Commentary

Here are some stories I gathered from publications, in print and online, that you may have missed.

In Transom, fellow blogger Ben Domenech, writes how some media commentator will write a ludicrous piece about why Republicans should want to lose, suggesting that if the Democrat wins the presidency, they will be restrained by the power of a GOP Congress and the Courts from advancing a truly radical agenda. 

Not only would this give the GOP time to rid itself of the baggage at the top of its ticket and set up for a better election next time around by elevating younger rising stars who haven’t been thoroughly villainized yet by the national media. The key word there is “yet.”  Ludicrous, yes.

Domenech cites a piece from the leftist Politico, in which Jonathan Martin published a piece, “If Republicans Want to Win. They Need Trump to Lose – Big,” in which he suggests, “To dominate the country once more, Republicans need to hasten the move to a post-Trump party.” 

“No one wins by losing in partisan politics,” writes Domenech, “and it’s insane to suggest otherwise.  Victories can be Pyrrhic, but they’re still victories.

“And the suggestion that Republicans should ditch the leader of their party, the most beloved figure by their voters and a man currently effectively tied in the presidential race for, you know, reasons, is totally absurd.”

Obviously, those individuals suggesting voting against Trump with an eye toward winning next time around aren’t familiar with the expression “Can’t Win for Losing,” which comes from the literal meaning, losing over and over again prevents a person from winning.

Even Democrat strategist James Carville has said, “There ain’t nothing short of winning.  That’s what you’re about.  If you don’t win, you don’t have shit.  You’re just running around with talking points.”

Endorsements Meaningless?

Recently I wrote about Jim McCain, son of the late Sen. John McCain, endorsing Vice President Harris, to which I indicated, “who cares.”  I followed with a comment by J.D. Vance stating that he didn’t think the senator would go that far as to vote for a Democrat.

However, former Vice President Cheney has come out for Harris. Yes, I know, his daughter, Liz Cheney, has said she will do anything to keep former President Trump out of the White House.  Evidently her 39-point election loss wasn’t enough to convince Dick to say that’s enough, the Cheney name is getting too many mentions in the book of political missteps.

CNN’s Dana Bash tried unsuccessfully to get Sen. Tom Cotton to weigh in on the Cheney endorsement based on his long career as a Republican, but Cotton wasn’t buying it, shifting the focus where it belongs, on the candidate’s respective records.

Meanwhile, former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura do not plan on endorsing a presidential candidate or publicly disclosing how they will be voting.

Although not a full-throated endorsement, entertainer Elton John recently shook up the left when he said, “Donald’s always been a fan of mine and he’s been to my concerts many, many times.  I’ve always been friendly towards him, and I thank him for his support.”  Trump gave North Korea’s Kim one of John’s CDs.

Incidentally, are you aware that Elton John performed at the wedding of conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh and his bride Kathryn?

With the attention over Taylor Swift’s attraction to the Kansas City Chiefs, we now learn that Brittney Mahomes, wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, is a fan of former President Trump and J.D. Vance.

Real endorsements in Trump’s camp have been former Democrats Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  And law professor Alan Dershowitz abandoning the Democrat party is also meaningful.  He has spoken authoratively on the false charges against Trump.  In his book, “Get Trump,” he analyses the unrelenting efforts by political opponents to do Trump in.

Eulogy for Kamala?

“The New York Times Writes Eulogy for Kamala’s Momentum,“ reads the headline in PJ Media over a piece by Matt Margolis. 

Writing about the New York Times/Siena College poll that shows Trump ahead nationally again, he quotes the Times’ Nate Cohn acknowledging that there’s no way to know with the poll is too favorable for Trump, but “the poll nonetheless finds that he has significant advantages in this election, and they might just be enough to put him over the top.”

The poll shows Trump at 48 percent and Harris at 47 percent.  Hardly nothing to really get excited about,

Getting it Straight

Millions of readers of the Associated Press wire story stating that Republican vice-presidential candidate J. D. Vance said school shootings were a “fact of life” were reading leftist disinformation.

While campaigning, Vance was lamenting about school shootings and actually said, “I don’t like that this is a fact of life.”

Meanwhile, Vice President Harris and loser Hillary Clinton repeated the AP version on social media.  Corrections?  No.

FINALLY, do you still believe that President Biden will not pardon his son, Hunter?

May God continue to bless that United States of America.