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President Biden’s farewell address to the nation was as devoid of substance as the cleared top of the Resolute desk he sat behind.  It was as if “the speechwriters had already left the building,” remarked Fox’s Dana Perino afterward.

“Instead of capping his life-long political career with a unifying message, finding some hope for the future, built on what he and his administration achieved as a new foundation, Biden sounded like a mean, bitter old man, which is what he is,” wrote Ben Domenech.… read more

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Democrats still don’t understand … they lost, despite their multi-year effort to keep Donald Trump out of the White House for a second term.  And, despite his overwhelming victory that has given him a mandate, at least to close the border and remove bad actor migrants, make our streets safe again, and to “drill baby drill” our way back to energy independence, the left is still at it.… read more

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The election is behind us, the results have been certified, and it seems as though President-Elect Trump is already president judging from the flurry of activity at Mar-a-Lago.

Priority caregiver responsibilities have kept me from providing timely commentary on the political scene, but God willing, I hope to be able to ease back to the keyboard periodically,

A couple weeks ago I made a note of Trump’s appearance at America Fest, Turning Point’s annual convention, during which he pointed to Karrin Taylor Robson in the crowd and said, “Karrin, are you running for governor? … read more

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Journalists worth their salt, endeavor to get a scoop.  I once considered myself a journalist, but now as a writer of political commentary, I still like the idea of getting a scoop.

When I wrote “Is the First Lady Making the Decisions in the White House,” on July 7, 2024, I recalled things that were said about Jill Biden in Vogue magazine, the New York Times and by Joe Rogan, who said, “it’s very clear watching Joe Biden talk, very clear, that he’s not making all the decisions.”… read more

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Sinema’s Farewell

Seeing Arizona Republic columnist Phil Boas’s column on the departure of Sen. Krysten Sinema from the U.S. Senate reminded me of the copy of her farewell speech I tossed on my pile of stuff last week.

I haven’t been a fan of hers for obvious reasons, primarily because was a Democrat until recently when she became an Independent.… read more

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

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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