Friends, distressing news: the dastardly Dems have won tonight -- and they've won big! They've prevailed in both governors races, in Virginia and New Jersey, by solid margins. They elected an avowed socialist, Zohran Mamdani, as Mayor of New York City. They even won a race for Attorney General in Virginia with a candidate who pines for the violent death of Republicans...and their children. I think the big takeaway here is that DEMOCRATS ARE PISSED!!! They haven't gone away, despite our fondest wish that the party and movement would self-destruct and trouble us no more. Quite the contrary: they're highly motivated to oppose Trump and the GOP with all their might, which is considerable, since so many of them are wealthy, educated, and well-connected. Now, in case you're tempted to succumb to despair, keep in mind that none of their victories tonight are all that consequential. No governor, and no mayor, can hold a candle to Generalissimo Trump, in terms of sheer power. We still control the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and countless state governments too. What's more, there is a sizable silver lining in these results, for us: the Dems will interpret their crushing victories as a sign that their lurch leftwards is fine and dandy, and that America craves the Bolshevik balderdash that they're peddling. In short, they will double down on all the TDS, all the neo-Marxism, all the big government redistributionism, all the wackiness, and all the smugness that has "gotten them this far". They may, in consequence, shoot themselves in the foot, as they have done so often in the past. Therefore, I wouldn't panic, by any means, but I wouldn't scoff at those hobbling Dems either. They are eminently capable of winning in 2026, and 2028, and beyond, and they will, unless we play our cards just right. The battle is joined! And we must, and I believe we shall, ultimately prevail.
https://www.cnn.com/election/2025
In other news, former Vice-President Dick Cheney has died. Far be it from me to speak ill of the dead, but it's more than a little remarkable that a man who the Left often compared to Darth Vader, because of his unapologetic conservatism and his penchant for they regarded as authoritarianism and military aggression, became, in the fullness of time, a bitter enemy of Donald Trump and even endorsed Kamala Harris's presidential bid in 2024. Egad! What incredible realignments the Trump Era has begat. A friend reminded me today that I once interned for Dick and Lynne Cheney at the American Enterprise Institute. This was way back in 1995, I believe. I had plumb forgot! That seems like it was several lifetimes ago, back when Dick Cheney's reputation was, well, rather different than what it is now. It just goes to show you that, in life and in death, nothing is ever permanent, except maybe death itself, from which, I suppose, old Dick is unlikely to recover. Never say never, though! If anyone could manage it, surely it would be he.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzm1j6l76o
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