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#1 - Dem Senators Now Fear Fallout of 'No Kings' Absurdity — by Ward Clark
You can't expect any intellectual consistency from these people, after all. But now the raging of the nitwits has some Democrat Senators worried about holding the line in the ongoing Schumer Shutdown - worried, not about Republicans, not even about sane voters, but about their own far-left base.
Grassroots Democrats frustrated with the Trump administration have been demanding a fight, and on Saturday millions showed up at “No Kings” demonstrations across the country to protest the president’s government.
In that context, Democrats know they will get hit hard by a number of voices on the left if they do not get something for opening the government.
“People are going to get hammered” if they vote for the House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21, said one Democratic senator who requested anonymity to talk candidly about their party.
The schadenfreude, it is strong in this. When you dine at the Devil's table, you don't get to choose the menu, and Democrats have, as a party, embraced the nutcase left - now they face the consequences. Those consequences may well include electoral oblivion.
#2 - The Reactions to Obama's Post About His Presidential Center Are Hilarious — by Nick Arama
One resident called it a "monstrosity," taking away from the beautiful area that once was there. So much for the feelings of the locals. Guess those got lost in the narcissism.
But it's sort of hilarious that Obama is posting about it, standing there with Michelle, and admiring it, like it's something great, because quite frankly, it has to be one of the ugliest buildings I've ever seen. "Let's bring change home," the video ends. That's a change, all right. But just like the change that Obama brought to the country, it's not looking good, like the gray ugliness of the buildings of the Soviet Union or a dystopian prison.
#3 - Hoo Boy: Chelsea Clinton Jumps Into the White House Ballroom Debate, and She Really Shouldn't Have — by Bonchie
The most obvious example of desecration came from Chelsea's father, then-President Bill Clinton, who decided to use the Oval Office for less than moral acts involving an intern and a cigar. The Monica Lewinsky affair would go on to be one of the most remembered scandals in presidential history. But to be sure, the disrespect of "The People's House" under the Clintons went far beyond that.
During that time, the Lincoln Bedroom was used as a personal fundraising apparatus, with overnight stays being given out to big Democrat donors as a reward. The Clintons also stole furniture and other household items, having claimed them as "gifts" before leaving the White House. It took a mountain of pressure in the following year for them to eventually return the items. Then there was the stealing of the "W" keys off the keyboards after then-President-Elect George W. Bush won the 2000 election.
#4 - Another Woke Industry Is Coming to a Screeching Halt in the Age of Trump — by Becky Noble
DEI is fading away so fast that not only are DEI positions disappearing, but listing a DEI-related position on your resume may be the kiss of death when it comes to future corporate employment. Many of those people are scrubbing their resumes of DEI positions or looking to other career paths altogether. Thirty-eight percent of those who left DEI positions relocated somewhere else within the same company and took positions that were not DEI-related. But over half, 55 percent, took non-DEI positions with another employer. Just 7 percent of DEI employees took another DEI position with another employer.
But as is often the case, left-wing-inspired lunacy like DEI doesn't entirely go away; it gets rebranded as something else. In many cases, DEI becomes human resources (HR). Among those who once held DEI positions, 16 percent went into HR operations, another 7.9 percent went into education program coordinator positions, 7.1 percent went into public affairs officer roles, and 7 percent landed in academic research. From DEI to academic research? Sounds about right...
#5 - Generals Are Whining That Hegseth Has 'Lost' Them, but the Facts Say They've Lost the Plot — by streiff
The criticism boils down to basically a lot of people don't like Hegseth's style. The only damage they can come up with is an exodus of other FOGOs and senior civilians who have been told to leave. In their mind, this defenestration of deadwood and resistance is a loss of talent. It isn't because those slots will be filled by people who want to do the job right. I thought the resistance to the concept of a "color- and gender-blind meritocracy" was particularly instructive and shows just how deep Marxist rot has invaded the military.
I'd also offer that the criticisms of his focus on appearance and fitness belie the fact that far too many of our senior officers don't really care about discipline, esprit, or technical competence. If the standard for lacing boots is left-over-right, I can walk into any unit and tell immediately how well the chain of command works. If standards for height, weight, and physical fitness and beards are not enforced, you can bet your bottom dollar that maintenance, logistics, personnel, and a whole bunch of other systems are broken. You can also bet that a military without attention to detail will not focus on winning wars, but on getting the most medals. In the words of a man who knew about war, General George S. Patton, Jr.: "There is only one sort of discipline—perfect discipline. Men cannot have good battle discipline and poor administrative discipline." He also said, "You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things.
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