Cops Involved in Shootings This Week

Portland, Oregon, cops, already diminished, demoralized, and defunded, are being targeted, yet again, by Leftists who have intentionally put a target on their backs. Officers involved in two shooting incidents were outed and doxxed by anti-police Leftists. After a third officer-involved shooting, Portland Police refused to divulge the officer’s identity.

Portland Police union leaders say doxxers have followed officers home and issued flyers with officers’ names and photos in their neighborhoods.

After the three Portland cops were involved in shootings this week, Antifa, BLM, and other Leftists responded by doxxing two of the officers by publicizing their names, addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information. Considering the violent nature of the groups doxxing the officers, they’re essentially putting a hit out on the police.

KGW TV reported that the police union president, Sgt. Aaron Schmautz, demanded the officer’s name from the latest police shooting be hidden.

“Transparency is very important,” said Sgt. Aaron Schmautz, president of the Portland Police Association. “It’s a vital cog in accountability. But when we see officers threatened before there’s any due process before the investigation has even gotten off the ground, people followed home, people having flyers put up in their neighborhood, family members being threatened, this isn’t about transparency. This is about utilizing an event to create chaos and threaten the safety of police officers. It’s just not acceptable. What’s very important is we work together to call out those actors, call out those people.”

The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) issued a statement on the doxxing of the cops in the previous two incidents (one on Tuesday and last Sunday, and the other on Wednesday).

PPB is currently investigating concerns related to doxing and threats to PPB members and/or their families related to recent officer-involved shootings. The investigation of possible doxing and threats raises safety concerns for officers involved in shootings. PPB has determined that there are credible security threats to officers involved in recent shootings and therefore, PPB is withholding the name of the involved member during the pendency of the doxing investigation. Once the investigation is completed, PPB will reassess the security threat and will release the name of the officer involved in the shooting when the threat no longer exists.

Portland’s homicide rate is up by 144 percent, thanks to Antifa and BLM riots demanding the defunding of police. Compared to cities of similar size, Portland has a 207 percent increase in shootings.

They voted poorly.  

Oregon, My Oregon

John Sexton at Haut Hair, recounts how Portland homeless break into vacant homes and police don't have resources to do anything about it

Residents of one Portland neighborhood say as many as 16 people have broken into two vacant houses on their street and are coming in and out at all hours, piling up trash and leaving used needles in the grass.

“It’s unbearable to watch your whole city become a dumpster fire,” said Annette Benedetti, who lives nearby. She described what it’s been like since a group of about 16 houseless people moved into the neighborhood.

“It’s a living nightmare,” added Dustin Shannon, another neighbor. “There’s no peace of mind, there is no sleeping well at night — every little noise, I’m jumpy.”

Shannon and his family have lived in this neighborhood for 19 years. His backyard is next to one of the vacant houses, which he said has been empty for over a year. Now, a group of houseless people has moved in.

“It just gets worse and worse by the day, more and more of them are showing up,” he said. “Stolen cars are showing up, they’ve got a pile of garbage out back that is taller than me.”

Imagine having to work every day so you can pay the mortgage on your Portland home only to have a bunch of unemployed drug addicts break in next door and drive the value of your property down to nothing. No one is going to want to buy these homes so long as the homeless are camped out next door. But when the homeowners call police, they are told there aren’t enough cops to deal with anything as low priority as squatters.

Sergeant Kevin Allen told KGW that the agency sympathizes with neighbors who feel unsafe, but wants to remind people that they are severely short staffed and that they address life safety and major crimes first. Other issues, like the ones in this neighborhood, either have to wait or can’t be addressed at all.

The Portland Police Bureau reports losing more than 250 officers since 2020 and expects to lose another 20 this month, making responding to problems like these even harder.

Dustin Shannon says he’s invested in a security system and a gun. He also keeps a baseball bat by the front and back door at all times.

Defund the police isn’t specifically mentioned in the story that’s precisely what it’s all about. Ever since the city cut funding and let city police officers know they weren’t wanted or appreciated, the number of officers has been dropping. Back in March, Police Chief Lovell said that by the end of July there might be as few as 700 officers for a city of 650,000 people. Frankly, if these homeowners voted for the city leaders who pushed the defund idea two years ago then they have only themselves to blame. This is what happens when you reinvent criminal justice without a plan to deal with crime.

They voted poorly. 

Oregon, My Oregon

A two-fer, first John Sexton at Haut Hair, With violent crime rising, size of Portland police department is still shrinking

You almost have to feel sorry for the city of Portland. The city is experiencing record levels of violent crime even as it struggles to maintain the lowest number of police officers it has had since the late 80s/early 90s when the population of of the city was much smaller than it is now.

Beleaguered Mayor Ted Wheeler, who jumped on board the defund the police bandwagon back in 2020, has been trying to address both problem for the past year and so far he has very little to show for it. When it comes to violent crime, the city set a record for the number of shootings in 2021 and is currently on pace to surpass that record by double digits in 2022.

Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said for 2022, there have been an average of nearly 29 shootings per week in Portland.

If this trend continues, Chief Lovell says there will be a little over 1,500 shootings this year, which is a 14% increase compared to last year and a 266% increase from 2019.

At the same press conference where Chief Lovell made that announcement, the mayor was asked why his efforts to combat violent crime didn’t seem to be working. Mayor Wheeler rambled for a bit and then mentioned the elephant in the room.

“I’m determined to see gun violence reduced in our community and obviously that would happen much faster if we had more officers,” Wheeler said. Later in response to another question he added, “Portland has a critical shortage of law enforcement personnel right now. We are in a 28-year low on a per capita basis.”

In fact the police force is now down to 777 officers. No one is saying the words “defund the police” but that’s what this is about. That and another word Mayor Wheeler never wants to say, “Antifa.” Portland police spent months battling violent goons in the street and got nothing for it but more criticism and the threat of a class action lawsuit by the protesters. So let’s not forget that less than two years ago it certainly was not considered obvious that more officers would mean less crime. On the contrary, the consensus in the city and in many other parts of the nation, spurred by progressive activists and Black Lives Matter protesters, was that we could have less crime if we had fewer officers.

That’s why in June 2020 Mayor Wheeler announced he was cutting funds for school resource officers and also for the city’s Gun Violence Reduction Team, the very team assigned the task of taking guns off the streets and keeping shootings under control. Those funding cuts spurred resignations and retirements and also resulted in some layoffs as Chief Lovell explained, “In 2020 when we took a budget cut, we did everything we could to not layoff people but the handful of people we did layoff were from our personnel division and they were our background investigators.”

In other words, the people needed to make it possible to hire new officers were laid off. Only last Thursday, March 17, 2022, did the city hire 7 staffers to make it possible to once again start the hiring police officers. What have they been doing about the staffing crisis prior to last week?

In October 2021 Mayor Wheeler announced plans to rehire officers who’d retired. Rehiring those officers wouldn’t require background checks because they had already been checked and had worked for the city. But that effort was a complete failure. After reaching out to 81 former officers, exactly two expressed interest in returning to Portland and exactly zero actually returned. “At this point it hasn’t worked the way we would have hoped,” the Mayor admitted.

Meanwhile, Chief Lovell explained that another wave of retirements was coming this July. He said as many as 80 officers would be leaving the force which would reduce the number of officers close to 700 for a city of nearly 650,000 people.

And Jazz Shaw, Oregon businesses sue to stop new climate package

For several years, Democrats in Oregon attempted to implement some form of “cap and trade” program at the state level, intending to reduce carbon emissions. Even in a blue state like Oregon, however, they couldn’t muster the votes to pass it. So last year, Governor Kate Brown established an administrative panel to study the situation and come up with a plan that could be put in place. The resultant “Climate Action Plan” turned out to be an expensive mess, incorporating some of the worst ideas from the federal Renewable Fuel Standard and placing expensive limitations and requirements on nearly every aspect of business being done in the state. This week, a coalition of trade groups representing a dozen industries went to court to stop the plan, claiming that the state had overstepped the bounds of its authority. (Associated Press)

A coalition of businesses wants a court to block Oregon’s plan to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the state’s new Climate Action Plan administrative rules, passed in December, target a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and natural gas by 2050.

In a petition for judicial review filed Friday, 12 industry trade groups say the rules “hold fuel suppliers directly accountable” for the state’s greenhouse gas emissions.

The groups in this coalition represent a large swath of all of the employers in Oregon, including farmers, ranchers, loggers, fuel suppliers, and even retail business groups. It’s a disparate collection, but they all share one thing in common. If they are forced to comply with these new rules, their costs will rise dramatically and many will likely need to start laying off workers.

They voted poorly. 

Oregon, My Oregon

Vicky Taft at PJ Media, Armed Portland Antifa Pick Fight With Violent Biker Gang Then Blame POLICE When Things Get Violent

Gunfire erupted when violent Antifa militants appear to have picked a fight with a notorious Portland, Ore. area biker gang.

Antifa lost.

At least one person ended up dead and five others were injured in Portland Saturday night.

Portland Police are still sorting things out, but what we know is that police were called on Saturday night shortly after 8 p.m to a disturbance that quickly escalated into gunfire.

Portland Police said, “this incident started with a confrontation between an armed homeowner and armed protesters.”

As Portland Police Public Information Officer Lt. Nathan Sheppard attempted to update the media on the shooting melee in Northeast Portland, two known Antifa militants took over the news conference, commandeered the microphones, and began blaming the police for failing to do their jobs to protect them.

According to Antifa protesters who took over the presser, identified by the Post Millennial as “Hailley Nolan and Dustin Ferreira,” the previous night their comrades had gone to confront members of notorious Portland area biker gang the Gypsy Jokers. Police say at least one of the Antifa militants was armed (which they usually are).

Nolan, who appeared to have trouble breathing, said it was the Portland Police Bureau’s fault when a woman died in the shooting melee and five others were wounded.

“They are sending Gypsy Jokers to kidnap us,” she breathlessly announced. She pointed to Lt. Sheppard and accused the police of encouraging the violence against Antifa, saying “they are sanctioning this violence against us. We are dying. We are trying to peacefully protest and they are killing us. And I want to know if any of you care. I want to know if Ted Wheeler cares.” See the video below.

She indicated why they took over the news conference by admitting “we are not going to let them capture the narrative and lie,” as she pointed to the police.

We can understand why. When you’re Antifa and you pick a fight with a biker gang, Antifa looks pretty dumb.

After Antifa succeeds in completely defunding and demoralizing the police in Portland, maybe the Gypsy Jokers will step into the role. It would be what Portland deserves.  They voted poorly.

Maryland, My Maryland

Maryland County That Removed Police from Schools Asks Them To Return Indefinitely

After defunding school police programs last year, Maryland's Montgomery County is asking police to maintain a presence in school buildings indefinitely due to safety concerns, the school district told the Washington Free Beacon.

Following the county's first school shooting in history late last month, in which a 15-year-old boy was shot by a classmate, the district asked police into the schools for a week. That week was up on February 1, but Montgomery County Public Schools has asked police to continue to monitor schools for the foreseeable future. A spokesman for the school district said "a date is not yet set" to remove police from schools.

"Our police partners are extending their presence on high school campuses," Montgomery County Public Schools director of communications Chris Cram told the Free Beacon on Wednesday. "At the same time an extensive workgroup has begun the work to ensure safe and equitable schools in MCPS. This work includes developing a vision for safety, security, and well-being right through to ensuring incident command structure during crisis is ready for appropriate response."

The county in March 2021 decided to strip funding from its decades-old School Resource Officer program after pressure from activists who pointed to a disproportionate number of black students arrested in the school district. Like many other Democrat-run jurisdictions that defunded police programs, Montgomery County is realizing that police presence in schools makes schools more safe. Montgomery superintendent Monifa McKnight announced in a Jan. 24 press briefing after the shooting that the district would reevaluate what a police presence "needs to look like" in the future. McKnight said the district did not plan to reinstate the School Resource Officer program.

Police were unable to respond to the shooting at Magruder High School until the injured victim was found in a school building. Two hours after officers arrived at the school, they found the shooter sitting in the classroom with a loaded gun.

As Churchill once commented on Americans, "The United States can always be relied upon to do the right thing — having first exhausted all possible alternatives."

Election: Crying Capitol Cop Joins CNN

A Quick Hit from Ace, Michael Fanone, the Capitol Police officer who spent so very much time on CNN talking about the "insurrection," has, as predicted, resigned from his job to take a job with... CNN, the Child Nookie Network.

We need to talk about this issue seriously: We now have a regime in which anyone who acts as a useful political actor for the Democrat Party -- even a criminal one, as in the case of James Comey, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, James Clapper, or John Brennan -- is 100% guaranteed a high paying job on CNN or MSNBC.

The media is a serious corrupting force and they're increasingly brazen about it. They might as well straight-up make the promise: Help the Democrat Party win an election and we'll give you a $200,000 contributor contract.

Robert Spencer, Washington Post, Leftist Generals Stoke Hysteria About a 2024 ‘Insurrection’  . 'Wold Howling' at Am Think reports it as Three Retired Generals Loudly Demand A Military Coup In 2024.

. . . the Three utter a sentence I never expected to come out of the mouths of our military leadership: “[T]he military cannot wait for elected officials to act....”

That’s a stunning statement from anyone who understands our military history and our Constitution. The single most basic rule of our military is that it is wholly and completely under civilian control. So, what would the Three have the military do unilaterally?

Among other things, they argue that the military should undertake “intensive intelligence work” at every military base to “remove” those people they define as potential mutineers—i.e., Trump voters. This would be the U.S. military’s first ideological purge, one consistent with the old Soviet Union. Maybe Milley and Austin will install “political officers” in each unit.

Becky Noble at PI, Jan. 6 Committee Member Kinzinger Says They ‘Are Looking Into’ Any Trump Criminal Action, meanwhile, the Coyote contemplates eating the Road Runner.  At the Gardenia, Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigation closes in. Althouse responds "Appears"? You mean to you?

News from Kalamazoo, Anti-Trump FB rant posted by FBI agent on Whitmer kidnapping case, which is election news because it's pretty clear the someone at the FBI created this case to influence the election. 

At Da Wire, Kevin McCarthy To Launch 7 Investigations Into Biden Admin On Day 1 If GOP Wins Majority In House and at PI, Rusty Weiss, Here Are The 7 Investigations The GOP Is Planning For The Biden Administration If They Take Back The House. 

Via the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.21. This Ain’t Hell: Antifa Goes To Federal Prison. About damn time. 

Brandon's "Dead Cat" bounce complete, Da Caller reports Biden’s Disapproval Rating Hits New High, Poll Finds and Capt. Ed at Haut Hair finds Biden Still slidin': hits new low in PBS/NPR/Marist poll -- especially among indies. Atop Da Hill, worries that 4 in 10 say Democrats, Biden have accomplished less than expected: poll. And what they have accomplished is mostly bad for America. Nick Arama at Red State, Dem Pollsters on New Survey: Prepare for Our Coming Doom. "As Schoen and his partner Carly Cooperman note, their new survey shows the Democratic prospects are “significantly deteriorating” and that the party is in an “increasingly unelectable and unsustainable position.”" Debra Saunders thinks Kamala Harris Is a Liability. Ya think?

Sundance at CTH, Merry Christmas, Another Two House Democrats Decide Not to Run for Reelection, That Brings Total to 23. Da Hill lists Members of Congress not running for reelection in 2022.  Da Caller, ‘The Traveling Gets To Me’: Long-Time New Jersey Democrat Albio Sires Confirms Retirement Report. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.21, Shark Tank reports Stephanie Murphy Won’t Run For Re-Election. Click Orlando, Rep. Stephanie Murphy will not run for reelection next year. The Floridian has Stephanie Murphy Will not Seek Re-Election to Congress and Breitbart, Pelosi’s Majority Crumbles: Vulnerable Florida Democrat Stephanie Murphy Will Not Run for Reelection in 2022. It's not because they're feeling optimistic about the next Congress. 

Also from the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 12.20.21, Don Surber, says Defund Police -- and watch Hispanics vote Republican

At Da Fed, New Tax Returns Further Reveal How Zuckbucks Swayed 2020 Election. Paul Bedard at WaEx, 2020 ‘Zuckerbucks’ dumped in eight states, 90% to Biden counties.  The best election he could buy.

At Fox, Partisan fight simmers over crucial Pennsylvania state House redistricting plan, "Republicans call proposed map an 'extreme partisan gerrymander,' Dems say it simply undoes pro-GOP gerrymandering." From Da Caller, Schumer Vows To Bring Voting Bills, Rules Changes To Senate Floor. Adrian Norman at Da Fed, Democrats Pivot Back To Radical Election Bill That Would Ban Voter ID, David Catron at Am Spec, The Dangerous ‘Save Democracy’ Movement "Our election system isn’t in peril, but the Democrats need a pretext to change the rules." Also, from Scott McKay, National Review’s Surrender Caucus Folds on Elections, "At Rich Lowry’s magazine, they’re prepared to enter into “bipartisan” cooperation with Democrats if that’s what it takes to upset Donald Trump." Conrad Black at Am Great on The Gathering Cloud of Political Madness, "This is a way station on the rockslide of the Trump-hate myth."

Lawfare update as Trump sues NY Attorney General to stop to her 'political' investigations into his businesses, "Ex-President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit on Monday against Letitia James, New York State's Attorney General (PM). The lawsuit aims at shutting down what the Trump team calls a purely "political" investigation." JTN, Trump sues New York attorney general to stop probe into business practices, "Trump argues in federal suit that Letitia James' long-running probe infected by "political animus."" You'd think if there was something on Trump we'd have seen it by now. The Coyote/Road Runner comparison is applicable here, too.