https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/dem-rep-ro-khanna-we-dont-want-small-businesses-cant-pay-15-minimum-wage
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/morally-grotesque-whistleblower-smith-college-resigns-over-reverse-racism

+ bonus: More Fauci News (of which there is clearly an endless supply):
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/remember-when-fauci-called-ebola-quarantines-draconian-warned-unintended-consequences

Ah, but you see it *is* for the people. Just not your people or my people.

Back to Blood. After all the generations of pretty words and beautiful theories and sunny-lit upland dreams, it always comes Back to Blood in the end.

Key graf:
‘ “…But make no mistake, we will not be doing business with the Trump Organization going forward. Inciting an insurrection will never be forgotten or forgiven.”’

(Ah, if only DJT had incited such grand “ideas”—or “myths”—as Antifa or BLM…. had turned a blind eye to destroyed city neighborhoods and the livelihoods and, in some cases, lives of American citizens…. If only he had had the correct priorities, had championed the correct values, had acted in good faith, had been FOR the people. And had been a “Uniter”….)

The Democrats are calling it the “For the People Act”…(but then they would—in true Orwellian fashion—call it that, wouldn’t they…?).
https://www.theepochtimes.com/massive-state-level-coalition-sounding-alarm-on-democrats-voter-registration-and-election-reforms_3682336.html

File under: “Going by the book” (i.e., “1984 For Demmies”….)

That’s unlikely. A new poll shows Trump would get half of all Rs in a new party. Trump’s approval numbers are better than Prez Plant’s, at least the better polls. And given his high (indicating Er-election) support in the primaries with 94% GOP support, that’s not indicated there, either.

Then there’s Gallup and the recent best President ever survey results, with Rs choosing him by 36% (up from 10% in 2017? I think) —- even beating out Barry — but besting the dead Presidents as well.

Finally, we have the five Senate leavers, none loving Trump, and most opposing him — they aren’t likely to get replaced by RINOs or their ilk.

Only fighters for the Constitution, MAGA agenda, and the Rule of Law need apply.

Trump is coherent when he is attacking an individual. He’s insanely good at finding character flaws and going straight at them.

Thing is, rhetoric-wise, that is just about all he is good at.

Why Trump is good at Para 1 is a whole other topic for another time. Perhaps for the Robot Historians of the Future really. He’s Historical Toast now, I fear. Although he will get off massively on playing kingmaker and being a capricious you-know-what about doing so.

REALLY? I very much doubt that his record low county wins – half of Obama, Trump won 5 times more than Biden – were offset by oodles of REAL votes in Dem machine counties in certain select (ie, in disputed, narrow “win” states) areas.(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ3F3xXao68 ) Not until someone demonstrates huge, outsized, voter enthusiasm for Biden within those same Dem precincts.

Ballot stuffing versus actual votes? Facts Still not in evidence.

@JJ – yes, where are the businessmen/women? People who compete in the market, consistently met payroll, and face reality every day, or fail. (Not people in the finance industry, with its strong government regulatory grip.) Someone successful in that domain who then runs for office for public service, and afterwards returns to the private sector to have a real life. But the Left and cancel culture denigrate such accomplished “profiteers” and then tear them up socially and personally – who wants to put themselves through that? Only a strongly narcistic personality like Trump?

@Brian E – “coupled with the disarming geniality of Reagan.” I am not sure I want geniality when dealing with our Leftist enemy (especially those who do seem to want us dead). A sly word twister and mocker, more stiletto than hatchet, might be helpful to counter the MSM. But that also requires an audience capable of appreciating the cut and stab of word play, as opposed to the whack or smack or slash.

To me, Trump’s language skills seemed to run hot and cold. Some phrasings were almost incoherent, as though 1) he was thinking faster than he could talk, therefore skipping intermediate words, or 2) he really did not have his thoughts in any reasonable order and things just tumbled out. But some of his word choices really hit at the core target, not tangential at all – something you might expect from a hurried and harried but successful businessman. Then again, reading off a teleprompter, especially a speech written by someone else, and he was often deaden and awkward. Yet his speech at Mount Rushmore was judged to be excellent.

I think he would make a creditable candidate for president. Others to consider – Tom Cotton, Josh Hawley, Devin Nunes, Mike Pompeo, and Mark Meadows.

Where are the conservative businessmen? I don’t see one out there except for DJT. Sad.

VP candidates – Christi Noem, Marsha Blackburn, Jim Jordan, Dan Patrick. Matt Gaetz, and Candace Owens.

Will DJT be a kingmaker or the king in 2024? He’s speaking at CPAC on Sunday, 2/28. We should get some idea of what he’s thinking for the future. Onward!

Sure his first election was close, but the 2022 election will be a mandate on whether the state will remain open or be closed forever, because if a Democrat wins governor, they will immediately change the voting rules to mail-in and will remain in power forever, thus lockdowns forever.