An unsourced prediction

The destructive goons in the Republican controlled House caucus can end up having their cake and eating it, too. If they organize into a block. If they can put together at least 9 votes against Mike Johnson on the first ballot but, better yet from their perspective, get as many as 15. In order for this move to have any teeth, it needs to be at least 9 members, because that's the number that will probably be the rule to call for a vote to vacate when the House finally convenes after a Speaker is chosen. This plan will push the Speaker vote to a second ballot, in which the number of opposition votes can be reduced. Finally, Johnson can be chosen on the third ballot, thereby allowing the House to certify Trump on Jan. 6.

What this plan will do is signal to both Johnson and Trump that if the thugs don't get their way, not only will the budget not pass thereby shutting down the government, but the debt ceiling will not be raised, causing an even greater catastrophe. This message will allow this block to hold the trump card (no pun intended) of vacating the Speaker should Johnson compromise with the Democrats.

Oh, these two years are going to be a lot of fun to watch.

Pass the popcorn.

By Trump's logic, Reagan is to blame for attack in New Orleans

The terrorist who ran down, killed and wounded dozens of people in New Orleans in the wee hours of the morning on New Year's Day was born in Texas in 1982.

Donald Trump's initial tweet blamed Biden because of the supposed laxity of the border. What a moron. That's his narrative without facts. The terrorist was born on American soil during Ronald Reagan's first term. Using Trump's convoluted and absurd logic, the blame should rest with Reagan.

Trump plans DC rally on Jan. 19

We may have a strong ally in Steve Job's widow

Some people commit fraud in obtaining US citizenship

Melania's "Einstein Visa" seems a bit suspicions to me. She just doesn't strike me as part of that 0.01% of immigrants in intelligence.

Believing that Melania was legitimately entitled to that "Einstein Visa" is like believing that Donald Trump really had bone spurs that exempted him from the draft.

Musk retweets that Americans are Re****ed

An X account controlled by Elon Musk retweeted that Americans are too "ret***ed" to perform skilled jobs, advocating for more skilled immigrant work visas.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/elon-musk-sparks-outrage-amid-h-1b-debate-endorses-post-calling-americans-too-retarded-for-skilled-jobs/articleshow/116706861.cms

I negotiated for a living. What Trump is doing is not negotiating

The sane washing of Trump's maniacal public displays are being normalized as a negotiating tactic. Canada, Mexico, Panama and Denmark. Trump is publicly humiliating America's friendly neighbors and the MSM acts like it is some sort of brilliant negotiating tactic.

I was a union officer in Boston and negotiated nearly 100 union collective bargaining agreements (CBA) for electricians, plumbers, H-Vac and other maintenance workers who worked at hospitals, sports facilities, museums, pharmaceutical facilities, hospitals and colleges in the Greater Boston Area. And let me tell you, publicly insulting, out of the clear blue sky and for no reason, is no way to open negotiations.

The United States has the upper hand with all our neighbors. If we needed to place a military base in Greenland, it would have been easy to accomplish by sharing the operation with our NATO brother in Denmark. There is no need to pick a fight with Mexico. They know they need America as a trading partner. And Canada? Can we have a more secure border than our neighbors to the North. How hard could it be to reach a favorable agreement with them without all this caustic rhetoric. Also, Panama. How hard could it be to assert our dominance at a negotiating table with them to secure the canal?

Look, sometimes you need to go public as negotiations reach impasse. But it's not your opening salvo, especially with a friendly opponent on the other side of the table. Trump is not exercising negotiating skills. He's falling back on what he's most comfortable being. A bully.

If Bird Flu mutates into a human pandemic in the next few months

God help us with this group of clowns in charge.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bird-flu-virus-shows-mutations-233012441.html

Trump's Christmas messages are the ravings of a lunatic

January 2025 is gonna be a helluva month

Jan. 2 the Senate and House return to Wahington. The 3rd the House has to choose a Speaker. Well, this is going to be the first test. If Mike Johnson can't win on the first ballot we will have an interesting day, or days or perhaps weeks. No business can begin without a Speaker. They cannot even validate the 2024 Presidential election without a Speaker. I fully expect that about the 3rd or 4th ballot it will dawn on Trump and his allies that they better rubber stamp Johnson.

Then on Jan. 6th the ratification of the election will take place and then the fun begins. The Republican controlled Senate can begin hearings on cabinet designees even before the Jan. 20th inauguration. There should be some pretty contentions hearings, to say the least.

Then Jan 20th itself. Wow. Trump has promised to end the war in Gaza and Ukraine within 24 hours. Deportations are supposed start. He promised to declare an emergency on day 1. And, oh ya, 25% Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the EU. 60% on China. And let's not forget his promise to be a dictator on that day

God Bless America. We're going to need it.