MARCH 16, 2026

“Behold, Jesus Christ crucified, who is the only foundation of our hope; He is our mediator and advocate; the victim and sacrifice for our sins. He is goodness and patience itself; His mercy is moved by the tears of sinners, and He never refuses pardon and grace to those who ask it with a truly contrite and humbled heart.”
— St. Charles Borromeo.

I am in Southside Virginia. My drive down yesterday was pleasant and uneventful. I am meeting with a client this afternoon who is facing his last few days of freedom. Maybe this will be the time he learns his lesson. Because this is not his first rodeo.

Holland Koontz is enjoying her last Spring Break in the Dominican Republic. She is enjoying Sun, sand, tropical drinks, seafood, and 100% leisure. English and I hope she enjoys it. The real world beckons in just a couple of months.

The inflation rate fell to 2.5%, the lowest since the Spring of 2021. WINNING!

Senator John Thune (R. S.D.) has got to go. Yesterday.

“[Democrats] are very serene with what is going on.”

–Senator Brian Shatz (D. Hi.).

Iranian sleeper cells are active in the United States. Warnings have been issued to California concerning possible drone attacks by Iran (California has the largest Iranian population in the United States). Airport security lines are hours long. But still the Democrats continue to keep the Department of Homeland Security closed, refusing to fund it so that TSA agents, Secret Service agents, and Coast Guard employees can be paid. Because Democrats do not care. They are “serene” about the situation.

“Paperwork doesn’t magically make you American.  Muslims are unable to assimilate; they all have to go back.”

–Representative Andy Ogles (R. Tn.).

I am really starting to like this guy.

The China Joe judge in Massachusetts who keeps trying to prevent the deportation of illegal aliens? He got slapped down again, for the 3rd time, this time by the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The First Circuit is dominated by Leftist Democrats. How bad must the district court judge be, that other Democrats are telling him “no”?

The View’s Whoopi Goldberg compared living in the United States to living in Iran. Particularly if you are black. Sigh.

The Chicago Teachers Union organized a “Hands Off Iran And Lebanon” rally, to demonstrate against the United States and Israel. Chicago public school students cannot read, but their teachers sure know how to hate against their country.

A federal judge in Maryland–a China Joe appointee–halted ICE’s conversion of a warehouse it owns into a detention center. Because State officials object to the facility. Wow. Where is that law in the Constitution or the U.S. Code?

We will soon have a new tax in Virginia–a statewide mattress tax. How petty can you be?

At Old Dominion University, in Norfolk, Virginia, a gunman opened fire at students. WHOA! Just one minute here; guns are forbidden on ODU’s campus! ODU is a “gun free zone”. Can you believe that the shooter just broke that rule? Now he’s going to get it!

Authorities identified the shooter as Mohamed Jollah. Until recently, Mohamed Jollah was an inmate at a federal prison, having been convicted of providing assistance to ISIS while serving in the National Guard. He would still be in federal prison but for the fact that one of China Joe’s last acts as President was to commute Mr. Jollah’s sentence. So rather than being in prison, Mohamed Jollah was on the streets of Norfolk, Virginia, and on ODU’s campuses, where he threatened students, and murdered ROTC instructor, Lt. Colonel Brandon Shah, a highly decorated U.S. combat veteran. Gee thanks, China Joe!

Norfolk’s Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi (D.) blamed legislators and judges who honored the Constitution’s Second Amendment. Yes, that is exactly what killed Colonel Shah. The Second Amendment.

Governor Spanberger (D.) acknowledged Colonel Shah’s death, but could not bring herself to state that he was murdered by an Islamic terrorist. No, no, no. It was the gun.

Dorothy McAuliffe (D.) announced that she will run for Congress in a newly drawn district in the Commonwealth of Virginia.  Mrs. McAuliffe, a onetime State Department official and wife of former Democrat Governor Terry McAuliffe, is seeking the seat for the new 7th Congressional District, which was redrawn to stretch from Arlington to western Augusta County. 

Great.  Just what Virginia needs.  Another bubble headed socialist in elected office.

In Oakland County, Michigan, outside Detroit, a Muslim immigrant from Lebanon drove an automobile into a Synagogue, at the entrance to the Jewish school contained therein, with 140 students in attendance. The automobile was loaded with explosives, guns, and ammunition. Security shot the man dead. No students were harmed.

The Michigan incident is horrific. Thank goodness for the responding security guards. But how sad that children must be guarded as they attend school at their house of worship. What is happening in this country?

Nearby Dearborn, Michigan’s mayor–a Muslim–seemed to excuse the terrorist who rammed the Jewish Synagogue, explaining the “poor man’s grief” over relatives who died in Lebanon at the hands of the Israeli military. Disgusting. Despicable. Even more disgusting and despicable is what Dearborn, Michigan’s mayor did not disclose; the Michigan terrorist’s dead relatives were all Hezbollah terrorists.

Islam is not compatible with American values and laws. It just is not.

Washington State’s Constitution bars the enactment of an income tax. That does not matter, and will not stand in the way of greedy Democrat politicians. The legislature (controlled by Democrats) passed a 9.9% tax on incomes over $1 million, and the Governor (a Democrat) has promised to sign the measure.

Some folks are not waiting for the law to take effect, or be struck down by the courts. Starbuck’s founder Howard Shultz moved to Miami. Starbucks is moving its corporate headquarters to Tennessee. And there will be more to flee before it is over.

Down in the heart of Texas, little Jimmy Talarico (D.) has scrubbed his official U.S. Senate candidate website of all the endorsements he received from far Left groups. Too late. Nobody’s fooled.

Actress Rachel Ziegler (she of the failed Snow White remake) spoke at length about how she did not wish to assimilate into America, because she was so proud of, and comfortable with, her Colombian heritage. Fine. That’s good. Go home to Colombia. We don’t need you.

After 50 years, Yamaha is moving its headquarters out of California, relocating to Georgia. Because . . . taxes.

Little Debbie is now releasing 3 new snack flavored peanut butters. The peanut butter flavors are Nutty Buddy, Honeybun, and Oatmeal Creme Pie.

Earlier in the hostilities with Iran, we wrote about the death of the Ayatollah’s successor, Mojtaba Khamenei. Last week The Observations questioned the Iranian government’s announcement of the succession, while displaying a portrait of the man. Israeli intelligence has now confirmed that Mojtaba Khamenei is dead, and has been since before he was chosen as the new Iranian leader.

The United States “obliterated” all military installations on Iran’s Kharg Island, which sits just off the Straits of Hormuz. WINNING!

The United States spared Kharg Island’s oil refining and loading facilities, but President Trump warned that if Iran mined the Straits of Hormuz, those facilities would also be “obliterated”. And we are more than capable of doing so. Choose wisely, Iran.

The British Labour government has voted to abolish hereditary positions in The House of Lords. Centuries of tradition will be abolished, so as to allow the radical Left members of the House of Commons to virtue signal their fealty to “equality”. Balderdash!

For years, the British 5 pound note has carried a portrait of the great Winston Churchill, along with his famous statement “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” Winston Churchill rallied the Brits, and the world, to resist Nazi Germany, and eventually to victory over the evil Axis Powers. He is among the greatest Englishmen of all time. And now, the Bank of England wants to replace Mr. Churchill’s face on the note with an engraving of . . . beavers. Yes, the Bank of England thinks that nature scenes are better representations on the once great nation’s currency, than the people who actually built the country.

The Observations has been writing for some time that Great Britain is doomed. When beavers replace Winston Churchill on its money, the country’s collapse is complete. Turn it over to the Muslims.

Great Britain’s Labour Party is “encouraging” (i.e. mandating) that all schools, councils, and workplaces keep records of any instance of anti-Muslim behavior, real or perceived, no matter how slight.

Canada’s Liberal government has signed a security agreement with Red China. Moreover, the Canadians have permitted Red China to operate secret “police stations” within the country. Sigh. Canada is a full-fledged vassal of Xi and Red China.

Congratulations to Duke on winning the ACC Championship.

Congratulations to Arkansas on winning the Southeastern Conference Championship.

Congratulations to VCU on winning the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Congratulations to Purdue on winning the Big 10 Championship.

Congratulations to the University of Pennsylvania on winning the Ivy League Championship.

Congratulations to Utah State on winning the Mountain West Championship.

Congratulations to Gonzaga on winning the West Coast Conference Championship.

Congratulations to Arizona on winning the Big 12 Championship.

Congratulations to Cameron Young on winning The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. The biggest win of his career. Well done.

President Richard Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield, who revealed to Congress the existence of The White House taping system, has died at age 99. R. I. P.

GFK