Friends, the good news is that Trump won the election, and he's already calling on some excellent people to join his incoming administration. Elise Stefanik, a fellow New Yorker, is one of them. She will be Ambassador to the United Nations, which is a great honor, assuming you think the U.N. does anything important. The bad news, however, is that Stefanik, and some of Trump's other picks, are current Republican House members, and the Republican majority there is mighty slender. Every Republican who resigns his (or her) seat must be replaced via a special election, and every special election is an opportunity for the Dems to snag another seat for themselves. You better believe they'll be giving it their all and spending ungodly amounts of money in the attempt. So, to summarize: we've got a magnificent opportunity to change Washington, the nation, and the world in the next few months, but also a rather small margin for error legislatively. Gird your loins, right-wing warriors!
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/11/11/2024-republicans-take-control-house-representatives/
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Yeah, we may need every additional member we can get beyond the majority. The lawfare and personal ruination machine is of course gearing up to reverse the election for "the People's House" and they may even pick some off. I wonder also about the Senate, should Marco Rubio become Secretary of State.
ReplyDeleteBut I am confident that DJT is not taking a big risk here. Why would he? Neither nominee is indispensable. Perhaps going to the UN would afford Stefanik additional gravity (though the UN is a forlorn posting in many respects)and lift her into the status of contender in our increasingly bright future. I'm a big fan of NY's common sense North Country, which she represents faithfully.
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Meanwhile though, yet another big cause for celebration has manifested itself in our House triumph. No matter the margin , we still control the Committee Chairs and recently we've seen once again how important they are. And now legislation which passed with the narrow margin we had in the last Congress can be passed again and at least be considered in the Senate, to Charles Schumer's frustration.
ReplyDeleteDr. Waddy from Jack: It will be good to know that a forceful champion for Israel will speak for the US in a UN disgraced by the outsized deference (eg. putting terrorist regimes on "human rights" agencies) it pays to banana republics and their tin horn dictators, so many of whom seem not to like Israel very much. Too bad, because Israel has shown the way for the 3rd world to prosper and seeing it being routinely isolated and excoriated in this setting is getting awfully old. The thinly disguised disdain our present administration manifests for Israel is reprehensible and we stand to repudiate it soon.
ReplyDeleteIts reported that DJT has spoken with heroic PM Netanyahu several times since his victory; I would think their relationship would be one of kindred courageous souls.
I reiterate my opinion that support or opposition to Israel can be a telling measure of a country's civilization. I'm elated that our country is heading back to where it should be, hand in hand with this noble land. Like us, Israel lacks the obsequious perfection the far left and militant Islam seem to expect of any save themselves but Israel continues to exemplify faith in its on balance positive , productive culture and its unstinting determination to defend it.
Jack, I can only assume that Trump assumes that replacing the likes of Stefanik, and Waltz, and Rubio, in the House and Senate, with solid Republicans will be relatively easy, and I hope he's right!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what becomes of the filibuster, or what sleights of hand the GOP uses to circumvent it. We can't allow this golden opportunity to go to waste!
Dr. Waddy from Jack: We can assume that Charles Schumer will make regular reflexive use of filibuster in the Senate. Is there any thought among Republicans to further limit its use, I wonder.
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