Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Quick Hits: Volume CCCXXV

 - Whenever Donald Trump speaks, I can't determine whether his words comes via a legitimate stream of consciousness or regurgitating talking points his presidential campaign advisors gave him. Regardless, it's a bad look. 





This occurred less than a week after his interview with Megyn Kelly where he couldn't coherently answer a simple question.





Trump says he shouldn't have to debate other GOP presidential candidates because he's ahead by such a large margin. He may honestly believe that exempts him, but the real truth may be that he doesn't have the chops to go toe-to-toe with the likes of Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. 





I echo Erick's sentiments and these incidents would normally spell trouble for candidates. However, Trump's cultists are not at all interested in serious engagement on issues. Sad! 



- Yeah, I've seen the footage of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and her date fondling each other while at a Colorado theater. And yes, I concur it's degenerate behavior. But I do not buy one iota the outrage being conveyed by progs, especially those demanding she resign her Congressional seat over such a display. After all, many of these same leftists are perfectly fine with scantily clad adults gyrating in front of kids while marching in a "Pride parade." 





But perhaps the most amazing aspect of all this? Video footage of this saga was attained almost instantaneously whereas incidents in well surveilled locations like the jail where Jeffrey Epstein "killed himself" or the White House room where cocaine was discovered remain total mysteries. 



- I was told that if I voted to reelect President Donald Trump in 2020 that there would continue to be a destruction of norms in Washington, D.C. 


And they were right


Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has quietly changed the Senate’s informal dress code to allow senators to wear whatever they want on the floor, a person with direct knowledge said.

A notice went out to the Senate sergeant-at-arms and relevant staff members late Friday, and the change will go into effect starting Monday, the source said.

The change would let Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who is often seen wearing a hoodie and baseball shorts, wear his casual attire on the Senate floor whenever he wants. Fetterman, who was elected in last year’s midterm elections, wore a suit and a tie at his swearing-in in January.

However, he has worn his casual clothes after he returned to the Senate following treatment for clinical depression this year.


As conservative commentator Erick Erickson astutely observes, this is part of the Dems' continuing pattern of accommodating an infinitesimal minority. 





Reminiscent of the 2020 Democrat presidential debate when candidate Julian Castro made a vow to protect abortion rights of a "trans female." Uhhhhhhh..............

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3 comments:

jerrye92002 said...

Well, it was said badly, but Trump is right and the abortion absolutists are wrong. The majority of the country believes there should be SOME limits on abortion, somewhere between 12 and 20 weeks (the Roe v. Wade standard of viability), but six weeks seems too short-- too extreme IMHO. Now I agree with SCOTUS this is not a federal matter, but Democrats insist on making it so in order to claim Republicans are evil for protecting unborn children. That's who they are and they are remarkably successful politically with that damnable lie. If you don't think Trump is our best candidate, fine, but this isn't the silver bullet that should kill his candidacy.

Brad Carlson said...

If you don't think Trump is our best candidate, fine, but this isn't the silver bullet that should kill his candidacy.

Especially not with the Trump cultists. Literally nothing matters in their eyes.

But overall you're still correct, especially since Trump will lose in the general regardless of his incoherence on this issue.

jerrye92002 said...

Sorry, But I don't know whether you were being harsh or just unrealistic. The latest poll that I have seen shows that Trump beats Biden in 2024 by somewhere around nine points. Other polls show that Biden is 19 points underwater in favorability. I see no way that Biden can win even IF he is the nominee and survives until November 2024. And the certain prospect of Kamala Harris becoming president for most of the four years will sway many voters, since she is even less popular (And some would say cogent) than he is.

Has it occurred to anybody that the "Trump cultists" Like his policies and his willingness to fight the Establishment to get them, rather than the man's personality, which they overlook? The only way you can so boldly predict that Trump will lose in the general election is if the "Never-Trump cultists," by action or inaction, permit Biden to win. It is a binary choice next November.