I see that Joy, Joy, Joy is down in the polls

Where? 

Down in the polls.

I see that Joy, Joy, Joy is down in the polls.

Hope til Election Day.

Our party-switchers are great. Not yours

It's weird to find back-to-back stories on Blue Virginia Monday - one praising Republicans who plan to vote for Harris and the next attacking Tulsi Gabbard for endorsing Trump.
Our political landscape is changing. Democrats can't depend on people staying on their side forever. Neither can Republicans.
Democrats seem more intent on insulting people when they leave.
The new converts should realize how quickly they will be ignored once the election is over.

DNC convention agenda

They will talk about things the past four years that voters don't like.
And talk about things they want to do going forward - without explaining why they weren't done last four years.
Good luck with that.

How about restrain Big Government?

Democrats have lots of big enemies.
Big Pharma.
Big Oil
Big Meat-packers.
Anyone they want to blame for price increases.
Except for the big group responsible for most of the problems.
Big Government.
Only because Democrats have a Big Blindspot.

Trump already won

How quickly the narrative turned once Joe Biden threw in the towel on the 2024 campaign for re-election.
It's like he disappeared from view.
Now the narrative attempts to say Trump is going down.
He completed the task he set out to accomplish - deny Joe Biden a second term.
Maybe too quickly, but Biden's time is up.
The team that ousted Biden needs to figure out the way to return to the White House after this unexpected change of opponent.

AWALZ

Saw this and liked it.
AWALZ.
They put Gov. Walz on ticket to help with rural white men.
The people who won't be impressed by a guy who left his unit when they shipped off to Iraq.
And claimed a higher rank when he didn't meet the qualifications.

Not so swift Walz

Democrats promoted Tim Walz's National Guard service in his introduction Tuesday.
But it appears he left his unit instead of going to Iraq in 2005.
Remember when Republicans brought out Swift Boat veterans who didn't like John Kerry in 2004?
I bet this year's Trump campaign leaders do.
Since Chris LaCivita was media advisor for the Swift Boat operation.
I think we'll see plenty of Walz's former unit members in the next few months - hanging out with Donald Trump.

How much tax does your cat pay?

Interesting thing about the childless cat lady" saga.
Why does it continue?
Because childless cat ladies have so much free time on their hands.
Wait until government programs run out of money.
How much can your cats and dogs pay to reduce the deficit?

Rewrite

Everything that's been written about Election 2024 - throw it out.
No Biden running now.
It looks like Harris takes the Democrats' top spot but we have four weeks to be completely sure.
Plenty of nice things being said about Biden now.
But you don't trash the deceased at the viewing or gravesite.
Buckle up.

Today's Liberal talking points meeting

"I got nothing."
"I got nothing."
"I got nothing."
"I got nothing."

Happy Immunity Day

A few minutes until the final Supreme Court rulings of the year.
How much immunity will they give President Trump?
Just enough.

Mr. President, what brand of adult diaper are you wearing?

 Perfect question for Thursday's debate.

Farewell to a furry friend

Shortly after I started this blog, we picked up a Yorkshire Terrier puppy we named Laila.

Her journey ended tonight after 15 and a half years. 

I found this new take on Henry Gross' song Shannon from the spring of 1976.

Joe Biden is too old

Posting has been sparse on the blog.
What's something that will stay newsworthy until the next post?
Saying Joe Biden is too old to be president.
And it's scary that Democrats won't notice.
Maybe they also suffer from early onset dementia.

Glenn Youngkin and Jerry Seinfeld

VCU students walked out on Governor Youngkin's speech Saturday.
Duke students walked out on Jerry Seinfield's speech Sunday.
Before this weekend, did you think those two were on the same team?

Biden staffers for Trump

Democrats are releasing videos with Mitt Romney, Mike Pence and Chris Christie says how they won't vote for Donald Trump.
Do they think Republicans and Independents will listen to those voices?
More likely, it will bring voters to Trump.
Thanks, team Biden-Harris.

Are you better off now than you were five years ago

It's officially Trump vs. Biden, the rematch.
Team Biden will try to tell you things are better under his watch.
Of course, life is better than COVID year 2020.
But what about 2019?
Are we back to where we were then?
If not, why not?
That's the question Biden needs to answer.
Now taunt progress from the bottom of the COVID pit.
But where we were before it happened.

Can 12 people decide the presidential election?

Now that the Supreme Court has said Colorado (and other states) can't keep Donald Trump off the ballot, Democrats turn to the pending trials.
Will Trump get convicted of a felony before election day?
Today's message is - no.
A jury trial between now and election day will potentially change the result.
Thus 12 jurors would disenfranchise millions of Americans.
So it won't happen.
No matter how much Democrats want it.

Hail to the returning chief

At the beginning of the day, there was a chance Donald Trump would be kept off the ballot in Colorado - and maybe other states.
At the end of the day, he's on a glide path to victory over Joe Biden.
Biden was basically declared senile by the special prosecutor.
Then he attempted to spin it as being cleared.
Before fighting with the press corps on a brief availability.
The Democrats pinned their hopes on Biden in 2020. Now, they are finding the cost of that decision.

I've seen worse

It's taken a few days to get over the Ravens' loss to Kansas City.
Taylor Swift instead of Lamar Jackson in Las Vegas in two weeks.
But I'm old enough to remember other losses - some worse than this week's.
Like the 1969 Orioles losing in the first baseball season I followed. I went to my first game at Memorial Stadium on June 28, 1969 and watched them lose the World Series - while the world celebrated the Amazin Mets.

The Colts left Baltimore bereft of NFL football until Art Modell brought his team to town.
I work at the University of Virginia. Hearing 2018 and UMBC still hurt.

Unfortunately, every sports season ends with one winner and multiple teams preparing for next year.

Winning a championship is sweet - but joy is fleeting.

Enjoy the game - even if your team is not on the sideline.