GOOD MORNING DRU!
A cold rain continues to gently fall in Southside. I went out to attend court yesterday, and to run errands. It was good to be back inside the house.
Today, having finished editing and writing The Observations, I am driving down to Staunton for court. I hope to be back by early afternoon, and am optimistic that the skies will have cleared by then. Still, we need the rain. God gives us what we need, and I am thankful.
It may sound strange to non-Virginians to read that I am driving “down” to Staunton, as I am driving North from Southside. But as every Virginian knows, the Valley of Virginia (in which sits Staunton), is higher at its Southernmost point than at its Northernmost point. Therefore, if you are traveling North in the Valley, you are headed down, not up. The Valley of Virginia, in this, and many other ways, is a geographis anomaly.
The President is still in Asia. The House of Representatives is still out. And the Senate is doing nothing much, as Senate Democrats continue to keep the federal government closed down. Washington, D.C. is so much nicer when the government is closed. Traffic is lighter, there is less noise, and things are calmer and cooler, due to the absence of so much hot air emanating from bloviating politicians.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Leftist anarchist Tyler Avalos for conspiring to murder Attorney General Pam Bondi. More Democrat violence.
The FBI arrested Ashley Tellis of Vienna, Virginia for possessing 1,000 classified federal government documents in his residence. Let him go; surely this is a political act of retribution. Nothing to see here!
Representative Eric Swalwell (D. Ca.) demands that there be a litmus test for the 2028 Democrat presidential primaries. Mr. Swalwell wants all Democrat candidates to pledge to tear down the ballroom being built by President Trump. Sigh.
Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D. Ca.) and Kevin Mullins (D. Ca.) called for the State of California to arrest ICE agents operating in The Golden State. In response, the federal Justice Department warned Governor Hair Gel (D.) and Attorney General Rob Bonta (D.) that any effort to interfere with federal operations to enforce federal law would be illegal, and dealt with accordingly.
Senator Chris Coons (D. De.) opined that it may be “unpleasant” to deny poor Americans their food stamps, but it was “necessary” in order to “give Democrats political leverage”. Despicable.
With regard to the Justice Department spying on United States Senators, it turns out that it was not the case of Special Counsel Jack Smith going rogue. Nope. That spying was personally approved by Attorney General Merrick Garland, his deputy, and FBI Director Christoper Wray.
But it is President Trump’s Justice Department which is acting in an “unprecedented”, “partisan” scheme of “retribution”. Uh, huh.
More than 100 former federal Justice Department officials filed an amicus brief urging the presiding judge to dismiss the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, claiming that the prosecution was “vindictive”, “politically motivated”, and “baseless”. How would they know? These are “former” officials, with no access to, or knowledge of, the prosecution’s files, motivations, etc. It is more accurate for them to have written a brief urging the presiding judge to dismiss the case against James Comey, lest they be next to find themselves in a prosecutor’s cross hairs.
Democrats and “journalists” (but we repeat ourselves), are constantly criticizing the Justice Department’s prosecution of Democrats over the objections of “career prosecutors”. You see, career prosecutors are never wrong, and Donald Trump’s appointees are never right. EXCEPT, it turns out that the career prosecutor who refused to file criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D.) was fired for mishandling sensitive case information. What do you know, a career prosecutor can be wrong after all.
MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace said that no Democrat ever has called President Trump “Hitler” or compared President Trump to “Hitler”. Is she kidding? What Democrat has not called President “Hitler”, or compared President Trump to “Hitler”? Democrats and “journalists” call President Trump “Hitler” on her show all the time! Nicolle Wallace is dumb. Unbelievably dumb. But here she is just gaslighting people. She is a shameless liar.
The Brady Center Against Gun Violence has long opposed individual citizens owning guns, the 2nd Amendment be damned. But now the Brady Center has gone further, and is calling for the stripping law enforcement of its guns. The Brady Center contends that law enforcment’s possession and use of firearms fuels violence among the criminal class. Seriously. The Brady Center believes the criminals would disarm if only law enforcement did so first.
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger (D.) is supporting General Assembly Democrats’ efforts to amend the Constitution [again] to wrest the power of drawing legislative districts by a non-partisan commission, and giving the power back to the General Assembly. She explained that while she opposes Republican gerrymandering, she supports Democrat gerrymandering. Abigail Spanberger is the most unprincipled Democrat among all the other unprincipled Democrats.
Abigail Spanberger put on her Agent Maxwell Smart hat while talking to a reporter, where she explained that the original purpose of ICE was to oversee the importation of goods from abroad. The former CIA analysist and Congressional Representative went on to opine that ICE’s mission went sideways when it became concerned with people illegally crossing the border, and engaging in counterterrorism.
Abigail Spanberger is a moron. She is a dolt. She is dumber than the object of a blonde joke. ICE was never organized to oversee the importation of goods. ICE was also charged with protecting our country’s borders and engaging in counterterrorism. ICE is, and always has been, a law enforcement agency under the umbrella of the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Virginia, if you elect Abigail Spanberger, expect your streets to look a lot like Chicago, Portland, Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Because Democrats will make Virginia a sanctuary jurisdiction, and it will be a magnet for all the illegal aliens and gangs out there.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D.) tearfully told the assembled press corps covering his campaign that in the aftermath of the 9-11 attacks, his “sainted” aunt quit riding the subways and wearing her hijab out of fear of being violently attacked by angry New Yorkers. A couple of problems with that story; Mr. Mamdani’s aunt was not living in New York at the time, she was living in India. Also, photographs of Mr. Mamdani’s aunt from 2001, and after, show her not wearing a hijab in public. Oh, my!
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D.) appeared at a rally with Zohran Mamdani, and led the crowd in a “Tax the Rich” chant. Things are looking very bleak in New York.
A Broward County, Florida judge has ruled that Florida’s ban on adults under 21 carrying concealed firearms is unconstitutional — a decision that could set up a broader legal battle over gun rights for young adults. The ruling stems from the arrest of 19-year-old Joel Walkes III, who was charged after an officer found him carrying a concealed firearm when his car broke down on a Plantation roadway.
Circuit Judge Frank Ledee sided with Walkes, saying the state’s age restriction violated constitutional rights. Of course it does! There should be no 2nd class citizens when it comes to constitutional rights.
Kansas State Representative Susan Ruiz (D.), a radical Leftist lesbian social worker, contends that the only reason the Trump Administration is working with Argentina’s government to stabilize that country’s economy, is because President Trump and his appointees plan to flee to Argentina after his term ends, just like the German Nazis did after World War II. Sigh. Someone please alert Nicolle Wallace to this news.
Southern Living magazine has named Publix Original Saltines the nation’s best saltine crackers. Zesta saltines were ranked near the bottom. For what it is worth, this Saltine American prefers Premium Saltine Crackers.
Voting in Argentine’s mid-term elections, voters rejected a return to socialism, backing President Millei and his libertarian-conservative reforms. WINNING!
Hamas continued its attacks on Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza. The IDF is poised to respond. This will not turn out well for the Arabs.
God Bless the people of Jamaica. They were pummeled by Hurricane Melissa.
The 3rd game of the World Series went an incredible 18 innings, with the Dodgers winning on a Freddy Freeman home run. WOW!
Following LSU’s home loss to Texas A&M, the school fired head football coach Brian Kelly. Now LSU has to find a new head coach, and figure out how to pay Brian Kelly his $54 million buyout.
Former Oakland Raiders defensive star George Atkinson has died at age 78. R. I. P.
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