Shutting Down the Shutdown?

 

Friends, don't look now, but it appears that Democrats are about to cave on the government shutdown.  They're agreeing to reopen the government without any of their core demands being met.  A cynical observer might conclude that, now that the shutdown has served its purpose of helping the Dems to win the (rather unimportant) 2025 elections, they are ready to once again make nice and let people eat, fly, visit national parks, etc.  Of course, the shutdown probably had very little to do with the election results, and in fact it may have all been a gigantic waste of time, but then few things that come out of Washington, D.C. are anything but, if we're to be honest with ourselves.

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/09/government-shutdown-deal-agreement-funding-flight-cuts/87185102007/ 

 

In other news, President Trump likes tariffs (no surprise) and he thinks that people who disagree with him are "FOOLS" (even less of a surprise).  What's a little arresting is his plan to give American taxpayers a $2,000 "dividend" based on tariff revenues.  Uhhh, ever heard of a little thing called the deficit???  It's kinda huge.  I am strongly against this idea, and, if DJT thinks it would make every American love him, well, that ain't gonna happen!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/11/09/president-trump-calls-anti-tariff-people-fools-promises-2000-dividends-for-americans/ 

 

President Trump attended an NFL game today between the Detroit Lions and the Washington Definitely-Not-Redskins.  He made quite a splash, and Air Force One even did a low-level flyover.  Neat!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2025/11/09/trump-reacts-to-air-force-one-flyover-at-commanders-lions-game-greatest-flyover/ 

 

Finally, a major global news organization, the BBC, has been humiliated by the revelation that it deliberately and deceptively edited two clips of Donald Trump in the lead-up to the November 2024 election.  The BBC's director general and its news CEO have resigned as a result.  What???  Accountability in the mainstream media?  Is that a thing?  Boy, color me impressed!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3vn25d5dq7o 

The Mamdani Factor

 

Friends, this week's Newsmakers broadcast includes my analysis of how Zohran Mamdani became NYC's mayor, and what it might mean for New York State politics.  In short, I see a big opportunity for Republicans in the Empire State in 2026!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-11-8-25/ 

 

In other news, there isn't any other news.  How about that???  There's plenty of news a-comin', however, especially at the Supreme Court, which could reshape our political system, and especially our elections, going into the all important '26 midterms...

 

https://americanmind.org/salvo/a-constitutional-turning-point/ 

Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out!

 

Friends, many of us thought that Nancy Pelosi would stalk us relentlessly for all eternity, like the undead shrew she clearly resembles, but it turns out that she's mortal and, at age 85, she's decided to retire.  Unfortunately, her heartfelt hatred for Republicans and conservatives and, most of all, Donald Trump will long outlive her.  C'est la vie.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nancy-pelosi-to-retire-from-congress-after-nearly-40-years/ar-AA1PW4u2 

 

In other news, could you soon be replaced by a humanoid robot?  If your name is Jack and elegant verbiage drips from your mouth like sweet, ambrosial drool, then probably not.  If you're in the service industry, though, be afraid!  Be VERY afraid!!!  How soon will the robots conquer all?  Ah, there's the rub...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrz2rdlykdo 

 

Finally, have you noticed how DJT seems to be setting up both J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio as potential successors?  Well, apparently Rubio is assuring Republican insiders that he won't run for president in 2028 if Vance does, which is probably for the best, as the last thing the right needs is to be eating its own.  I like Rubio, personally, but I like Vance more.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/07/nolte-report-says-rubio-will-not-run-for-president-if-vance-does/ 

Will the Big Blue Wave Drown Us All?

 

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 

Like Old Times

 

Friends, DJT has done the unthinkable: he has endorsed (tepidly) Andrew Cuomo in his bid for Mayor of New York City.  Wow!  Basically, Trump is saying that voting for Curtis Sliwa, the Republican, is a waste.  Well, not in a ranked choice voting system, surely.  Trump's endorsement could easily seal the deal...for Zohran Mamdani, such is the disdain that most New Yorkers have for Trump.  And maybe Trump would like that, since Mamdani would be a wonderful punching bag for the next four years...  Then again, Trump's endorsement might, just might, encourage enough Sliwa backers to identify Cuomo as their "second choice" that Cuomo will win in a ranked choice election.  Check out the latest Atlas poll, which puts Cuomo within striking distance.  That poll is an outlier, but Atlas has been right on the money in the past...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c231e284345o 

 

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/mayor/general/2025/new-york/mamdani-vs-cuomo-vs-adams-vs-sliwa-vs-walden 

 

Finally, did you hear about the vile invective that Nancy Pelosi poured out against DJT recently?  I say "vile" partly because that's exactly what Pelosi said about Trump: he's a "vile creature".  And that is indeed how so many progressives think about Trump, and his supporters: we're no longer political opponents, worthy of rhetorical engagement -- we're monsters, demons, beasts, worthy only of annihilation.  Bear this in mind as we formulate our agenda and our tactics.  The vengeance that would be visited upon us, should we ever surrender power, would be...frightful!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/11/03/pelosi-trump-is-a-vile-creature-hes-the-worst-thing-on-the-face-of-the-earth/ 

Judgement Day for Tariffs

 

Friends, pretty soon the Supreme Court will be in a position to rule on the constitutionality of President Trump's sweeping (and sometimes rather fickle) tariffs on a host of countries.  If SCOTUS pulls the rug out from under Trump, a vast, and lucrative, architecture of tariffs will come crashing down.  Probably Trump could reconstruct parts of it by other means, but billions in revenue would have to be refunded, and, more importantly, Trump himself would be humbled and other countries would take his threats much less seriously.  I don't know anything about the legality and constitutionality of tariffs, but I would hate to see DJT emasculated at this critical hour!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4jyk9jyv3o 

 

In other news, something is happening in the polls: Trump's popularity/favorability is flagging.  Why now, though?  The MSM despises him, sure, but nothing new there.  Is it shutdown related?  Maybe.  Are economic and employment worries coming home to roost?  Possibly.  Has the anti-Trump hate machine simply dialed up its intensity, because it's election season?  Could be.  Whatever the cause, unfortunately these trends mean that Republicans are less likely to win big on Tuesday, and they may not win anywhere.  Brace yourself for some progressive smugness, therefore!

 

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/approval/donald-trump/approval-rating 

Those Fighting/Groveling Canucks

 

Friends, the contrast between Mark Carney's campaign to become Canada's Prime Minister, in which he portrayed himself as Donald Trump's worst nightmare, and the simpering supplicant he's become, could not be more stark.  He's apologized to President Trump for the ads run during the World Series suggesting that tariffs were offensive to Ronald Reagan, and generally a bad idea.  Trump saw this as an attempt to interfere in our domestic politics and possibly as an effort to influence the Supreme Court as it deliberates on the constitutionality of his tariffs.  The ad was technically run by the government of Ontario, not Canada's federal government, but it's Carney left holding the bag, and who now has the unenviable task of going hat in hand to Trump to ask -- pretty please! -- that he not wreck Canada's economy.  The truth, of course, is that the U.S. and Canada need each other, and the leaders of both countries should stop being such babies and make a deal.  The sooner, the better.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/01/canadian-prime-minister-mark-carney-apologizes-to-president-trump-over-fraudulent-ad-criticizing-tariffs/ 

 

In other news, you've heard about the key matchups on Tuesday: the two governors races in Virginia and New Jersey, and the mayor's race in NYC.  What you may not have heard is that a number of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices are up for the renewal of their terms on the court.  Pennsylvanians thus have an opportunity to overturn the Left's capture of that court, which led, just a few years ago, to a judicial coup against the state legislature resulting in the flipping of four House seats in PA to the dastardly Dems.  Could the Pennsylvania Supreme Court be returned to sanity?  Technically, yes, but, since this is probably the first time you're hearing about these races, we can safely assume that the GOP's chances of a sweep are not great.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2025/11/01/exclusive-scott-presler-pennsylvania-has-chance-fire-three-liberal-activist-judges/