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In the aftermath of Christmas I\u2019m lazing around the house eating leftover desserts and reading whatever news and commentary appears on-line.\u00a0 All things considered that\u2019s a pretty relaxing way to end off Christmas week.\u00a0 There were a few dominant buckets of news and opinion.\u00a0 There were the, \u201cWhat\u2019s the first thing Trump will do?\u201d and, \u201cHow can we stop Trump from doing anything?\u201d and, \u201cWhat will be Joe Biden\u2019s legacy?\u201d\u00a0 Well, that last one will be easy to answer.\u00a0 A VHS copy of \u201cWeekend at Bernie\u2019s\u201d for the Biden Library.<\/p>\n

But one of the more interesting things I listened to was Al Franken talking to some journalist about why Trump won or more exactly, why Harris lost<\/a>.\u00a0 So, this investigative reporter tried to explain to Franken that people voted against Harris because they didn\u2019t like how their values were demeaned by the Democrats.<\/p>\n

Now this idea had to rattle around in Franken\u2019s head for a good long time.\u00a0 His guest reminded him several times about Hillary calling people deplorables and even Obama lecturing working class people about clinging to God and guns.\u00a0 And, of course, the idea of criticizing Obama disoriented Al Franken, \u201cAre we allowed to say that?\u201d\u00a0 Eventually Franken even began to see how Latino men and even black men might eventually get tired of voting for a party that disrespects men and then actually vote for the white guy.\u00a0 Of course, all this crazy talk had to be toned down and they both started genuflecting to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and howling and shrieking Trump\u2019s name because he\u2019s evilll!<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s interesting.\u00a0 They were devilishly close to uttering the statement that the Democrats have become the party of rich white people and Trump is the man of the people, even people who aren\u2019t white.\u00a0 Now that\u2019s funny.\u00a0 Al Franken was cast out during one of the #metoo pogroms because back when he was a comedian for Saturday Night Live, he committed some practical jokes against women that were sexual in nature.\u00a0 If I remember correctly, the jokes were at about the maturity level expected of sixth graders.\u00a0 For this he was cast out of the United States Senate.\u00a0 This makes him one of the most severely punished Democrats falling afoul of cancel culture.\u00a0 I wonder how this makes him feel about the whole left-wing culture project?\u00a0 Losing a senate seat must really, really sting.\u00a0 But I guess he still gets his money from the Left and money talks.<\/p>\n

Well, anyway, it is interesting to see how even leftists can recognize obvious facts even if they defy all the tenets of their faith.\u00a0 They may not be able to admit the consequences of those facts if they\u2019re particularly blasphemous but they can tentatively poke at the facts with a stick and point out how they remind them of this or that thing that would make sense if it wasn\u2019t so frighteningly close to admitting that Kamala Harris is an idiot and the Biden Administration was a dumpster fire.<\/p>\n

So, you see, the Democrats have been working their way through the seven stages of mourning.\u00a0 They may not be all the way to acceptance but they\u2019re darn close.\u00a0 What will come next is the search for a savior.\u00a0 The most amusing name I heard floated was \u2026 Kamala Harris!\u00a0 Of course we couldn\u2019t get that lucky.\u00a0 Even the crazy cat ladies of the Democrat establishment and their loyal eunuchs wouldn\u2019t allow their political correctness to permit Kamala anywhere near the 2028 election.\u00a0 Josh Shapiro or Gavin Newsom or even Bozo the Clown could get on the primary ballot but Kamala has chewed through (supposedly) $2.5 billion.\u00a0 From what I\u2019ve heard, the donors are kinda mad.\u00a0 There are probably as many hit squads trying to get her as are after Trump.<\/p>\n

So today was a relaxing day and although I am a little embarrassed to have bothered with the goofy stuff I read, it was a way to catch up with where the world is currently floating.\u00a0 And it made me think.\u00a0 Right about now Trump must be saying to himself, \u201cLess than a month to go.\u00a0 I better get a better grip on this tiger\u2019s tail because I\u2019m about to get a hell of a ride.\u00a0 And so are we all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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