It’s that wonderful time of year when we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and, yes, Festivus.  I devote much of the year to writing my commentaries on various topics.  Today, I am using art in its many forms to commemorate the holidays for all of my readers.

I begin, of course, with two religious stories, the birth of Christ and the eight nights and days of the Jewish festival Hanukkah, commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem.… read more

 Commentary

Long-time readers may recall my treatises on Bret Stephens. On September 13, 2016, I wrote, “Bret Stephens for Dummies,” and followed with “Bret Stephens for Dummies, Part Two,” on October 26, 2016.  Then, on October 6, 2017, I wrote Part Three in “Bret Stephens, Screwier Than Ever.”

To many of you, the name will be unfamiliar, and you may ask, “Why is Kramer continuing his criticism of Stephens?’ … read more

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Donald Trump doesn’t officially take office until January 20, 2025, but it seems as though he’s already assumed the presidency again.  Even the so-called mainstream media are referring to the lame duck President Biden as MIA as President-Elect Trump is making news.

At the same time, led by a major expose’ in the right-of-center Wall Street Journal, the left-leaning media, too, are beginning to fess up about their cover-up of Biden’s declining levels of acuity and engagement and disinterest in who was actually running the government.… read more

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When I read the headline, “Death of the Consensus,” over the piece by Geoffrey Ingersoll, Editor at Large of the Daily Caller, a signal was sent to the prefrontal cortex of my brain, providing me with the memory of a blog I wrote on consensus.

Thank goodness it directed me to my archives where I found it with the same title as this edition, dated May 22, 2021.… read more

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In recent editions I have commented on President Elect Trump’s nominations of Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, and Kash Patel for director of the FBI, because they are facing disapproval by the media, Democrats and even a few Republicans.  It appears Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick as DNI, may be getting closer attention now, too.… read more

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“What’s a ‘loyalist?’  How many presidents nominate ‘disloyalists’ to fill senior positions?”  

As a political blogger, I read news and commentary from a number of sources most likely unfamiliar to you, as are the writers, I imagine.  I get a great deal of satisfaction out of excerpting quotes that help me in conveying my thoughts to you.… read more

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Watching the likes of former FBI Director Andrew McCabe and others on the left, squirm over President Elect Trump’s selection of Kash Patel to serve as FBI director is so satisfying.

Six months ago, I recall McCabe’s concern over the possibility of Trump winning.  Appearing on CNN, where he is laughingly a senior law enforcement analyst, he was asked if he worried about what Trump might do, he said he worried that Trump would have him and other agents “thrown in jail.”… read more

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My December Fool’s Day honor goes to the bevy of blue state governors and mayors and sanctuary city protectors who have banded together to oppose President Elect Trump’s pledge to mass deport illegal migrants.

With Trump’s pledge to close the border on Day One, his first nomination, stands to reason, was Tom Homan, who returns as the border czar.… read more

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From Out on My Limb

In my November 8, 2024, edition, I suggested that Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg (Ret.) would be an excellent choice to serve as President Trump’s national security advisor.

While the president elect named Florida Rep, Mike Waltz to that position, he has named Kellogg to be his Envoy to Russia and the Ukraine and could play a crucial role in Trump’s plan to broker an end to the war that began there three years ago.… read more

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Regular readers will recall my disgust, as a veteran, with the lack of leadership in the Pentagon, so you won’t be surprised with my criticism of those who disapprove of the nomination of Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense.

The latest is Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, who is making the rounds, promoting her new book, A Certain Idea of America.… read more