Friends, the conflict with Iran is dragging on, although President Trump extended the ceasefire indefinitely today. The Strait of Hormuz is the real battleground. For whatever reason, the mighty U.S. Navy doesn't seem willing or able to establish physical control over the vital waterway. Small Iranian boats continue to harass commercial shipping and essentially deny the entire world use of the Strait. Unacceptable, I say!!! Meanwhile, the U.S. has imposed a blockade that has brought all Iranian maritime commerce to a complete standstill. Who will blink first? Well, it's hard to see how Iran could possibly think it could outlast us in such a struggle, but, if they watch CNN over there, they probably believe the U.S. is going to knuckle under any second. It's the countries most dependent on Middle Eastern oil, like China and our "friends" in Europe, that must really be sweating bullets. If this impasse continues much longer, their energy crisis will become acute.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3w3vqv0edpo
In other very important news, voters in Virginia have approved a plan to gerrymander the state's Congressional districts to give Democrats four extra seats. A judge has taken issue with how the referendum was conducted, but don't count on Virginia courts to rescue the GOP from this disaster. It will take federal intervention to do that. Thus far, I think we can safely say that President Trump's plan to redistrict his way to victory in the midterms hasn't gone well. Of course, there are other states that may save Republicans' bacon...like Florida? On the other hand, if the blue wave is strong enough, none of this will matter anyway.
Dr, Waddy from Jack: We'll see: some remnant of lawful Virginia may have survived in its appellate state courts. Of course the case will eventually make its way to Scotus but perhaps not in time for the midterms.
ReplyDeleteI agree , the Florida redistricting prospect may be vital. My. my but Hakeem Jeffries of , dah, dah, da dah NYC, threw down the guantlet today, with intimidating vulgarity and would meet Florida's champion on the field of honor. No doubt he assumes that Florida's large population of NYC refugees will grace his cheering section but gee, I think most of them left NYC because well, NYC is NYC of course and that it elects such as "Rep" Jeffries.