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IN POLITICAL NEWS

1) The Supes just lifted the lower court's block on temporary protected status for the Venezuelan gang bangers in an 8-1 decision. Jumpin' Jackson Brown the only holdout because she doesn't know where Venezuela is. DemoKKKrats deeply disappointed. Huge victory for Trump.

2) More fallout from release of the Biden-Hur tapes as Fakey Jake Tapper continues his "I didn't know" book tour. The tapes beg the question---showing that Rutabaga absolutely had no mind or memory---of who was running America and why did anyone (Republicans included) let it happen? The New York Slimes claims those who championed Rutabaga "now seek atonement." No they don't. They seek to lie and get away with it again. They all knew---we all knew---from 2020 on that Rutabaga was a swiss-cheese-brained analpickle who at his best was a barely aware fascist and at his worst was an Alzheimer's patient who was a fascist. Meanwhile, Congressman Ro Khanna said Rutabaga had no business running in 2024. Really Rolo? Did you say that at the time, oh profile in courage?

COMMENT: Over the weekend someone noted that "Republicans don't like being in the majority---that they love to raise money being in the minority". I think there is merit in that idea. Unless you are willing to use power ruthlessly to expand your power, well, the majority takes all the arrows. And Republicans have shown they still haven't recovered from the 1995 "government shutdown" where they were portrayed as Grinches. No one was better at pointing this out than the late great Rush Limbaugh. They prefer to oppose, then negotiate deals that personally benefit them for their eventual support. In the meantime, to show they are "nice guys," they play ball on confirming truly evil people such as Grand Moff Garland to appointed positions and rubber-stamping DemoKKKrat president judges. Nevertheless, I believe this is far more about psychological damage that they have not addressed rather than money. Some have broken free: Lee Zeldin at the EPA, Chris Wright at Energy, RFK, Jr. at HHS. Kristi Noem is a work in progress. But few in the Congress are mentally healthy yet. Certainly not the darlings of the libertarian movement, Chip Roy and St. Thomas of Louisville, who are pure opposers and never created or built any coalition to do anything.. Fixing this won't come from Trump's leadership. Only so much he can do. Fixing this requires new people of a Kari Lake mentality, who absolutely don't care about the media---especially the douchesouffles at the Bullshit or National Rectum Online. We need congressmen with the fangs of Zeldin, Kennedy, Wright, Tom Homan and others in the administration. And that will not be a short process.

3) The House's version of Trump's "big, beautiful bill" has passed a key House obstacle after suffering a temporary defeat last week. On dropping Social Security taxes, House Rs say that the Senate has told them it's a non starter. Put it in anyway and make THEM take it out.

4) Biden officials admitted to being "awed" by Trump's incredible Middle East moves. "I wish I could work for an administration that moved that quickly," said one. But here's the reality: