By K E Stone (Keystone)
Election Day is nigh. Americans rejoice not because they
prefer one candidate over the other but instead because the annoying television
ads, distracting campaign signs and windbag speeches are over. Rejoice! Halleluiah!
Praise the Lord! The US election is a referendum on republican King Donnie Trump.
Americans either love him or dislike him and if they dislike him enough, democrat Sleepy
Joe Biden wins; the anti-Trump if you will. Contrary to the never ending media diatribe, the US election is not that important since Americans are simply
choosing which silver-haired white guy oversees the ongoing collapse of crony
capitalism.
As the economy slips away further into a recession (pray
that it is not a Great Depression redux), the president, be it Trump or Biden,
will be consumed by the job losses, an escalating class war, riots, protests
and looting with the coronavirus lingering. In future months, Americans will
not be happy with either President “Herbert Hoover” Trump or President “Herbert
Hoover” Biden.
Interestingly, regardless of whether Trump wins or loses, he
remains in office until the 1/20/21 inauguration (if Biden wins).Three months
is a lifetime not only in politics, but more importantly in markets, and
interestingly, King Donnie may be bestowed the Herbert Hoover moniker whether
or not he wins reelection (the country may be in dire straits come January with
a collapsing economy and rampant pandemic all laid at Trump’s feet.
Today is Monday, 11/2/20, Election Eve. The polls give Biden
a 4 to 10 percentage point lead in the nationwide poll which does not mean
buptkis. America is not a majority-rules democracy but instead a representative
republic, or constitutional republic, if you prefer. If a nation always
installed politicians and instituted laws based on the majority vote, that simply
leads to a mob-rule society and individuals with special needs, desires, goals
and circumstances are squashed like bugs. If the USA used the popular vote to select the president, the most-populated states of California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois would dictate the winner every four years and the voting in other states would be meaningless. America uses the Electoral College
system to fairly elect a president which gives all 50 US states a say-so. Everyone
has skin in the game and feels part of something larger (America).
The Electoral College assigns each state a number of
electors; higher-populated states have more electors. There are 538 total electoral
college votes therefore the next president of the United States (POTUS) is the
one who first receives 270 electoral votes. In the 2016 presidential election,
Hillary Clinton actually received 3 million more votes than Trump. As stated,
however, the popular vote does not elect the president; the electoral college
does and Trump took 306 electoral college votes to Clinton’s 232 (Hillary
staffers fell to the floor in disbelief collapsing into a fetal position; Trump
staffers threw confetti). Trump had a 36 electoral college buffer above 270.
Using broad numbers, about 35% of the American voters are
republican, 35% democrat and 30% independent (or they view the country and/or
themselves independently). Independents want to see cooperation between the
parties. Off the top, Donnie has 35% in the bag and Joey has 35% in the bag.
Also, again pulling numbers out of a hat, about 10% of the independents are
leaning towards Trump and 10% to Biden so that is in the bag. That leaves the
10% of independents as the deciders of who sits in the Oval Office come
1/20/21.
Biden leads in the battleground states and is expected to
win the presidency. Nate Silver of Five Thirty Eight, a much-followed data
statistician and poll guy, expects Biden to win and only gives Trump a 10%
chance of winning (but 1 in 10 is still a chance).
Before diving deeper into poll stuff, such as the right
track/wrong track polling, and the southwestern Pennsylvania political yard
sign drama (Keystone views this activity from the scenic Laurel Highlands; a
bird’s-eye view), a review of both candidate’s advantages and disadvantages is required.
First, King Donnie, then Sleepy Joe.
Republican President Donald J Trump Election Advantages;
Incumbents typically win; they are given a few more years to
carry out their visions
Trump maintains close polling margins in key swing states
keeping him in the game
Trump favorability rating is at 43% not above 50% as desired
but better than the election four years ago at 39%
Trump supporters are enthusiastic
Voters like Trump’s policies so far/pushing through the conservative supreme court justice/installing three republican-leaning judges during his first term
Many folks believe that Trump is good at handling the economy (the 11 year stock market rally is actually due to non-stop central banker money printing)
Crowd support at campaign rallies is robust
Strong and rabid support from the upper middle class and
wealthy, especially whites that benefit from tax cuts, relaxed banking
regulations and the central banks printing money
Trump is hopeful that a higher percentage of blacks and
Latinos will support him; he has solid support from young Latino males
Trump never tried to court new voters over the last 3-1/2
years and build his base instead he locks in the existing base feeding it red
meat daily (so they will come out and vote)
The barnstorming rallies over the last couple weeks show
that Trump wants the job
Republicans blame Pelosi for the lack of a fiscal stimulus
deal and rally behind Trump, Mnuchin and McConnell
Biden has done little in Washington, DC, after 47 years on
the job (lack of major accomplishments; some say prone to make erroneous
decisions)
Biden’s message about phasing out oil as the key energy
source and eliminating fracking (horizontal drilling for oil and gas) over time
has been exploited by Trump saying Biden plans on ending fracking tomorrow
(fracking was a more important topic four years ago in southwestern
Pennsylvania not as much now since the white pick-up trucks you see everywhere have Texas and other oil-drilling state license plates; the scabs are working in Pennsylvania from out of state so fracking does not benefit local tradesmen as much as advertised)
Vice President candidate Kamala Harris slips up during an
interview referring to the Harris/Biden ticket rather than Biden/Harris which
makes some folks skeptical of what is planned if the democrats win
Unknown Trump voter? Four years ago, this was clearly the
case but the opposite seems true now with Trump supporters bombastically in
your face channeling Donnie’s personality, rabidly supporting the president,
but let’s say they exist anyway
Once in the voting booth, behind the curtain, searching
their soul, voters will typically come home and return to their party if they
voted otherwise in the last election or if they have recently espoused negative
rhetoric against their tribe. Some republicans may not like Trump’s bloviating
personality but they will hold their nose and pull the lever for King Donnie.
Democrat Challenger Former Vice President Joe Biden Election
Advantages;
Experience in the Whitehouse as former President Obama’s
veep
Biden leading steadily in polls for many months with little
change (poll stability)
Democrats are nervous about polls because Clinton was
predicted to win but instead, she lost shocking the nation, however, pollsters
had four years to correct their methods so the polls are more believable this
year
Over 93 million people have already voted, nearly
three-quarters of the electorate, and the majority were democrats
Biden favorability rating is at 52% ahead of Hillary
Clinton’s sub 50% four years ago
A woman on the ticket; Vice President candidate Kamala
Harris (women elect the president because more ladies vote than men; women will
be inclined to vote for a woman)
Polls show women, especially suburban women, moving away
from Trump (unhappy with the daily insulting and bombastic behavior and the
disruption to family lives due to mishandling the coronavirus pandemic which is
getting worse)
Polls show seniors moving away from Trump towards Biden
(covid-related angst)
Blacks will support democrats although there will be
defectors
Latinos will support democrats although a sizable chunk of
young males will vote for Trump
Voters dislike Trump’s policies so far
Trump was impeached
High unemployment (key state of Nevada has high tourism job losses)
Biden’s campaign donations far exceed Trump’s allowing for
more advertising
The path is easier for Biden to sweep the table (states)
rather than Trump to sweep the table (Trump will need to win Florida, North
Carolina and Georgia in the early evening)
Independent voters (maintain their distance from democrats
and republicans) want cooperation between the two parties and may think that it
is more likely to happen under a Biden administration
Independent voters, in general, probably do not like that
the new Supreme Court conservative judge Amy Coney Barrett was pushed through
the system quickly stacking the court for republican-favorable decisions
Some will vote to avoid chaos and violence directly after
the election and probably view Biden as a calmer direction forward
The healthcare message and saving Obamacare helps Biden
Trump never tried to court new voters over the last 3-1/2
years and build his base instead he locks in the existing base feeding it red
meat daily (there are lots of voters that Trump has never tapped)
Democrats blame Trump, Mnuchin and McConnell for the lack of
a fiscal stimulus deal and rally behind Pelosi
There is no third or fourth-party candidates benefiting
Biden
Lines may be long at the polls so some republicans (more
republicans will vote on Tuesday; a majority of democrats voted early) may
ditch voting especially if word is going around that Biden is looking good
There are republican defectors supporting Biden such as
Colin Powell, Mitt Romney, Cindy McCain, former President George W Bush, etc..
Once in the voting booth, behind the curtain, searching
their soul, voters will typically come home and return to their party if they
voted otherwise in the last election or if they have recently espoused negative
rhetoric against their tribe. Some democrats are not enthusiastic about Biden
and may even think that he is corrupt, but they rationalize that all politicians
are dirty, and Trump has seriously botched the pandemic, so they hold their
nose and pull the lever for Sleepy Joe.
There are 25 advantages for Joe Biden and 17 advantages for
Donald Trump. This is a ratio, or odds, of 1.5 to 1, a close election. Think of it this way. You have five playing cards face-up on the kitchen table and three have a picture of Biden and two have a picture of Trump. You turn the five cards face down and mix them up. Now reach down and choose one of the five cards and turn it over. That is the next president of the United States. Biden has a 3 in 5 chance of winning using the advantages and disadvantages tally above as a guide while Trump has a 2 in 5 chance of winning. The president likely
welcomes those odds on Election Eve considering the economic turmoil this year
and a spreading pandemic under his watch.
The early voting is generally split with 50% democrat, 25%
republican and 25% independents. Over 93 million votes are already cast and
Election Day is tomorrow. No one expected such a huge mail-in and early voting
crowd. It is record-setting with many people wanting to avoid Election Day due
to covid. This may hurt Trump’s reelection bid since he conserved campaign cash
for the big push now where more commercials are appearing on Pennsylvania
television sets, however, three-quarters of the people already voted. Perhaps
Trump thinks he can sway voters until the bitter end but most have already moved
on from the election.
The Biden television ads run non-stop here in southwestern Pennsylvania. A Trump ad appears today showing a woman (obviously the target demographic) sitting at the kitchen table agonizing over her vote. She weighs the pros and cons and chooses Trump; she marks a ballot. The ad is stupid since she made her decision and plans to mail her vote--on the day of the election. Dumb. If she plans to carry the ballot to a drop box, then why not just vote in person? Perhaps the Trump campaign is a bit disjointed? That ad would have been great if the Trump campaign would have placed it on television three weeks ago here in Pennsylvania as mail-in voting started. Donnie is a one-man show, however, and likely micro-manages everything. His poor management skills bankrupted the casinos years ago.
Trump’s strategy is telling loyal followers to show up at
the polls to vote tomorrow. Many democrat mail-in and drop-off votes will need
counted but the republican votes cast tomorrow at the polls will immediately
register in the television tallies. Thus, the critical Sun Belt states such as
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas and Arizona may report Trump in the
lead with the early returns. Trump will puff his chest out and tell the world
that he has once-again surprised everyone and declare victory. As the mail-in
votes are counted and the democrat totals increase, and the state leads for
Trump turn into Biden leads, the president will proclaim that he was cheated.
This is one of many wild scenarios possible. A ding in this scenario occurs as some Trump voters panic at seeing the humongous early vote turnout and run to place their ballot as well; this will lower the number of republicans voting on Tuesday.
Another path forward is a close election with contested
votes in Pennsylvania and Florida, maybe elsewhere. If Trump is leading, he
will pressure the courts to make a decision, and he stacked the Supreme Court
in favor of republican rule. He is channeling the Bush versus Gore election when
the courts had to step in and make a ruling. The court simply asked who has the
most votes in the count as of today, and it was Bush, so the courts said
Georgie Porgie is the president. Trump has likely gamed this out as a potential
scenario going forward hoping to lead in many states and then pressure the
courts to declare him as the winner before all the mail-in votes are tallied.
Biden’s strategy is covid, covid, covid. Trump failed at
handling the pandemic since coronavirus cases and other statistics are at
all-time record highs. Funny how Donnie does not talk about these records but
he brags about stock market records. The senior vote inches towards Biden due
to fear about coronavirus. 1 in 20 seniors older than 69 years old, that
contract COVID-19, die. While this is going on, the president treats the
pandemic as a joke. Seniors are worried. So are suburban Mom’s that are
exhausted from juggling work at the office and from home and home-schooling
children without knowing what will happen one day to the next; people do not
want to live this way. As this occurs, the president says, “we’re rounding the
corner” and the virus is “going away.” Trump appears delusional or at least out
of touch.
The president’s handling of the pandemic is a failure. This
is a fact and not fake news and tragic. The statistics are worse across the
board; Trump failed. Period. Donnie cannot manage himself out of a paper bag as
evidenced by his bankrupt casinos years ago and now, well, bankrupting America.
Tomorrow we find out if coronavirus is Trump’s Waterloo.
The key battleground states pits the Sun Belt (Florida,
Georgia, Carolina’s, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona,
New Mexico and California) against the Rust Belt (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota). Actually, Florida, North
Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan is where the story will
be told.
The southwestern Pennsylvania political yard sign war, in
the scenic hills of the Laurel Highlands, is at fever pitch. You cannot drive
anywhere without Trump and Biden signs in your face. In 2016, about two months
before the election, a Trump pop-up campaign office opened along the major
highway. A week or two after that, a few Trump signs began dotting the
landscape. There were no Clinton signs. Enthusiasts pay (donate) $20 and more
to the campaign to receive a yard sign. While the polls said Clinton was
guaranteed to win, the Pennsylvania yard signs told a different story. There were
unknown Trump voters four years ago and some gathered-up their courage and
placed a Trump sign in the yard.
Then the tape of Billy Bush and Trump degrading women as sex
objects hit the wires a couple-few weeks before the election. 80% of those
Trump yard signs disappeared overnight no doubt the ladies of the house telling
the husbands to remove the signs or they will be sleeping with Fido out in the
garage. Then, another twist. Trump’s wife Melania stepped in to tell the press
that it was only “boy-talk” on the bus and no big deal. The country melted
after hearing Melania’s sexy accent (American’s are suckers for accents) and
the rest is history. Nearly all the Trump yard signs reappeared and foretold
what would happen; Trump won the election.
Relive theTrump-Clinton drama on Election Day 2016 by referencing Keystone’s articlepublished on 11/8/16, four years ago; Keystone’s Election Day Skinny; Tallyingthe Clinton and Trump Factors. You will find it a quick and interesting read.
But that was 2016 and now it is 2020. The yard sign drama is
far more complicated. All this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, it seems like
Biden had a good ground game and about three months ago, Biden yard signs
started appearing here and there, not many, a handful, but they were early and
shows that the democrats are coming prepared for this election. In 2016, one
Clinton yard sign appeared only a day or two before the election but it was too
late. It was as if Clinton realized she let Pennsylvania slip away and she was desperately
trying to save the day. There were no Trump yard signs appearing into Labor Day
(early September).
Then, like 2016, a Trump field office opened on the main
highway with a grand reopening party of dignitaries. Vice President Pence
stopped by on his way to a rally up the road in Latrobe, PA. The politicians
are kissing butt here in southwestern Pennsylvania since as this region goes,
so goes the presidency. Over the next few days, say during September, the Trump
signs exploded exponentially. There are no shy Trump voters. Forget that. The
Trump folks are boisterous, proud and loud. Trump would be pleased at the
number of Trump signs appearing in September and early October outnumbering
Biden’s signs by about 4 or 5 to 1.
Most of the Trump supporters do not display one sign but two
or more. Some folks are obsessed with supporting trump and have large oversized
yard signs that are supported with lumber. The Trump supporters are
over-the-top enthusiastic, rabid is a good word, showing their loyalty to the
orange-headed president. Trump want to fire up the base to make sure they vote.
He hopes to repeat the 2016 path. Humorously, the Biden supporters saw the big
increase in Trump signs, and use of multiple signs, so many democrats started
placing two Biden signs on their lawns and the sign war was underway.
If anything, this year may be the year of the shy Biden
voter. Comically, no one wants to admit they are voting for a guy that may have
dementia. As the Trump signs increased sharply in September into October, a
single Biden yard sign would appear in front of very modest and humble homes as
if shy Biden voters saw all the Trump signs and decided to come out of the
closet and place a Biden sign to try and counteract all the over-the-top Trump
displays. Their may be timid Biden voters hiding in their homes worried about
covid.
Next-door neighbors in southwestern Pennsylvania are
one-upping each other either adding multiple signs as the other neighbors add multiple
signs or when one person places a sign for their candidate, the neighbor, if a
different mind-set, places a sign for their candidate. People must feel this
type of action cancels out the mojo of the other. Humans are funny animals and
it is the silly season.
In late September into early October, Biden opens a campaign
office on the main highway across from the Trump office. Within a couple days,
it is noticeable that additional Biden signs are appearing in the community. It
is a much different race than four years ago; the democrats are keeping pace
with the republicans. Currently, on Election Eve, the Trump yard signs
outnumber the Biden signs by probably 3 or 4 to 1, however, on a per house
basis, the Trump signs outnumber the Biden signs by only 2 or 3 to 1 (numerous
Trump supporters have a dozen signs or more on their properties).
Two Trump signs are damaged by white paint balls. Surprisingly,
the damage to Biden signs is far more extensive. At intersections, a favorite
place to stick a political sign, there are five locations where a Biden sign
was stepped on and the wire twisted and the little sign left in a crumpled
heap. The person/s who did it wanted to make a statement the way it was
crumpled and purposely left there (it would have been easier to simply pull it
out of the ground and drive away with it). One Biden sign was thrown over a
hill. Political parties playing games with each other’s signs has been going on
for decades.
The general thinking is that there may be serious violence
and riots if Trump wins but the situation may be calmer with a Biden victory.
There is a demographic of 18 to 35 year old’s that are gun-ho Trump fan-boys placing
flags on pick-up trucks and cheering the president as if he was a sports team.
There was an incident in Texas where these overzealous Trump supporters nearly
ran a Biden staff bus off the road. This group can be stereotyped as steroid-poppin’
weight-lifters that work themselves into a testosterone-filled frenzy feeding off the macho Trump mantra of strength, power and
force. They are probably a chest-puffing crowd that has more bark than bite but
you never know. They may overturn a car or two or set a couch on fire if Biden
wins but their angst and negative behavior will likely dissipate after a day or two.
Violence after a Trump victory will likely be far longer
lasting. The Whitehouse erects a fence in case there is social unrest after the
election. Stores in major cities are boarding up their facades in case of riots
and protests.
So what does the political signage in southwestern
Pennsylvania the day before the 2020 US presidential election tell you? It is a
Rorschach test so people will see what they want to see but the support on the
democrat side is far greater and stronger than four years ago. The Trump signs
appear in the yards of upper middle class and wealthy individuals. Trump signs
are in front of McMansions and on properties with lots of acreage. There are no
Trump signs in poor or lower middle-class areas.
The Biden signs are appearing in front of older
neighborhoods; nice homes but you can tell these are likely seniors that have
spent 30 or 40 years in that same house. Perhaps this year, despite all the
in-your-face multiple Trump signage, the Biden team may have a half-decent
ground game that shows broad support. There are two other yard signs that have
not been mentioned; they say the meteor is coming.
The right track/wrong track polling is critical and dictates
the election winner. The majority of America thought the country was on the
wrong track when Trump and Clinton battled in 2016 so the voters gave Donnie a
chance. Four years later, the setup is switched with Biden and Trump battling and
about 60% to 70% of Americans thinking the country is headed in the wrong
direction with only 19% to 35% thinking the US is on the right track for a 30-point spread. A spread this large is bad for President Trump.
Trump needs Florida or his reelection hopes will be
shattered early in the evening. In fact, Trump’s path to victory involves
winning several key states including Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona,
Texas and Ohio. If Trump can pull this off, he would then only need to take Pennsylvania
to win. Or, that group and Michigan would give him the win. Or, that group and
Nevada and Wisconsin would give him the win. Or, that group and Nevada and
Minnesota would hand him another term.
Florida, North Carolina, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
and Michigan are the whole shooting match. Pennsylvania and Florida are the two
key prizes that will place the winner in the driver’s seat for the evening and they may be the
two states that take longer for vote counts. 6 of 67 counties in Pennsylvania will not begin counting votes until Wednesday but that has always been their standard procedure; the other 61 should be known election evening. In Georgia, there are two senate
races and if the winners do not receive at least 50% of the vote, the winners,
and the majority in the senate, two seats, may not be known until January.
Keystone’s 2020 election prediction is a Biden victory
declared in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Trump will concede. Keystone
predicts a 324 to 214 electoral college victory for Biden. The 320-ish number is bandied about by analysts but a few say this will be Trump's electoral college number not Biden's. We find out tomorrow.
In the key Sun Belt states of
Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas and Arizona, Keystone predicts Biden will take Florida
and Arizona which sets up the race for the democrat victory early in the
evening. Biden will take Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Trump takes
Iowa. Keystone is a stock analyst and market commentator, not a political
analyst, and was wrong with the Trump-Clinton race four years ago, despite the
yard sign clues in Pennsylvania discussed above, so consume this prediction with
copious amounts of skepticism. Use this handy Electoral College interactive mapat 270towin.com to develop your own prediction.
Keystone has a simple mind so he must view things simply.
More women vote than men about 55% to 45%, thus, the ladies pick the president.
As much as the majority of women wanted a female president in 2016, they
could not bring themselves to vote for Clinton that was bogged down in
nefarious activities (secret server) and too lazy to campaign in the Rust Belt
with the deplorables. Instead, they took a chance and went with the
orange-headed, bombastic Hollywood reality television star, Donnie Trump. Now
they know the president intimately and the majority of women will likely go
with a calmer and quieter Biden after nearly four years of non-stop drama and endless
pandemic misinformation, chaos, confusion and stress. The female vote is a key
reason why Keystone thinks Biden will likely win. The COVID-19 mess weighs heavy on the minds of women and seniors. The coronavirus may be
President Trump’s Waterloo.
Thinking about the new young vote (perhaps millions of new young voters), the suburban women and other females in general (worried about the pandemic, their kids, hassles of home-schooling, difficulties of working from home, stress, and sick of Trump's bombastic, insulting behavior, etc..), and the senior population (worried about covid since 1 in 20 people that contract the virus over 69 years old die), all likely leaning democrat, hints that the election may go Biden's way.
History is about to be written. The Trump fan-boy’s and
girl’s say Green Day is correct because Biden is a Basket Case and he gives everyone the creeps. The Biden believers agree with Robert Cray asking who is This Man and we must get him out! How the Hell did he get in? Now he’s walkin’ ‘round like he’s the big king.
The independents do not want anything to do with either
corrupt party and instead agree with Fred “Sonic” and Patti Smith that want you to know that the People Have the Power to redeem the work of fools (Fred’s dead
but Patti rocks on). America will get to the new shining city on the hill, the Promised Land as Martin Luther said, and defeat crony capitalism, but it will take a decade or two to
get there.
A new chapter in presidential history will be
written tomorrow, 11/3/20. Will President Trump remain the 45th POTUS, or, will
Joe Biden be named the 46th POTUS? Is the coronavirus pandemic President Trump’s
Waterloo?
Note Added Tuesday Morning, 11/3/20, Election Day, at 3:44 AM EST: Election Day is finally here. Rejoice that the daily political bloviations will stop, the signs will disappear and the television commercials will go back to selling you cars and cosmetics instead of hope and hype. The pollsters and political analysts are getting cold feet about the election. Most were guaranteeing a Biden win but are now voicing concern about a potential late surge by Trump supporters. To the president's credit, he is leaving everything on the field (he has done everything he could) to rally the republican base to get out and vote. Trump is likely heavily motivated by the four years of legal protections he would enjoy by winning reelection. Otherwise, several court cases may land him in hot water when he leaves office. Polls open up and down the US East Coast in three or four hours. In Pennsylvania, voting occurs between 7 AM EST and 8 PM EST. Analysts are more concerned about the courts having to become involved to determine the winner a la Bush-Gore which would be devastating for the US that is likely sinking deep into recession anyway. Watch Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. These states will dictate who sits in the Oval Office come 1/20/21. The S&P 500 Index, the US stock market, SPX, is at 3310, call it 3.3K. The Dow Jones Industrials Index, followed by the public but only representing 30 stocks, is at 26925 a hair below 27K. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index is at 10958. The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index is at 1568. Gold 1900 on the dot. Silver 24.32. WTIC Oil 38.15. Brent 40.16. US dollar 93.68.
Note Added Tuesday Morning, 11/3/20, Election Day, at 6:54 AM EST: 100 million Americans have voted thus far a record-breaking event. 139 million votes were cast in the entire 2016 presidential election. The vote count will probably blow through 150 million maybe 160 million? US stock futures are up +1% or more across the board. Wall Street seems comfortable with either corrupt guy winning but the money-mover's do not want a long drawn-out contested vote count. Markets do not like uncertainty. Here we go. The polls open in Pennsylvania. The Keystone State, and Florida, the Sunshine State, are the two girls that everyone wants to dance with at the party.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/3/20, Election Day, at 5:13 PM EST: Nate Silver at Five Thirty Eight says Trump can still win (covering his butt) moving Biden's chance of winning from clearly favored above 90% chance to now an 89% chance of winning which is favorable status. Analysts and pollsters remain skeptical of polls and data because of the 2016 election when everyone predicted Clinton would win and then spent the evening wiping egg off their faces. The stock market stages a big rally so Wall Street is okay with either corrupt guy. Traders and investors do not want a contested election; that would create market turmoil. Markets do not like uncertainty and the rally today in part is due to investors realizing the president will be known this evening. The SPX jumps 59 points, +1.8%, to 3369. The Dow gains 555 points, +2.1%, to 27400. The Nasdaq Composite leaps 203 points, +1.9%, to 11161. The small cap Russell Index explodes 46 points higher, +2.9%, to 1614 as the US dollar falls to 93.41. Gold 1911. US 10-year yield 0.896%. Poll results will begin to trickle in shortly. The democrats and republicans finally agree on a very important subject. The two political tribes both agree to remove all rope and kitchen knives from their houses before the election results begin.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/3/20, Election Day, at 7:00 PM EST: Indiana is called for Trump. Florida data is starting to come in. US stock futures are rallying +0.6%. The early look is showing Virginia and Vermont in Biden's camp with Indiana and Kentucky in Trump's camp so the electoral count is 16 for Joe and 19 for Donnie. 270 is needed.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/3/20, Election Day, at 8:03 PM EST: Senate Leader McConnell is projected to win reelection. Stock futures give up all the gains and go flat. Gold 1901. Traders think that the fiscal stimulus deal will now be a continued tough battle. Biden is competitive in Florida, Georgia and Ohio which is not good news for Trump. The electoral count is 30 for Biden and 26 for Trump.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/3/20, Election Day, at 10:20 PM EST: The electoral count is 131 for Biden and 98 for Trump. The election is up in the air and a long night is ahead. US stock futures are rallying; S&P +0.6%, Dow +1.7% and Nasdaq +3.8%. US dollar 94.02. 10-year yield 0.85%.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 12:52 AM EST: Bloomberg television shows Biden with 223 electoral college votes with Trump at 174. Stock futures continue rallying. CNN shows Biden with 215 and Trump 171. Trump proclaims that he will not let Biden 'steal the election'. Trump says, "We are up big." Trump wins Florida a key state. Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin remain up in the air. Trump has a big lead in Pennsylvania but the majority of mail-in votes are likely democrat and not counted as yet. If Biden wins Arizona, he only needs Wisconsin and Michigan and could lose Pennsylvania. If Biden loses Arizona, he would need all three states. Exit polling shows two-thirds of the country think the US is on the wrong track. Biden voters say the economy is bad and are most worried about covid. Trump voters say the economy is okay and will come back and the economy is more important than coronavirus. Biden tweets; "It's not my place or Donald Trump's place to declare who's won the election. That's the decision of the American people." Biden says, "We're on track to win this election." A Trump tweet claiming that the democrats are trying to steal the election is censored by Twitter. The president says he will speak shortly. Biden hoped for a repudiation of Trump but it is not occurring. The election is tight. Fox News calls Arizona for Biden. This will anger Trump. Fox says Biden has 237 to Trump's 213. Biden holds a 1.6 million vote lead in the popular vote and will go on to win that like Clinton four years ago.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 1:18 AM EST: Fox gives 1 Nebraska electoral vote to Biden for a total of 238 to Trump's 213.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 1:37 AM EST: CNN reports Biden at 220 and Trump at 213. Trump has a 700K vote lead in Pennsylvania which is large but the mail-in votes, which the majority are likely democrat votes, are not yet counted.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 2:00 AM EST: CNN reports Biden at 220 and Trump at 213. MSNBC reports the same numbers. Fox News reports Biden with 238 and Trump at 213, humorously, the right-leaning Fox shows democrat Biden leading by more than the left-leaning CNN and MSNBC. Considering the crazy year of 2020, it is not surprising to see the election developing into a mess. Democrats are becoming concerned that Trump may try to declare victory. It is too early for that; the election remains a toss-up. The following remaining states and their electoral votes are in play; Nevada 6, Arizona 11, Pennsylvania 20, Georgia 16, Michigan 16, Wisconsin 10, North Carolina 15. Trump keeps everyone waiting as usual. He said he would speak over an hour ago. This election is a lot different than four years ago when he was now basking in a win. The showman knows how to build-up the reality television show drama by keeping people waiting. S&P 500 futures +0.4%. Dow -0.2%. Nasdaq +2.0%. Markets are mixed since the election remains a mystery.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 2:22 AM EST: President Trump begins speaking from the East Room of the Whitehouse saying, "We won Florida by a lot. We won Ohio. We won Texas by 700,000 votes and it is not included in the tabulation (whatever that means in Trump speak). They can't catch us. We've clearly won North Carolina (no he has not it remains up in the air)." Trump says 'somebody (Fox News) declared Arizona a winner' but "we want that to stay in play." The president proclaims, "We are winning Pennsylvania by a tremendous amount." The crowd gathered at the Whitehouse, with few if anyone wearing masks, erupt in to big applause. Trump decrees, "We're up 690,000 votes in Pennsylvania. This is not even close with 64% of the vote in." Trump continues with the proclamations about winning. "We are winning Michigan. And we're winning Wisconsin." Trump is talking in the past tense for most of these states claiming that he has already won with Biden having no chance (this is not true; there are millions more ballots that will need counted). Trump says he predicted that if Biden did not win, the democrats would send in lawyers, and he says they are. Trump then takes it one step to far proclaiming, "This is a fraud on the American public." This is not good. Millions of people have not had their votes counted and the president of the US, the leader of the Free World, says it is a "fraud." Trump decrees, "Frankly, we did win this election." He says, "The goal now is to ensure the integrity of the election." Trump says he will be going to the Supreme Court to ask them to stop the voting. "As far as I'm concerned, we have already won (this is not true)." Trump may go on to win but he is making false statements about the status of the vote counting and election. That's Our Donnie. MSNBC cuts off the speech due to the misinformation and Trump's claims he won the remaining states. Vice President Pence steps to the podium to try and smooth things over no doubt realizing the gravity of the situation and the trouble that will likely follow from Trump's statements. The press event ends at 2:31 AM EST with Trump falsely claiming he won the election. The country will be torn apart. Keystone's scenarios above are playing out as described. Trump claims victory prematurely and he wants to stop the vote count now using the courts. All Trump had to do was to keep being patient instead of espousing this authoritarian rhetoric that only serves to divide the nation. He can legitimately win the election without creating the reality television drama but Trump has declared himself king. The coronavirus pandemic is in chaos and confusion so why not the election, too? Humorously, Trump wants the vote count to stop in the states he is leading but he wants it to continue in Arizona where he is behind. That's Our Donnie.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 2:44 AM EST: The backlash from the president's words occurs quickly and even receives denunciation by some republican spokespeople and lawyers. The media and political pundits are distressed over Trump's desire to not count anymore votes. Many people, including some Trump supporters, are disturbed by the president using the word "fraud" to describe the election. The whole ball of wax is going to come down to three states in the Rust Belt; Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Trump will likely win if he takes Michigan and Pennsylvania. Biden will likely win if he takes Michigan and Wisconsin or Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. This election may drag on for several days, or weeks. Trump has a 673,000 vote lead in Pennsylvania but 1.4 million ballots are not yet counted; 270K in Philly. Biden would need about 75% of the mail-in votes to go his way to take Pennsylvania which is doable. This is why Trump wants the vote count to stop. The election is a mess.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 3:35 AM EST: Biden is saying, "I am optimistic about this outcome" and tells Americans to be patient with the process. The election hangs on North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. S&P 500 futures flat. Dow -0.6%. Nasdaq +1.8%. Gold 1891. Markets remain mixed. The count in the Senate is 46 democrats and 47 republicans with 7 seats yet to be decided.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 3:43 AM EST: The electoral college count is stalled. CNN and MSNBC are at 220 for Biden and 213 for Trump. Fox News reports 238 for Biden and 213 for Trump. Despite the president's claim of victory, the election is unresolved. The vote count will continue. The story will be told in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. The counties of Milwaukee, Brown and Waukesha are key for Wisconsin. Trump wants the vote count to stop now because his current leads will give him the election. Obviously, Biden wants the process to play out and for all the mail-in and drop-off votes to be counted where he likely has large numbers. It's a shame, but no surprise in 2020; the election devolves into a mess. The pollsters are busy wiping egg off their faces like four years ago.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 4:10 AM EST: Trump shows small leads in the remaining key states. This is why he wants the vote count to stop now. Trump has an army of lawyers descending on the remaining battleground states. S&P +0.666%. Dow -0.1%. Nasdaq +2.6%. The popular vote is at 66 million for Biden and 64 million for Trump for a total of 130 million votes thus far. The 2016 election was 139 million total votes and with the robust turnout this year, the total may exceed 160 million. Thus, there is likely from 10 to 30 million votes, or more, that are not yet counted.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 4:48 AM EST: Fox News remains frozen at 238 for Biden and 213 for Trump. CNN and MSNBC are at 224 for Biden and 213 for Trump. Bloomberg is 238 Biden and 214 Trump. 270 is the magic number. The Wisconsin vote is updated and Biden pulls ahead by a hair with 49.3% to Trump's 49.0%. The country will remain a divided mess going forward. S&P +0.9%. Dow flat. Nasdaq +2.8%. Wisconsin plans an important announcement at 6 AM EST.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 7:14 AM EST: The vote count continues although some areas of the countries are short-handed with workers and they must catch some sleep but will resume counting in a few hours. Wisconsin and Michigan results may be known today or this evening. Pennsylvania will likely linger on a few days. S&P +0.6%. Dow -0.1%. Nasdaq +2.3%. Protests dot the country in cities such as Seattle but are relatively peaceful with only a few arrests.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 8:00 AM EST: Wall Street is okay with Uncle Joe at the helm. S&P +1.5%. Dow +0.5%. Nasdaq +3.3%. Russell 2000 -0.2%. VIX 31.01. Volatility is moving lower which indicates that markets are calming despite not knowing who will be POTUS. US dollar 93.35. Gold 1910.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/4/20, at 8:44 AM EST: The stock futures are on fire to the upside sans the small caps. S&P +1.8%. Dow +0.5%. The Nasdaq (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Alphabet (Google)) jumps +3.7% higher. Russell -1.0%. VIX 30.60. European stock indexes are up from +1% to +2%. Wisconsin is 49.6% Biden and 48.9% Trump. Michigan is 49.0% Biden and 49.5% Trump. The two races are leaning Biden's direction as mail-in and absentee ballots are counted. The spread in Michigan has closed greatly over the last couple hours. Vote counting has stopped in Pennsylvania so workers could catch some rest. This is in Keystone's neck of the woods in southwestern Pennsylvania and the officials say they will begin counting again at 8:30 AM.
Note Added Wednesday,11/4/20, at 11:00 AM EST: The Fox News projection remains Biden at 238 and Trump 213. The stock market is exploding higher. Traders and investors must envision a free-spending president and Congress that will bail-out the states and provide fiscal stimulus. However, the Senate does not appear to be going the democrats way and the republicans should maintain control which will act as a buffer on any Biden legislation. Media outlets talked about a 'blue wave' during the last week but that did not materialize. President Trump talked about a 'red wave' during his campaign stumps but that did not materialize. The United States is a divided country. Also, if Biden wins, there is usually a honeymoon period where the Congress is more agreeable and republicans will be slightly more lenient but this only lasts a few weeks and then the knives are pulled out. The S&P 500 is up a huge 97 points, +2.9%, to 3466. The Dow jumps 623 points, +2.3%, to 28098 above 28K. The Nasdaq catapults 439 points, +3.9%, to 11600. The Russell 2000 gains +0.2% to 1618. European indexes are up from +1% to +3%. Stocks and bonds are both rallying a sign that investors expect more stimulus and easy money spending. The 10-year yield drops to 0.78% from 0.90% (bond prices up yields down). Gold 1902. Oil jumps +3.5% so traders expect stimulus. Copper rallies higher. VIX 28.666.
Note Added Wednesday,11/4/20, at 12 PM EST (noon; lunchtime): The following percentages show tight races in the six remaining key states; Wisconsin is Biden 49.4% and Trump 48.8%, Arizona is Biden 51.0% and Trump 47.6%, Georgia is 50.5% Trump and 48.3% Biden, Michigan is 49.3% Biden and 49.1% Trump, Nevada is 49.3% Biden and 48.7% Trump and Pennsylvania is 54.2% Trump and 44.5% Biden. The Pennsylvania mail-in votes require counting and they are heavily skewed democratic since the older demographic wants to stay home and not catch covid (that spread will tighten). It is looking good for Biden in Wisconsin and Michigan; those states should fall into the Biden camp.
Note Added Wednesday,11/4/20, at 4:00 PM EST: The S&P 500 finishes the day up 74 points, +2.2%, to the 3443 palindrome. The Dow gains +1.3% to 27848 unable to hold on to 28K. The Nazzy rallies +3.9% on the back of Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Microsoft and others, to 11591 unable to hold the 11.6K level. The Russell 2000 small caps are flat on the day at 1615. Wall Street is okay with Sleepy Joe and glad that a blue wave (democrats taking over the senate) did not occur. The greedy bastards at Wall and Broad only care about who greases the skids with easy money be it monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve (central banks), or fiscal stimulus from Congress, since that pumps the stock market higher; it's the crony capitalism system. Too bad that one-half of Americans do not own a single share of stock. The US is a divided nation as the vote counts prove. Urban (East and West Coasts and major cities; the elite) versus rural (Midwest; the Heartland; rural areas; common folks). Rich versus poor. The have's and have not's. The New Gilded Age (a la the 1920's).
Note Added Wednesday,11/4/20, at 4:30 PM EST: Joe Biden comes out of the basement and is joined by Kamala Harris for a short press announcement. Biden appears presidential and calm. He says he is not declaring victory but it looks good that he and Kamala "will be the winners." Biden does a good job with the speech and even a couple republican pundits give him credit for comments about unifying the nation. Biden is at 69 million with the popular vote to Trump's 66 million, 50% to 48%, respectively, a 3 million spread which is what Hillary Clinton had over Donald Trump four years ago.
Note Added Wednesday,11/4/20, at 4:37 PM EST: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a circus atmosphere erupts on the street. Eric Trump holds a bombastic press conference channeling his dad's behavior. Eric shouts that the election is a "fraud." The sight is quite a contrast from Biden a few minutes ago. The junior Trump says the president is up 400K votes in Pennsylvania with 86% of the vote counted and claims that the state is won. He accuses the democrats of cheating. Eric Trump says people are passing out flyers at polling places to sway the election. He complains that some poll workers had Biden-Harris masks on and there were also a couple Biden-Harris banners hanging near a polling sight. This type of small-ball stuff is embarrassing to hear; it is what you do when you are losing. Eric proclaims, "This is fraud. We have seen it before (in Philly which did have corrupt voting issues in the 1990's)." His voice takes on a desperate tone, "They are trying to cheat us out of it (the election). This is rampant corruption." The presser becomes more carnival-like with Eric Trump turning the podium over to Rudy Giuliani who is handling the legal efforts. Trump is suing the states and wants a recount in Wisconsin. Lawsuits and sue, sue, sue. That's Our Donnie. Giuliani stands on the soapbox and proclaims, "This (the election) is one of the most anti-democratic things I've seen in the country." Giuliani makes a bunch of small-ball accusations about counting ballots. He calls a judge "a political hack" that did not provide a friendly ruling on some action the Trump team requested. Rudy and Donnie Junior are stirring up distrust about the election process. Trump tweets; "We have claimed, for Electoral Vote purposes, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania...." He also claims Georgia, North Carolina and Michigan. Twitter and Facebook flag the comments as disputed and misleading information.
Note Added Wednesday Evening,11/4/20, at 5:30 PM EST: Biden is given Wisconsin and Michigan. Fox News has Biden at 264 and Trump at 213. Biden only needs 6 more votes to attain the coveted 270 and win the election. Nevada just so happens to be 6 electoral college votes. If Biden wins Nevada it is game over and Pennsylvania and Georgia will not matter (Biden needs Nevada and Arizona). Fox News already gave Arizona to Biden but there are 600K votes to be counted and the majority may favor Trump. Fox may end up with egg on its face if Arizona goes Trump's way. ABC gave Arizona to Biden but then retracts. CNN has the count at Biden 253 and Trump 213. Arizona is 11 votes and Nevada is 6 so that 17 would give Biden the 270. Even if Biden loses Arizona of Nevada, he can win it if Pennsylvania goes his way once they count all the mail-in votes that will be heavily democrat. Trump needs to run the table and hope for a miracle in Arizona and Nevada while maintaining the lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Trump is not seen all day but he is tweeting messages complaining about the election; of course he is. King Donnie proclaims, "I hereby declare I won Michigan." It's pathetic. Trump is flailing; perhaps he is watching his world crumble around him? Trump legitimately says the vote count is not finished in Arizona and he could win that state. The president is very unhappy with his favorite news outlet Fox News since they already called Arizona for Biden. The vote count continues. Biden and his wife are on a computer in the basement looking at pictures of the inside of the Whitehouse to aid their drapery and rug selections.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/5/20, at 2:00 AM EST: Arizona and Nevada are supposed to provide updated vote count data but the states are silent the last couple hours. Trump files more lawsuits against the states. The popular vote is at 72 million for Biden and 68 million for Trump a near 4 million vote lead. President Obama had 69.4 million votes in 2008. Biden receives the most votes of any presidential candidate in history. Donnie will not be happy about this since he always wants the records. Trump has to be going through tough times mentally since he is potentially about to be beaten by a guy with Alzheimer's. That's funny.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/5/20, at 2:11 AM EST: Trump's lead in Pennsylvania is down to 164K votes as the mail-in's are counted. Philadelphia still needs to report numbers and there may be another 100K to 120K votes for Biden from that region. The Trump campaign is filing lawsuits to try and stop the vote count. Pennsylvania Governor Wolf says, "All votes must be counted." The media and political campaigns are impatiently waiting on the critical Arizona and Nevada data. There may be 450K votes outstanding in Arizona so it may take another day or two for firm numbers. US stock futures continue rallying one of the biggest rallies after a presidential election ever. S&P 500 and Dow futures are up +0.6%. Nasdaq +1.5%. US dollar 93.37. Fox News is at 264 Biden and 214 Trump. CNN is at 253 Biden and 213 Trump. Post-election rallies are occurring in a few cities most demonstrating to have all votes counted. In Portland, protests turn ugly requiring riot police to restore control. All and all, the nation is remaining fairly calm, considering that America does not yet know who the president will be come 1/20/21.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/5/20, at 2:50 AM EST: The AP (Associated Press) calls Arizona for Joe Biden. The AP says there are not enough votes available for Trump to catch-up. AP says Biden is at 264 (only needing Nevada's 6 votes) and Trump at 214. King Donnie rises from an unrestful slumber, in a cold sweat with beads of perspiration dripping from his orange head, thinking he is living a nightmare; and he realizes he is awake.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/5/20, at 3:09 AM EST: The stock and futures markets are on fire to the upside. S&P +1.2%. Dow +1%. Nasdaq +2.2%. Gold 1912. US 10-year yield 0.72%. The election drama continues but the feeling is in the air that Biden will win. Arizona and Nevada data will tell the tale. In Arizona, Biden has 50.5% of the vote and Trump 48.1%. In Nevada, Biden has 49.3% of the vote and Trump 48.7%. In Georgia, Trump has 49.6% of the vote and Biden 49.1%. There may be another 150K votes that require counting in Georgia. Coronavirus is Trump's Waterloo. Women and senior voters are worried about the virus and that skewed their votes slightly away from the president. However, interestingly, Americans appear more worried about the economy than coronavirus according to many exit polls (although the poll questions are worded poorly and many people that say the economy is key are factoring-in the virus into that thinking). Humans are funny animals. They pooh-pooh illness believing it will never happen to them, until it does, and then they view life and society from a different perspective. You must realize that 'if you have your health, you have everything'.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/5/20, at 7:18 AM EST: Big news on the vote count. Georgia plans to release new data at 10:30 AM EST (in 3 hours). Nevada plans to release new data at 12 PM EST (noon). Arizona plans to release new data at 9 PM EST. Protests are occurring outside the Arizona elections office. The election story may be told today at 9 PM EST. Sleepy Joe is under the covers getting rest today since he may have to stay up late tonight to claim victory at 9 or 10 PM EST. Wall Street celebrates the potential Biden win sending equities higher. Actually, markets do not like uncertainty so the rally occurs as certainty is provided (it would be the same if it was Trump). S&P futures +1.8%. Dow +1.4%. Nasdaq +2.5%. VIX 26.66. US dollar index is flushed lower down to 92.69 so gold floats higher to 1920. US 10-year yield 0.74%. Currency and futures markets are on the move. The yen and euro strengthen. Europe's economy, mired in a second coronavirus wave, cannot handle a stronger euro. Trump and Biden are both hiding in the basement the last couple days, their aged bodies requiring rest. Donnie is tweeting and Joey is sleeping and the vote counter's are counting.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/5/20, at 10:30 AM EST: The election mess continues. Georgia says 50,471 ballots are remaining to be be counted and Trump leads Biden by 13K votes currently. Trump's lead drops from 18K to 15K to 13K over the last few hours. Trump has 49.5% to Biden's 49.2% in Georgia. In Nevada, Biden is ahead of Trump by 7,647 votes; 49.3% to 48.7%, respectively. In Arizona, Biden is ahead by 68,390 votes but Trump has closed the gap from above 200K yesterday. Biden is confident he will take Arizona but beads of sweat are appearing on his pale forehead. Biden is at 50.5% and Trump at 48.1% in Arizona. In Pennsylvania, Trump is ahead by 133K votes which has dwindled from over 700K votes on election evening. Trump has 50.3% and Biden 48.5%. Biden remains confident believing he will take Pennsylvania. The popular vote remains at 72 million votes for Biden and 68 million for Trump.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 11:30 AM EST: The Pennsylvania spread drops from 133K to 116,224. The courts temporarily halt the vote count in Philadelphia. The Trump gang holds a press conference in Las Vegas complaining about the election. Surrogates such as Ric Grinnell, Matt Schlapp and Corey Lewandowski sound like modern-day elixir salesmen. They chastise the media and tell them they are there to listen and not speak. Humorously, Trump 2020 red campaign signs are in the video shot; it seems so yesterday already. All the people part of the Trump cheerleading party do not wear masks and are standing shoulder to shoulder. They drag an ill woman to the podium that complains she was turned away from voting. It's all for show and to build the narrative that the election is problematic (it is not). Typically, if you are complaining, you are losing. The Biden team says the win is imminent. They must be expecting Arizona and Nevada to be called this evening. If Biden wins Pennsylvania, Trump cannot win and the Biden team says they expect to win the Keystone State by at least 80K votes. If Biden pulls ahead in Pennsylvania, Trump is cooked. The vote count was temporarily held in Philadelphia but now begins again.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 1:15 PM EST: Nevada may need until Saturday or Sunday to finish the vote count. People immediately ask why will it take that long. In Pennsylvania, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar says the 'overwhelming majority of mail-in votes" will be counted by this evening'. This is the bombshell news of the day. With half-a-million votes outstanding, everyone figured the Keystone State would need a few days but that is not the case. Biden is salivating, or perhaps that is some drool, that he may flip Pennsylvania and it is game over; he wins. The day takes on a new air of excitement and as the hours move along there is a feeling in the air. The Pennsylvania spread drops from 134K votes to 112K to 108K. Trump's lead in the Keystone State is dwindling with each passing hour.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 4:15 PM EST: The Pennsylvania spread is down to 97K votes with Trump leading. Tuesday evening the Trump lead was more than 700K votes. The mail-in votes are going Biden's way. The democrats in southwestern Pennsylvania used the early mail-in voting, due to covid fears, as a means to register a lot of folks, and have them send their ballot in for Biden. The republicans blew it since the mail-in voting systems were denigrated by President Trump who instead told everyone to vote on Election Day. This provided Donnie with a way to claim fraud after the election, as he is doing now, but more importantly, he missed the opportunity to register republican voters and have them mail-in the ballots like democrats were doing. Trump could not do this because he is telling everyone covid is not a problem. The reason people were mailing-in ballots was because of covid fear. 'Oh what a tangled web we weave'. Coronavirus is Trump's Waterloo.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 4:21 PM EST: Joe Biden walks to a podium for a press announcement. He says he and Kamala were briefed this morning on the coronavirus and the economy. Biden comments about the 240,000 people dead from the virus. The new cases now surpass 100K per day. The speech is short and sweet and he and Kamala exit stage right. Biden appears confident and tells everyone to let the vote-counting process play out. Something must be going on since the venue where a Biden-Harris victory party would take place is going through sound checks and other preparations. Is Pennsylvania going to deliver the presidency to Joe Biden this evening. Biden would be the 46th POTUS. Donnie is probably laying under the covers in the Lincoln Bedroom, sipping hot cocoa with a hot water bottle on his head, and watching Joey on tv.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 4:53 PM EST: The Pennsylvania spread is down to 90,542 votes.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 5:30 PM EST: Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar conducts a press conference taking questions from the press. 326K votes still require counting and Trump is leading by 90K votes. If the mail-ins are 60% or 70% in favor of democrats, that would be 196K to 228K votes. The percentage is actually running 78% since the mail-in votes, even from Trump-friendly red Pennsylvania counties, are democrat-dominant. These numbers wipe out Trump no wonder Biden is confident. Dividing 90K by 326K outstanding tells you that Biden only needs 28% of the 326K votes to start passing Trump and take Pennsylvania. Donnie is going to have to buck-up and take it like a man. First Lady Melania nestles his orange head in her bosom, comforting him, moving his weave to the side, and whispers a pep talk into the ears of the dejected leader telling him to stand up, put his big boy pants on, and face the music. The election saga continues. The news wires say President Trump plans to make a statement at 6:30 PM EST. Perhaps the presser will kick off the grand final episode of the Whitehouse reality television show but, probably not. Instead, it may be more foaming-at-the-mouth rhetoric saying the election is rigged and a fraud. It will be entertaining.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 6:35 PM EST: The Pennsylvania vote spread is down to 75,427 votes. Trump is always late for his own press conferences. This is how a showman builds suspense and interest for the ongoing reality television show.
Note Added Thursday, 11/5/20, at 6:45 PM EST: Trump begins speaking from notes in the Whitehouse pressroom, occasionally looking up. He is on the defensive and proclaims that he is "being cheated." Donnie says a blue wave did not occur and instead it was a red wave which proves that shenanigans occurred (typically, the president and house and senate politico's of the same party, running for office, are either elected together or die together). Trump claims "election interference" citing examples from internet people. He lashes out at "phony polls" which he claims is also election interference. It sounds like a lot of sour grapes stuff. Trump is not a gracious loser. He rambles on about poll numbers in Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin. Trump exclaims, "Suppression!" He moans that he was winning the election but the leads disappeared overnight due to nefarious activity (but he provides no proof only unverified anecdotal stories). He says the mail-in system "makes everyone corrupt." Trump proclaims, "I won Pennsylvania by a lot." He says, "In Georgia, I won by a lot. We won the state (Michigan)." He says he won other states. Trump must be looking at different returns than everyone else. "They are trying to steal an election. They are trying to rig an election." He calls Pennsylvania vote counters, many of these people are seniors that volunteer, "frauds." He drones on for 15 minutes continuing to offer anecdotal stories about voting mishaps. Trump sounds like a bitter loser. "We want every legal vote counted." Trump decrees, "We think we will win the election easily. There will be a lot of litigation." (How do you win easily with a long drawn-out legal battle?) "It will go through a legal process I have a feeling judges will have to rule." Trump ends the talk at 7 PM EST and walks off stage without taking any questions which is odd for him since he typically basks his orange head in the limelight. The Pennsylvania spread is down to 64,266 votes. In Georgia, the vote spread is down to only 3,486 votes with 18K votes requiring counting. Donnie is stoking tensions to attain his political goal of remaining president. President Trump is in denial about the way the election is going, like he is in denial about coronavirus, which has now become his Waterloo. He wants Daddy to step in and fix everything. US index futures sink -0.6% with the S&P 500 down 15 points and Dow off 120 points.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/6/20, at 2:36 AM EST: US futures remain soggy overnight with the major indexes down from -0.3% to -1.0%. Futures became committed to the negative side directly after Trump's (potential) sore loser speech last night. The vote counting continues. Nevada, where Biden leads Trump by 11,438 votes, will likely not report numbers until Saturday or Sunday. Arizona, where Biden leads Trump by 47,052, will probably report more updated numbers today. In Georgia, Trump leads Biden by a tiny 1,267 vote margin. It may come down to the military votes that have yet to be counted (many of these votes are sent to the US from American soldiers and personnel stationed overseas). In Pennsylvania, Trump leads Biden by 47,052 votes. Perhaps Pennsylvania puts Biden over the top today? Trump has to win Pennsylvania, otherwise there is no combination of states that can place him above 270. Thus, if Biden takes Pennsylvania, it's over. It is also over if Biden takes both Arizona and Nevada and he leads in both states. The AP, Fox News and Bloomberg have all called Arizona for Biden but the other outlets are waiting for more votes to be counted. The electoral count at CNN is at 253 for Biden and 213 for Trump. CNN does not include Arizona as yet which is 11 votes and would yield 264 for Biden and 213 for Trump which is the Fox News tally (actually 264 for Biden and 214 for Trump; Maine has one vote that has been pending as the votes are counted). Nevada is 6 votes which would take Biden from 264 to 270 on the dot and declare Joe Biden president. Humorously, Fox does not want to call Nevada since that would force them to name Biden as president before anyone else. Thus, the political machine is likely holding back the Nevada call helping to cover Fox with a loin cloth. North Carolina is not called either and they should just give that to Trump. The media will likely call several state races at the same time so all the news outlets can go over the 270 top together. Biden has multiple paths to victory while the trail is far more limited for President Trump. Pennsylvania is a key battleground for the country as it was at Gettysburg 157 years ago.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/6/20, at 3:03 AM EST: The Trump-Biden spread in Georgia is down to only 665 votes with Donnie holding on to the lead by a fingernail on one of his small hands. Both Trump and Biden are at 49.4% of the vote in Georgia. The Trump lead in Pennsylvania is down to 18,229 votes with Trump at 49.5% and Biden at 49.2%. 164K votes require counting and they should heavily skew towards Biden. Philadelphia is reporting numbers throughout the evening and overnight so folks are hard at work counting the votes. Pennsylvania has never experienced such an exponential growth in mail-in voting so it is taking extra time to tally the votes. Lots of folks are volunteers so America needs to be patient and let them do the work without distraction. A family of nutcases drive to the convention center in Philadelphia intending to do harm but the authorities stop the plan. Trump stirs up the nutcases with his rhetoric while calling himself the law and order president. It is like the local goofball volunteer fireman that starts fires in abandoned buildings or barns so he can rush there with the fire department and put them out. Perhaps America is tired of all the daily drama and that is why it looks like Trump will be voted out and become a one-term president. The question is when will he accept his fate? US futures dip lower. S&P -0.7%. Dow -0.6%. Nasdaq -1.0%. Gold 1946. The rumor mill says there is Georgia data imminent that will place Biden in the lead.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/6/20, at 4:30 AM EST: Georgia flips blue (democrat). The updated vote count shows Biden in the lead by 917 votes. The clock just fell off the wall in the Oval Office. Trump cannot win without Georgia and Pennsylvania. The mail-in votes are being counted in the remaining states and they are skewing heavily democratic. Biden is receiving from 60% to 80% or more of the mail-in votes which is boosting his numbers in all the states (except Arizona where Trump is hanging in there). This is big news. Biden leaps from bed in the basement, dances a slow jig in his bunny slippers and downs a few shots of Geritol. Trump is holding his orange head in his small hands realizing how Napoleon felt at Waterloo.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/6/20, at 8:43 AM EST: Pennsylvania flips blue. Biden leads Trump by 5,587 votes the Keystone State contest is 49.4% for Biden and 49.3% for Trump. It's over. Sleepy Joe Biden is going to become the 46th President of the United States. King Donnie falls to his knees in the Oval Office. Sleepy Joe is gently woken from a nap in the basement and softly told the good news about becoming president. Joey smiles and whispers that he will get up in a few minutes. Isn't it comical that Americans disliked the orange-headed bloviating carnival barker so much that they asked a frail guy with dementia to take over the job and carry the Free World on his thin shoulders. King Donnie could never be presidential, as viewed through the eyes of many Americans, and people got tired of the drama and daily circus. DDHQ, the Decision Desk HQ web site providing election forecasting and data, calls Pennsylvania for Biden which places Biden over the top with 273 electoral college votes to Trump's 214 with a few states still undecided. It's over. The Biden-Harris party will be a rockin' event. The caterer's are packing up cold food and asking if they will still get paid at the Trump party venue.
Note Added Friday Evening, 11/6/20, at 7:09 PM EST: The US stock market finishes flat on the day awaiting the election results. SPX 3509. Dow 28323. Nasdaq 11895. Russell 1644. US dollar 92.24. Gold 1952. US 10-year yield 0.82%. Pennsylvania's vote spread now expands to 19,584 votes with Biden in the lead. Trump is going to lose Pennsylvania. Check that. Another new tally has Biden's lead up to 22,657 votes in Pennsylvania.
Note Added Friday Evening, 11/6/20: Joe Biden conducts another short press conference calling for unity. He is posturing and readying himself for the presidency. Biden and Harris were hoping for the race to be called this evening. The band was probably performing sound checks and the set list was ready, but Biden will continue waiting for the final vote tallies. Sleepy Joey says, "Let's be civil with each other. It's time for the nation to come together and heal. I will work as hard for those that did not vote for me as those that have." Obviously, Biden is going for the 'unifying' message. President Trump remains defiant and does not plan to concede. Donnie's tummy is going to start hurting from all those sour grapes. He may want a little cheese to go with that whine. There are reasons that Trump does not want to give up the presidency. Sure, helping America is on the list, but at the top is Donnie himself. Trump has $400 million in loan obligations coming due and Deutsche Bank is going to need that dough. This is likely no big deal and the loans will be restructured. Donnie's real worry are the personal and business lawsuits pending. He expected to be reelected and receive four more years of legal protection. Then, after that, it would be two or three more years before any of the court cases result in serious fines or worse for the orange man. Trump's calculation is that he would be 80 or 81 years old by then and the court cases would likely go away. Also, who knows what happens during the next few years and he may never have to address the court cases against him. But this is likely the main worry inside the president's orange noggin. If he is kicked out of office now, in a couple years there may be court rulings that seriously impact his personal life going forward. Perhaps this is why he tries to cling to power; he wants that four more years of legal protection. This is typically the time when the RINO's (republicans in name only) will begin stepping-in to nudge Trump towards the exit door. Mitt Romney, John Kasich and others will probably start suggesting to Trump that it is time to pack it in not that he would listen to them. Trump will probably send Twitter insults their way from underneath the desk in the Lincoln Bedroom.
Note Added Late Friday Evening, 11/6/20: Biden continues expanding his vote count lead as the mail-in votes are counted which are heavily skewed in his favor. Biden leads Trump in all four key states with a 4,430 vote lead in Georgia, 22,657 votes in Nevada, 28,833 votes in Pennsylvania and 29,861 votes in Arizona. The Pennsylvania lead keeps growing for Sleepy Joe. The US Supreme Court directs Pennsylvania to keep votes separated that came in after the election but that is already being done. The republicans claim that a software glitch has damaged the counts in 30 states. The Trump lawyers are calling for a manual count of all votes. Humorously, that will probably take four years to accomplish. Trump is playing a lot of small ball stuff. He's throwing everything possible against the wall to try and turn the election around.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 11/7/20, at 2:50 AM EST: Joe Biden's lead in Georgia expands to 7,248 votes a larger margin and more difficult to overturn in a recount. Black voter turnout is big and it went for Biden. Whitehouse Chief of Staff Meadows tests positive for coronavirus as does another Trump campaign aid. Two weeks ago, Meadows proclaimed that the Trump administration was "not going to control the virus." Perhaps he should have and he would not be sick. COVID-19 new cases are increasing exponentially higher so the virus is about to hit with a wicked third wave.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 11/7/20, at 5:00 AM EST: Preparations for a potential Biden administration and transition team is underway but low-key. Biden is waiting for the official call by multiple networks that he is over the 270 electoral votes. Trump continues to hold-up at the Whitehouse only choosing to tweet messages showing anecdotal cases of potential voting irregularities. He wants everyone to think that the election was stolen from him. Trump is simply not used to losing. It is strange not seeing his orange head plastered on the television every 10 minutes like the last four years. Americans voted for less Donnie drama and more calm. The rumor mill says more vote numbers should be released for Pennsylvania, and perhaps Georgia, at 9 AM EST.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 11/7/20, at 9:30 AM EST: Preparations Georgia and Pennsylvania vote count data is supposed to be released at any time in the hours ahead. Nevada plans to release updated numbers at 12 PM EST (noon on East Coast).The military votes are coming in and skewing towards Biden. This will disappoint Trump that figured the military was in his bag. The president got rid of James "Mad Dog" Mattis and in true Trumpian fashion denigrated the four-star general. The problem with that is the men and women that are asked to stand in harm's way worship Mad Dog Mattis and would follow him into any battle if he thought it worthy to do so. The military loved Trump when Mattis was on board with the administration but once the highly-respected, level-headed and honorable general was thrown in the trash like an old dirty rag by King Trump, there went the military vote. Since summer time, military personnel polls show a steady trend to Biden. Trump keeps chewing on those sour grapes tweeting that he was cheated. Twitter is flagging the president's comments as misinformation. There is no evidence of widespread cheating. Donnie cannot admit that he likely lost. Major news. CNN reports there will be resolution today in the presidential race. The democrats typically give their left-leaning networks such as CNN, MSNBC and the major broadcast channels, a heads-up so something is afoot. Will a state/s be given to Biden that puts him over the 270 electoral college votes? The Biden camp says it is ready to receive victory over the coming hours.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 11/7/20, at 11:24 AM EST: CNN is the first network that calls the race for Biden. Pennsylvania is given to Joe Biden who now becomes the 46th President of the United States (POTUS). Kamala Harris is the first woman elected as vice president and next in line for president if something would ever happen to Joe Biden. Pennsylvania is a 34,458 vote difference with Biden continuing to increase the lead. MSNBC calls the race with 273 votes for Biden and 214 for Trump. It's over. The House of Trump has Fallen. 74.5 million Americans voted for Biden with 70.3 million for Trump a 4.2% advantage for Sleepy Joey. Fox News does not call the election remaining at 264 for Biden and 214 for Trump. Donnie pulls the covers over his head as he lays in the Lincoln Bedroom. Barron brings dad some hot cocoa and a microwaveable heating pad. As Barron slides the pad under Trump's orange neck and head, he tells dad that he will have to put on his big boy pants and face the music.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 11/7/20, at 11:50 AM EST: AP and NBC News calls the race. Biden wins. Fox News calls it. They are dropping like dominoes now. Biden is president come 1/20/21 (inauguration) whether Donnie can accept it, or not. Pundits ponder if Trump will ever concede, or if he will help with a smooth transition of power, as is customary in America, or even if he will attend the inauguration. ABC and CBS broadcast networks cut into regular programming for news coverage on the Biden win but NBC continues showing a soccer (football) game. Crowds begin spilling into the streets of cities across the US including Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Philly, New York City, Brooklyn, Times Square, etc., cheering for Sleepy Joe Biden who has become the next POTUS. Crowds form around the Whitehouse celebrating the Biden win but President Trump is out on the golf course (how serious is the president's voter fraud accusations when he is out strolling around on the golf course). He will hear the hoopla once he returns. Americans, channeling Trump's Hollywood reality television show The Apprentice, shout in unison, "You're fired!"
Note Added Saturday, 11/7/20, at 12:44 PM EST: President-Elect Biden plans to address the nation at 8 PM EST. AP calls Nevada for Biden. It's over, Donnie. Trump needs to finish his round of golf, grab a hot shower, eat a club sandwich, drink a hot toddy and call Biden to concede. Trump has until 8 PM EST to do the gracious thing; about seven hours. Will he?
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 11/7/20, at 2:32 PM EST: President Trump does not appear to be in a conciliatory mood. If there was any hope for a gracious ending to the Trump reign, it's not happening. Donnie continues tweeting that he won the election. It's pathetic. Trump brags (in tweets) that he has received more votes than any other president in history. That's true. But Donnie, Sleepy Joey receives 5 million more votes than you (75 millions to 70 million). It will take a few weeks before the final numbers are official. More pettiness. Trump says his lawyers will begin proceedings to fight the election results on Monday. Trump chooses to end his presidency with small ball ugliness. He wants to be known as the sore loser, sour grapes guy; a small petty man. Or, perhaps, a petty man with small hands.
Note Added Saturday Evening, 11/7/20, at 9:00 PM EST: President-Elect Biden speaks accepting the election results and is now the 46th POTUS. Biden tells blacks (African Americans) that they had his back in the election and he will have theirs. Representative Jim Clyburn was the Biden king maker. Clyburn (black) propped up Biden's candidacy during the primaries. Biden says, "This is the time to heal America." Biden says people that did not vote for him are "not our enemies, they're Americans." Biden proclaims, "I will work to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify. I won't see red states and blue states, I will always see the United States." Biden decrees, "Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end, here and now." Biden says he will name a group of experts that will develop the Biden-Harris COVID plan. Biden promises, "I will spare no effort, or commitment, to turn this pandemic around." Harris speaks, "While I may be the first woman in this office, I won't be the last." Biden plans to reverse Trump's executive orders. Trump reversed Obama's executive orders four years ago. Biden will likely sign new executive orders since bills will not make it through the divided Congress (the House and Senate bodies are split relatively equally between democrats and republicans). The corrupt crony capitalism system continues along without missing a beat. Trump remains a baby claiming he won the election. News outlets say son-in-law Jared Kushner is asking the president to consider conceding. The Senate is at 48 seats to 48 seats, equally split between democrats and republicans, with four seats outstanding; one seat in North Carolina and another in Alaska that are too close to call as yet and two seats in Georgia that go into a run-off that will be not known until January). The crowds celebrate in the streets all night long across America and are peaceful. Perhaps Trump's rhetoric and divisiveness was one of the causes of social unrest.
Note Added Sunday Morning, 11/8/20, at 4:00 AM EST: World leaders call to congratulate Biden (despite Trump wallowing in his loss at the Whitehouse refusing to concede). UK Prime Minister Johnson says he is excited to work with the Biden administration. Boris is kissing butt since the UK will need America's business (trade) as the Brexit saga comes to an end. Canadian PM Trudeau also looks forward to working with Biden. German Chancellor Merkel sends congratulations and highlighted Kamala Harris's win as the first woman vice president; the highest ranking woman in US politics in history. French President Macron sends congratulations and says, "Let's work together!" Paris Mayor Hidalgo enthusiastically yells, "Welcome back America!" Ukraine, NATO, the EU, Ireland, Scotland, Italy and others also send congratulations. Mexico President AMLO (Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador) does not congratulate Biden and instead says the election will need resolved in the courts; AMLO keeps licking Trump's wingtips. The world is moving on as King Trump remains holed-up inside his Whitehouse covid-infested castle using Twitter as his election-bashing mouthpiece. Only one person can save the day; First Lady Melania. During Trump's rise to power, days before the 2016 election, the damaging video tape was released of Trump saying ignorant and derogatory things about women's beautiful bodies. He was sunk. Then Melania, in her cute accent, says it was only "boy talk" and the situation was immediately resolved and Donnie effortlessly walked the path to presidential victory. Melania is going to have to step in again. She needs to flip Donnie's weave to one side, cradle his orange head in her lovely bosom and gently tell him that it is time to face the music and concede. Trump would probably concede but he is more concerned about saving his butt from the pending personal lawsuits that are ready to swallow up his future life. No doubt that Donnie is figuring out how to pardon himself from any future problems but this would not apply on a state level and he faces potential criminal prosecution in New York. Donnie may be trying to cut a deal with New York State now in return he will concede and leave office. Trump will likely pass any legislation during his lame-duck status (until the 1/20/21 inauguration) that will help him weasel out of future personal lawsuit trouble. Oh what a tangled web human's weave. President Trump will likely concede once he squares away the pardon plans and other things that will help him resolve his personal lawsuits. The States must provide their electoral votes and decisions by 12/14/20; this is when the president is 100% confirmed. So Donnie has 36 days to play his baby games.
Note Added Sunday Evening, 11/8/20, at 7:00 PM EST: President Trump is golfing again (300 rounds of golf in the last 3-1/2 years) tweeting out more sour grapes. Trump tweets; "Since when does the Lamestream Media call who our next president will be? We have all learned a lot in the last two weeks!" Jared Kushner says he wants the president to pursue every legal path reversing the rumor that he was suggesting to the president that he concede. It is a twisted saga with rumors flying everywhere. The country is moving on everyone except Donnie. Trump did not mind that the lamestream media awarded him the election four years ago. Also, the networks do not call the elections; data statisticians and number crunchers with models are doing that work. As Jack Nicholson says, perhaps Donnie "can't handle the truth." Texas Senator Ted Cruz, that would have been the republican candidate for president four years ago if not for Trump, kisses orange butt defending the president and saying the legal process should play out. Cruz only cares about that block of 70 millions plus voters that support Trump; he wants them to jump into his camp as he mounts his next run for president in 2024 (Cruz will probably announce his plan to run for POTUS in 2022). Same-o with Lindsey Graham. US futures are up big, +1.5% and more, so the Biden win is being received well on Wall Street. Investors think that lots more easy money spending is on its way which will pump stocks higher. Biden wants to begin the transition but must await a letter from the GSA (General Services Administration) administrator Emily Murphy that releases government funds and allows President-Elect Biden's team to access federal agencies and begin direct communications with departments. Murphy, a Trump appointee, refuses to sign the letter. Of course she doesn't sign it; King Trump told her not to. Isn't crony capitalism a lovely system?
Note Added Monday Morning, 11/9/20, at 4:00 AM EST: Asian stock markets print big gains with major indexes rallying from +1.3% to +2.2%. Global coronavirus cases top 50 million. There are over 10 million covid cases in the United States with 6.4 million people recovered and nearly 244K dead. The pandemic is worsening and America is headed for a tough month ahead. Biden does not take control of the government until 1/20/20. The Whitehouse rumors continue. Supposedly, First Lady Melania and Kushner are asking the president to concede. Trump is stubborn and claims that if he won Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Arizona that gives him 271 electoral college votes. That's funny. Donnie is clinging on to a tattered life preserver. He would have also won if he had more votes. If ands and buts were candy and nuts, everyday would be Christmas. It was easy to predict Trump's behavior if he would lose; it is playing out exactly as Keystone described in the original article above. Of course if Trump would have won, he would be praising the US as the most honest and democratic voting process in the entire world. He's a showman; that's what he does.
Note Added Monday Morning, 11/9/20, at 6:45 AM EST: Another twist. First Lady Melania speaks on the election for the first time and, to no surprise, says America must "count all 'legal' votes." Here you go Melania, help me out, sashay out to that podium and say this (Trump hands her an index card). The president is trying to foster doubt in the election but it is a dangerous game since he may create negative ramifications internationally (countries will lose faith in the American system). Today and tomorrow will be key since the Trump team needs top put up the election fraud proof. If it is flimsy or will result in not much of a change, the president will receive more pressure to concede. US stock futures explode +4% higher on news that Pfizer's vaccine prevents 90% of covid infections.
Note Added Monday Morning, 11/9/20, at 8:00 AM EST: US stock futures are running wildly higher on the vaccine news. The Dow gains over +5% and S&P 500 over +4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Index futures, however, are flat. Russell 2000 small cap futures catapult +7% higher. Trump tweets; "STOCK MARKET UP BIG, VACCINE COMING SOON. REPORT 90% EFFECTIVE. SUCH GREAT NEWS!".
Note Added Monday Evening, 11/9/20, at 8:00 PM EST: President Trump fires Defense Secretary Esper who often disagreed with the president's decrees. There is angst at the Pentagon. Perhaps the FBI Director Wray and others are also on the chopping block. Attorney General Barr, who knows that he and the departments should not be involved in any voter fraud cases until the election is certified, instead dictates that the attorneys pursue voter fraud now. Barr hedges his bets telling the troops to only investigate problems that would result in big vote changes of which there are none currently. Trump likely pressured Barr to make the statement but at the same time Barr is covering his own butt. Same with Senate Leader McConnell who defends the president saying every legal vote needs to be counted, that 'legal' word keeps coming up over and over as a republican talking point, and the president is "100% in his rights" to pursue his legal pathways. McConnell walks a tightrope since he knows he will be dealing with a Biden presidency in 71 days and Trump will be forgotten like yesterday's succotash. The DOJ Crimes Director Pilger, who handles the legal matters around elections, resigns after the Barr statement not wanting to have any of that stink on his hands. The president remains under the blankets in the Lincoln Bedroom tweeting that there is "plenty of fraud" in the election, however, the voting was one week ago and there remains no proof of fraud. The president will lose gravitas each day that fraud proof is not provided. The average-lawyer team supporting the president's fraud accusations proclaim that an election worker in Michigan signs an affidavit saying she was told not to check signatures on absentee ballots. This does not sound like much; management probably did that in the interest of time. An absentee ballot is typically requested, so the name matches the records and there are checks and balances in place to prevent double-voting. Checking signatures would likely not result in any significant change to vote counts. The state recounts will also likely result in no change. Ballots are fed through machines and automatically checked to voter rolls. Feeding the ballots through the machines again on a recount should not result in much change. Trump is grabbing at straws. The country and political parties are moving on after the election but the leader of America and the Free World, King Donnie, continues to claim that the election was a fraud. The king does not want to give up his reign. Biden may seek legal remedies if the president keeps lingering around the Whitehouse refusing to leave. Trump is likely worried about his personal legal and criminal liabilities now that he will be leaving office. Donnie counted on four more years of legal protection but that plan ended abruptly so he is trying to figure out a way forward that prevents him from donning an orange jump suit that matches his face color. As time moves along, Americans may be enjoying the relative calm these days instead of watching an orange bombastic head bloviating on television every hour of every day. The US election, reality television show drama, with Donnie the star of the show, continues.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/10/20, at 5:00 PM EST: Eli Lilly receives emergency use approval for its therapy. The vaccine and treatment news is positive but the new cases continue spiking higher. Worldometer data indicates 135,653 new cases today. Dear Lord. Johns-Hopkins reports 136,325 new cases today a record high and above the Worldometer data which is surprising. 100K is already a distant memory and it only occurred days ago. 1,346 people die of covid today the highest number of daily deaths since 8/18/20 three months ago. Hospitalizations are above 61K the highest of the pandemic; America needs a president to take control of the mess. Biden speaks and the daily briefings are starting to become a regular thing. Sleepy Joe talks with foreign leaders today including Macron (France), Merkel (Germany), Johnson (UK) and Erdogan (Turkey). Trump is no doubt fuming as he hides in the Lincoln Bedroom seeing foreign leaders forget about him and move on to a Biden administration. Biden proclaims, "America is back." China and Russia have not congratulated Biden as yet. Biden says the transition proceeds full speed ahead and is "well underway." He calls Trump "an embarrassment, quite frankly," when asked about Trump refusing to concede. Biden says, "It (Trump's hiding in the Whitehouse refusing to concede) will not help the president's legacy."
Note Added Tuesday Evening, 11/10/20, at 8:00 PM EST: President Trump remains a sore loser sulking in the Whitehouse. Trump tweets; "WE ARE MAKING BIG PROGRESS. RESULTS START TO COME IN NEXT WEEK. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" It has a pathetic tone to it; like the drunk that refuses to leave the bar demanding one more drink. The capital letters means he is shouting this message. Making big progress in what? The voter fraud allegations are not materializing into anything concrete as yet. One person that signed an affidavit about election fraud is withdrawing the statement but now claims he did not. Another mess. The republican party is supporting President Trump in his quest to find voter fraud but how long will that hold out? The only reason the republican tribe is supporting him is because of the 71 million votes he received. Donnie wields power with that number. Republicans wanting to run for president want those votes so they do not want to alienate them by telling Trump to resign. Republicans need Trump voters to turn out in the Georgia election on 1/5/21 which will determine who controls the Senate (2 seats). The Pennsylvania margin is up to 46K votes and growing. Before it is done, Biden will defeat Trump in Pennsylvania by 50K to 100K votes. That is a lot of votes that Donnie will need to find under the sofa cushions. Trump's former wife says he is a sore loser. Secretary of State Pompeo makes a cute remark that there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump term and smirks. Later on a Fox News interview he says there will be a transition to one of the two men refusing to acknowledge President-Elect Biden. Trump then tweets; "WE WILL WIN!" How come he does not say 'I will win'? Probably because he knows he lost and the collective 'we' always provides an opening to blame things on other people.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/11/20, at 3:00 AM EST: Veteran's Day/Armistice Day/Remembrance Day. A unique date; 11112020. Four Pentagon and Defense Department officials have resigned due to the edicts from Trump, Barr and Pompeo. The liberal-leaning networks report that government and military workers call the job losses the "beheadings" and say the moves are 'dictator-like'. Trump is consolidating power. If President Trump begins a war conflict overseas, now through 11/20/20 is a window for such an event, due to the new moon darkness. The US has superior night vision technology. The lame-duck president plans to speak at a Veteran's Day event, which is a good thing, after which America will find out if he takes questions or if he runs from the cameras.
Note Added Wednesday Afternoon, 11/11/20: President Trump appears at a ceremony at Arlington but does not talk to the press. President-Elect Biden attends a small ceremony at a Korean War memorial. Greece is the latest European nation congratulating Biden on the election win and welcoming back more decisive American leadership. The US is a covid nightmare. Wisconsin is advising residents to stay home; their hospitals are overrun. Michigan is restricting the size of groups. Iowa is imposing mask mandates. Illinois is imposing travel restrictions and Michigan is placed on their list. New York City tells citizens thee is one last chance to top the virus and people must "act now." It's a mess. Who's steering the ship? Where's Trump? Trump? Bueller? Where's Ferris Bueller? Trump must have taken the day off. The president is likely shooting reels of high-quality video inside the Whitehouse these days that he may be able to use in future business ventures or a reality television show. Trump continues to hide in the Lincoln Bedroom but proclaim that he won the election. The president is piling lawsuits on the courts alleging voter fraud based on tweets, Facebook messages and Instagram's. The large number of lawsuits is likely the strategy. Bombard the court with dozens of lawsuits and say that nothing is resolved until all the cases are resolved which would drag the timing out indefinitely. To what end, who knows? Trump may be surprised that the courts may fly through those court cases a lot faster than he and his lawyers expect. The states must certify the elections and hand over the electoral college votes on 12/8/20 or no later than 12/14/20 (Trump has a maximum of 33 days to play baby games). This date is the end game where Biden is firmly locked in as the new POTUS come 1/20/20. Georgia announces plans to hand recount all the votes in the state. Biden is ahead in the sate by about 14.1K votes. Past historic recounts have never reversed a 14.1K lead at most a recount may result in 100 or 200 votes. The Secretary of State expects the recount to result in about the same 14.1K deficit for Trump. In 2020, however, who knows? Two more folks around the Whitehouse become sick from the virus; the covid nest infects more victims. One guy is an associate of Giuliani who is running the president's alleged voter-fraud battle. America's corrupt two-party dysfunctional political system is on full display for the world. Trump is stirring people up with the voter fraud accusations. Hopefully, a nutcase, listening to the political and media dribble, does not go berserk and do something stupid. Everything is entertainment during the bread and circus days.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/12/20, at 4:30 AM EST: The US descends into covid Hell. The Johns-Hopkins data reports 136,325 new cases yesterday. It's out of control. The Worldometer data reports 142,906 cases yesterday and 142,212 the day before. America is falling into the same morass as springtime. Hospitals are at capacity and completely overwhelmed in nine states. Scientists and doctors did not expect this to potentially happen until well into wintertime. Pennsylvania new cases are at record highs with 200 people on ventilators. Over 65K people are hospitalized in the US. Darkness descends on the holidays and Trump is MIA. Republicans may be viewed as obstructionists and blamed for the bad pandemic stuff coming our way. King Donnie may be losing interest in the job now that he was given his walking papers. President-Elect Biden selects Ron Klain as his chief of staff and vows to address the pandemic as the top priority when he takes office. President Trump remains holed-up in the Lincoln Bedroom refusing to concede. Republican politicians supporting the president's claims of voter fraud and some Trump voters flock to the Newsmax cable news network (more to the right than Fox News) to cheerlead each other and opine how they were cheated in the election. Americans are taking notice of the pandemic's drastic turn for the worse. The pandemic surge will hurt the economy both short-term and long-term. The hit in the near-term is obvious as people will spend more time at home again. The long-term impact is more worrisome for the economy since the never-ending pandemic waves cause people to become anxious and pullback on their spending and instead start saving more. This behavior can tank an economy. First-time new voter registration information shows that about 40% of people registered as independents, about 30% as democrats and 25% as republicans. Many young people shunned the two corrupt political parties and instead registered independent. More power to them. The independents swung in favor of Biden in the election which makes the difference handing Trump the defeat. In 2016, the independents shunned Clinton and swung towards Trump but after 3-1/2 years of watching the orange-headed showman in action, the independents went with Sleepy Joe this time around. Some independents were likely put-off by the republicans jamming the supreme court justice into the courts before the election weighing all future decisions in the conservative direction. The majority of the country is fiscally conservative (favoring republicans) but socially and personally liberal-leaning (favoring democrats). Americans want government to spend money wisely and on budget while staying out of people's bedrooms. Note the 5 percentage-point difference in democrat and republican registrations. This made a difference in the election and was due to the democrats embracing mail-in voting and using it to help gain new voters while Trump was telling everyone to shun mail-in voting and instead show up on Tuesday, 11/3/20, to vote; the latter was the losing strategy. Trump had no choice because he was telling everyone the pandemic was no problem (he could not tell people to register as republicans and mail-in votes so they do not have to physically expose themselves to others at the polls because he is telling them the virus is not a problem; seniors remain worried about covid). Trump lost because of his campaign just like Clinton lost in 2016 because of her campaign.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/12/20, at 7:05 AM EST: Trump's legal team files multiple lawsuits across six states at the local and state level. Trump is trying to create a lengthy mess that is how he handled things in the past. Typically, Trump would extend lawsuits out time-wise so an opponent in court would not be able to keep paying attorneys so Trump would win but this time those tricks will not work. Donnie is trying to delay the state certifications which cast Biden's win in concrete (a stupid plan; give it up Donnie). Oklahoma Senator Lankford, a republican no less, says Biden should begin receiving security briefings. Karl Rove, a republican campaign expert, says Trump likely does not have the votes to reverse the election. Trump's ship is taking on water and he remains quiet. The US is in COVID-19 Hell and scientists and doctors are suggesting that people remain at home and forego the Thanksgiving celebrations. Durations and exposure leads to more infections. If people meet, use masks, stay as far away from each other as possible, crack a few windows open, keep the number of people low and shorten the time together. Humorously, after all that, why not just stay at home and say forget it; maybe that is what they want. Where's shy Donnie? The walls are closing in around him. The pandemic worsens. Ironically, Trump was in charge making fun of Biden for having mental problems and hiding in the basement but after the election, Sleepy Joe rises to power and King Donnie is the one with emotional/mental issues and hiding in the Lincoln Bedroom. CNN commentator Dr Sanjay Gupta calls the pandemic a "humanitarian disaster."
Note Added Thursday, 11/12/20, at 7:00 PM EST: NBC News calls Arizona for Biden 49.4% to Trump's 49.1%. AP and CNN follow suit. Arizona typically votes republican but it went democrat this time around. NBC News now awards President-Elect Biden with 290 total electoral college votes well above the 270 required to win. Pope Francis congratulates Biden on the election victory. China congratulates Biden on winning the election (this is a big deal) so Russia's dictator Putin will likely follow suit. hours ago, Trump imposes a ban on Americans investing in Chinese companies that are deemed a threat to national security. Comically, dirtbag Dictator Xi quickly congratulates Biden on the election victory after the announcement of the US ban on investment occurred (China sending a signal that it will deal with the incoming Biden administration and Trump is on his way out no matter what trade barriers he now imposes). The Trump dominoes continue falling one after another. Biden is talking to many republicans in Congress but the conversations are kept quiet so they do not feel the wrath of King Trump. Rumors say Trump would like to start a rival television network competing against Fox News. The president remains livid that Fox News was the first to call Arizona for Biden. Trump tweets; "Fox News daytime ratings have completely collapsed. Weekend daytime even WORSE. Very sad to watch this happen, but they forgot what made them successful, what got them there. They forgot the Golden Goose. The biggest difference between the 2016 Election, and 2020, was Fox News!" Sounds like showman Donnie is going to make Fox his foil for the coming months and years. Fox News ratings are dipping lower while Newsmax, another republican-leaning news outlet, a little more right than Fox, receives an increase in ratings. News sources say Trump is leaning towards providing a streaming service rather than a network since it is cheaper to operate and he could charge a fee. The DHS releases a statements saying the presidential election was "the most secure in American history." The Department of Homeland Security says, "There is no evidence that any voting system deleted or lost votes, changed votes or was in any way compromised." Arizona has not found any voting fraud in their election. More Trump dominoes fall but King Donnie remains defiant holed-up in the Lincoln Bedroom. The president tweets that the election is a fraud and he was cheated. Going on 10 days after the election, and there is no proof of widespread voter fraud that would change thousands of votes. Trump's lawyers are making waves about the voting software used in the battleground states throwing everything against the wall to see what sticks. Pennsylvania officials asks the courts to dismiss President Trump's "frivolous" accusations of voter fraud. Trump is trying to stop the state certifications of results which occurs over the coming days and couple weeks. Trump is going to get squeezed time-wise. It will be a big event when he decides to speak. For four years it was non-stop Donnie 24/7 his orange head on television every 10 minutes but 10 days go by and Trump is performing a Where's Waldo imitation. He is a showman so it will be a spectacle when he decides to open his lame-duck pie-hole.
Note Added Thursday, 11/12/20, at 8:00 PM EST: The Pennsylvania data is interesting for Allegheny County (Pittsburgh) and Westmoreland County which sits to the east. Keystone knows these areas well as the article above describes. Allegheny County goes for Biden by about 60% versus Trump's 40% which is no surprise. Westmoreland County, however, is far more Trump friendly and many McMansion properties had the huge Trump yard sign displays. In 2016, Trump had 70% of the vote in Westmoreland County trouncing Clinton. This election, Trump only got 63% of the county's vote to Biden's 35%. Despite all the signage, Trump's support in this key area dropped. Seniors are afraid of covid, that Trump says is no big deal, and mom's are sick of the confusion, chaos, home-schooling problems and disjointed life. Trump lost the election because he did not take advantage of mail-in voting to register more voters. People do not want to register to vote since they will have to drive to the polls on election day and stand in line and all that rot. Democrats made it easy on people telling them they will never need to leave their home (which protects them from the media-created covid fear) to vote so they signed up. Trump made a fateful campaign blunder telling republicans to vote in person. There are hundreds of thousands of votes he could have got if republicans would have canvassed people and registered more folks following the democrat playbook. Trump could not tell republicans to mail-in their votes, however, since he was telling them that covid was no big deal and nothing to be scared about. Trump only has himself to blame for the election loss; he had a fool running his campaign (himself). Today, the idiot Whitehouse spokesperson is associating Philadelphia and Allegheny County as the same location when they are on opposite sides of the state proving how the Trump team did not do their homework in the Keystone State. Television personality and sensationalist Geraldo Rivera, who is friends with the president, says he talked to Trump on the phone that told him he would do the "right thing" as per the Constitution once he was sure the votes were counted properly. It is funny to see these people, who have their own career goals and need for media exposure, nurse the so-called billionaire's ego; like a mother comforting a child with a tummy ache. Instead of enabling the president with his trip to fantasy island, a true friend would tell him 'hey my orange headed buddy, you lost, but you will have better days ahead, take it like a man, congratulate Biden, and move on, you know you will have to anyway'. It goes to show you that an egomaniac does not have any true friends.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/13/20, at 3:00 AM EST: President-Elect Biden is receiving congratulatory messages from foreign leaders but Trump is blocking the messages at the State Department. That's weak. Trump does not want to give up power. He is damaging his legacy. People always remember the last thing that occurred. That is why musicians will end the evening with one of their best songs, or a comedian ends his set with the best joke. A couple years from now when someone says, "Trump," what will come to mind? Most people will immediately think, "sore loser, cry baby, wouldn't concede." Donnie only has himself to blame. If he chose a graceful exit instead, republicans would always worship Trump for stacking the courts for the next couple decades with hundreds of conservative judges including three Supreme Court picks, but he soils his achievements with the baby behavior, and no one wants associated with a sore loser cry baby. Senator Lindsey Graham, who golfs regularly with the president, says Biden should not be blocked from receiving security briefings. The walls keep closing in on Trump that remains hiding in the closet in the Lincoln Bedroom. Trump's kids are now split on the path he is taking. The two sons say forge ahead with fighting the election while daughter Ivanka and creepy son-in-law Jared are gently suggesting that it is time to move on (they are concerned about his legacy). There is talk that Trump will run in 2024 but this stuff never occurs. In the Gore-Bush hanging-chad election battle, people vowed that Gore would easily be elected in four years since he was cheated but instead he rode off into the sunset. Same-o with Hillary Clinton four years ago. Trump would be the 78-year old man running in 2024 (he made fun of Biden's age); it's not going to happen but he can serve as king-maker, as long as he does not damage his reputation too much with all the ongoing baby stuff.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/13/20, at 5:00 AM EST: President Trump remains in hiding after the election refusing to concede to President-Elect Biden. It is surprising that Trump detractors have not yet flown an inflatable 'Trump Baby' balloon near the Whitehouse. US democrats and Trump opponents enjoy flying the Trump Baby inflatable balloon at events around the world, especially in Europe, during the last four years. Corey Lewandowski, one of the presidents lackeys and involved in the legal fight to try and prove voter fraud, tests positive for coronavirus. The Whitehouse covid infection nest sickens another; four people that attended President Trump's election night party have contracted covid. Two of these sick people are working directly with Rudy Giuliani who is not a spring chicken anymore at 76 years old.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/13/20, at 9:30 AM EST: Coronavirus rages out of control while Donnie is under the blankets in the Lincoln Bedroom, with only his orange head exposed, watching Fox News, and sipping a cup of hot cocoa he cradles in his small hands. Barron keeps telling dad that he will have to put on his big boy pants and face the music (concede). Trump is becoming a laughing stock. Right-leaning radio talk shows (Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck, etc...) continue to defend the voting fraud accusations even though solid proof has not surfaced. The republican radio hosts do not recognize Biden as president-elect a week and one-half after the election and after Arizona is called for Biden. People always play to their audience and serve their money masters be it radio, television or any media outlet that acts as a social mouthpiece. The compromised souls provide red meat to the listeners and viewers telling them what they want to hear and not what the host may personally believe in. A growing radio or television audience, no matter how it is developed, through sensationalism or perhaps old-fashioned hard work, brings in larger ad dollars which oils the wheels of the media machine. Everyone has a master. Who is the master you serve? Humorously, most men will say their wife. The Georgia recount continues as officials say they have found no evidence of vote tampering. Georgia should finish the recount by Wednesday. Who wants to bet dollars to doughnuts that the spread between Biden's win and Trump will be a slight bit larger? Both sides are hoping that the Georgia recount sends a strong statement. Trump hopes the election will be reversed into his favor, which is unlikely, while Biden obviously wants the current vote count to hold. Conspiracy theory-wise, the demopublican and republocrat deep state will likely orchestrate the slightly bigger win for Biden in the Georgia recount so it acts as an impetus for Donnie to finally concede. The vote spread in Georgia is 14,152 votes so if Trump does not concede by hump day, the recount may come in around 14,200 to 14,300, as a guess, a gentle nudge for the president, but if Trump does concede before the recount is finished, the vote spread may come in very near the 14,152 votes. The US government wants to instill confidence in the voting system, despite Trump's attempts to cast aspersions, so they want the Georgia vote count to come close to the original number. Melania can then schedule the moving company and America's novel will turn a new page from 45 to 46.
Note Added Friday, 11/13/20, at 1:00 PM EST: President Trump plans to speak later this afternoon from the Whitehouse concerning the coronavirus. Reporters anxiously await a chance to ask if he will concede the election loss and if he plans to cooperate with a smooth transition to President-Elect Biden. Former chief-of-staff John Kelly says delaying the presidential transition "could be catastrophic to our people regardless of who they voted for."
Note Added Friday, 11/13/20, at 4:23 PM EST: CNN calls the Georgia race for Biden and the North Carolina race for Trump. These were the last two states so the final electoral college tally for the two tribal leaders are 306 votes for Biden and 232 for Trump. Comically, and the liberal-leaning press is having a field day with it, King Donnie proclaimed 306 votes to be an epic landslide four years ago. Trump will have to call Biden's victory a landslide now as well, but he won't. MSNBC calls Georgia for Biden. The independents went for Trump four years ago but then flip-flopped to Biden in this election. This is verified by the numbers for the key states. The vote spreads that Trump beat Clinton by are about the same vote spreads now only Biden was chosen over Trump. The Republican and Democrat Tribes have their solid bases, and each own a chunk of the independents that will vote for their camp, so that only leaves the small group of independents, maybe 5% or 10% of the voting public, the folks in the middle, that decide the last two presidential elections. Humorously, these important independent voters keep picking the lesser of what they perceive as two evils.
Note Added Friday, 11/13/20, at 4:25 PM EST: Trump begins speaking from the Rose Garden taking a victory lap for the vaccine progress under Operation Warp Speed. Pfizer is touted as a great success and Trump takes a swipe at the CEO for saying the vaccine development was not part of Operation Warp Speed. Trump says the CEO made an "unfortunate mistake" because the pharmaceutical giant was given $1.9 billion. Trump is incorrect. Pfizer did not take any government funds in developing its vaccine but did take $1.9 billion for future manufacturing and distribution of the vaccine. Trump wants to claim credit for the vaccine success but Pfizer did that on their own with their own money. The president says vaccines will be available to the general public by April. The sickest patients, those at high risk first responders and healthcare workers will receive the vaccine first. Trump says the vaccine will be distributed to all states except New York singling out Cuomo for convening his own panel to approve the vaccine. This baby political stuff could have been handled in the back rooms but the US government is dysfunctional. Trump is going to want to settle a lot of scores before he leaves office. Trump is not displaying his typical swagger. His hair is gray. Is it dyed gray or is that the natural color and he has been dying it blonde all these years? Concerning coronavirus, the president says he expects "the numbers to go down quickly." What?! Trump does not address the current situation with the pandemic escalating out of control. He's out of touch. The president continues talking and says 'quickly, in a manner of months'. Only in Donnie's brain does the word quickly mean months and months of time. In Trump speak, the numbers will go down quickly which means they will go down over several months. Trump unequivocally states, "This administration will not go, under any circumstances, to a lockdown." Trump almost trips up acknowledging Biden as the next president and administration, but instead says, "who knows which administration it will be? I guess time will tell." He keeps playing the baby concession game. Dr Moncef Slaoui, scientific head of Operation Warp Speed, discusses the vaccines. General Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of the operation, discusses logistics and says the states will have to come up with vaccine distribution plans. Alex Azar, HHS Secretary Alex Azar speaks shamelessly praising the president; he obviously received instructions to perform the public Trump stroking. Everyone wants to hear from the president on other matters and not listen to the butt-kisser's. Vice President Pence speaks next at 4:53 PM. Mikey praises Trump and says, "It takes a visionary to start Operation Warp Speed." You can always count on Pence to kneel and lick Trump's shoes. Pence proclaims that all PPE and medical equipment needs are met for every single patient and hospital across America for all of this year. Pence decrees, "Help is on the way, right around the corner." Again, Trump and Pence are tone deaf; people want to hear what is the plan for right now, this minute, as the virus spirals out of control. Trump thanks Pence for his efforts and says, "Thank you everybody. Thank you very much." With that, the president walks back to the Oval Office with Pence trailing one step behind. Trump disappoints everyone and does not take any questions. That is because he knows the first question will be asking why he will not concede. Meanwhile, two cabinet idiots, spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany and trade representative Peter Navarro cheerlead the president and say they are readying for a second Trump term. It is always fascinating watching humans sell their souls.
Note Added Friday, 11/13/20, at 7:00 PM EST: The US economy will take a hit into year-end and early next year due to the accelerating virus outbreak. Trump has failed on the coronavirus testing. The president had months to set up rapid testing which will help children and young people returning to schools and universities as well as adults trying to physically return to their jobs, but America falls short. The pandemic remains a mess and it is on President Trump's watch.
Note Added Friday Evening, 11/13/20, at 8:00 PM EST: An alarming 130 secret service agents are in quarantine after testing positive for covid or they have been around the infected individuals. The agents have become ill from exposure at the coronavirus-infected Whitehouse nest or on the road at the Trump campaign rallies. It's funny; people become ill because they had to feed the president's ego. That's why Trump lost the election; his inept management of the pandemic. All of the president's eggs were always in the vaccine basket. Secret service agents also became sick after the president's joy ride to wave to supporters when he was supposed to be in the hospital room recovering from the virus. Trump placed ego ahead of safety for the people sworn to protect him. Pennsylvania does not plan a recount. Trump is losing his voting challenges in the courts in Michigan, Arizona and Pennsylvania. Come on little Baby Trump, it's time to man-up and accept the decision by the American people that they would rather have a corrupt guy with Alzheimer's in the Whitehouse instead of putting-up with four more years of an orange-headed bloviating carnival clown that has to be on television every 10 minutes to feed his bloated ego. It's hilarious, albeit tragic for the country going forward. There is a 'Trump March' planned for Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC, but the social internet companies are colluding making it hard for the president's supporters to find out about the event. The president likely believes that the 73 million people that voted for him (Biden is now approaching 80 million votes in the popular count) will follow him to the ends of the earth, narcissist's think this way, but he will find that once he is out of office, the luster is off the rose, and popularity wanes. Look at Prince Harry and Megan Markle. If you are not the top dog and in the news everyday, you simply become another one of the faces in the crowd with a big mouth. Trump is humiliated by the election loss and it is taking a while for the egomaniac to come to grips with the situation. The US stock market rallies higher with the S&P 500 printing a new all-time record closing high at 3585. The Dow prints a new record closing high at 29480. Equities run higher on the vaccine hype and expectations for lots more fiscal (US government) and monetary (Federal Reserve; central banks) stimulus. The easy money pumps stocks higher which greatly rewards the wealthy class as it has for a solid 11-1/2 years (since QE 1 was implemented to save the stock market and protect the rich in March 2009). The upbeat news from Pfizer, and expected equally happy mRNA vaccine news from Moderna next week, drives stocks higher into the weekend.
Note Added Saturday, 11/14/20, at 2:00 AM EST: Johns-Hopkins reports 153,496 new coronavirus cases on Friday the 13th another record. Worldometer reports 183,527 new covid cases yesterday. The number takes your breath away; 184K Americans becoming sick with covid every day. Dear Lord. 19 states are at record coronavirus hospitalizations. 68K people are hospitalized in the US for covid. Trump's pandemic dysfunction continues since he brags about vaccines available to the general public by April, but does not provide direction or comments on the escalating coronavirus outbreak happening in real-time. The acceleration of the pandemic to the worst numbers yet proves Trump's failure at handling the virus. America, you're on your own. Very soon, every American will know someone who is infected with covid, or who has died from the virus, even white folks. The blacks have been infected with covid at twice the rate of whites over the last months. Oregon imposes strict limits on businesses, retail stores, fitness centers and places of worship to try and stop the accelerating spread of COVID-19. Americans will probably descend into the March-May hoarding mindset this weekend as they realize the pandemic is worsening. Store shelves will be emptied. Paper towels and toilet paper do not have a chance.
Note Added Saturday, 11/14/20, at 4:00 AM EST: It is surprising that the left-leaning press has not commented on Trump's gray hair. There are usually media articles about how a president ages in office; could that have something to do with it? Donnie cares about one thing; Donnie. So there is likely a reason behind him wanting his hair to appear gray. Here you go. The press is releasing stories on the gray hair including the New York Post, Yahoo News and the Sun. Comments are flying on Twitter and Facebook many saying that 'Trump's hair dye has conceded'. If his hair turned gray from the election, it may completely fall out and turn him bald when he concedes. Trump becomes more of a laughing stock the longer he refuses to concede. Perhaps he is waiting for the Trump adoration rally today in Washington, DC, to see how that goes and then he may face the music this weekend. As time moves along, it will become more likely that Trump will never concede (it does not matter if he does or does not although it is customary in American history to concede to your opponent simply to let your followers know that the election is over and to thank them for all the help and support) and perhaps blow-off the Biden inauguration on 1/20/21. Trump is humiliated and in hiding because he cannot yet publicly accept defeat.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 11/14/20: The "Million MAGA March," as it is dubbed, in front of the Whitehouse and on Washington, DC, streets, is well-attended by thousands of Trump supporters. Most are dressed in red, white and blue honoring America. The display is analogous to Grateful Dead groupies donning tie-dye tee shirts at concerts. President Trump was rumored to speak at the event but instead his motorcade drives through part of the crowd on the way to his Virginia golf club. Trump waves to the fans through the sealed vehicle window looking like royalty waving to his most loyal subjects. Trump had to be laughing his orange flabby butt off on the golf course thinking about all those folks in Washington, DC, supporting him while he blew them off and is golfing instead. That's hilarious. The Washington crowd is the inverse of the Biden crowd on the prior weekend when the president-elect sealed the electoral college victory (not according to Trump). 90% of the Trump crowd is not wearing masks as compared to the week before when 90% of the Biden crowd were wearing masks. The United States is a divided nation after 12 years of divisive politics by Obama and Trump. The Trump rally is made up of white folks, mostly, so they were bussed-in, drove-in or took public transportation to attend the rally; they are not the locals. 92% of Washington, DC, a majority black region, voted for Biden. As darkness descended on the Trump rally and the crowd thinned, the Washington crowd begins comingling and violence erupts. One person is stabbed, another beaten. Riot police break up the crowds but not before 20 people are arrested. Blood flows from nostrils. Trump stirs up the crowds by claiming the election is a fraud and he was cheated so there will be people believing that forever and who knows, maybe it is true, or at least partially true, but the path forward is Biden, whether Donnie wants it or not. The Trump rhetoric also stirs up the anti-president crowd so violence is guaranteed. Whatever happened to the days when president's were peace-maker's for the citizenry? Trump blames the Antifa group for the violence. Trump tweets; "He won because the election was rigged." Media is all a flutter that Trump finally concedes. He does say Biden won plain as day in the tweet. After a couple hours when news travels around the Washington, DC, beltway that Trump is conceding, King Donnie runs to his Twitter box and tweets; "I concede nothing! We have a long way to go." The sore loser cry baby stuff continues. Republicans enable the president by supporting his claims of a rigged election because they want the base to remain fired-up so the two senate seats up for grabs in Georgia on 1/5/21 will go republican. Politics is a sick twisted game played by corrupt individuals. The new moon peaks tomorrow. If Trump plans a military strike before he leaves office, say on Iran or some other target, it may happen over the coming days to take advantage of the cover of darkness. Trump may poke Iran in the eye before he leaves office to ruin Biden's plans for rejoining the agreement from the Obama presidency.
Note Added Sunday, 11/15/20: Trump loves to play with his Twitter tweeting more claims that the election was rigged and he says he actually won. The president tweets; "I concede nothing this is a rigged election." Trump has to get used to a life ahead where he will no longer be considered relevant in political events (although he will undoubtedly influence the republican party going forward) while at the same time defending himself in sticky civil and criminal lawsuits in New York state. That does not sound like as much fun as being president. Trump wanted four more years of legal protection that is now a pipe dream. He will still pardon himself and his family from their deeds in the Whitehouse but a pardon is on the federal level and does not extend to state matters. The rumors and hearsay continues flying since Trump remains barricaded in the Lincoln Bedroom refusing to come out. Two teams of Pennsylvania lawyers have abandoned Giuliani that is leading the legal fight concerning Trump's voter fraud allegations. Republicans say the voting machines may have problems and claims 700K votes in Pennsylvania may be tainted; the courts throw-out this claim. Trump has also claimed that republicans were not allowed to watch the ballot counting but it is turning out that there were observers in most instances. The bazaar times continue. Former President Obama appears on the 60 Minutes news show saying that Trump is trying to delegitimatize Biden's election victory by refusing to concede.
Note Added Monday, 11/16/20: The election drama is getting old with the vote taking place nearly two weeks ago and baby Trump still crying that he was cheated. This is a good time to recap the themes from the original article above written on election eve. The right track/wrong track poll is correct again in picking the president. All other polls were a mess again like the 2016 presidential election. Two-thirds of America think the country is on the wrong track with only one-third saying right track, thus, Trump is voted out of office and Biden wins. If two-thirds of the country thought things were on the right track, the orange man would have won. The shy Trump voter was a myth this time around as Keystone alluded to based on the Pennsylvania yard signs and voter behavior. The Trump supporters are the opposite of shy; they have taken on the Donnie persona and are loud, in your face, waving flags, bragging about Trump and how great he is for the country. No one can take away the enthusiasm that many Trump supporters feel and exhibit. However, as explained with the yard signs, the Trump signs were in the wealthy yards and there were typically multiple signs. Biden signs had a more timid nature to them (think senior citizens afraid of getting covid) mostly only one per yard for those that chose to display. If anything, there may have been a timid Biden voter in southwestern Pennsylvania this year instead of the shy Trump voter. Trump lost support east of Pittsburgh which is a loyal area to the president. It is as if some voters took Trump up on his suggestion four years ago to give him a chance, after he said what have you got to lose, and they did, but they did lose, so now those same votes flock to Biden. Trump lost because he ran a poor campaign likely micro-managed by himself. Coronavirus was his Waterloo telling people all is fine when everyone can see it is not. He lost some of the senior and woman vote because of covid fears and life disruptions. The black vote never went his way to any significant amount. The young Latino males were open to voting for Trump and he did make inroads to this community especially labeling democrats as socialists (voters in Florida of Cuban heritage want nothing to do with anyone associated with the word socialism due to Castro's decades of dirty deeds). Overexposure likely hurt Trump as well. There are voters that would not support the president simply because they are sick of looking at his orange head every 10 minutes of every day on television but that daily attention and adoration is the fuel that Donnie seeks; it is his life's blood. The lack of Trump television ads in southwestern Pennsylvania likely hurt him as well. The Biden ads were wall-to-wall, every commercial intermission had a Biden ad for the last month or two into the election. One Trump ad appeared maybe for every 10 Biden ads and the Trump ads seem to be nuanced in one way or the other which likely went over people's heads. A Trump ad which appeared the day before the election shows a woman (key demographic) filling out a ballot at the kitchen table. That's stupid since mailing it would not arrive on time. More importantly, Trump is the one denigrating mail-in voting so why does his commercial show a woman filling a ballot out at home? The ad hints that the Trump campaign was a bit disjointed and lacked a firm game plan. Trump's major error was not embracing mail-in voting in Pennsylvania like Biden's team did. It was easier to register people since they did not have to leave the house to vote so they figured why not and most of these votes went Biden's way. The republicans could have been performing the same game plan and registering enough people to win in the state but instead Trump told the republicans to shun mail-in voting and instead vote election day (which requires getting a shower, getting dressed, warming up the car, driving to the polls, standing in line for a while, and then finally voting, which is not an attractive sales package to tout when registering new voters, hence, Trump comes up short). That was stupid and Donnie has to own up to it. Comically, the state that he did encourage mail-in voting, because he does it, in Florida, was a state he won! All Donnie had to do was embrace mail-in voting to register a ton of new republican voters, that could vote from their living room, and he would have walked away with the election win. He blew it because he had to keep the narrative alive that covid was not a big deal. Oh what a tangled web we weave. House Speaker Pelosi played a shrewd game as well losing seats but keeping her eye on the prize which was ousting the president. Pelosi did not hand Trump a fiscal stimulus bill before the election which would have likely helped give him four more years. Her power play hurt Americans out of work and unable to pay their bills so they voted for republican House members. Trump tried to repeat the 2016 game plan but the country has moved on and is most concerned about the pandemic and its impact on daily lives and livelihoods. Trump promised to become 'presidential' if elected but instead his demeanor is more like an adolescent child. This lack of presidential stature, along with the daily baby tweets, turned off voters. Trump is a very poor manager. That is why he bankrupted the casinos years back. The business acumen touted for the orange one is a Hollywood invention. He has run up the debt of the country and the handling and management of the pandemic is an unmitigated disaster. The reason the US economic data is holding in there is because of the goosing from the obscene fiscal (Congress) and monetary (Federal Reserve) stimulus provided this year. That fades now. Trump spent all his precious campaign time at the rallies seeking his daily adoration fuel, allowing his loyal base to praise and honor his holiness, and telling them to not mail-in votes. Meanwhile, the democrats were busy registering voters telling them they do not have to leave the house to vote. It is obvious who had the better game plan. The democrats are following the same strategy for the Georgia senate runoff on 1/5/21. The Trump rallies were at airport hangars so he was not going out of his way; it was all a minimal effort. Donnie flies into a city, walks over to the podium, pontificates for an hour, walks back to the airplane, and then flies away to the next city. The reason Trump liked that strategy is not only for the minimal effort logistics, but it also gave him time to sleep and catch rest during the flights. A trip to the Midwest would provide him with a nice couple-hour sleep. Donnie would then brag that he was talking to world leaders on the airplane the whole time but he never provides names and world leaders never comment that they talked to him. Trump then boasts that he works day and night and never sleeps; it is only an illusion. Everything is a game in politics. Keystone was incorrect thinking Florida would go in Biden's favor but correct that Biden would sweep Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan. Trump did not do much of anything for the huddled masses. Before the election, Keystone kept toggling back and forth between Arizona and Florida thinking that one of the two would go for Biden; it was Arizona. Lots of Latino's (Cubans) that listened to Trump describing democrats as socialists was enough to put him over the top in the Sunshine state but the immigration stuff was at play in Arizona.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/17/20: Interestingly, news reports say President Trump considered an attack on one of Iran's nuclear sites but has decided against it. Do not rule it out. Trump continues to prohibit Biden and his team from accessing intelligence and national security information. The reason is likely that Trump is making plans on actions to take before he leaves and he does not want Biden looking over his shoulder. Donnie needs to give up the ghost and realize that in 64 days he will be a regular Joe like any other schlump on the street.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 11/18/20, at 8:00 AM EST: President Trump continues hiding in the Whitehouse refusing to concede the election. The voter fraud accusations are not holding up in court. Giuliani is given his walking papers each time he tries to plead a case. The Trump legal team fighting the so-called voter fraud is thin. Experienced lawyers do not want their reputations tarnished by the Trump election stink so the legal challenges will likely continue slipping away. Trump's game plan all along is to stop certification of the voting results. Once this begins, Trump will have to open the suitcases and begin packing. Trump fires the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Chief Chris Krebs who said last week that there is "no evidence" that the voting system lost or changed any votes. Krebs says, "The election was the most fair and secure in American history." This narrative is directly opposite of King Donnie's daily negative diatribe that decrees the election was rigged. Vengeful Trump wanted Krebs to show loyalty to him rather than the United States. The Trump concession watch continues. The Donnie and Rudy Giuliani voter fraud show is losing its mojo each day. Trump went from loving the camera every 10 minutes for the last five years to shunning the camera. Being a loser will do that to you. The president is making a mess of things exposing his King Cry Baby sore loser personality to the world each day the non-concession saga drags on.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/19/20, at 5:00 AM EST: The president may be planning military actions before he leaves office in 62 days. Strange things are happening. Trump is moving personnel around in the Defense and State Departments placing friendly faces in positions that would make key decision during the next two months. Israeli forces are targeting Iranian and Syrian troops inside Syria near Damascus. Saudi Arabia and the United States are cozy the last couple weeks perhaps in on the planning for something big. Biden says he wants Iran to rejoin that lousy Obama nuclear deal so Trump may take action that will soil that intention. The air traffic in the Middle East is ramping higher (more military flights). Flights in the US skies are also ramping higher in recent days. Something is going on. Communications lines (cable, AM radio, etc..) have been cutting out for several seconds at a time in Pennsylvania several times per day for the last few days. Strange times. A military strike by the US against Iran or others may occur today or tomorrow but if not, the next window would likely be between 12/9/20 and 12/18/20 (new moon peaks 12/14/20). The following new moon is 1/13/21 so a military action may be implemented, say, in the 1/10/21 through 1/20/21 window but the Biden inauguration is 1/20/21. Donnie may start a military action either mid-December or mid-January leaving a hot mess in Sleepy Joe's lap on the way out.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 11/19/20, at 9:00 AM EST: The coronavirus is spinning out of control around the world and in the US. The lack of a Trump concession and refusal to allow a smooth transition of power to Biden is creating angst on Wall Street and in financial circles. The president and his lawyer Giuliani keep throwing voter fraud court cases against the wall hoping something sticks. Giuliani is using newspaper clippings as proof that nefarious deeds occurred during the voting process; judges are obviously throwing that stuff out. Trump is now targeting the electors in the states trying to have them stop the certification process. Yes, Donnie sure does care about the accurate vote count, doesn't he? Trump must be seriously worried about those lawsuits against him in New York state; Donnie may be wearing an orange jump suit in the future that matches his head (doubtful). Or, he may be plotting a return to the Whitehouse, but he is not a spring chicken anymore and it is hard to imagine Trump trying to make himself relevant over the next four years until the next election.
Note Added Thursday Evening, 11/19/20: President-Elect Biden speaks providing empathy to the families of loved ones that have been lost to coronavirus. Biden criticizes Trump for not cooperating with a transition of power. Vice President Pence conducts a coronavirus task force press conference for the first time since 7/8/20; that is shameful. The virus is spinning out of control so here comes Pence making an appearance to update America on covid for the first time in over four months; it's pitiful. Pence begins by showing empathy to the 250K souls lost to covid. No doubt he watched Biden's news conference and knew that he would have to lay it on thick as well. Pollyanna Pence paints a positive picture constantly touting the vaccines and therapies coming but blind to the tragedy unfolding right before his eyes. Pence does not take questions at the end of the presentation which leaves reporters yelling at Pence and his group as they slink off stage and disappear behind the door. The two weeks plus after the election is starting to take on a sick feel. Trump is damaging the nation by his claims of voter fraud with Rudy Giuliani conducting a long press conference claiming proof but not providing any substantive evidence. Giuliani's hair dye drips down his face as he speaks rehashing the same arguments about election observers not being allowed to view the vote counting when in fact they were. Giuliani touts a hundred affidavits from people that claim voter fraud. This sounds like a big deal but it is a scam. Humorously, the affidavits are from the people that were banging on doors and windows during the vote counting demanding they be let in to observe the poll workers. Trump's evidence of voter fraud is that unruly people were not allowed to enter the building where vote counting is taking place. That' s funny. Trump encouraged these disruptions before the election. The election process does not function that way. President Trump's motivations the last couple weeks may be revenge and sour grapes. Donnie has to accept the fact that the majority of the country did not want to look at his orange head every 10 minutes for the next four years. Trump is destroying his legacy. Republicans with presidential aspirations, such as Cruz and Graham, are enabling the president with the voter fraud saga which takes the USA down another peg internationally. Michigan lawmakers ae traveling to the Whitehouse today to meet with the president. Trump wants Michigan to force the electors to vote for him instead of following the will of the people. This post-election fantasy world of Donnie Trump is getting interesting, and concerning. He is trying to fool with the electoral college system to finagle a win. In Michigan, Trump won by 10K votes in 2016 but Biden beat Trump by 160K votes in this election. The people have spoken. Trump ran a poor campaign more concerned about receiving adoration at airport hangar rallies than knocking on doors and eating at local diners finding out what people actually think and need. Donnie's ongoing temper tantrum is damaging the Trump brand name that now stands for cry baby and sore loser. In the future, after a hard-fought sports game, the buddy that won the match may say to the sore loser, that is taking his ball and going home, "don't be a Trump" or, "don't pull a Trump." The USA is circling the covid drain and getting sucked down into the sick pandemic darkness.
Note Added Friday Morning, 11/20/20, at 9:00 AM EST: Georgia finishes the recount proving Biden the winner with a spread of 12,284 votes. The original vote spread is 14,152 votes so the recount reveals a 1,868 vote swing in Trump's favor but nowhere near what he needs to reverse the loss. There were about 2,600 uncounted votes found during the recount so about 72% of those votes went for Trump and 28% for Biden. The government wants to instill confidence in the voting system as Trump tears it apart (but he and his supporters would say they are protecting the election system) so the Georgia election officials must be pleased.
Note Added Friday Afternoon, 11/20/20: Michigan lawmakers meet with President Trump at the Whitehouse. Trump twists their arms and holds them in a headlock wanting them to pressure the electoral college electors to vote for him rather than following the will of the people that decidedly voted for Biden. After the meeting, the Michigan politicians say nothing has changed and the state will eventually certify the election in favor of Biden. Trump's spokeswomen says the discussion was not about the election; of course she does. Florida Senator Rick Scott tests positive for coroanvirus and begins quarantining. Scott is having mild symptoms. He attended the election night bash at the Whitehouse which turned out to not be a joyous party and only served to infect people with the virus. Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, and an aid to President Trump, tests positive for coronavirus so Rudy Giuliani will quarantine and this may hamper the ongoing legal path ahead for the voter fraud allegations. At least Rudy will now have time to find and order hair dye on the internet that does not run down the sides of his face. The Whitehouse remains a covid infected nest. President Trump speaks for the first time in a week. It appears he gained a few pounds probably from eating bonbon's as he hides in the Lincoln Bedroom. He is a broken man not as confident as he used to be; he avoids eye contact with the press. Trump blames big pharma for his election loss especially Pfizer and Moderna for holding back on the positive vaccine news until after the election. Trump thinks it would have made a difference for him if the vaccine news was released before 11/3/20. The companies have already said that the timeline simply worked out that way and they were not playing politics. King Donnie continues to decree that he has won the election but cannot maintain eye contact with anyone as he describes his alternate election dimension. "The campaign, which I won by the way, but, you know, we will find that out, aaa, almost 74 million votes, we had big pharma against us, the media against us, we had big tech against us, aaa, we had a lot of dishonesty against us." This sounds like part of the victory speech he had planned for election night, overcoming all odds to win, however baby Donnie, the sore loser, you lost. The current popular vote count is 79.7 million votes for Biden and 73.7 votes for Trump a 6 million spread; 74 million is a lot Donnie, but it was not enough, the other guy got 80 million. It is almost three weeks since Trump has taken any questions and he leaves the press conference after reading his prepared remarks. He was a media hound before the election. What happened, Donnie? He lost; that's what happened. President Trump is a lame, and mentally and emotionally-wounded, duck. He is not the man he was on 11/2/20. His face is exceptionally orange, and sullen, today. New York State is considering action against Trump's daughter Ivanka in civil and criminal court proceedings. The Trump's are tied up in potential tax fraud problems in New York and a presidential pardon does not cover these courts. This is why Trump is not happy. Any plan to extend his political or Hollywood life in the few years ahead, and make money on the circus, may blow up in his face if he is spending all his time in the New York courts; heaven-forbid that he would get convicted of something. Trump's entire game plan forward was based on winning the election; there was no plan B. States will begin certifying elections so Trump will run out of options with his election fraud saga. The states report their electoral college votes in early December and the official electoral college decree is 12/14/20. Thus, Donnie has 23 more days to wreak election havoc and a very long 60 days to create other domestic and international chaos, or, hopefully, instead, see the light and leave office on a high note and begin to protect his legacy. 2020 is a disastrous year for Trump with bonehead decisions start to finish, the failed handling of the pandemic that is now raging out of control and of course the election loss. The G20 leaders meet virtually tomorrow and Trump plans to participate.
Note Added Friday Afternoon, 11/20/20: Georgia officially certifies the presidential election for Joe Biden who receives the 16 electoral college votes. Trump's son, Donnie Junior, tests positive for coronavirus. The Whitehouse coronavirus infection nest claims another victim. News sources are reporting that Russian Dictator Putin has cancer and Parkinson's Disease and had emergency surgery earlier in the year. Putin may announce plans early next year to step away from the Kremlin. Perhaps karma may hand the murderer a slow, painful death?
Note Added Saturday, 11/21/20: It's another day when Americans ask each other, "did the president concede yet?" No, he has not, the soap opera continues.
Note Added Sunday Morning, 11/22/20, at 2:30 AM EST: Total global coronavirus cases are at 58.5 million approaching 60 million quickly. China's Wuhan Flu bioweapon has murdered nearly 1.4 million global citizens over the last nine months. It is hard for the mind to get a handle on those numbers (30 full sports stadiums where all the fan seats are filled with dead people). China does not care; they are filthy communists that have no respect for human life. The United States is at 12.5 million total COVID-19 cases and nearly 262K dead (five Vietnam's). Trump asks for another recount in Georgia, which he is entitled to since it was a close election, but the 12,000-plus spread between him and Biden is not expected to change. Trump is extending the post-election process as long as possible to undermine the voting system and try to swing the result in his favor away from the popular vote. To paraphrase the well-known saying changing one word, 'Hell hath no fury, like a Donnie scorned'. Trump lost the election and is blaming everyone except the person he should be blaming; himself. Pennsylvania courts shoot down Trump's lawsuit to throw out millions of votes. That is about 30 lawsuits that have gone down in flames with about a half-dozen remaining mainly in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Trump is running out of options. The way he always won court cases in the past was to drag the affairs out to where the person could no longer afford the cost of the battle. Donnie is trying to throw enough sand in the vote-counting gears to stop the election certification process and gum-up the American machine but he likely did not count on the courts throwing out the cases so quickly. The walls in the Lincoln Bedroom may be closing in around King Trump forcing him to realize that he will have to relinquish his throne come January. The control of the US Senate depends on the outcome of two state elections in Georgia on 1/5/21 so America will remain in turmoil until then. Republican candidate Loeffler, that appeared with Vice President Pence in a rally in Georgia yesterday (all were mask-less), tests positive for covid. It is comical. Most republicans keep saying masks are not needed, following King Donnie's lead and decrees, but one by one they contract coronavirus. Trump continues to not cooperate with Biden on a transition. America reports over 200K daily new virus cases and three days of deaths over 1,900 people. The pandemic is spinning out of control. President Trump goes golfing again. Trump sat in virtually with G20 leaders but did not participate in a pandemic panel and instead hit the links. The guy lost because of his poor handling of the pandemic. Donnie is now sending a signal that he just does not care anymore. G20 leaders opine about the poorer nations and pledge support in providing vaccinations. President Trump maintains the America First narrative and prefers US citizens receive the vaccine first. Food lines grow daily across America. People are waiting in line for hours to receive a cardboard box of groceries. The huddled masses are suffering while the elite privileged class, never missing a meal, pontificates about politics and the pandemic. Trump understands what it means to wait in line since he had to wait two minutes before teeing off.
Note Added Sunday Evening, 11/22/20: Trump fires Sidney Powell from the legal team handling the voter fraud circus. Typical Trump confusion follows where Jenna Ellis, another lawyer on the Giuliani carnival sideshow, says Powell was never part of the legal team and instead handles the president's personal affairs. Powell appears slightly unhinged in television interviews saying the fraud is deep (without providing any proof) and she plans to, "Release the Kraken." Powell claims "the Silicon Valley people, the big tech companies, the social media and even the media companies" have all conspired to defeat Trump in the election. The situation remains confusing. President Trump pours gasoline on his legacy and tosses a lit match on the heap; it burns into nothingness. People only remember the last thing you did in life and unfortunately for Trump, that will be refusing to concede the election and being a sore loser cry baby.
Note Added Monday Morning, 11/23/20, at 1:45 AM EST: The Donnie concession watch continues. It is obvious that Trump will never concede and probably not attend the Biden inauguration. Trump will be known as King Baby the sore loser; he only has himself to blame. Each day there is another republican turning ranks against the president and stating that the transition process to Biden should begin. Alaska republican Senator Murkowski says the president's actions are "unprecedented" and go against "America's democratic process." Trump attacks anyone breaking ranks so he will tweet that she is a loser at some point this morning that is guaranteed. Republican Chris Christie says it is time to move on with the transition to Biden and Trump's legal team is "a national embarrassment." The republican party is concerned about the lingering voter fraud stink and the social unrest the president is creating. Republicans are worried that the entire party will be labeled as sore losers, cry babies and conspiracy theorists. Trump is undermining the American voting system creating doubt and suspicion solely for his own gain which is creating angst among the conservatives. Trump has not provided any evidence of voter fraud despite his claims. Radio talk show hosts, which provide the republican viewpoint and worship at Trump's altar, are touting the affidavits signed by individuals alleging voter fraud. Sounds serious doesn't it? No, its not, its a joke. Before the election, Trump was telling people to go to the polls and demand to view the vote counting (there are official procedures for the two parties to view the vote count; you are not allowed to simply show up and demand access). These Trump proponents, that showed up at the precincts, that were yelling and banging on windows like crazy people, are the affidavits. They claim voter fraud because they were not allowed in to watch the vote count; these are the affidavits. Its laughable and that is why judges are throwing out the nonsensical garbage arguments. Trump's legal team wants the public to think that the affidavits are people that worked at the polls seeing fraud; this is not the case. Trump is trying to stop the certification process of the election because he does not want to give up power. He needed four more years of legal protection but come January he is out of luck. The legal team now complains that they do not have enough time to gather evidence. Trump is targeting the Dominion voting system used in 28 states claiming that the machines switch votes from Trump to Biden. The company spokesman explains the system shooting down all of Trump's claims and concerns. Trump continues hiding in the Lincoln Bedroom tweeting out that he won the election. It is entertaining to watch but becoming a bit cringeworthy and pathetic. Social unrest and competing rallies are appearing in cities in Wisconsin and California where pro and anti-Trump demonstrators clash. Go for it Donnie; rip the country apart. Trump's wild actions since the election are proof positive that he must be scared sh*tless about those New York lawsuits coming after him, his companies and his daughter Ivanka as soon as he leaves office in January. Donnie must be worried that he may be donning an orange jumpsuit that matches the color of his face. Desperate people do desperate things. It's an entertaining reality television show.
Note Added Monday Morning, 11/23/20, at 9:00 AM EST: Big news. Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman says it is time for Trump to give up on the election and the transition to the Biden presidency should begin. He says it is time to "move on." Why is this so important? Because Schwarzman is one of Trump's biggest money donors and supporters. If he says its over, its over. Pack your bags, Donnie. Goodnight Irene, Irene goodnight.
Note Added Monday Afternoon, 11/23/20, at 6:00 PM EST: Michigan certifies the election win for Biden over Trump. Biden defeats Trump by 306 to 232 electoral college votes the same margin that Trump beat Clinton by in 2016. Trump bragged back then that the election was a landslide win so it must be a landslide win for Biden as well. The GSA (General Services Administration) finally ascertains that Biden is the election winner so $7.5 million in funds are released for the transition to begin. Biden's team is also provided access to the departments and agencies.
Note Added Monday Evening, 11/23/20: Trump, who has become a caricature of himself due to the childish behavior over the last three weeks, wastes no time in tweeting from his safe space in the Lincoln Bedroom; "I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedications and loyalty to out Country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused-and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA. Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good fight, and I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of out Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same." More baby talk. Trump says that he will continue the legal battle but in the same sentence hints of a concession. Isn't it sickening to have to parse through the president's words to decipher a cryptic message that he may have conceded? That's Our Donnie. The GSA says it acted completely independent, as it is mandated to do, and never had contact with the Whitehouse concerning the ascertainment decision. Trump wants Americans to believe that he is the one that directed the GSA to begin the transition process; he's not. It is simply more Donnie games as he begins thinking about exiting stage right. Biden announces plans to appoint former Federal Reserve Chair Yellen to Treasury Secretary (Mnuchin's current job). She will get to place her signature on money. Yellen is an uber money-printer and nicknamed the Queen of the Doves for her time at the Fed. By placing her in Treasury, she will spearhead lots of fiscal spending. The US stock market rallies on the Yellen news. The wealthy elite class, that own huge stock portfolios, dance with glee.
Note Added Tuesday, 11/24/20: Pennsylvania certifies its election results. Give it up, Donnie. Trump's legal team vows to appeal the case. The Dow Jones hits 30,000. Trump runs to the pressroom to brag for one-minute that the Dow hits a "sacred" milestone which is an odd choice of words. Money must be his religion. The president does not comment on the coronavirus pandemic that is raging out of control the worst to date. Trump would not take questions and disappears off stage running back to the safety of the Lincoln Bedroom. Trump took credit for stock gains after his election in 2016. Should Biden receive credit for Dow 30K after his election win?
Note Added Wednesday, 11/25/20: President-Elect Biden continues appointing people to his cabinet much to the ire of President Trump, however, what does the orange man expect? Trump needs to start packing his suitcases instead of claiming fraud in 'third-world America', land of 'fraud' and 'rigged elections', at least according to the guy who runs the joint. Trump's lawyer for the voter fraud allegations, Giuliani, appears in Federal Court, humorously, for the first time since 1992 (28 years ago). Trump speaks via cellphone with the attorneys holding the device up to a microphone. Trump goes on and on about a rigged election but for the umpteenth time, there is no proof. It is a circus. Biden provides a Thanksgiving address encouraging unity and telling everyone they will have to do their part to help defeat the virus. Trump complains that the election was stolen from him and he won with "lots" more votes than Biden.
Note Added Thursday, 11/26/20, Thanksgiving Day: Trump, As the pandemic spins out of control, Trump goes golfing. In the afternoon, he finally speaks and takes a couple of questions from reporters after 3-1/2 weeks of baby stuff. But the sore loser cry baby diatribe continues. He uses the platform to call the election a "fraud." This is the leader of the Free World calling the United States a "third-world country" and "we know there was massive fraud." He says "facts are on our side." It is more Donnie denial garbage and claims of evidence about voter fraud but never any proof. Trump repeats, "I know one thing, Biden did not get 80 million votes." Trump cannot accept the loss. He did not want to answer a reporter's question so he berates her saying, "I am the president of the United States, don't ever talk to the president that way." Comically, Trump calls poll-watcher's sacred trying to make the case that they could not properly view the vote count so the votes for Biden should be thrown out. He called the Dow 30K level the other day "sacred." Things that help him or may help him in the future he calls 'sacred'. Trump says he will abide by the electoral college vote which is finalized 12/14/20. He will likely never concede and he will not commit as yet to going to the inauguration. Of course he will not. Hollywood Donnie, king of the reality television drama, wants you to tune in each day to find out if he has conceded or not, or what other theatrics may occur. Will he attend the inauguration or won't he? Tune in for the season-ending finale episode in January. Good riddance to the daily baby drama; that is one of the reason's America is sending him packing. Trump has 53 days remaining in office.
Note Added Friday, 11/27/20: The pandemic was Trump's Waterloo no matter how much he blames everything else for his election loss. He could not embrace mail-in voting on the republican side since he was promoting the narrative that covid was no big deal. Meanwhile, the democrats racked up 10's and 100's of thousands of votes across the US registering voters telling them they will never have to leave the house to vote. The president repeated the 2016 strategy plopping down Trump stores in vacant buildings where signs and other political information could be distributed. Trump was only playing to the same old people from four years prior while the democrats were signing up new voters that mostly went for Biden. Trump has exercised poor judgement the whole year long with the handling of the pandemic and his decisions since leaving the hospital and after the election loss have not done him well. Trump does not talk about the pandemic because it is the worst it has been under his watch; he will only tout the mRNA vaccines. A top Iranian nuclear scientist is assassinated the fifth killed over the last decade. Iran points its finger at Israel. Trump may plan on leaving a few hot messes in Biden's lap. Trump loses the appeal in the Pennsylvania election court case. Despite the president's claims of "fraud," court documents filed do not allege fraud. It's all a big show and Giuliani is a supportive clown. Three judges chastise Giuliani saying, "These claims have no merit" and "voters, not lawyers, choose the president." The Biden camp says Trump is embarrassing himself and the president-elect will be sworn in to office on 1/20/20 despite anything Trump says or does. Trump should be focusing on the worsening pandemic but instead he is talking about the NFL and players kneeling during the National Anthem. Trump is stirring many pots and may create an ugly stew come January.
Note Added Friday Afternoon, 11/27/20: The Iranian scientist assassination draws international attention. Trump and PM Netanyahu likely want to muddy the waters for Biden who said he wants to reenter the nuclear deal under the Obama presidency. There is lots of drama ahead as Trump plans to exit stage right. After Pennsylvania shoots down the appeal by Giuliani and Trump, the president is changing tactics. Over 30 court cases have been decided against Trump; Donnie sees the writing on the wall. Trump likely hoped that the multitude of lawsuits would create a delay in the certification process and leave a door open for him to stay in power. He knows it is not going to happen but Trump's current antics are more about him laying down narratives for his future, be it a reality television show or radio or television network, rather than caring about tying up any loose ends for the country. Trump proclaims in a tweet; "Biden can only enter the White House as President if he can prove that his ridiculous "80,000,000 votes" were not fraudulently or illegally obtained. When you see what happened in Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia & Milwaukee, massive voter fraud, he's to a big unsolvable problem!" It's nauseating and pathetic. There was likely voter fraud occurring as anecdotal evidence may show but handfuls of votes are not going to change the election. Trump never addressed mail-in voting which was his Achilles Heel and comically, the republicans are repeating the same mistake in the Georgia senate elections on tap 1/5/21. Republicans are complaining that democrats are registering voters that will vote via mail. Hey idiots, like the general election, those are the rules of the game. You can either sit back and complain, and lose again, or, do what the democrats are doing, register republican voters and tell them they can vote from home via mail-in. Strange times in American politics. The pandemic continues raging out of control with Donnie nowhere in sight. Donnie? Bueller?
Note Added Saturday Morning, 11/28/20: Trump paid $3 million for the Wisconsin vote recount in two counties that results in over 100 additional votes for Biden. That's funny. Trump golfs each day as the coronavirus pandemic rages out of control. Trump's Pennsylvania court case wanting thousands of votes nullified due to mail-in voting was shot down. Trump is running out of options to keep the election game going.
Note Added Sunday, 11/29/20: President Trump acknowledges that the election challenges probably will not be heard by the Supreme Court. Ya think, Donnie? The baby election games are getting old. Sleepy Joe Biden breaks his ankle (hairline fractures) while playing with the dog and will have to wear a foot boot for a few weeks. Considering his frail thin ankles, thank goodness they did not snap like twigs. Humorously, Biden is simply hoping he can make it to the inauguration. Who knows, he may have to be wheeled there but hopefully it would be in a wheelchair and not a gurney. The only way foot injuries can heal is with elevation so he will have to lay down in bed in the basement with his foot on a pillow, maybe a MyPillow.
Note Added Monday, 11/30/20: Dr Birx briefs Biden's team on the coronavirus. Hospitalizations are over 93K a new record. Yesterday and the day before Thanksgiving are the two most-traveled days of the pandemic with millions of people milling though airport terminals. Healthcare workers are horrified at the Americans ignoring the covid warnings since they know there will not be any end in sight to their daily toil. Moderna applies for emergency use approval for its mRNA vaccine saying more data proves 94% effectiveness, however, trial data on old folks may be thin. Trump remains MIA accept for tweets claiming the election is rigged.
Note Added Monday Afternoon, 11/30/20: Trump is attacking GOP lawmakers in Arizona and Georgia for not changing their state's election outcome. Donnie keeps stomping up and down telling everyone he won. Wisconsin and Arizona certify their elections for Biden so more walls are closing in on Trump who appears more concerned about his Hollywood future instead of the country and the pandemic. Trump keeps playing the baby game where he tells the press that he knows whether he will attend Biden's inauguration, or not, but will not say as yet. Of course not. You have to tune in tomorrow, and the next day, and the day after that for the Donnie really television show. Lots of Americans are sick of these games which is another reason he lost the election. Trump is a drama queen.
Note Added Tuesday, 12/1/20: An astounding 96K Americans are hospitalized with covid. 21 states set new hospitalization records. Rhode Island is at capacity so field hospitals are being erected. NFL (American football) players are contracting covid at a pace that requires game postponements and perhaps cancellations. The pandemic is a mess. Where's Donnie? Bueller? Donnie? Trump continues hiding in the Lincoln Bedroom tweeting out messages that the 'election is fraudulent' and proclaiming that he 'won an overwhelming victory'. It's pitiful. Even if you voted for the guy, you're glad he lost after the ongoing baby antics for one month running. He's a grown man that cannot accept defeat. Trump becomes more background noise each day but the pandemic rages out of control. Dr Scott Atlas resigns from the Whitehouse task force. Atlas is controversial a proponent of herd immunity and not as pro-mask as would be expected considering he is a doctor. Fauci and Birx stopped conversing with Atlas since their ideas concerning the path ahead differed greatly. Federal Reserve Chairman Powell says the economy is "extraordinarily uncertain" and vaccines are a positive but it is difficult to assess the future impact on the economy.
Note Added Tuesday Afternoon, 12/1/20: Attorney General Barr says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the election. Trump is brow-beating Barr at the Whitehouse this afternoon. The president continues claiming he won. Each day, he sounds more like a small man with small hands. The Trump brand name is now labeled as 'sore loser cry baby'. Barr's comments are likely a gentle nudge for Trump to start walking towards the exit but the president is a baby-man that will never admit he lost.
Note Added Wednesday, 12/2/20: Congress remains dysfunctional unable to approve a fiscal stimulus plan to help struggling Americans. The wealthy class does not care about the huddled masses; why would they since the pandemic has not hurt them at all? Trump is likely realizing that come 1/21/21, he will disappear from broadcast television and the cable stations CNN and MSNBC. Fox News and Newmax are the only two cable outlets that will follow the president's future endeavors. Trump will disappear from sight; the liberal media that controls ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, CNN and MSNBC will steer clear of the orange man and instead promote Biden each day. By April or May, folks will be saying, "Donnie who?" Talk radio will remain right-wing and always provide a platform for President Trump in the future. The democrats perform an about-face and embrace the $900 billion fiscal package. Pelosi must see the writing on the wall for the Georgia elections on 1/5/21 and thinks the republicans will maintain control of the Senate. Pelosi is cutting bait and trying to make a deal on a fiscal package now since it would be less money come 1/6/21. Pelosi is a shrewd politician and perhaps the only one that got over on Donnie during his four-tear tenure. She would not provide a fiscal package before the election since Trump would have walked to victory. She knew it was hurting average Americans and she would like lose seats but she kept her eye on the prize which was ousting Trump. Politics is a filthy game. Everyone inside the Washington, DC, beltway is corrupt; that is how they got there.
Note Added Wednesday Afternoon, 12/2/20: President Trump puts on his big boy pants and walks to a podium at the Whitehouse to speak. Oddly, he begins with, "Thank you." (There is no applause that is audible.) This may be the most important speech I've ever made." He provides an update on the "tremendous voter fraud" that he alleges took place for over one-month running. The country has moved on. Trump talks for 46 long minutes. He claims that there is "so much evidence" but no one has seen it. He highlights spikes in voter data but that is simply because piles of mail-in votes, such as on pallets, come in all at once for voting. This was all expected ahead of time. The funny thing about all this is that Trump would be bragging about the election system calling it the best in the world if he would have won. Trump uses his arsenal of showman words such as "some" and "more" and "a lot" and don't forget "many, many" and "thousands and thousands." As mentioned above a couple times, the affidavit stuff is hokey. Over 200 affidavits are available with people swearing voter fraud. Do you now what they are? That is people that showed up at the buildings where votes were being counted and demanded they be let in to observe. If turned away, since there are special guidelines that need followed for observers, they wrote an affidavit proclaiming voter fraud because they could not watch the votes being counted. It's weak stuff. And then ask yourself if this is the type of thing perpetuated by a legal team with strong evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the election? As Barr said, probably not. Trump and Barr are now battling. The walls are closing in around Donnie since the attorney general was always his go-to man. Trump proclaims, "We already have the proof, we already have the evidence, and its very clear." Well, it would be nice to see something substantive. Penny ante incidents impacting a handful of votes here and a couple there do not cut it. Is Trump actually interested in identifying voter fraud so all future elections are protected? No. Pause for laughter. With Trump, always ask what is in it for Donnie? He has already raised $100 million telling all the sucka's to donate money to help him fight this voter fraud conspiracy. Trump is not telling folks that the fund they donate to is set up where he can use that money at his own discretion in the future perhaps to pay legal bills or help restructure his loans. The truth is always dirty with politicians. The politicians are all the same. The function of Trump's speech is for people to donate more to the fund. Follow the money.
Note Added Thursday, 12/3/20: There is lots of talk and conjecture about who Trump will pardon. The list is growing including Trump's two sons, his daughter Ivanka, her husband Kushner and even Rudy Giuliani, the once beloved mayor that turned into an ambulance-chasing sleazy-style lawyer. Out of one side of his mouth he cheerleads the Trump voter fraud cases while out of the other side he is begging for a pardon. Rumors are swirling about a pay for pardon scandal occurring at the Whitehouse. One or two outside people may have offered money, via emails, for pardons. Trump calls it fake news as he talks to lawyers about pardoning himself.
Note Added Friday, 12/4/20: It is 4-1/2 weeks since the election and Donnie remains holed-up in the Lincoln Bedroom eating bonbons and opining about what could have been. The election fraud cases continue before the courts, each one shot down. Republicans feel they have the smoking gun when a video shows suitcases of ballots pulled out from under a table in Georgia after vote-count watchers were ushered out of the room. This story sounds familiar and may have come out a day or two after the election (but it is not listed in the chronology above) and an official said they were aware of that and it is on the level. The chronology does show Georgia flipping from red to blue (turning democrat for Biden) at 4:30 AM EST on Friday morning, 11/6/20, and this is likely after the 'suitcase' votes were counted. Today, an official comments saying the suitcases are actually standard ballot cargo boxes and there was an observer in the room when those ballots were counted. There is no there, there. Trump proponents watch the deadly smoking gun turn into a child's harmless water pistol. The electoral college date to summarize the presidential voting is 12/14/20 only 10 days away. This is when Trump may have to pack it in. Donnie may end the election fraud charade before then if donations to the slush fund fade away. Perhaps the Donnie temper tantrum will end within the week? Biden is playing it cool giving it another week until the electoral college decision and then he will reassess the president's path forward. If First Lady Melania calls the moving company and Barron is seen packing his baseball cards into a shoebox, Trump may finally accept his fate (but don't count on it since he is Baby Donnie after all).
Note Added Friday Evening, 12/4/20: California certifies the election for Biden providing 55 electoral college votes and placing Sleepy Joe over the 270 threshold. Donnie throws his wingtip at the television. On the popular vote, Biden has 81.3 million votes and Trump 74.2 million so Joe has a 7 million plus vote lead. In 2016, Trump had 63.0 million and Hillary Clinton 65.9 million. Clinton had about 3 million more popular votes but Trump had more electoral college votes which is what counts. Trump gains 11.2 million votes over his 2016 performance while Biden is 5.4 million votes ahead of Clinton. Thus, about 16.6 million new voters came out to participate in the 2020 presidential election and two-thirds went for Trump and one-third for Biden. The new Biden voters mostly voted by mail. The new Trump voters mostly showed up in person to vote on 11/3/20. Trump lost critical suburban housewife and senior votes due to his poor handling of the pandemic.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 12/5/20: OVER 235K AMERICANS BECAME INFECTED WITH COVID-19 YESTERDAY THE HIGHEST EVER. 2,921 AMERICANS DIE IN ONE DAY THE DEADLIEST DAY OF THE PANDEMIC. OVER 101K PEOPLE ARE HOSPITALIZED. Healthcare workers are burned out and hospitals are at the breaking point and sadly the worst is yet to come over the next two months. Where's Donnie? Bueller? Donnie? The new moon peaks on 12/14/20 the day the electoral college meets. That's an omen. Since the new moon in January is only days in front of the inauguration, there is a window between 12/9/20 and 12/20/20 for a military action to occur (that may or may not tie Joe Biden's hands as he enters office) before Trump leaves office. If the election fraud theatrics have run their course, Donnie may next jump over to military drama. This is the darkest time of the month and the United States has the superior night vision technology so if the Marines, Seals, Airborne or Green Berets plan on mixing it up, that window is likely when it will occur; a Christmas surprise if you will. What is Donnie planning from the closet of the Lincoln Bedroom? Donnie's slush fund grows to $207 million. It is hilarious that people are showering a guy, that is supposed to be a billionaire, with money, thinking that it is going to fight election fraud in the USA when it is simply dough going into Donnie's back pocket. That is funny. Trump is PT Barnum incarnate. Biden's team in not being provided intelligence information as promised. Of course not. Trump and Pompeo are likely making some final preparations on a covert raid or military action? Trump may be putting his ego ahead of the United States. Hope not.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 12/5/20: President Trump speaks in Georgia where the important two Senate runoff elections are occurring on 1/5/21. Georgia is a red state so the republicans should take both elections, however, the democrats would be happy even with one. Even though the democrats would not hold the Senate majority, on many issues two or three republicans may defect, so one more democrat seat would help their plans greatly. Future Biden legislation would be possible albeit not easy. Majority leader McConnell will keep a tight grasp on the Senate and republicans if both seats remain in their camp. Trump's lawyer Sidney Powell is stirring the pot telling Georgians to boycott the election since it is corrupt just as her boss, Trump, says. Is Trump telling her to do that? A sure way for republicans to blow the Georgia elections is telling people not to vote; that is stupid. But, if you are Donnie, a loss would perpetuate his diatribe about election fraud and bring more bucks into his slush fund that has $207 million in donations and growing. Trump is allowed to use that money for anything in the future. The idiots donating do not know that. Isn't crony capitalism fantastic? Republicans are unsure whether Trump will help or hurt them in the January 5th runoff elections. Trump threads the needle calling Georgia corrupt with crooked elections but he says everyone needs to vote for the two republican candidates. Trump proclaims, "We won Georgia just so you understand, and we won Florida, and a lot of other places." Same-o stuff for the last five weeks. Trump says, "They are going to try and rig this election, too." The few thousand folks at the rally are mostly mask-less so the rally will be another superspreader event. Trump's lawyer handling the election fraud allegations, Giuliani, tests positive for covid. The Whitehouse coronavirus infection nest claims another victim.
Note Added Sunday, 12/6/20: Trump called Georgia Governor Kemp to overturn the election results. Kemp says no. Georgia's results are already certified. This election baby stuff is getting out of hand. Trump brags that he has worked the hardest of his presidency over the last two weeks. Doesn't the dolt realize he is on video golfing most days? Also, with the tweets, he is spending time watching television and on Twitter.
Note Added Monday, 12/7/20: The election fraud cases keep getting shot down in court. The 12/14/20 electoral college date is only a week away. Perhaps Donnie will make a move in the coming days. it's more of the same day after day. Trump starts to slowly do an event here and there as he pokes his head out to his five-week tortoise shell.
Note Added Tuesday, 12/8/20: President Trump, the sore loser showman, proclaims that the election was stolen and he won. What else is new? The wild part of this soap opera is that the Republican Party will not acknowledge Biden as president-elect (although Biden says behind the scenes he has talked to many republicans that congratulated him but are just playing the political game under King Donnie that controls the conservative tribe these days). Cry baby Trump, which is the new Trump brand, says, "This (Trump's alleged voter fraud that has yet to provide solid proof of nefarious activity on a large scale) is from, like, a third world country." The judges keep shooting down Trump's allegations of fraud calling the attorney's briefs 'speculation and conjecture'. Lots of folks are likely wondering if the Donnie game will end on 12/14/20, or not. We are entering a period over the next 1-1/2 weeks where a military event may occur. Would Trump be so brazen to conduct a military strike on Monday, 12/14/20, the day the electoral college finalizes the Biden win?
Note Added Tuesday Evening, 12/8/20: The Supreme Court shoots down Trump's attempt to overturn the Pennsylvania election in a one-sentence smack down (the decision is 9-0, unanimous, and the court includes the three judges appointed by Trump). Same-o stuff. Donnie is simply playing the voter fraud game so more sucka's send in money to his slush fund. Making money is never so easy. Texas republican Attorney General Ken Paxton files a lawsuit against the battleground states that he says has merit. The lawsuit says these states changed the rules with mail-in voting without legislative approvals, which is unconstitutional, which then hurts the other states and creates an unfair election. It is a clever argument; that's why the lawyer's make big bucks. The lawsuit also complain about mail-in ballots not receiving signature verification. The courts will probably tell them if you care so much about the system, why didn't you bring the suits immediately? There was zero concern, until the republicans lost, and now they say the expansion of mail-in voting due to covid is illegitimate. It is funny because if Trump won, he would be bragging that the United States has the most honest and fair election system in the history of mankind. He lost so he says the opposite. Aren't you glad that the crony capitalism system is crumbling? Everyone inside the Washington, DC, beltway loop is corrupt.
Note Added Wednesday, 12/9/20: Another day on the Donnie concession watch that creates animosity and mistrust in America. President Trump ignores the coronavirus disaster only choosing to brag about the vaccines that still have not jabbed an American arm as yet. The FDA plans to issue an approval decision this week. Before Trump eaves office, the pandemic is going to be a disaster out of control. Donnie destroyed whatever legacy was there. Trump is the president that is a sore loser cry baby unable to manage the pandemic. Sleepy Joe may not be much better although he does appear more concerned and ready for a hands-on approach to fighting the virus. There is a nightmare coming with the virus and many folks, especially Trump supporters, do not see it. Congress must pass a spending bill this week and continue to play with the fiscal stimulus bill. Trump threatens a veto on bills and rattles his saber to gain attention as he hides in the Lincoln Bedroom. Protests against the covid restrictions are increasing around the US. People do not want to wear masks and think the virus is not a big deal. In Montana, protestors are in front of health officer Matt Kelley's residence for two weeks with signs that say, "Oxygen is Essential" and "We Refuse to Be Your Experiment." Concerning anyone that is in denial about the pandemic, in a month or two, no one will be in denial.
Note Added Thursday, 12/10/20: 17 other US states join the Texas lawsuit claiming the election is illegitimate because the battleground states held mail-in voting without legislative approvals. President Trump runs to Twitter calling the lawsuit the "big one." All this child's play sure is sickening to watch. Corrupt crony capitalism while the pandemic spreads. The Supreme Court will likely not take the case and if they do, they will likely say the election holds, but they will consider the matter and provide a decision to help future elections. Donnie knows all this stuff. He is simply fanning the flames of his gullible base so they will send money to the Trump slush fund. The left-leaning press reveals that the SEC is after Paxton, and he is under investigation by the FBI, and his motive for pursuing the lawsuit is to perhaps receive a pardon from Trump. The president seeks to join the Paxton lawsuit. Arizona shoots down the seventh election fraud lawsuit brought by Trump's team.
Note Added Friday, 12/11/20: The Trump sore loser saga continues. Over 100 congressional republicans join the Texas lawsuit challenging President-elect Biden's win. It is wild stuff. Comically, some of those republicans are newly elected so they are complaining that elections are rigged for an election they just won. Politicians are ripping the country apart encouraging everyone to hate one another. Most scholars say the latest, and probably last-chance lawsuit, will be shot down but in 2020 you never know. First Lady Melania and Trump are packing their bags at the Whitehouse getting ready to leave. It is reported that Melania wants to simply go home (Mar-a-Lago). As the president tells all his loyal little boot-licker's to keep fighting for the voter fraud, as he accepts their money into his slush fund, he is packing his wares like a carpet bagger getting ready to leave town. It is hilarious. People are stupid and human behavior is always fascinating to watch. The two political tribes are corrupt to the core and the wealthy class used the crony capitalism system to rape the country for all its worth over the last five decades. That's the way it goes. Perhaps the Donnie charade will end on Monday with the electoral college. All politicians obviously place their tribe ahead of the United States. As a result, common people suffer. Biden placed that Susan Rice in his cabinet a big mistake. She should not be in government after the Benghazi debacle. Sleepy Joe is showing his corrupt colors. The Hunter Biden scandal, that was muzzled by the liberal press before the election, is in deep water with potential tax fraud and other problems. The news comes out after the election. The republicans will hound and damage Biden with an investigation just as Trump was hounded by the Russia stuff. Fear not, crony capitalism is on its way out, but it will take a decade or two to fix the system.
Note Added Friday Afternoon, 12/11/20: Time magazine, a liberal-leaning rag, announces Biden and Harris on the cover for 'Person of the Year'. King Donnie wanted to be on the cover of Time this year; he was on the cover in 2016 after his upset victory. Maybe he still will appear on Time's cover, especially after the New York lawsuits play out. More drama from lame-duck Donnie. The Supreme Court shoots down the last major effort of Trump's to overturn the presidential election. The long-shot Texas lawsuit is thrown back for lack of standing. Trump called the case the "big one." The courts are starting to become annoyed at Trump's antics. Trump is mad that he appointed three judges to the Supreme Court and they will not perform his bidding. Humorously, Donnie thinks anyone he places in power should automatically be loyal to him ahead of the country; King Trump. It's funny. The Trump and Giuliani show has lost about 40 court cases and won zero. Biden has 306 electoral college votes, the same amount as Trump four years ago which he labeled as a landslide, and 7 million more popular votes. Donnie cannot accept the fact that the American people do not want him around anymore; the pandemic was his Waterloo. He also cannot accept that a sleepy guy with Alzheimer's beat him like a drum, as Biden would say. Trump is a poor manager as evidenced by the bankrupt casinos. His image as a smart businessman is only Hollywood fantasy but it helped get him elected so good on him. After the court ruling, Trump acts out like a spoiled adolescent on Twitter, as usual, tweeting; "The Supreme Court really let us down. No Wisdom. No Courage!" Donnie repeats the same messages about "A Rigged Election, fight on!" Trump proclaims, in a tweet of course, that the court decision is "a legal disgrace, an embarrassment to the USA!!!" That had three exclamation points so the teen mind was really, really, doubly extra mad with that tweet. His son Barron is probably doing the tweeting as his dad dictates.
Note Added Saturday, 12/12/20: Trump ignores the handling of the pandemic and plans to dump it in Biden's lap but if there is the slightest positive news with the vaccines, he runs to a microphone to claim complete credit. The US is going to be in deep trouble with coronavirus come the inauguration on 1/20/21 which is not going to look good for President Trump. Biden will receive the hot covid mess in his lap. Congress approves a veto-proof defense bill for military funding that the president does not want to sign unless the Section 230 regulations for internet companies is changed. The two issues have nothing to do with each other. The social internet web sites slanted the news in favor of Biden, to help him win, so Trump seeks retribution against Silicon Valley by threatening to hold back funds for the soldier laying in some foxhole, just because he lost the election; this is not a good look. Trump will lose this battle and the bill will go through. Trump has had a rough year with many boneheaded decisions; he should want to take a vacation. Trump is taking maximum credit possible for the vaccines, however, four people shot with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine thus far have facial paralysis (Bell's palsy). The detached man in the Whitehouse continues tweeting; "I WON THE ELECTION IN A LANDSLIDE" and "WE HAVE JUST BEGUN TO FIGHT!!!" It is pathetic and becomes annoying after six weeks. The child uses three exclamation points again so he really, really, doubly, triply, extra, extra, with caps, means it. He behaves like the stereotypical spoiled rich kid.
Note Added Saturday Evening, 12/12/20: When darkness arrives in Washington, DC, protests turn ugly. City residents confront protesters. Pro-Trump and anti-Trump groups begin fighting. The pro-Trump protesters receive the message loud and clear from the president that they need to fight. Way to go, Donnie. Keep the election fraud stuff going until the nutcases on both sides go berserk. Social unrest escalates in America as Trump has convinced many republicans that he was cheated out of the election. Donnie places himself, and the need to increase his slush fund to pay future legal bills, ahead of the country. Four people are stabbed in the gut. Eight are hospitalized. 23 arrested. Go Donnie go! Encourage that violence. What a sick society the US has become this century. 126 republicans back Trump's antics fearful that Donnie's wrath will come down on them if they step out of line. They are weak-kneed hollow souls. Live by the sword, die by the sword. Come 1/21/21, the liberal-leaning networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC) will stop covering Trump. He will fade. Many Trump supporters work with their hands during the day and will not be on the internet looking for information. Fox News and Newsmax will be the only two cable television stations continuing to cheerlead Trump as well as talk radio. Trump is milking every penny he can from his supporters now because he knows the networks are not going to place his orange face on the tv once he leaves office. As Trump fades, the 126 republicans will probably be asked what were they thinking? The other outcome is a Trump party replaces the republican party which is unlikely. Once he is removed from media, he will fade, and his legal problems will likely take a lot of his future time. The Pfizer vaccine receives all necessary approvals and will ship tomorrow for distribution across the US. Trump deserves credit but Operation Warp Speed but all he did was give big pharma a blank check of taxpayer's money so they worked hard and developed the vaccine quickly. Don't you work harder for more money? Pfizer did not accept government money for the vaccine development but does for the shipping and logistics.
Note Added Sunday, 12/13/20: The election saga drags on but today is Electoral College Eve so perhaps King Trump will give up his baby sore loser game tomorrow when that decision is finalized. Congress cannot agree on a stimulus bill that common Americans needed back in July; now its December. The payback during the coming class war will be significant. The republican and democrat tribes are busy fighting each other while the American people suffer. The corrupt republicans are simply mad that the corrupt democrats outsmarted them in the election; they were not crooked enough. Democrat House leader Pelosi did not want to pass a fiscal stimulus bill before the election since that would have been a big boost for Trump and likely handed him the win, so she stonewalled. Now, she wants to move forward with stimulus, but McConnell appears more willing to wait for the outcome of the Georgia elections on 1/5/21 which decides which party holds the power in the Senate. McConnell must like his chances of taking both republican seats in Georgia and then he plans on telling Pelosi to go pound salt. McConnell wants to offer a skinny bill. Tell the suffering Americans to eat cake, as Marie Antoinette is credited for saying. It is Electoral College Eve, and not a creature is stirring, not even a computer mouse. America awaits the big decision tomorrow and wonder if Donnie will finally throw in the towel. Over 305K Americans are dead from COVID-19. The Johns-Hopkins data lags the Worldometer data by a few days but J-H should announce the move above 300K US covid deaths any day. The broadcast and cable news outlets reference the J-H data. Trump will not be bragging about this record, in fact, he will likely never mention it. To identify trends and provide forecasts, the most up-to-date data is better even if it will be adjusted slightly over time. Mexico reports 12,253 daily new cases the highest ever.
Note Added Sunday Afternoon, 12/13/20: Trump provides an interview to Fox News Brian Kilmeade who had to agree not to use a mask to get the gig. The two are standing outside so close together they could kiss one another. Trump does not pay attention to the questions, and simply shouts out diatribes about election fraud. The president keeps touching Kilmeade's arm like a two-bit used car salesman selling a rusted-out car at the corner lot at 5th and Main. The most accurate word describing the orange head, which is extra orange during the interview, is 'animated'. As a simple observation, animated behavior (fast talking, hand movement, eye movement, etc...) occurs in some people taking anti-depressants (or other drugs). The dude cannot accept his election loss six weeks ago so he may be on some kind of meds. Trump is sweating down his nose and on the right side of his face while they are standing outside in cold weather a hint that he may be taking medication. The strange times become stranger each day. Trump complains about the Supreme Court not hearing his voter fraud case due to lack of 'standing'. The court is likely referencing the fact that all states determine how their own individual elections are conducted and monitored. No other state has the right to comment on another state's voting system; therefore, the case has no standing.
Note Added Sunday Evening, 12/13/20: The coronavirus pandemic continues spinning out of control and will be at its worse when Trump leaves office on 1/20/21; that's an abject failure of leadership. The US Treasury Department and Department of Commerce are hacked by a foreign government (Russia). The FBI is investigating the breach. President Trump fired the cybersecurity head Krebs last week because he said the elections were fair which went against Donnie's ongoing baby narrative that he actually won the election (so the head guy that knows a lot about this stuff is gone because of King Trump's baby decrees). The country is a mess. A stimulus bill is nowhere in sight. Bankruptcies and evictions are the future. Trump is golfing telling the caddy, "I won."
Note Added Monday, 12/14/20: The electoral college meets at 12 PM noon EST to receive all the state electoral college votes and announce the winner. Wisconsin courts shoot down another Donnie lawsuit. No one is even paying attention anymore to Donnie's baby court games and the judges appear to be losing patience. Will President Trump accept the result and finally concede? Probably not since he is more concerned about his Hollywood future right now. The real question is if the republican party will finally acknowledge Biden's win.
Note Added Monday, 12/14/20, at 1:48 PM EST: The state electors record their votes for president. The count is at 156 for Biden and 106 for Trump. The outcome is known. At 3:37 PM EST, Biden 215, Trump 181. At 4:03 PM EST, Biden 229, Trump 229. At 4:39 PM EST, Biden 240, Trump 232. California is 55 electoral college votes and will put Biden over the top so today's formality continues.
Note Added Monday, 12/14/20, at 5:29 PM EST: The election is over. California casts all 55 votes for Biden putting him over the top at 295 to Trump's 232. Biden is the winner and 46th POTUS to be inaugurated on 1/20/21 (38 days). Trump is the loser. At 5:39 PM EST, Biden 302, Trump 232. Biden secures 306 total electoral college votes to Trump's 232. There is a total of 538 votes so whichever candidate crosses 270 first wins. Minutes after the Biden victory is announced, President Trump tries to rain on Biden's parade announcing that Attorney General Barr is resigning effective 12/23/20. The resignation letter is released which obviously praises Donnie (or he would not allow it) but Barr likely did not want associated with Trump's post-election stink.
Note Added Monday Evening, 12/14/20: President-elect Biden speaks again calling for unity and healing playing the 'high-road' role. Politicians are nothing but stage actors perceiving what the audience desires and providing it. Biden highlights the 306 electoral college win correctly saying that Trump called his 306 win a "landslide" four years ago. Thus, Biden won by a landslide. Biden beat Trump by 7 million popular votes. Comically, the left-leaning networks are running montages of Trump bragging many times that he had 306 votes which is a landslide. Biden takes off the gloves and says Trump's behavior is "an assault on democracy." It is comical to watch these corrupt people pointing fingers at each other; when they do, three fingers are pointing back at them. Trump, who will be known as a sore loser cry baby after the post-election antics, is out of options but vows to keep fighting (he wants people to keep sending money into the slush fund). Congress will accept the electoral college result on 1/6/21. It will be sickening if Donnie extends the escapade into the new year but he probably will since he cannot accept the loss. It is likely eating away at his insides. Trump will be in the history books as a one-term president that was impeached. The majority of the country did not want to look at his orange head every 10 minutes for another four years. Overexposure hurt him; people get sick of anyone if they are in your face 24/7. Obviously, President Trump wanted to win so he could brag that he was reelected despite the impeachment. It was not meant to be. A portion of the American voters, mainly women and seniors afraid of coronavirus, that decided to give Trump a chance in 2016, ran from the guy six weeks ago, and that made all the difference in the election. Donnie's failure at handling the pandemic, it will be at its worse when he leaves, and his bombastic, insulting and aggressive personality turned women and old folks away. The democrats also smartly pushed new registrations telling folks they can vote by mail while the republicans were caught flat-footed pinning their hopes on people putting Trump signs in their yards. Trump never made an effort to expand his support while his base was slightly shrinking. Also, days before the election, the scandal with Hunter Biden, that would have negatively impacted Sleepy Joe, was muzzled by the left-leaning press. The story was squashed by the broadcast (ABC, CBS, NBC) networks and cable news outlets (CNN and MSNBC), and by Twitter, Google and Facebook, and only seen on Fox News and Newsmax and discussed on talk radio which are the right-leaning news outlets. The republicans will be investigating Biden like Trump was investigated. The circle jerk continues as the crony capitalism system crumbles. Trump disappears from the press starting 1/21/21 so it will be interesting to see how his life in politics and elsewhere proceeds. Come April or May, when people are asked about Trump, they may say, "who?"
Note Added Tuesday, 12/15/20: President Trump continues to whine, cry and moan that he won the election. The stuff is nauseating and getting real old at this point. Yes, both sides are crooked and corrupt. The democrats happened to win the corrupt game this time. Get over it. This is America. Senate Leader McConnell finally acknowledges Biden as the president-elect which should have been done over a month ago. Most republicans continue to tout the line about a stolen election which serves to tear the country apart faster. Perhaps that is our destiny.
Note Added Wednesday, 12/16/20: Coronavirus cases tag 74 million worldwide. US covid cases top 17 million with over 311K dead. America is on its way to 400,000 dead. US daily deaths spike higher yesterday with COVID-19 taking 2,981 American souls. Russia remains a covid disaster zone but there is very little international news highlighting the ongoing mayhem. Ditto Mexico that is a covid hotbed that will likely migrate north into the southern US. Congress remains deadlocked in providing a fiscal stimulus bill to hurting Americans. The pandemic will be at its worse when Donnie leaves office.
Note Added Thursday, 12/17/20: There is a large hack of US government computer systems that may have been occurring for months. Humorously, residents in and around Mar-a-Lago do not want the president to set up home there. They want to keep enjoying their peaceful days and evenings and not turn the area into a circus. The landing pad placed for the president's helicopter will be ripped out in a few days. Donnie probably did not want to pay the government money to keep it. The coronavirus pandemic is spinning out of control. 1 in 183 Americans are infected with covid over the last week! Infections tag 250K per day! 318K Americans are dead and this number will likely double by springtime. 3,561 Americans die over the last day the deadliest day of the pandemic.
Note Added Friday, 12/18/20: Russia is suspected of carrying out the hacks on US computers. The breach is called the largest cyberattack in US history. The Pfizer vaccines are shot into peoples arms and Moderna is approved so vaccinations will begin early next week. The expectation is that President Trump would brag about the accomplishment (having a vaccine by the end of the year although it is not a standard-style vaccines it is the mRNA vaccines) but instead he is quiet. Of course he is. He wants to maintain his base so he can milk those cash cows in future endeavors be it Hollywood, radio or a network opportunity. Donnie does not want to be too vocal on vaccines since many in his base are anti-vaccine folks; he wants their money and support in the future so he is mum about the vaccines. Isn't crony capitalism great? A negative news story is released about Trump and his family's involvement in the America Made Media fund that is headed by Lara Trump, Eric Trump's wife. The $700 million slush fund may have been used for a lot of frivolous Trump spending. The president continues asking for money to fight voter fraud and that slush fund grows to $250 million. The idiots donating do not understand that he is going to use that money for himself in the future. The Trump's are as corrupt as the Biden's. Who'd have thunk it? It is no surprise. All politicians are dirty. It is like discovering that there is gambling going on in Casablanca.
Note Added Saturday, 12/19/20: Secretary of State Pompeo names Russia as the hackers of the US computer systems. Pompeo says Russian hackers planted malicious code in third-party software that then entered the government's computer systems. Trump is nowhere to be seen the last couple days and does not comment on any of the ongoing crises. The country is a chaotic and confusing mess with Trump still playing the voter fraud game. That's fine to say he won, in his own mind, but he does have a day job and to shirk the pandemic, now the cyberattack, is dereliction of duty. Surely he can walk and chew gum at the same time. The pandemic was Trump's Waterloo and the virus plans on slapping him silly all the way out the door. The big mistake the president made was pushing off the handling of the virus to all the individual states. Trump did this as a campaign strategy. He did not want to be blamed if the pandemic worsened; he could blame all the governors for everything that would go wrong. But the pandemic has steadily worsened, as each state scrambles individually to try and figure things out, and is spinning out of control. COVID-19 will be at its absolute worse when Trump leaves on 1/20/21. There is no sugar-coating that. It is a complete failure of leadership. Then the bonehead stuff with election fraud now branding the Trump name as a loser, whiner, sore loser, bad sport and cry baby. He could have went out on a high note touting his achievements but instead the Trump legacy is a guy that was in over his head incapable of managing the coronavirus pandemic that led to a collapse of the US hospital system. That is not a good thing to place on your resume. Trump is in office for 32 more days.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 12/19/20: Trump downplays the cyberattack saying it is not Russia but instead China. The president always appears to defend murderous dictator Putin; perhaps the Trump's hope to pursue real estate deals in Moscow in the future. Did Trump even check with Pompeo? The Trump administration is a disjointed mess as the end draws near. Trump does not mention the pandemic as it spirals out of control. Another record for daily new cases is set at 254K cases yesterday; a quarter-of-a-million people infected in one day! 1 in 183 Americans are infected with covid over the last week! Where's Donnie? Bueller? Trump pardoned Michael Flynn that is suggesting the president impose martial law in the battleground states and rerun the election. It's stupid talk. News reports say an Oval Office meeting turns heated and argumentative with the president unhappy that people are betraying him. It sounds like he is strategizing to somehow stay in power which is cray even for showman Donnie. The last chance effort, which would fail, is when the electoral college votes are handed to Congress on 1/6/21. The country is a mess. The pandemic is a mess. Foreign nations have compromised our computers and gained access to some of the nuclear passwords. All under Donnie's watch; his presidency has deteriorated this year along with the pandemic and it is now disintegrating. Trump must see immense legal problems ahead for himself and his family which is determining his behavior.
Note Added Sunday, 12/20/20: Congress is near a $900 billion stimulus deal, for the umpteenth time, and voting should take place today. Trump tweets; "GREATEST ELECTION FRAUD IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY!!!" Is anyone even listening anymore? The tweet is in all caps so Baby Trump is shouting the message from his hideaway in the closet of the Lincoln Bedroom. Whiner Trump files another lawsuit with the Supreme Court contesting the Pennsylvania election. Few are paying attention as the pandemic spirals out of control and vaccinations begin. Trump is already becoming a footnote in history like all presidents before him. Congress agrees on a stimulus deal but voting will not be finished until tomorrow. President Trump creates drama, which is probably the intention, with lawyer Sidney Powell, making several trips to the Whitehouse this weekend and this evening. There is talk that Trump may name a Special Counsel to investigate election fraud and is considering Powell. Folks in Washington consider her methods and ideas 'out-there' and Trump aids advise against the idea.
Note Added Monday, 12/21/20: Congress approves the $900 billion fiscal stimulus bill. Attorney General Barr, who leaves in a few days, conducts a press conference and says a special counsel is not needed for investigating voter fraud and there is no need to recall voting machines (for future forensic analysis). Other top republicans are jumping off the Trump ship as it takes on water. Barr is likely concerned about his own legacy enabling and running interference for Trump. While the president plays games with the election fraud drama, the Georgia runoff elections may be in jeopardy. Trump's legal clown team indicates how the voter fraud cases are more of a publicity stunt and entertainment show instead of substance. There were legitimate attorneys on the cases the first few days after the election but they all jumped ship when proof of fraud did not surface. Ironically, the best way for the republicans to investigate voter fraud is to win the two Georgia Senate seats on 1/5/21, but instead the party is distracted by showman Donnie that is yelling out of the upper floor window at the Whitehouse that he actually won the election. If the democrats win the Georgia elections, voter fraud will never be investigated.
Note Added Tuesday Morning, 12/22/20: President Trump remains holed-up in the Whitehouse. He is supposed to visit Mar-a-Lago for the Christmas holiday. The president wants to gum up the election but he needs one of the court cases to stick for his fantasy of retaining the presidency to continue. Trump won past court cases by having smart lawyers that would extend the case month after months sometimes for years and a little guy suing him does not have limitless funds to fight a court matter. The case is then dropped and Trump declares victory while denigrating the person that brought the suit. Trump needs a court case to stick and after 40 or more getting shot down, this does not appear likely, but his sycophants continue trying. Donnie likely miscalculated thinking at least one court case would stick but the courts have pushed the cases quickly through the system and without any significant proof that substantive voter fraud occurred, the cases are dismissed. The next big battleground for Donnie is 1/6/21 when the electoral college votes are given to Congress. There may be a few House republicans contesting the votes, as there were a few democrats four years ago after the Clinton loss, but the Senate has little appetite for this game. Trump, Pence and a few House republicans, are strategizing behind the scenes. Republican Senator Thune, from South Dakota, a redder than red state, and he is the Majority whip, says the presidents plan to try and overturn the election on 1/6/21 would be a futile endeavor. Thune proclaims, "I think the thing they got to remember is, it's not going anywhere. I mean in the Senate, it would go down like a shot dog." Trump will remove Thune from the Whitehouse Christmas card list.
Note Added Tuesday Evening, 12/22/20: Taiwan reports a coronavirus infection the first positive case since April for the island nation. The dirtbag communists on China's mainland will invade Taiwan some day forward; will the CCP play dirty tricks and purposely infect Taiwan? The Wuhan bioweapon laboratories may have been developing the virus to handle the Hong Kong social unrest. The dissention was permanently crushed and Hong Kong is just another communist city now. The US must decide in the future if it will defend Taiwan; and America will. The Taiwanese are fantastic people. President-elect Biden speaks telling Americans that "experts think it (coronavirus) could get worse before it gets better." Sleepy Joe tells citizens to remain vigilant and says the "vaccines likely won't stop the deaths of tens of thousands of people in the months to come." Trump lawyer Giuliani distances himself from Sidney Powell after her ongoing wild conspiracy theories that must be too far out there even for him. It is hilarious. Iran is nervous after picking up Israel chatter and intelligence; something may be in the works. The USA did not launch any military attacks under December's new moon and the next window would be days before the inauguration say 1/10/21 through 1/20/21. Surely, Trump would not conduct a military strike a couple days before Biden becomes president, would he?
Note Added Wednesday, 12/23/20: The fiscal stimulus bill hits a snag. President Trump steps out of his hiding place in the Lincoln Bedroom, and says he wants a $2,000 payment to Americans not the $600 in the bill. This would total $4,000 for a couple. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin is representing the president so the rug is pulled out from under that stoolie. Trump chose not to involve himself in the talks but now wants attention. The president is in line with the democrats instead of his own party; Pelosi is agreeable to $2,000 payments. Donnie is the best at creating theatrics and drama. He wants to go out as someone that wanted to provide more money to Americans; this stance will help him in his future Hollywood, radio or network ambitions. However, Americas will become angry if the bill is not approved quickly. Trump will probably sign the bill saying he wants to help people so there is no choice but he will also be able to say he wanted to give more money to people which will maintain his future popularity; everything is a calculated game. The Georgia runoff election is also in the mix. In crony America, the politicians always pursue their own, sometimes tribal, interests, ahead of what is good for the huddled masses and nation as a whole. Trump continues the tired diatribe about election fraud. The guy appears delusional. He says, "....send me a suitable bill, or else the next administration will have to deliver a covid relief package, and maybe that administration will be me." More baby talk. Donnie, would you like a little cheese to go with that whine? America crosses 330K coronavirus deaths. 3,376 Americans die from covid yesterday a spike higher after a few days of moderation. That is a lot of people. Where's Trump? Bueller? Donnie? He is injecting himself into the stimulus talks after they were finished, pardoning folks that helped him over the last few years, and continuing to ignore the pandemic. Trump will not say if or when he will be vaccinated. The president's Johnny-come-lately request for stimulus bill changes should tank the stock index futures but the market instead remains at euphoric record highs and wants to go higher. Traders and investors are drunk as skunks off stimulus wine, Federal Reserve whiskey and vaccine champagne. Trump seeks retribution against John Thune, for his comments saying the president's run is over, by tweeting that Thune will be "primaried in 2022, political career over!!!" It is comical. That is why politicians do not want to go against Trump but he is a king with waning power that no one will listen to in 28 days.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 12/24/20: Christmas Eve. Trump cranks-up the political games vetoing a large defense bill. The republican party is in disarray having pledged allegiance to Trump for four years but the new games by the president will place their own political futures in jeopardy. Trump is no doubt displeased that the two top republicans in the Senate, McConnell and Thune, accept Biden as the president-elect. Donnie cannot face the fact that he is a loser; his father told him that there is nothing worse on earth than to be a loser. Trump is stirring things up before he leaves office in 27 days. Donnie is the kid that would slap the Monopoly board from underneath, throwing the playing pieces asunder, once he realized that he would lose the game. Then he would storm off proclaiming that everyone else cheated and that is the only way he lost. Biden will be no better. Crony capitalism is in its last throes. Trump is handing out pardons like Christmas candy. Tax cheats, criminals, donors. If you did a favor for the mafioso boss, you too will receive a pardon. It's funny. If you asked the people pardoned so far to stand in a row, they would look like the Saturday night suspect line-up at the local precinct. Both parties are the same. Former President Obama dished-out pardons to a bunch of cronies as well. Trump takes a dump on Washington, DC, rejecting the fiscal stimulus and defense bills, and then leaves town for the holiday. Toss the US legal system into the garbage can. The president and first lady plan on staying at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach for about 10 days, dining on fine cuisine and sleeping on satin sheets, as millions of Americans suffer. Isn't America great?
Note Added Thursday Afternoon, 12/24/20: Christmas Eve. President Trump has placed the fiscal stimulus bill in limbo and is golfing. Americans will not forget the Washington, DC, dysfunction and payback will be severe during the approaching class war. Millions of Americans are the 'have-not's' that are short on food, cannot pay the rent or mortgage, and cannot find a job. They watch the elite privileged class, the 'have's', decide their futures. The New Gilded Age is upon us a la the 1920's. The Dominion Voting machines are denigrated daily on Fox News, Newsmax and by high-priced republican television and talk radio pundits. These talking heads say the machines can be rigged at the flip of a switch and votes can be changed from one side to the other willy-nilly. The company is fed up with the accusations and has informed all the players that defamation lawsuits are imminent. Dominion places Trump's lawyer Giuliani at the top of the target list for everything he has espoused about their machines. Giuliani is quiet. Dominion's lawyers are telling Rudy et al, 'if you want to play, let's play'. Recapping the Trump election fraud challenges, there have been 40 motions. Trump has lost 39 to 1. A big defeat in motions, however, does not mean that the cases do not have merit. A case can go on and win despite a big shoot-down in motions. Looking at the voter fraud cases, there are 13. Trump has lost all of them; 13-zip. It's over. Even the Supreme Court shot down the Pennsylvania case which was supposed to be the best chance for Donnie to win his imaginary Hollywood game of election reversal. The cases tell the story. Is there election fraud? Of course there is. The courts do not see anything that would substantively change the vote count. It is worthwhile to investigate all of the claims over time but if proven most would probably amount to a handful of votes. So it is worthwhile to keep looking into voting fraud but that is Congress's job and as far as using this as the basis to reverse an election already certified by the electoral college appears to be a pipe dream. Trump is bashing McConnel via Twitter for acknowledging Biden as the winner and president-elect. Trump is truly a piece of work. Sometimes you wonder what color the sky is in his world.
Note Added Thursday Evening, 12/24/20: Christmas Eve. The medical community remains concerned about lack of participation in the coronavirus vaccination program. This will not be an issue in these early days of vaccinations but may raise its ugly head in the February through May time frame. If not enough Americans become vaccinated, the herd immunity level will not be attained and life will not return to normal. A commercial appears on television asking for donations to fight voter fraud. The Trumpster continues raising money for his slush fund under the guise of election fraud. What can you do? For the people donating, 'a fool and his money are soon parted'. Donald Trump's America is a 3-mile long line of cars at the food bank.
Note Added Friday Morning, 12/25/20: Christmas Day. Pope Francis offers a virtual mass. The US now requires travelers from the UK to present a negative test before departure. The new UK virus strain shows up in northern Ireland. President Trump continues to hold the fiscal stimulus bill hostage. Republicans are not happy since they thought Mnuchin represented the president but in reality Trump may veto his own bill. Millions of Americans are trying to enjoy a bleak Christmas under the covid shadow as Trump golfs and Pence, who heads the Whitehouse virus task force, skis in Colorado. Trump's obstinance delays $9 billion in vaccine funding. It's nice to want to vaccinate everyone but somebody has to pay the bill. Over 120K Americans are hospitalized with new records occurring daily. Deaths are rising in 18 states. IHME predicts 567K Americans dead by 4/1/20 although 40K can be saved if everyone increased mask use. A January surge in virus cases appears inevitable due to the holiday traveling. Despite medical officials telling folks to stay home, few are listening. 1.2 million Americans moved through airports two days ago a pandemic record. 1 million people are traveling through US airports each day since last weekend. If you drive along suburban neighborhood streets, there are many cars parked. These are obviously visitors and house guests that are partying on the holiday. The Christmas rush is on with people throwing caution to the wind rushing inside grocery stores, exceeding the allowable state limits, for last minute food items. The obese Americans are standing elbow to elbow in check-out lines, cradling hams and turkeys in their arms like they were newborns, masks are sitting below noses, the clerk wipes her nose with an open palm. There will be lots of covid cases come January. Healthcare workers finish another exhausting day, heading home to pass out for a while, but along the way they witness mask-less people partying, drinking, having fun and ignoring social distancing guidelines. The pandemic creates different perceptions by different people depending on your situation. The typical human does not worry about things until their butt is in the sling. Once sick, they drop to their knees, even non-believers, and start praying to the Almighty. Always remember, there are no atheist's in foxholes.
Note Added Saturday, 12/26/20: Trump is venting at everyone via Twitter. He is criticizing McConnell for not jumping on the voter fraud bandwagon. Trump keeps posting the fake news about election fraud (the election was seven weeks ago and there remains no proof of widespread voter fraud; in fact, the voting machine people are going to sue Trump and the gang if they keep making false accusations) and Twitter keeps flagging the president's messages with, "This claim about election fraud is disputed." 25 more days of Donnie.
Note Added Sunday Evening, 12/27/20: The president tweets that good things are happening with the stimulus bill. Trump wants the spotlight on himself and it is unclear whether he will sign the bill. The reality television show continues for another 24 days. Shortly after the tweet, Trump signs the fiscal stimulus bill and the defense bill. Of course he does. Donnie simply needed to flex his baby muscles for a week but unfortunately, some Americans will lose a week of unemployment by his baby games. This was all predicted above. Donnie is easy to gauge after watching him for four years; he behaves like the stereotypical spoiled little rich kid always used to getting his own way. That's Our Donnie. He called the stimulus bill a "disgrace" but now signs the disgrace into law. Trump likes to play the role as king without ever showing an interest in the legislative process. His rule ends in three weeks and then Biden will introduce a whole new set of headaches. The Georgia runoff elections are only a week away. Over 340K Americans are dead from coronavirus. 3K people are dying per day which is a 9-11 every day. 1 in 1,000 Americans are dead from coronavirus. 24 more days of Donnie.
Note Added Monday, 12/28/20: Trump is planning a rally in Washington, DC, on 1/6/21, timed to coincide with Congress accepting the electoral college results naming Joe Biden as the 46th POTUS. The demonstrations will likely become ugly once the sun goes down and the city folks come out to say hello to the Trump supporters. Hopefully, no one is killed. Donnie also plans on visiting Georgia on Monday evening, 1/4/21, for a rally, the night before the runoff elections on 1/5/21. The fix is in. Trump is going there because he knows the republicans will take both races (the left-leaning networks such as CNN and MSNBC quote polls showing the races dead flat). Georgia is a red republican state, after all, even if Trump lost there. After the election, perhaps at the Washington, DC, rally the next day, Trump will boast that he single-handedly delivered the two republican victories. He will demand that the republicans worship his orange head. The kiss-*ss republicans will kneel before him and lick the gum and cigarette butts off the bottom of his wingtips. The betting parlors show the republicans ahead on the races. Trump's reality television show becomes easier to predict with each passing day. The question is whether Donnie will give up the voter fraud baby game on 1/6/21, or not. Some of his staunch supporters are telling him to move on from the antics since it hurts his legacy and makes him look like a whiner and a sore-loser cry-baby. The New York Post that is in his court is telling him to give up the charade. Trump has watched too many Neville Goddard videos believing that positive thinking will manifest his desired outcome. Donnie is visualizing himself in the Whitehouse for four more years, but that vision is not going to come true. 23 more days of Donnie.
Note Added Monday Afternoon, 12/28/20: There is encouraging news on the AstraZeneca and Novavax vaccines. The US stock market prints additional record highs. The S&P 500 Index (the US stock market) hits 3741 and the Dow reaches 30526. The House passes a bill to increase the individual $600 payment in the stimulus bill to $2,000. Trump is on the democrat's side. Some republicans voted for the bill as well. The ball will be in Senate Leader McConnel's court who will decide to bring it to a vote, or not. If so, republicans may have to go on record as voting against a bill that is giving individual Americans more money. That's not a good way to get reelected. Trump is trying to shaft everyone on his way out the door. The political theater continues into the inauguration so there are 23 more days of Donnie remaining. US intelligence is identifying Chinese hackers trying to steal vaccine and other technology from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Of course they are; that is what filthy communists do. Trump is golfing again today.
Note Added Tuesday Morning, 12/29/20: The US is at 19.7 million coronavirus cases on its way to 20 million. The four states with the most COVID-19 cases are California (2.2 million), Texas (1.7 million), Florida (1.3 million) and New York with 973K people infected this year.
Note Added Tuesday Afternoon, 12/29/20: Senate Leader McConnell announces a plan to take up the House bill that provides $2,000 individual checks for Americans, plus a repeal some of the Section 230 Rules (Communications Decency Act) that impact social internet companies (Trump was screwed during the election campaign by Facebook, Twitter and others that censored the president's messages while cheerleading Sleepy Joe Biden's comments) and form a committee that looks into election fraud. These were the three items Trump had requested when he balked at signing the bill a week ago. The democrat-controlled House wants the Senate to handle the $2,000 individual check as a separate bill as does the president as does most Americans. Trump is screwing the republican party for not backing him up on the election fraud accusations. McConnel is lumping stuff together since the other two items serve as poison pills and a way to shoot the bill down. Republicans still pretend that they are the fiscally responsible party. The $2,000 individual payment will probably die a slow death until after 1/20/21 when Sleepy Joe will wake up and start running the country his way. If McConnell buckles and allows a vote on the straight $2,000 bill, republicans will have to go on record as not wanting to provide struggling Americans two thousand bucks. Meanwhile, King Donnie rides off into the sunset on a white horse telling folks he wanted to give everyone more money but some of the republican party deserted him. The republicans lay in bed with the showman for four years, fulfilling his needs, but now they wake up and get a good look at their partners' scary orange face in the morning light.
Note Added Wednesday Afternoon, 12/30/20: The Moderna vaccine hits a snag where a shipment to Texas violates storage temperature guidelines delaying 144K shots. The elderly are being vaccinated but some folks are standing in lines for a few hours. This is not acceptable. There is more heat coming down on the Whitehouse about the vaccine distribution problems. Trump blames the states in a tweet proclaiming, "The Federal Government has distributed the vaccines to the states. Now it is up to the states to administer. Get moving!" What a weak statement. Donnie tells the governors to get moving as he raises his right leg to relieve some gas on the fifth tee. President Trump's big mistake this year in the April-ish time frame was dumping the pandemic off on the states (governors). For a man who was always looking for a Winston Churchill moment, when the time came, he balked. Trump calculated that the pandemic would probably flitter away before the election and in the meantime if something went wrong he would blame the governors and if things went well he would claim the credit. Sounds like a good plan, right? Wrong. 50 states rowing in 50 different directions was not the way to go. The pandemic needed leadership and Donnie chose not to instead placing all his eggs in the vaccine basket and walking away from the situation. 10 months later the pandemic is spiraling out of control at its worse. After all these months, testing in the US remains a mess and inadequate. The only reason more Americans have not yet been identified with the new UK variant B117 is because the testing program remains weak.
Note Added Wednesday Evening, 12/30/20: As pandemic rages out of control, Trump complains that Melania was not on more magazine covers. Trump is probably thinking and worrying about his brand after whining like a sore loser cry baby since the election loss. Everyone is focused on the Georgia elections on 1/5/20. Polls show a close race and a few say the democrats are ahead. That sounds fishy. Another says many republicans are staying home because they think the system is corrupt but this may be a game to get more republicans to show up at the polls. It is hard to believe that Trump would hold a rally there the night before the election not expecting the candidates to win.
Note Added Thursday Morning, 12/31/20: COVID-19 has now claimed over 1.8 million lives on earth. China's bioterrorism crime against humanity is devastating and the worst may be yet to come. The world is above 83 million coronavirus cases. Wow. That all started with one person about a year ago. Covid loves crowds and people are partying during the holidays. Par-tay, and get sick, and die. UK virus cases increase by 40% over the last week! There are over 20 million coronavirus cases in the United States; 20.2 million to be exact and increasing. US DEATHS CROSS 350K TO 350,778 THIS YEAR. 3,880 AMERICANS DIE FROM COVID-19 YESTERDAY THE DEADLIEST DAY EVER. US hospitalizations exceed 125K. That is shameful. Where's Donnie? Bueller? Donnie? US daily new cases are 235K yesterday which is terrible news; it is going to extend the time the US active cases curve needs to flatten and roll over (flattening the curve). The AstraZeneca vaccine may not be available in the United States until April. In Congress, the $2,000 individual payment as part of a stimulus bill is dying. Of course it is; the rich always get theirs and then they opine that there is nothing remaining for the huddled masses. There will be payback for the last five decades of crony capitalism and corporate socialism. China approves a vaccine for general use. Who cares? What are the filthy corrupt Chinese communists placing in that shot? Go ahead, you can take it. You first.
Note Added Thursday Afternoon, 12/31/20: President Trump cuts the vacation short returning to Washington, DC, with the First Lady to ring in the new year from the Whitehouse. Folks paid over $1K a plate for the dinner party at Mar-a-Lago this evening but Donnie will be a no-show. All they get is a red MAGA hat with a spaghetti stain on the brim. He does not want to face the people but he does want their money. Is it due to shame for the way he is acting? Probably not in his mind. Maybe he was afraid they would change the locks on the Whitehouse doors if he was gone for another day. News reports say the president is not happy the last few days but this may simply be the left-leaning media painting Donnie in a negative light. Trump has to feel the walls closing in around him. It will be 2021 in a few short hours and he only has 20 days remining in office. Republicans plan on making trouble at the 1/6/21 Congressional meeting when the electoral college votes are accepted. That day will be Donnie's last stand. Trump is a goofball at this point living in his fantasyland; he squatted and took a dump over his legacy and any plans on running again in 2024 are a pipe dream. Congress overrides his veto on the defense bill handing Trump the first veto loss of his presidency; Donnie is actually now creating a negative legacy, going out on a down note. He knows its over. Enjoy the last 20 days Donnie and then America will next see you in the New York courts. Georgia Senator Perdue, one of the republicans in the 1/5/21 runoff election, is self-quarantining after a friend of his has tested positive for COVID-19. Perdue was not following mask guidelines to the letter, like most republicans, and they keep getting sick one at a time. Will this drama negatively impact Perdue in the election in five days? Video of the party at Mar-a-Lago, that Trump blew-off, shows the people mask-less, dancing the night away, including Rudy Giuliani. He must like the rockstar life.
Note Added Friday, 1/1/21: The lawsuit by Gomert that wants Vice President Pence to have more power at the 1/6/21 meeting, instead of the standard ceremonial role of counting the votes, is shot down by the courts. This deflates the republican hopes of overturning the election even though about 140 republicans in the House and a dozen in the Senate may contest the results. 162 politicians pledge allegiance to the Republican Tribe instead of the United States. The theatrics would only serve to make for a long day on Wednesday but who know what will happen nowadays? Comically, the lawsuit was dismissed after Pence told the courts that he was not in favor of receiving more power. Trump wants Pence to do some dirty work but pristine clean Pence does not want to soil himself. Republican Missouri Senator Hawley announces plans to contest the Biden win at the 1/6/21 Congressional meeting. Hawley is wiling to carry Trump's water. All it takes is one person to contest the vote and that will require a couple hours of debate. Hawley wants to run for president in the future so he is making a name for himself even though he knows the move will not go anywhere. The republicans line up to kneel and kiss Donnie's ring. It's comical.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 1/2/21: Over 3 million votes are cast in Georgia and early voting has ended. Democrats dance with glee knowing that the bulk of those votes are for the two democrat candidates for the senate. Sweat forms on republican foreheads. Georgia is a red state and even though President Trump lost here, the other state races went firmly republican. The expectation is that both republicans would win but the news on both sides say it is too close to call. They simply want their political teams to keep voting. Humorously, the republicans may be making the same mistake as the general election. While standing on a soap box next to a peach tree, the republican politicians proclaim that everyone should not vote by mail but instead show up in person on 1/5/21 to cast your ballot. What stupidity. It will be funny if the republicans blow this election. The rules are that mail-in voting is allowed so republicans need to scour the countryside registering voters telling them they can vote effortlessly from home. Duh. That was the winning game plan. The democrats are out in full force while republicans decry that folks should vote in person. It is analogous to two men deciding to fight over a pretty girl (that thinks both of them are jackasses). The two warriors spill out into the back alley with fists clenched. The one man shouts, "Stop!" and proceeds to suggest that the Marquess of Queensberry Rules be followed for this fight. The other man says, "Marksberry who?" and proceeds to punch the other guy in the face that falls backwards into several black plastic garbage bags passing out. A fight is a fight. Get in there and start swinging. The republicans are demanding that the Georgia election be fought by the Marquess of Queensberry Rules. What dolts. You're in a street fight, boys.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 1/2/21: President Trump calls the Georgia senate races "illegal and invalid." That is funny; he must be purposely trying to make the republicans lose. Who knows what is going through Donnie's mind these days with only 18 days of power remaining. He is supposed to hold a rally in Georgia Monday evening. If Trump performs a military strike, it would likely occur between1/11/21 and 1//20/21. It would be bad to stick Biden with a problem like that but that may be on Trump's agenda. We may wake up early Sunday morning, 1/10/21, or 1/17/21, after the first barrage of Tomahawk's hit. Tensions are high in the Middle East right now. Two separate earthquakes occur next to the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran the last few days. That may be a US or Israeli sound weapon creating the shallow vibrations letting Iran know that it is in their best interest to not start trouble, otherwise, they may be dealing with a nuke accident; that would wipe the country out economically and destabilize the government. The Middle East is a powder keg with everyone pointing weapons at each other. Democrat House Speaker Pelosi's house is vandalized overnight. The white garage door is sprayed in black paint that says, "$2,000," and "Cancel Rent!" and "UBI!" and "We Want Everything!" and the letter 'A' surrounded by a circle which is the anarchy symbol. The $2,000 refers to the stimulus check that was shot down by the senate mainly Leader McConnell. UBI refers to 'universal basic income'. In addition to the graffiti, a pig's head and pig's blood was strewn in front of the garage door. The police arrived at 2 AM EST but no arrests are made. The garage door is covered in black plastic bags and workmen arrive this morning to begin cleaning the door. Republican McConnell's Louisville home is vandalized with graffiti that says, "Where's my money?" You ain't seen nothing yet folks. Wait until the class war is underway in the months and years ahead. Violence against the wealthy class will be common place. The crony capitalism system is in its last throes collapsing under the last five decades of human greed, non-transparency and corporate socialism. America will likely begin the journey to a capitalism/socialism hybrid model but it may take a decade or two to get there. In the mean time, the 2020's are likely going to look a lot like the 1960's only instead of race riots it will be a rich versus poor class war.
Note Added Saturday Evening, 1/2/21: The political eyes will focus on Georgia like a laser beam over the next couple days. Republican candidate Perdue is self-quarantining but appears on television. He should not have; his face is gaunt, you can tell he is sick. Not a good look for a guy that wants elected. Davey, stick to the phone interviews or borrow some orange tan cream off Trump to put some color on your face. The 1/6/21 Congressional meeting will be a mixture of a circus and clown show. There is always voter fraud in every election but as the courts have ruled, a few votes here and there do not matter, and no wide-spread voter fraud is found. The republicans have spent two months boasting about voter fraud evidence they say will appear any minute; Godot is delivering the information. If there was solid proof, it would be public knowledge now and it is not being suppressed; the smoking-gun proof simply does not exist after two months of looking. Even if the 1/6/21 meeting creates American history and the republicans finagle a Trump win, under this odd scenario, Kamala Harris would actually be the vice president and not Pence. Isn't that a trip? Harris and Trump; that team would be called Hump.
Note Added Sunday Morning, 1/3/21: The republican tribe plans on contesting the Biden election win at the Wednesday ratification meeting. Tear the country apart, boys, the tribe is always more important than America to these people. The democrat tribe is the same. Moderate voters are turned-off by the Trump post-election garbage. Republicans that are kissing Trump's feet may come to realize it was the wrong move a couple years from now. America is tired of these games and declares a pox on both their houses as evidenced by the steady shift towards voters, especially the younger folks, registering as independents. The millennials are smart; they will lead the way forward in the years ahead and leave the corruption behind. Interestingly, the Trump lawyers have gone quiet about the Dominion Voting machines. That was all the rage over the last month every 10 minutes someone claiming that Dominion machines took votes for Trump and automatically flipped them for Biden. Dominion told these folks, Trump lawyers and talking heads in the media, to cease and desist with such accusations. They did. None of these big-talkers are mouthing off about Dominion machines anymore, if so, their words are chosen carefully. They know they will be sued otherwise. What does this tell you?
Note Added Sunday Evening, 1/3/21: The post-election drama takes a wild new twist. The Washington Post releases a tape of President Trump pressuring Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to 'find votes' and flip the election in his favor. Trump is destroying his legacy; he sounds batty on the tape. Trump wants Raffensperger to find 11,780 votes which he confusingly says "which is one more than we have, because we won the state." The president is tampering with the vote which is going to create legal problems. Georgia conducted three recounts and the vote has been certified. In the Peach State, Biden received 2,473,633 votes and Trump 2,461854 votes which is a difference of 11,779 votes. Mob Boss Donnie wants 11,780 votes so he can win. It's delusional. On the tape, Trump sounds like the town drunk at the local bar proclaiming, "I won the election!" He sounds like a desperate man, a jilted boyfriend begging the girl to take him back. Trump says Georgia is "shredding ballots" and "moving machinery" which Raffensperger says is not happening. Trump may damage the voting in the Georgia runoff elections since he says the elections are invalid and fraudulent. There are a dozen republican senators and 140 House republicans that decided to lay in bed with Donnie as he continues the election charade. Texas's Ted Cruz leads this group and plans to contest the election on Wednesday. Are any of these folks having second thoughts after the tape is released? In Washington, DC, everyone sells their souls.
Note Added Monday Morning, 1/4/21: Trump continues the delusion tweeting; "I spoke to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger yesterday about Fulton County and voter fraud in Georgia. He was unwilling, or unable, to answer questions such as the "ballots under table" scam, ballot destruction, out of state "voters", dead voters, and more. He has no clue!" Note how he placed the quote mark in the wrong place for 'voters' it should be after the comma unless it was single quotes. Also, commas are not used before an 'and' for over 20 years now. Donnie brags that he is as smart as Einstein and yet he flubs basic grammar rules. The obvious conclusion is that his son Barron, or someone else, is likely typing the messages. Trump calls Georgia officials "a disgrace" and says Fulton County, Georgia, is rampant with corruption. That ought to encourage Georgia republicans to come out to vote on Tuesday (said cynically). Trump tweets; "Georgia election data, just revealed, shows that over 17,000 votes illegally flipped from Trump to Biden." Trump made this statement up out of whole cloth. Twitter is flagging the president's messages. Donnie sure can put on a show. Trump tweets complaining that Fauci is well-liked but he is the doctor's boss and yet receives no credit. His comments are childlike. Mommy, Mommy, look at me. It is Georgia election eve and the tension mounts. Lots of political drama is on tap this week.
Note Added Monday Afternoon, 1/4/21: President Trump appears at a rally in northern Georgia which is the heart of the republican constituency. Trump's detractors are probably playing the Charlie Daniels song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." The president spouts the same schtick about him winning the election and all that rot. He told folks to vote for Perdue and Loeffler but spent the bulk of the rally talking about himself. Loeffler appears with the president on stage for a short time and then it is on to the Donnie show. Trump pressures Pence verbally expecting the vice president to do something on Wednesday to help Trump reverse the election. It's a clown show. Trump proclaims that Pence is a "great guy" but in true Baby Donnie style decrees, "Of course, if he doesn't come through, I won't like him quite as much." That's Our Donnie. Pence only has a ceremonial role on hump day where he announces the election winner which is Biden and Harris. Trump may have an aneurism when that announcement is made in a couple days. Trump berates the Georgia republican secretary of state but wants everyone to go out and vote republican. Georgians are confused. Trump has whipped many people up into a frenzy. Hopefully, no one will be killed when the sun goes down at the Washington, DC, rally on Wednesday. Trump takes a dump on the Peach State's lawn berating its politicians and declaring elections invalid and rigged while at the same time asking the people to vote on Wednesday. Pennsylvania republican Senator Toomey says Trump's behavior just hit "a new low in this whole futile and sorry episode." Scorched-earth Donnie. If he cannot win, than no one will win. He will always be the kid that destroys the Monopoly board when he realizes he is going to lose and then accuses everyone of cheating. We all know a Donnie. President-elect Biden speaks in Atlanta, Georgia, at the same time, it is dueling rallies today, and proclaims, "I don't know why he (Trump) wants the job, he doesn't want to do the work."
Note Added Monday Evening, 1/4/21: One of Trump's major complaints is that key counties across America, that are known to be standard bellwethers for the election, all went for republicans except for one, and yet he lost the presidency. Actually, if you work the popular vote numbers, you can easily see how the election played out. The key was the 27 million new voters in America which was a +21% increase over the 2016 Trump/Clinton election. The democrats have worked hard to register voters, ditto the republicans, and many young people have gravitated towards becoming active in politics on their own. The young folks are smart in that 40% registered as independent. They smartly do not want anything to do with either corrupt tribe. The democrats registered 30% of the new voters and the republicans 20%. Adjusting these numbers to tally 100% is 45%, 33% and 22%. Looking at the 2016 election, Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million votes. Trump lost the popular vote to Biden this time around by 7 million votes. About 63 million people voted for Trump in 2016 and 74 million this year which is an 11 million increase and something to boast about; and the orange head does. Clinton had 66 million votes in 2016 and Biden is at 81 million a 15 million increase on the democrat side. Thus, of the new 27 million voters, 11.2 million went for Trump (42%) and 15.4 million went for Biden (58%). These are reasonable numbers. The democrats maintained the 3 million popular vote lead from 2016 and eked-out another 4.2 million new voters (15.4-11.2) for the 7 million popular vote lead over Trump. Looking at the breakdown in the new 27 million voters, using the percentages listed above, the new republican voters, that all likely vote for Trump, is 5.9 million voters. The new democrat voters are 8.9 million voters. The independents are the big chunk at 12.2 million voters (add the three together to get the 27 million new voters). How did the independents vote? Marginally towards Biden at 58% to 42% which gave the democrats 7.1 million new votes from independents and the republicans gain 5.1 million votes. The numbers make sense. Biden squeezed out the victory. The breakdown with new voters and comparing the vote count to 2016 does not raise any red flags. The important test, however, will come in four years to see if the total popular vote of 155.5 million Americans voting in 2020 will be repeated, or not, and if not, what is the margin of difference. 129 million Americans voted in the 2016 Trump/Clinton election. Democrats did a better job of registering voters and making it easy for them to vote from home while also persuading independents to just come over the halfway mark to their side. Trump stuck with his base never trying to woo new voters and his poor handling of the pandemic turned off many women and seniors that had given him a chance four years ago.
Note Added Tuesday Morning, 1/5/21: The much-anticipated Georgia runoff elections are here. There are two senate races with control of the body on the line. The Senate is currently at 48 democrats and 50 republicans. A betting man would say the total would be 52 to 48 after today, but who knows? If the democrats win one victory that would be a big deal. Republican David Perdue is pitted against democrat Jon Ossoff (two white guys) and republican Kelly Loeffler (white woman) is battling against democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock (black man). The polls are open and all eyes are fixated on the turnout. The mail-in voting was huge at 3 million votes and most of them are likely for the democrat candidates. Republicans need to show up in big numbers today. The weather is a beautiful sunny day so the republicans do not have an excuse to not vote. Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser calls in the National Guard for the Trump rally tomorrow. The rally takes place adjacent to the Whitehouse and the Proud Boys group, that supports the president, will likely attend. Violence occurred at a prior demonstration when the sun went down. Sunset in the nation's capital is 5 PM EST so watch out between 6 PM EST and midnight. If you attend the demonstration, get your butt out of there before dusk. The voting in Georgia was robust when the polls opened. Enthusiastic republicans stood in line to place their votes. However, crowds are thinner than expected once the initial rush is gone. Of course, conditions vary greatly across all polling stations but a subjective opinion now would be that the turnout may be a touch light which would hurt the republicans. The day is long, however, and the vote counting will likely continue into tomorrow morning. A poll watcher at one location comments that the morning is a bit cool and more folks should come out after lunchtime. The republicans should be nervous hearing such opining. Trump told everyone that the election was rigged; perhaps folks are staying home since there is no point to voting if everything is crooked.
Note Added Tuesday Evening, 1/5/21, at 7 PM EST: Initial vote tallies are posted as polls close. Democrats Ossoff and Warnock are leading their republican opponents but with only 6% of the vote in. Atlanta's Fulton County is showing less voting than expected. It is a runoff election which is typically a lighter turn-out than other elections. Fulton County is predominantly democratic so the liberals are dabbing beads of sweat off their brow.
Note Added Tuesday Evening, 1/5/21, at 7:30 PM EST: With 8% of the precincts reporting, both Ossoff and Warnock lead their respective races by 60% to 40%. The night is young and it would be a surprise if the republicans fail, and at least do not split the seats.
Note Added Late Tuesday Evening, 1/5/21: The election results tighten as expected and everyone is resigned that the count will continue into the evening. The Washington, DC, rally tomorrow begins early with a couple hundred people demonstrating near the Whitehouse. Clashes begin between the police and the Proud Boys, that support Trump, and other radical factions. Arrests are made. Cops use pepper spray to break up crowds. When the sun goes down tomorrow, there is going to be trouble in DC.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 1/6/21, at 2:00 AM EST: Democrat Warnock is named the winner against Loeffler at 50.6% to 49.4%, respectively. The AP, CNN and others call the race. Wow. Trump rallied for her and they stood on stage together hours ago. She is likely wondering if she was better off to stay away from Trump. Too late now. The reverend wins. Loeffler does not concede instead takes the baby route saying she will fight on. The republican party is now known as the whining cry baby sore losers. In 2021, no one wants to admit they are ever wrong and no one wants to ever lose; this is society in the bread and circus days. The Ossoff and Perdue race is too close to call.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 1/6/21, at 4:00 AM EST: Ossoff is maintaining a lead against Perdue at 50.2% versus 49.8% but that is only a 0.4% difference. Georgia requires a difference of 0.5% and more to exceed the recount margin. Thus, at these percentages, a recount would be on the table. Loeffler still does not concede; she is likely going to be a republican baby. President Trump tweets about the big rally in Washington, DC, tomorrow ignoring the fact that he is the main reason the Georgia republicans are getting taken out to the shed and beaten. Donnie will lose political capital; he just handed the entire US government to the democrats. Trump not only destroyed his legacy but he created a negative legacy all because he cannot handle losing the election.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 1/6/21, at 8:03 AM EST: Ossoff declares victory against Perdue. The lead is opening up only slightly but the votes in the counties remaining sway heavily democratic. Ossoff must believe he will handily exit that recount umbrella of 0.5%. Neither Loeffler or Perdue have conceded. The democrat tribe is happy and will be celebrating a few days. The republicans are already finger-pointing and they are zeroing in on the orange headed guy. All the talk of fraud, fraud, fraud, and the president touting his own fantasy election victory instead of fighting for Perdue and Loeffler ruined the election. Donnie cares about one person; Donnie. He is burning the joint down on his way out the door. Cruz and the dozen senators that are licking Trump's shoes and fighting the presidential election results today may have picked the wrong horse. Republican politicians like Tom Cotton are not in favor of today's electoral college circus so he is setting himself up for a presidential run in 2024. Cotton probably is the best pick for the republican candidate for POTUS in 2024 if you have to pick now. Why? He has a huge advantage and he likely knows it. Do you know what it is? It is obvious. Yes, he is tall. Forget the policies and issues. Human brains will tend to vote for the tall guy. Look around your workplace. Are your male managers nearly all 6 feet tall? Of course they are. It is one of the subconscious things that human animals do; they favor tall humanoids in charge. The electoral college ratification meeting is a joint session of Congress (House and Senate). Humorously, in the Oval Office, Trump is beating Pence with a rubber hose while shining a bright light in his eyes. He holds his head under the bathroom faucet pleading with Mikey to perform the dirty deed today (Trump wants Pence to throw a wrench (spanner) into the works today at the ratification meeting and help Donnie reverse the election). In the comical struggle between two old silver-haired white guys, Pence frees his right arm and forms the boy scout symbol with his fingers vowing to not change the electoral college vote today Trump says we shall see about that as he turns on the hot water.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 1/6/21, at 8:45 AM EST: Ossoff 50.2% and Perdue 49.8%. The tally is not changing over the last couple hours. Pundits are conceding that Ossoff will win. Stacey Abrams rises to rockstar status in the democratic party for organizing Georgia. The Senate will be 50 democrats and 50 republicans evenly split. Thus, the tie-breaking votes on legislation go to the vice president which will be Kamala Harris. Crying Chucky Schumer will takeover as the leader of the Senate instead of McConnell. There may be a lot of backlash coming against President Trump after the Georgia election debacle. The republicans made the same mistake as the general election. They stood around complaining about the mail-in voting and how the election should not be conducted this way, but this was the rule, and the democrats raced to register as many new voters as possible, telling them that they do not have to leave the house, and voila, the dem's take the presidency and now the senate. Republicans will keep complaining about mail-in voting especially at today's Congressional meeting. It is shocking that the two republicans lost. Very surprising they could not even split the seats. This debacle is on Donnie Trump the whiner-in-chief. Donnie tweets a message directed at Pence telling him to be strong and have "courage" today. It's funny. A desperate man wanting someone else to do dirty work to help him out. That's the thanks Mikey receives after four years of smelling Trump's farts.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 12:00 PM EST Noon Lunchtime: Trump speaks at the Washington, DC, "March to Save America" rally at the Eclipse location. He tweeted that today would be "wild." He encourages followers to support the #StoptheSteal Twitter hashtag. Donnie is an old tired man who does not even seem to believe his own rhetoric anymore. The laid back crowd cheers when Trump proclaims that he won the election. Trump says he "will not concede." Donnie wants more donations, his slush fund is approaching $250 million, so he uses the collective we and decrees, "We won this election." He badgers Pence telling the attendees that Mike needs to step up to the plate. Trump appears distant since bulletproof glass is around him due to the venue. His image is distorted by the reflection. The audience is not as enthusiastic as past crowds. Trump tells his people to try and have folks mill in closer since there are empty areas as he speaks. "Move them up please." Trump says there are 100's of thousands behind the crowd in front. No there isn't. There are tens of thousands. They stand and listen to the orange one proclaim that he won the election. The crowd does not appear too large and it is subdued. It is chilly so folks are a bit cold, and it is early. The crowd will likely become bigger but there is probably 100K people in and around the venue and the monuments which is a large crowd. Donald Trump, Jr, speaks at the rally shouting, "This is a message to all the republicans not willing to actually FIGHT! The people who did NOTHING to #StoptheSteal!" Ironically, Donnie Junior congratulates the crowd for not burning any buildings down. He is eerily precognitive. Donnie Junior proclaims, "When you have a large gathering of peaceful protestors, they are supposed to burn it all down." An hour later they did. Trump Junior says, "This gathering should send a message to them (weak republicans), this isn't their republican party anymore, this is Donald Trump's republican party!" Rudy Giuliani, the president's lawyer leading the voter fraud lawsuits, whips people into a frenzy telling them it is 'time to act'. Giuliani instructs the Trump supporters to settle the election fraud dispute via "trial by combat." Some of the nuts in the crowd may take that statement to heart. Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks provides fire and brimstone at the rally decreeing, "Today is also a day of revelation!" Brooks is firing up the crowd telling them to watch which republicans support overturning the elections and which do not. The crowd was subdued early on but is fired-up now ready to knock heads. Mo Brooks says, "I will fight!" His red baseball hat says, "Fire Pelosi." His language is inflammatory. "TODAY IS THE DAY THAT AMERICAN PATRIOTS START TAKING DOWN NAMES AND KICKING ASS!!!" The crowd goes wild and remains unruly. He asks, "ARE YOU WILLING TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA?! LOUDER!!! WILL YOU FIGHT FOR AMERICA?!!!" The crowd screams, "YES!!!" The vibe of the crowd has changed. The natives are growing restless. Trump continues speaking at the rally. He is not talking about the Georgia election that he gave to the democrats. He is rambling. The republican-leaning media Fox News and Newsmax are showing the president's speech in real-time but the liberal-leaning media CNN and MSNBC, and the broadcast stations that are on regular programming, are not showing the president's rally. At 12:47 PM EST, Donnie is still talking. Trump still wants 12K votes in Georgia to reverse the election. He verbalizes messages at Pence, "I hope he stands up for the country..... if not, I will be very disappointed in you. I am not hearing good stories." That statement is telling. He is not even talking directly with Mike Pence. The Whitehouse and Washington, DC, are in complete dysfunction. Trump rambles on. "THIS ELECTION WAS STOLEN!" Trump proclaims. Donnie has 14 more days in office. Trump complains about mail-in voting but that is stupid. In four years, you will see mail-in voting twice or multiple times more popular. Considering all the moaning and cry baby stuff that continues, someone should be standing next to the president playing a violin. Trump continues talking past 1 PM EST. He keeps repeating the word, "fight, fight, fight!" He says, "I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol Building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard. Today, we will see whether republicans stand strong...." Trump declares, "We will never give up. We will never concede." Who is the 'we'? The crowd is all riled-up and getting fired-up. Trump finishes the speech. "We are going to walk down to the Capitol.... you will never take the country back with weakness, you must be strong!" He never walked with the crowd. He walked to his limousine and went back to the Whitehouse to watch television. It was simply another lie to whip people into a frenzy so they will donate to the slush fund. There were probably thousands of people that actually thought the president was walking in front of the crowd on the march to the Capitol Building. They were stupid. A crazy crowd begins moving towards the Capitol Building with blood in their eyes wanting to stop the electoral college process.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 1:00 PM EST: The much-anticipated Electoral College Ratification meeting takes place in Congress after lunchtime. Of course the leeches wanted to fatten themselves up with a lavish lunch on the taxpayer's dime first. Vice President Pence heads the meeting that hits a snag when several republicans protest the election results for Arizona. Cruz receives applause from his colleagues that think like him. The joint session is dissolved and the Senate will return to their floor and the House will remain on its floor for debates that may last up to two hours. Cruz and others sully their reputations (although this is up for debate as the republican party fractures into Trumpians and non-Trumpians). Democrat senators say 80 court cases were brought by Trump disputing the election and he lost every one.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 2:00 PM EST: The crowd expands greatly at the rally there is a 100K people attending. The crowd has changed drastically over the last hour. Dramatically. People are everywhere now, moving around, and animated. Cops are pushed. Rioters are running up the steps of the Capitol Building which is off limits. This is getting out of control. Trump encouraged the demonstrators to go to the Capitol so they march there and storm the building which is off-limits to the public. Oh my. This is getting ugly. Smoke fills the air. The Capitol police and National Guard are not pushing back in some places. The crowd has taken over the outside of the building. The protesters are unhappy about Congress currently meeting to ratify Joe Biden as the 46th POTUS. The Capitol goes into lockdown. The mayor calls for a curfew at 6 PM EST. It's pandemonium. rump's speech was early and on a cool morning so people had a warm lunch first and then took to the streets. And things are becoming tense. Lots of people are milling around and the situation is becoming more tense. The protestors stand on the steps of the Capitol waving flags but there are a few individuals busting windows to gain entry into the building. This is getting ugly. Where's the police? Maybe the police figure the protesters will become bored and walk away? There is trouble afoot. The stock market prints new all-time record highs, the Dow at 31,023 and S&P 500 at 3783, but rolls over as the protests on Capitol Hill are shown on television.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 2:44 PM EST: US lawmakers are told to get ready to evacuate and make sure their gas masks are ready. Sounds like law enforcement plans to go in or at least use tear gas to disperse the crowd at the Capitol Building. The ratification meeting is delayed. Washington, DC, is developing into a mess today and the day will be turning dark in only two or three hours. Republicans are in a tizzy over the democrats taking control of government but they should chill. All that Green Deal, climate change and other stuff will not be passed. The country will be slipping into deep recession so no one will be complaining about lack of progress on issues; they will be wanting assistance. In addition, the country is out of money. There are no funds available for any of the progressive projects. Trump creates chaos. If Donnie can't win, no one wins.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 2:59 PM EST: Protesters breach the Capitol Building and Senate Chamber. They were banging on the door of the Senate floor. Glass is broken. Tear gas is released in the rotunda. Dear Lord! Your supporters are going to burn it down Donnie! Trump is at the Whitehouse, hiding in the Lincoln Bedroom, telling the plumber that he won the election. This is an ugly day and oddly brought on and encouraged by the sitting president. Trump is a piece of work. Trump is aware of the ongoing riot but instead is trying to contact people (not Pence) to find out the status of the electoral college certification.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 3:05 PM EST: Cops, Secret Service and other federal protective services are descending on the Capitol Building to handle and disperse the crowd. Where have they been for the last couple hours? Stocks are well off the record highs the Nasdaq Index turns negative. This will get the president's attention. The Biden ratification meeting is delayed. Senators are evacuated to a nearby building. Who knows what will happen? Georgia election results are supposed to be contested and Missouri republican Senator Hawley wants to object to the Pennsylvania election results. The certification meeting is on hold for now due to the protests.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 3:10 PM EST: News reports say House Minority Leader McCarthy says shots are fired and people are hurt. Things are getting crazy and out of control. Law enforcement appears overwhelmed by the crowd as if they did not even plan for the problem. There is an insurrection occurring in Washington, DC. This is insane. Craziness. Where's all the cops? Oh my. A protestor is sitting at the head desk in the well of the Senate. It is unbelievable. The senators stood there only five minutes ago. Congratulations, Donnie, you succeeded in burning the house down. Trump told the crowd to be strong and march on the Capitol. They did, Donnie, they did, and now the situation is spinning out of control. Where is the police? Trump, get on television and Twitter and tell that crowd to pull back before people start dying. There is no word yet about the potential shooting. A picture is released showing the police with guns drawn. They blocked the door of the senate chamber with furniture to hold back protestors and then they were evacuated. It is craziness. It is stupid to pull a gun there with all that furniture in front of you; this may be where that shooting occurred. America looks like Iraq. Many protestors are wearing their red MAGA hats. The police are retaking the building and telling people to lay on the floor spread-eagled. Society is going nutso these days. Another mess occurs under the orange man's watch that becomes part of his lasting legacy. The human idiots are running around in all directions. A woman is shot in the chest on the Capitol grounds. You got your wish, Donnie, that blood is on your hands. Get on television and put a stop to the craziness. Blood is spilled in the Capitol Building. It is disgraceful. Trump took the charade one step too far. Trump tweets for the supporters to be "peaceful" but the doors and windows are busted and the situation is already out of control. Too little, too late.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 3:25 PM EST: The Senate floor has been cleared. Police are going through the building to restore order. The Trump protestors stormed the Capitol and stopped President-elect Biden from receiving the Congressional certification of the electoral college votes. It is odd that the mob took over the Capitol Building so easily. It is as if Trump made all law enforcement disappear or stand down. There is likely a lot to the story that will need to come out. Where were all the law enforcement agencies today? They were sleeping. Many pundits opine about how the white rioters are treated better than black rioters. President-elect Biden repeats this thought and observation during a speech at 4 PM EST. Biden implores Trump to stop the violence at the Capitol Building. Politicians and pundits opine that Trump may have to be taken out of office before his final 13 days. Biden is supposed to be inaugurated at the same site where the protest occurred in two weeks.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 4:20 PM EST: The situation remains unstable. Trump tweets a video where he continues to complain about the election he lost and then as a passing thought tells the folks to go home. It's craziness. Trump's video says, "I know your pain, I know you're hurt, we had an election, that was, stolen from us, it was a landslide election, and everyone knows it, especially the other side, but you have to go home now, we have to have peace, we have to have law and order, we have to respect our great people in law and order, we don't want anybody hurt, it's a very tough period of time, there's never been a time like this, where, such a thing happened, where they could take it away, from all of us, from me, from you, from our country, this was a fraudulent election, but we can't play into the hands of these people, we have to have peace, so go home, we love you, you're very special, you've seen what happens, you see the way others are treated so bad and so evil, I know how you feel, but go home, and go home in peace." There is something wrong with the guy mentally. Trump is the local fireman that sets a barn on fire and then has his picture in the paper as the guy who fought the fire valiantly. It would be hysterically funny if it was not so disturbingly tragic. Trump is going to receive blowback from this mess. Trump tweets a few messages. He says "Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done." With today's violence ongoing, Trump says, everyone should "remain peaceful. No violence!" The guy is detached. Ivanka Trump tweets a message calling the rioters, "patriots." She quickly deletes the message after the Twitterverse descends upon her.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 5:30 PM EST: Police move in slowly and herd the people off the steps of the Capitol but the curfew is approaching at 6 PM EST and there remains lots of people in the street. Two pipe bombs are found one at the RNC and one at the DNC and Molotov cocktails are discovered nearby. The riot police are standing around without a sense of urgency. Protestors remain in the street past the curfew. The cops may start cracking heads. At 5:47 PM, police say the Capitol Building is secure. The Senate and House may want to return to the joint session to prove that democracy goes on. The cops and law enforcement are taking a lot of heat for the mess today; they were caught with their pants down. The Capitol has not been attacked since August 24, 1814, when the Brit's burned the place down along with other historic Washington sites. The day is historic. Trump seals an infamous entry in the history books. Several of the so-called patriots stuff their American flags into the trash bin in the foyer on their way out of the Capitol Building; they did not want to bother carrying the flags home.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 5:45 PM EST: The adolescent Baby Trump tweets continue. He tells the supporters, "We love you," and "You're very special." How is any of this helping? Trump's behavior changed after he became ill with covid. Trump must have took a few minutes to dream-up this tweet, or someone wrote it for him. Donnie says, "These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!" Those words 'sacred landslide election victory' are comical. The guy's mind is a bit twisted. It is fascinating to watch. Twitter flags the tweet and says it cannot be retweeted since it may incite violence. The president created a monster today that he has no control over. He programmed many American minds to believe the election was stolen and those folks turn violent today. Trump, Cruz and Hawley all have blood on their hands. Hawley is pictured as showing a raised fist to the protesters as they arrived at the Capitol Building and he put out a request for donations as the violence was taking place and the girl was shot. It's crazy town. People no longer care about the country; they care about their tribe. It's Animal Farm occurring in real-life.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 5:51 PM EST: The woman that was shot is dead; she is a 16-year old girl by initial reports but this turns out to be incorrect. She is a 14-year veteran of the US Air Force and a staunch Trump supporter, er, she was. The blood is on President Trump's hands forever. You play with fire and you get burned. There was no reason for that cop to shoot her; he was not in danger. There should be charges brought against that dude and his quick trigger finger; he may have panicked. Three others die due to medical emergencies probably people with respiratory issues that could not handle the tear gas. Oh well, they should have stayed home. What a mess. Multiple officers are injured. Everything will be laid at Donnie's feet. The crazy part is that one officer was giving a selfie to the rioters, other officers pulled back the barriers that allowed rioters to move in close to the building. Authorities must have thought the predominantly white crowd would be peaceful; they were not. Social internet sites show lots of messages planning violence so where was the FBI? The police are broadcasting announcements, "Leave the Capitol grounds immediately or you will be subject to arrest." Congress plans to return to the joint session. Former President George W Bush condemns the violence and says 'people were inflamed by false hopes'. Former President Obama says 'today is a moment of great dishonor and shame for the US' and blames Trump for 'inciting violence'. Trump supporters are disassociating themselves from the president. There is talk that the 25th Amendment should be invoked to remove Trump from office (but this will not happen). This is used for a president that goes mental. Trump is guilty of creating the violence today but is that a mental condition? The Washington, DC, cabal probably just wants to let the final couple of weeks play out and hope he does not screw things up further. Twitter removes the two tweets highlighted above since they may incite more violence. Twitter suspends Trump's account for 12 hours and says he could be banned from the platform. Facebook follows suit.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 9:00 PM EST: The Congress is back in session. McConnel says the senate will not be intimidated by thugs. Republicans condemn the violence but still will not disparage Trump. The president's key butt-kisser and golfing buddy Lindsey Graham performs a mea culpa recognizing Biden as the president. At the same time, republicans continue questioning voting results during the ratification meeting which keeps delaying the process that will run long into the night. Trump lost a lot of political capital today. The republican-leaning media blames a dozen people for breaking windows and say others simply walked into the building after that. They can water down the violence all they want but the red MAGA hats and Trump flags are on display plain as day as the riot and insurrection played out. A lot of those folks likely do not understand how much trouble they are in. A Trump supporter is shown sitting in Pelosi's office with his feet up on her desk. He holds a Trump flag and wrote in red pen on a folder on her desk, "We will not back down." The Trump supporters trash all the offices. Papers and furniture are thrown everywhere. What an ugly day and Trump did little to stop it. He wants everyone to be miserable because he lost the election.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/6/21, at 11:00 PM EST: In true Donnie fashion, Trump blames the 11/3/20 election for the violence today. Dear God. Get a grip, dude. Trump lies immediately saying he dispatched the national guard the minute the violence started; it is a provable lie, but that is Our Donnie. The mistake today was Trump not stepping up immediately to stop the violence and tell his supporters to leave the Capitol Building and go home. His attempt was half-*ss and not serious. Even folks that like Trump are turned off by the violence today and Donnie's actions. European leaders condemn the violence. UK PM Johnson calls the riot a "disgrace." Trump is standing alone after today. The president is unable to accept the election loss and likely needs mental help considering the mess that has developed over the last two months. Trump's father told him that he would be a pathetic piece of filthy garbage if he ever lost so the dude is likely having trouble processing the election loss in his mind. Trump's Deputy National Security Adviser Matthew Pottinger resigns. Other aids are considering resigning. Republican Mitt Romney advises Trump to "just be honest" and "admit you lost the election" since it will be the only way to calm the Trump supporters. Republican Toomey calls the insurrection a "disgrace." Former Attorney Barr, who was Trump's buddy, says, Trump betrayed the office. "Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable." Barr throws Trump under the bus. Ditto former Chief of Staff Kelly. General Kelly says the 25th Amendment should be invoked. Where were all these people over the last four years? Four people are dead now. 56 Metro Police were injured. The US Capitol Police chief resigns. The sergeant of arms resigns. Americans remain in shock that is was so easy to mount an assault on the nation's capitol. What a day. Ironically, today is the "March to Save America" rally that devolved into the "March to Destroy America" riot.
Note Added Thursday, 1/7/21, at 2:20 AM EST: The electoral college vote in the joint session is at 244 for Biden and 157 for Trump. The House is debating the Pennsylvania election results which is only a formality egged on by the republicans. The Pennsylvania debate ends so the electoral college tally will continue. Shamefully, several members of the Senate and House vote to overturn the electoral college vote results in Pennsylvania and Arizona, even after the riot, but it will not make any difference since the function of the meeting is simply to accept and tally the votes. The republicans probably do not plan to contest any further states unless Wisconsin comes into play. The vote is in alphabetical order for the states. The ratification meeting should wrap up in about an hour but nothing goes smoothly these days. Trump will probably find that his popularity will slip away after yesterday's violence. The right-leaning media and talk radio is trying to paint the picture that the violence was created by Antifa people but several republican politicians shoot down such chatter. Antifa does not appear involved in the riot although they are rioting in Portland, Oregon. Trump has to own it. There were a sea of red MAGA hats inside the Capitol looting and pillaging. King Donnie brain-washed these folks, which are only a very small part of the overall pro-Trump group in Washington, DC, yesterday, into doing something crazy. It appears many are tied to the QAnon group that is known for spiriting conspiracy theories.
Note Added Thursday, 1/7/21, at 3:33 AM EST: Congress accepts the voting results from Vermont which places the tally above 270 for Biden who is now officially elected as the 46th POTUS. The vote is 271 for Biden and 224 for Trump. The vote tallies continue with Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Gomert from Texas objects to the election in Wisconsin but is shot down by Pence. Senators moan in disdain at Gomert's objection. The vote is 306 to 229. Wyoming is next. The vote count is 306 to 232 for a total of 538 electoral college votes. It's over. Sleepy Joe Biden is officially certified and ratified as the next POTUS. The politicians stand in the chamber and applaud. Pence officially announces the electoral college votes. The deed is done. The session ends with a prayer at 3:43 AM EST. The reverend says, "The power of life and death is in the tongue."
Note Added Thursday, 1/7/21, at 3:45 AM EST: Pence dissolves the special session. It is official. Joe Biden will be president and Kamala Harris vice president on 1/20/21. Pence did everything by the book as would be expected. How will Trump react? His temporary Twitter ban ends at 7 AM EST. Trump sends a message via underling Dan Scavino; "Statement by President Donald J. Trump on Electoral Certification: Even though I totally disagree with the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th. I have always said we would continue our fight to ensure that only legal votes were counted. While this represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history, it's only the beginning of our fight to Make America Great Again!" Thanks, dude, after two months of saying you will never concede and with four dead bodies in the morgue after yesterday's insurrection. Is that a concession? Who knows with Donnie? Trump remains delusional and continues to say he won the election; there is something wrong with him in the head at this point. He says an orderly transition will occur on 1/20/21 but what about before then? The Pentagon may refuse to carry out his orders over the next 13 days. Facebook and Twitter are considering a permanent ban on the president from their platforms. US stock futures are not impacted trading higher this morning and indexes remain at all-time record highs.
Note Added Thursday, 1/7/21, at 6:30 AM EST: Dawn is breaking on the US East Coast so America will pick up the pieces from yesterday's debacle. The politicians are in bed after a long night so their pie-hole's may not open until later in the morning. Trump's big mistake was not stopping the violence yesterday. He invited the supporters to the rally so it was his responsibility to tell them all to stop the riot and insurrection. This lack of action is what will hurt him in many people's eyes going forward. He needed to step in and stop the mayhem, and he didn't. Trump's Twitter ban should end shortly so the world awaits his first tweet after the Capitol Hill Riot.
Note Added Thursday, 1/7/21, at 7:45 AM EST: Mick Mulvaney, the US envoy to Ireland and former chief of staff that carried Trump's water, denounces the violence and resigns. Mulvaney says, "I can't do it. I can't stay." Just another politician that sold his soul to King Donnie and realizes that and a dollar will get him a cup of coffee. Politicians are weasels. Reports from the left-leaning press corps say Trump is ranting and raving in the halls of the Whitehouse and then keeping to himself. Trump bans Pence's chief of staff from entering the Whitehouse grounds. Pence feels betrayed and he is communicating same to colleagues. Trump told Pence before the Congressional meeting that he did 'not want a friend, he wanted a vice president' (to do his bidding).
Note Added Thursday, 1/7/21, at 10:00 AM EST: Trump was scheduled to appear at a RNC event but it is cancelled. Instead of Trump enjoying his final days in office, he faces the end in disgrace. Republican Representative Kinzinger calls for the 25th Amendment to remove Trump. The 25th Amendment is for removing a president from office if he is unable to discharge his duties. Facebook bans Trump for the duration of his presidency. Twitter is contemplating a permanent ban. The president is de-platformed and culture-shamed. Live by Twitter, die by Twitter. Trump crashed and burned. An epic fail. Mike Tyson and Tiger Woods are happy since their epic fails look trivial compared to King Donnie. As the Capitol Hill Riot drama continues, President Trump bestows the Presidential Medal of Freedom to three professional golfers; Gary Player, Annika Sorenstam and Babe Zaharias (posthumously). Player and Sorenstam meet with Trump at the Whitehouse and receive a lot of heat from the media and golfing organizations. Both are good folks and should not be branded negatively. Gary Player is a man to look up to; his hard work is what made him one of the best golfers in history. He was known for working harder at the game than anyone else. When a shot happened to hit the pin and drop into the cup from a long distance, a commentator told him he was lucky. Player, always dressed in black, with his calm and friendly demeanor, said, "Yes, you're right, the more I practice, the luckier I get." Player is an inspiring man. Annika is no slouch either; she put women's golf on the map.
Note Added Thursday Afternoon, 1/7/21: US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick dies from injuries during the riot. Five people have died from the Capitol Hill Riot. More blood on Trump's hands. The authorities vow to arrest and charge all people that stormed the Capitol Building. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao (McConnell's wife) resigns from the Trump administration. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigns. Pence offers condolences to the Sicknick family. 15 rioters are arrested and charged with federal crimes. The Trump supporters turned rioters succeeded in stopping the electoral college vote certification although it was only for a few hours. People need to keep things in perspective and quit looking at things from the tribal pooint of view. Law enforcement says about 1,000 people stormed the Capitol Building. If 100K attended the rally, that means only 1% were involved in the nefarious activities so be careful not to paint everyone with the same brush. This goes for Antifa, Black Lives Matter, Proud Boys and all the other activist organizations. There are radicals in every group including in the republican and democrat tribes but these are always only small tiny percentages compared to the whole. As dear ole Mom told Keystone in his youth, 'when you point a finger at someone, do no forget that there are three fingers pointing back at you'.
Note Added Thursday Evening, 1/7/21, at 7:36 PM EST: Trump releases another video message playing his cryptic baby games. Perhaps he is finally understanding the gravity of the situation. He condemns the violence up front. Trump's video message says, "America is and must always will be a nation of law and order, the demonstrators who infiltrated the Capitol have defiled the seat of American democracy. To those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction. You do not represent our country. And to those who broke the law. You will pay." He proclaims, "The moment calls for healing and reconciliation (after he tore it apart)." He says there will be a peaceful transition of power which many interpret as a concession speech. What fools. Donnie will never concede. He will keep playing games until his final days. The speech is a different tone than his video speech yesterday. He always has to bring the subject back to himself and says his "incredible journey is only just beginning." No, no it is not, dude, you're done. Trump supporters thought they were doing what he wanted; many will likely feel betrayed by this speech.
Note Added Friday Morning, 1/8/21: Pelosi and the democrats want to pursue the 25th Amendment which is removing the president from office because he is unable to discharge his duties but actually, people are afraid of the opposite, that he will discharge his duties! The 25th Amendment talk will likely go nowhere. The National Association of Manufacturers endorse the move to use the 25th Amendment. Pence opposes invoking the 25th Amendment and he would have to spearhead the effort. Donnie is in office for only 12 more days. At 11:10 AM EST, Trump tweets that he will not attend the Biden inauguration. People are likely relieved since he would have simply created a distraction after the Capitol Hill Riot. The Times of India rag wins the award for the most inventive headline after the riot; "Coup Klux Klan: Don triggers mob & rob bid." The 'bid' is an odd word to use but in India, the writer was likely referencing a 'takeover bid' as in stock-trading so you can interchange the word 'bid' with 'takeover'.
Note Added Friday Afternoon, 1/8/21: Facebook bans President Trump from the platform citing that his messages incite violence. America enters a new age of censorship. The FBI and other authorities are tracking down the protesters that damaged the Capitol Building. Five people are dead from the debacle. Trump is in hiding. Richard Barnett is identified as the man sitting at Speaker Pelosi's desk so he sits in an Arkansas jail cell currently. Biden speaks and is thankful that Trump will not attend the inauguration. Sleepy Joe quips, "For oince, it is one of the few things that he and I agree on." Biden says Vice President Pence is invited (and will likely attend). Biden says he is focused on the vaccines, the virus and the economy and does not want to be distracted by impeachment. Pelosi is likely only saber rattling impeachment to maintain leverage over Trump. The lawmakers simply want him locked in the Lincoln Bedroom over the next week until his term ends. The Pentagon and Defense Department have told Pelosi that they have safeguards in place should the president tell them to carry out a military operation. Pelosi also likely figures that if the impeachment should happen to fly through, that would be all the better since Trump would be the only president impeached twice and it would prohibit a future run at the Oval Office. Trump plans to fly out of Washington, DC, on Tuesday, 1/19/21, with the First Lady. Baby Trump will always whine about the election loss and live in the fantasyland that he won. He breaks decades of precedent where the outgoing president would attend the inauguration and then wish the country farewell. Trump exits stage right like a carpetbagger sneaking through the woods after the townsfolk discover the elixir he is selling is nothing more than watered-down whiskey. That's Our Donnie.
Note Added Friday Evening, 1/8/21: Republican Lindsey Graham is videotaped walking through an airport with people shouting, "Traitor!" Graham is looking down holding his head in shame as he briskly walks away surrounded by his entourage. Republicans that carried Trump's water are now jumping ship. Graham acts like he barely knows Trump after golfing with him a couple times per month the last couple years. Trump? Barely know the guy. Same with Marco Rubio, another Trump boot-licker, that now completely reverses his allegiance to Trump distancing himself from the mess. Ted Cruz is also distancing himself from the riot situation calling for calm but he was encouraging people to rise-up in recent speeches. The senators trying to stop the ceremonial procedure of Congress certifying the election, Cruz, Hawley, Tuberville, Marshall, Hyde-Smith, Scott, Kennedy and Lummis, backed the wrong horse. Their careers will suffer. The media says they have blood on their hands. These folks have Trump stink on themselves and it will be very hard to wash away. 139 republicans in the House also went on record objecting to certifying Joe Biden as president; they are all hit with little spots of blood from the Capitol Hill Riot. Conversely, House republicans such as Adam Kinzinger (Illinois) and Liz Cheney (Wyoming), spoke out against the election fraud fantasy stuff from the start. Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton jumps on board the bandwagon denouncing the Cruz and company antics which was a shrewd political calculation to boost his own future (humorously, Pelosi office-raider Barnett is from Arkansas). Kinzinger, Cheney, Cotton and of course Pence could be seen as the upcoming republican candidates thinking about the top job in 2024. Cruz, Rubio, Graham and the other Trump orange butt-kisser's will likely fade away over time. Leader McConnell says the senate is not in session and will not be until 1/19/21. This is Mitch's way of telling the House to simply let the next few days play out and Trump will be gone. He does not have the appetite to handle an impeachment with only days remaining in the presidency. The Whitehouse criticizes the impeachment talk and releases a statement; "A politically-motivated impeachment against a President, who has done a great job, with 12 days remaining in his term will only serve to further divide out great country." Sounds like Trump is concerned. Whitehouse spokesman Judd Deere is helping the president with his messaging. Senator Lisa Murkowski calls for Trump to resign from office the first republican senator to do so. She says, "I want him out." Mitt Romney, who often criticizes the president's actions, is heckled on an airplane by Trump supporters. This is the new America. Donnie burned the place down since he did not win the election.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 1/9/21, at 2:00 AM EST: 13 people are arrested after the Capitol Hill Riot and charged with federal crimes; the media reported 15 arrests for federal crimes earlier. There are about 50 total arrests thus far. Still photographs are distributed to media and law enforcement and thousands of phone calls are coming into the FBI. One rioter was wearing his work shirt; he was fired. Google removes the Parler app from its offerings. Apple is contemplating the same. Some republicans, unhappy with the censorship before the election, have gone to the Parler platform but this is tiny compared to Twitter. It appears the big boys will muscle Parler out under the guise that it is inciting more trouble at the nation's capitol. Trump has created an epic mess in Washington, DC. Even egotistical and narcissistic Donnie is likely having second thoughts about his entire path after the election loss. It was self-destruction on an epic scale.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 1/9/21, at 4:00 AM EST: Twitter follows Facebook's lead and permanently bans Trump's Twitter account. This is Donnie's main method of communicating so he is in isolation now. Twitter says his tweets are halted "due to the risk of further incitement of violence." Twitter says there are many messages appearing on the platform encouraging folks to riot before the inauguration on Sunday, 1/17/21, or for the event itself. The MAGA crowd is splintering after the Capitol Hill Riot. Many feel abandoned by Trump and thought they were carrying out his mission to keep fighting against the election fraud. Other Trump supporters realize it was all a game and the lawyers Giuliani and Powell do not have any proof of voter fraud. In fact, Dominion Voting is now suing Sidney Powell for $1.3 million for defamation against the company. House democrats plan to introduce Articles of Impeachment on Monday against President Trump citing one single article, "incitement of insurrection." Donnie is Captain Chaos. Trump is no longer a political force, he is a political farce.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 1/9/21, at 12:00 PM EST Noon: A Florida man, Adam Johnson, is arrested. He is the smiling thief walking off with Nancy Pelosi's podium during the riot. He's not smiling anymore. Jake Angeli is arrested. He is the self-proclaimed "QAnon Shaman," the guy walking around the riot with horns on his head and an animal skin draped around himself. What a cast of characters. The prison will not permit horns and animal skins. Derek Evans, that was just sworn-in to the West Virginia House, is arrested on federal charges. Evans was at the riot inside the Capitol Building. His political career is over. The Proud Boys activist organization founder Nick Ochs is arrested in Hawaii. Ochs was at the riot and posted a video on social media of himself, smoking a cigarette, saying, "Hello from the Capitol." That's funny; that's exactly what the agents just said when they placed the handcuffs on his wrists. These people are in serious trouble. The 1,000 folks that stormed the Capitol Building are stupid, or cheap, or both, since they did not stop at the thrift store on the way to the riot and buy a ski mask to hide their face. You can tell that none of them ever robbed a liquor store before. Rookies. On a deadly serious note, a video surfaces from the Capitol Hill Riot showing rioters disgustingly chanting to hang the vice president. It is horrible, and sad, to hear, perhaps the worst thing heard in many years. The rioters erect a make-shift gallows with 2x4's (long sticks of lumber) and a noose is on display. These people are supposed to be patriots? What are these people thinking? Trump has them brainwashed so when Pence did not perform Donnie's bidding at the electoral college certification meeting on Wednesday, the president's supporters turn on Pence like rabid dogs, receiving the "sic 'em" signal from Master Donnie. Once you are no longer of any use to Trump, he tosses you in the garbage can like a dirty old rag. CNN is referring to the Capitol Hill Riot as The Trump Insurrection.
Note Added Saturday Evening, 1/9/21: Trump is opining about, almost regretting, the last video he posted which struck the conciliatory tone. Of course he is because many of his followers turned on Trump after that video. He wants this part of his base back so he is talking macho again. The coronavirus pandemic rages on and is the worst it has ever been. Over 380K Americans are dead from covid on Trump's watch. On Friday, 1/8/21, the US reports 308K daily new cases. Lord Help Us. After writing about the pandemic for a year, it is easy to become numb to the numbers and sadness, but that 308K number is jaw-dropping. It is frightening what will be coming at America in the coming days. US deaths from covid are running over 4K per day. Trump failed miserably at handling the pandemic; his strategy was simply hoping that it would go away. It didn't and a massive coronavirus tidal wave is now on top of us casting a dark shadow upon the land and about to smack hard in January and February.
Note Added Sunday Morning, 1/10/21: Vice President Pence announces plans to attend the Biden inauguration. Pence has not ruled-out the 25th Amendment but says he is not going in that direction currently. The vice president is making this statement to let Trump know that he has leverage he is holding over Donnie's orange head. Donnie better be a good boy during his final days. Apple removes the Parler app from the iPhone App Store citing messages on the site that encourage further violence. Republicans and conservatives have been flocking to the fledgling start-up Parler to post messages which is trying to compete with Twitter. Parler wants an all-inclusive platform but the republican tribe has taken over the company's branding. Humorously, Parler was intended to be pronounced 'parlez', with a French accent (parler is a verb in the French language that means 'to speak'). Parlez-vous francais? The Parler site is taken over by American conservatives and they pronounce it as the word 'parlor'. If you want to play the game, you have to play on Twitter. Apple, Amazon and Google have removed the Parler app from their platforms citing concerns over violent messages. Without the big-boy's servers, Parler is toast. 381,480 Americans are dead from COVID-19. The Trump impeachment talk is growing. Pennsylvania Republican Toomey says Trump has 'committed impeachable offenses'. The Capitol Hill Riot is dominating the news flow even placing covid in the backseat. Everyone is watching Trump's collapse in real-time. Donnie likely still does not grasp the gravity of the situation.
Note Added Sunday Evening, 1/10/21: House Leader Pelosi asks Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and if he does not she will proceed with impeachment. There is a lot of political posturing occurring after the riot. Pence said he is not in favor of the 25th Amendment at this point in time but he is holding it over Donnie's head so he behaves during his final 10 days. News reports say Trump did not bother calling Pence during the riot to see how he and his family were doing in the middle of the melee For gosh sakes, the crowd was chanting to hang the veep and erected a make-shift gallows; it is crazy stuff. Once Trump knew that Pence would not perform his bidding at the electoral college certification meeting, Donnie crumples up Mikey and throws him in the trash. Trump and Pence have not spoken according to news reports but you never know what is really happening behind the scenes. It is obvious that Pence is a man that would keep the lines of communication open whereas Donnie would be the jerk. It will be interesting to hear Pence's take on the last 4 years since no one has had more of front seat to the entire Trump presidency than Pence. Information surfaces concerning how Trump was pressuring the Georgia secretary of state to find voter fraud. Donnie was telling him that he would be a national hero if he found fraud. Trump called the secretary of state several times telling him to find fraud (which did not occur; there were three recounts verifying the results). Isn't it interesting what politicians, and lawyers such as Giuliani, tell the public while what is actually occurring, and what they are doing, is not that. Giuliani is in hot water since the so-called smoking gun video of Georgia vote-counters secretly pulling suitcases from under a table, was edited as he presented it to senators in closed door meetings. The entirety of the videotape explains the situation and the ballots were not in suitcases but instead the standard bins.
Note Added Monday Morning, 1/11/21, at 5:00 AM EST: Trump is blocked from social media so it is hard for him to communicate. The Whitehouse says the president will visit the southern border with Mexico to look at the wall. Instead, Donnie could simply take a stroll around the Capitol Building which is now surrounded by an 8 foot (2.2 m) wall. Trump finally built the wall only it is in Washington, DC. A Philadelphia detective is identified participating in the riot. Michigan is considering disbarring Trump lawyers Lin Wood and Sidney Powell due to the attorneys repeatedly filing lawsuits concerning election fraud that had no merit. It was all a game, folks. A Donnie game that ended with five people dead and $250 million in Trump's slush fund. Isn't America great?
Note Added Monday Morning, 1/11/21, at 10:00 AM EST: Pelosi announces the impeachment proceedings and names "incitement of insurrection" as the sole article of impeachment on the table. 48 hours must pass after the announcement so the House will have to wait until Wednesday to vote on the impeachment of President Trump, the second of his presidency. Donnie likes records so that would be a record. First Lady Melania weighs in on the Washington, DC, turmoil but her comments these day are whiney and always complaining about the way she is treated. News reports say she was filming a photo-shoot while the riot was ongoing on Wednesday but this may be a liberal press story to make her look bad. There likely was filming going on because the other day the same type of story was occurring for the orange one himself. A guess is that they are using high resolution cameras to film themselves in various rooms and checking unique things out at the Whitehouse and if they have a reality television show in the future, they can show those snippets to attract viewers. This is the way Donnie's mind thinks. The cameras are likely film grade that can be used for all future media applications. The timeline on the impeachment is receiving scrutiny and the path forward may be allowing King Trump to play out his days at the Whitehouse and leave for Florida on Tuesday which is only a week and a day away now. If an impeachment proceeding occurs in the Senate, that would not begin until after the inauguration and would delay Biden's agenda. A lousy start to a presidential term usually results in a lackluster term. There is also talk of the House voting on the impeachment and then waiting 100 days to provide the papers to the Senate. That's not a good idea extending the stink well into the future. Donnie Trump is like Tricky Dickey Nixon. Let him simply go away so the country can move on. That would be the best path. That riot was carried out by a fringe group of people and everyone should take a step back and relax. Society is difficult to manage these days since most every American has become a drama queen.
Note Added Monday Afternoon, 1/11/21: Twitter stock, TWTR, drops -7% after banning the president. Other tech stocks such as Amazon, AMZN, Google, GOOGL, and Facebook, FB, also lose a few percent. The Parler site is inoperable after Amazon yanked its servers. Parler is suing Amazon and looking for new hosts and partnerships. The cancel culture is systematically rubbing out Trump-associated companies, people, events, etc.... The PGA pulled the tournament at one of Trump's golf courses in 2022. Donnie is livid over the news. Deutsch Bank, the huge German investment bank that handles a lot of Trump's money and transactions, returns Trump's money and disassociate themselves from the orange one. Ditto New York's Signature Bank, that cancels his accounts and sends him a check but also says he should resign. Spotify and other plug-in style web platforms that handle monetary transactions remove Trump from their servers. Now poor Donnie cannot sell any MAGA hats and tee shirts. The powers to be are clashing and Trump is facing some headwinds in the future. In this odd bread and circuses culture currently, companies are feeling the need to denounce Trump and the Capitol Hill Riot, otherwise, their business or individual endeavors will be attacked until they do. Humans are self-righteous nowadays. The republican and democrat tribes see themselves as more important than the country when they are simply two sides of the same corrupt Washington, DC, coin. The millennials and other young folks are smart since they are registering independent at a far greater rate than joining either one of the dirtbag parties. These intelligent young folks will chart the new path forward. In the meantime, Trump is toast. The companies performing the transactions for donations to his slush fund are also shutting him down. The banks, internet, companies and agencies are closing Donnie off. What many Trump proponents may not understand is that come 1/21/21, you will not see Trump's face again on CNN or MSNBC, or on the broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) unless he is walking into the New York courts. Lots of folks in the Midwest only watch broadcast news and will forget about the orange head after a few weeks. Fox News, Newsmax and OAN will tout Trump but overall, the lack of exposure, and new focus on Biden, will see Trump slip away into the background. He will need cash flow so his powerful enemies probably plan on squeezing him hard. If King Donnie only has about $1 to $3 billion, and he is losing all his cash flow, he has got big financial problems going forward. They may ride Donnie until he breaks.
Note Added Monday Evening, 1/11/21: The Pentagon, Defense Department, Capitol Hill Police, state cops, city cops, republican party and national guard, are all pointing fingers at each other. American Mediocrity is on full display. Two Capitol Police are suspended one took a selfie with rioters and the other put on a red Trump hat and told the rioters where to go. Dear God! These guys are supposed to be cops. 10 other police officers are under investigation. What a mess. The big news today is that Trump and Pence talk. Pence pledges to work with Trump through the end of the term. Pence is back to carrying Trump's water and they want to let him finish the term at noontime on 1/20/21. This will not fly with many of the lawmakers. The Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf resigns. He was a Trump man but he said the riot was a "tragedy" and "sickening" and Donnie likely did not like that sine it made him look bad.
Note Added Tuesday Morning, 1/12/21: Pelosi The democrats plan on forcing Pence's hand today and telling him to either carry out the 25th Amendment or Trump will be impeached. An FBI bulletin is released last evening and this morning talking about potential armed protests in all 50 state capitals. This smells like fear-baiting so trouble-makers stay home over the next couple weeks. It is hard to believe that all 50 state capitals received verifiable and significant threats. What about Pennsylvania where Harrisburg is the capital but Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are larger cities? Do they get a three-fer. Things will likely quiet down on the riot front instead of escalate. GOP Leader McCarthy says the president told him that he bears some blame for last week's deadly riots and he has accepted some responsibility. What garbage. Apologists for the orange clown. Trump has never said he accepts responsibility and he has never conceded the election. Most people are done with these baby games. One more week, dude, and then get out. One corrupt guy leaves, and another one enters.
Note Added Tuesday Afternoon, 1/12/21: Trump takes a trip to the southern border wall to tout that as an accomplishment and answers questions on the walk to the plane. Donnie says that people say his comments at the rally before the riot were "totally appropriate." It is no surprise to hear him say that. In reference to the potential impeachment ,Trump he has the guts to call it a "witch hunt." Hey buddy, five people are dead and the country is in disarray. Trump says, "The impeachment is causing tremendous anger, and you're doing it, and it's really a terrible thing that they're doing." Trump will always blame everyone else for any problem that occurs while never taking responsibility or his own actions. He does not have remorse with five dead bodies laying at the morgue. McCarthy is either a liar about Trump taking responsibility, or he made it up out of whole cloth, or Trump did feed him that line but never meant it. This tiring Donnie game has gotten old and in a week the country will be on to a different game. Trump comments on big tech cancelling his social internet feeds. "I believe it's going to be a catastrophic mistake for them, a.., they're dividing and divisive, and they're showing something that I have been predicting for a long time, I have been predicting it for a long time, and people didn't act on it, but I think big tech has made a terrible mistake and very, very bad for our country." Of course he says that because his language and the uproar at the rally fed into the Capitol Hill Riot. Trump wants to pretend that the riot manifested itself on its own a short time later at the Capitol Building. Last Wednesday was a mess of a day. And why did King Trump have a rally the day after the Georgia election? It only served to inflame tensions. The rally was a means of receiving more money for the slush fund and to firm up the base. Donnie Junior told republicans they do not have a republican party now, instead it is the Trump party. After the riot, people are running away from Trump so fast you would think they just stole a purse.
Note Added Tuesday Afternoon, 1/12/21: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are appalled at Trump's refusal to take any responsibility for the Capitol Hill Riot. Republican Leader McConnell is livid at the president for his actions. The two have not talked since McConnell recognized Biden as president after the electoral college tally on 12/14/20. That was when most people thought the president would give up his fantasy election fraud stuff. The election system can be investigated by Congress going forward; hopefully, in a bipartisan way. Instead, Trump maintained the voter fraud stuff and kept focusing people on 1/6/21 telling them to get ready to fight. Well, they showed up and fought. Liz Cheney says she will vote for impeachment. McConnell likely will, too. The tables are turning against Trump; he may end up being impeached and convicted in the Senate. Pence refuses to invoke the 25th Amendment. He sends a letter to Speaker Pelosi. The House, controlled by the democrats and Pelosi, pass a resolution for Vice President Pence and the Cabinet to oust President Trump by invoking the 25th Amendment. It is likely going nowhere so the House will vote to impeach tomorrow. Donnie figured there was no time to impeach, and Pence would not pursue the 25th, and with only about a week remaining in his term, he could stretch things out until he an Melania fly away on 1/19/21. This plan may have taken a left turn this evening. The dude may be impeached. The failure to show any remorse with five bodies laying in the morgue is not good. Trump did not even address the nation which is something that should be done after the Capitol Hill Riot. The Trump brand is destroyed. YouTube removes the Trump videos for one week. The Twitter ban is a big focus of discussion and CEO Jack Dorsey admits that the tech companies wield a lot of power. Comically, if Trump was kicked off Twitter a year ago, he probably would have won the election. Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson dies at 87 years old; he was the largest Trump campaign donor in 2016. The Trump funding paths are closing off. The orange-headed billionaire may end up bankrupt. Three Congressman, Mo Brooks, who gave the fire and brimstone speech at the rally, Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs are reported to have helped plan the 1/6/21 event with activist organizers. An activist, Ali Alexander, says the congressmen wanted to put maximum pressure on Congress as it handled the electoral college votes. New information comes out about the Capitol Hill Riot daily. There are likely more twists and turns ahead. Washington, DC, is swarming with cops and national guard troops. There will likely not be any additional trouble. People need to calm down and relax.
Note Added Wednesday Morning, 1/13/21: At 9 AM EST, the House convenes to push forward the impeachment against President Trump. The House debates the incitement of insurrection accusation. Pelosi skewers Trump saying he incited the Capitol Hill Riot. Pelosi proclaims, "He (Trump) is a clear and present danger." House republican leader McCarthy continues talking out of multiple sides of his mouth saying impeachment may be justified but is bad for the country while at the same time timidly admonishing Trump.
Note Added Wednesday Afternoon, 1/13/21, at 2:45 PM EST: The House continues debating and Trump is the punching bag. Six republicans have said they will vote for impeachment which would be unprecedented. House majority leader democrat Steny Hoyer takes his turn standing on the soapbox and proclaims that MAGA stands for "Make America Grieve Again." Hoyer says, "(Trump) brought shame and dishonor to the presidency of the United States." He goes for the jugular accusing the president of "weaponizing hate for political gain." Pelosi rakes Trump through the coals; this is one of the goals of an impeachment trial. The Broadway stage lost great actors when all these corrupt politicians went to Washington. Kings and queens of the diatribe. Republican Jim Jordan, who kneels at Don's feet each morning licking his wingtips, defends the president and asks 'why bother impeaching him when he will be gone in a week?' Maybe because Trump had a hand in organizing and inciting the rally, where a small group, fired up by the heated rhetoric and call to arms by invitees, marched to the Capitol Building, tore it apart, stopped the electoral college vote certification and killed five people? Maybe that is why he should be impeached? Just thinking out loud. The bad thing that hurt Trump is that he did not lift a hand to stop the riot; and that is repulsive by most Americans and is likely drawing the most anger. You can play baby games and all that is fine, but if things are out of control and people are dying, you have to jump in and stop it. Donnie chose not to because he did not want to look bad or make it look like he caused the riot. It was not a good look and with America's lawmakers under siege at the time. Despite McConnell softening his stance on impeachment in favor of perhaps seeing Trump face the music, he restates that the Senate will not be in session until after 1/20/21. Therefore, the president will not be convicted of the impeachment before he leaves office. Also, 17 senate republicans will need to vote for the conviction and it is questionable if that many would step up to the plate. Like all politicians, they hold their index finger to the wind and check which way the polls are blowing. There will be many twists and turns ahead and also revelations about the riot. New sources say the attack on the Capitol Hill Building was 'planned and not spontaneous'. There were tours of the building days before that were used for reconnaissance (casing out the joint). There is a lot of news yet to come out about the Trump rally and subsequent riot. The republicans supporting Trump cry foul saying he should not be impeached since it cannot reach the senate before he leaves. There are discussions about the senate continuing the impeachment trial after Biden takes office. Biden is concerned it would interfere with his agenda. Republicans say the country cannot heal if the impeachment drags out. Trump will be the only president ever impeached twice.
Note Added Wednesday Afternoon, 1/13/21, at 4:30 PM EST: The House vote on impeachment is underway for the last 45 minutes and the House agrees to the resolution which is the impeachment of Donald Trump for a second time. The deed is done. The vote is 232 yea for the resolution and 197 nay. 10 republicans vote for the impeachment which is unprecedented since the other party has never voted for an impeachment (but there has only been four impeachments). The 10 are Cheney (WY), Kinzinger (IL), Katko (NY), Rice (SC), Newhouse (WA), Gonzalez (OH), Upton (MI), Beutler (WA), Meijer (MI) and Valadao (CA). Five republicans abstain from voting. The republicans are fracturing and conservative folks will have to choose between the Trumpians (Trumpists), and the non-Trumpians (non-Trumpists) or perhaps these republicans are best called the institutionalists. The media has not highlighted perhaps the key reason that the republican party is splitting; Donnie Junior. He talked at his dad's rally last week firing up the crowd and proclaimed that the republican party is no more and it is now the Party of Trump. That statement probably went over like a lead balloon for the establishment class. It may be the reason that even republicans are now batting around the orange headed pinata. Trump is loyal to, and cares about only one thing; Trump.
Note Added Wednesday Afternoon, 1/13/21, at 5:00 PM EST: Donnie Trump releases a video during the impeachment proceedings as his fate is sealed. "I want to speak with you tonight about the troubling events of the past week." Reading off the teleprompter, Trump continues, "I want to be very clear, I unequivocally condemn the violence that we saw last week. Violence and vandalism have absolutely no place in our country, and no place in our movement." That's divisive. Note how he started by denoting that he is speaking to the country by saying 'you' in the first line, however, he switches to 'our movement'. Donnie is training your mind to think that if you are part of the country and American you automatically support the Trump movement. The dude cannot help himself; he's conniving daily dealing with a confusing mess sprawled out in front of him mostly of his own making. It is amazing how he destroyed his legacy and will be only known for the Capitol Hill Riot and being impeached twice. If Trump would have said those words exactly one week ago, five people may not be dead. Comically, Trump is screwing Giuliani telling the staff to not pay the legal bills. Trump is unhappy that Giuliani could not provide a victory after 80 election fraud cases. King Donnie is your friend as long as you perform his bidding. If you do not, he will try to destroy you. Trump continues talking about "his movement." He says, "There is never a justification for violence." It took a week, but the lightbulb finally went off in his orange head. The speech was scripted from start to finish. Obviously, Trump sees himself being cancelled in this cancel culture and it is likely scaring the bejesus out of him; it is the only reason he is 'denouncing violence, I denounce violence, violence is bad and it should not happen, did I tell you that I denounce violence, violence is not good' ad nauseum. Without cash flow, over the next couple years, we will find out just how rich Donnie "P T Barnum" Trump is actually worth.
Note Added Thursday Afternoon, 1/14/21: Pardons will come into focus in Trump's final days including a possible pardon for himself. Trump will probably release some pardon names Friday evening when no one is paying attention so the announcements, say, on Tuesday will not seem as large. Law enforcement continues clamping down on the rioters using modern-day technology to track and find the perps (perpetrators). Peter Stager, the man waving the confederate flag in the Capitol Building during the riot is arrested. Another man, a retired firefighter that was never aggressive in the past, threw a fire extinguisher and injured two cops. He now sits in jail. There are three cops that are arrested that participated in the riot. Of course law enforcement is keeping this news on the down low. All of society is untrustworthy nowadays. Over 100 rioters are arrested thus far and the government is going to make sure all of them at least do some time. At least they will be able to get a spider web tattoo on their arm then. Robert Packer, the bearded guy wearing the Camp Auschwitz shirt, was arrested.
Note Added Friday Afternoon, 1/15/21: President Trump changes his exit plan, or perhaps he lied about it to begin with, who cares anymore since he will be gone in a few days? Trump now says he and Melania will fly out on the morning of the inauguration, 1/20/21. Of course he will. One last chance to cause trouble and stick it to the country for him not receiving another four years. Remember the Monopoly board game as a kid; if Donnie can't win, nobody wins. He's tossing the pieces asunder and storming away claiming everyone cheated. It will be a new low with Trump probably staging some great exit as closely timed to noontime (when Biden is officially the president) as possible. Trump continues to make bad decisions all year long and especially since he became sick with covid. Vengeance, sour grapes and baby one-upmanship is not a good look for a grown man. The political parties are children. America's young people are smart since they are registering independent. They will begin the process of ending the two corrupt political parties, the lobbying and the corporate socialism, and move the country forward into a new hybrid capitalism/socialism model the world has never seen. No one knows what it will be as yet which makes it an exciting path ahead. Trump plans to live at Mar-a-Lago but the local community is lobbying against his residency since they do not want to deal with the crowds and the attention, and the spectacle that is King Donnie Trump. The president tries to divert attention by having stoolie Graham release information on the FBI Russia investigation that targeted Trump. The Trump republicans denounce the double-standard on display where liberals are typically given a free pass in the media while conservatives are nailed to the wall. Comically, former FBI head Comey, barely keeping his head above water in the FBI Russia phony FISA court scandal, of course he pleads ignorance, piles on the Trump-kicking band wagon. The president is probably going ballistic watching smug Comey waltz around never facing any consequences for the FISA court scandal while he is being cancelled from society after the Capitol Hill Riot debacle.
Note Added Saturday Morning, 1/16/21: HHS Secretary Azar resigns in shame after revealing that there is no vaccine inventory held back as promised. Trump's handling of the pandemic is a complete failure. Surburban mothers and seniors, that gave Trump a chance in 2016, voted for Biden this time around due to the pandemic mess. The government id doing its best to muzzle the sad news on the participation of law enforcement folks in the Capitol Hill Riot. There are an alarming 30 law enforcement personnel, call them cops, that were rioters. What the Hell?! Throw those filthy corrupt cops in jail. Donnie is leading a cult. Worse yet, there are 15 Capitol Police officers under investigation for misconduct. You cannot trust anyone or anything anymore, folks. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies have opened between 275 and 300 cases against the rioters. QAnon is receiving a lot of the heat and blame for the riot but there was likely radical representatives from all the activist groups. A mob is an organism that begins operating with its own collective intellect. People that would never think of participating in a riot all of a sudden find themselves caught up in the moment moving rhythmically with the crowd. Donnie should have read the Behavior of Crowds before he said "sic em" pointing to the Capitol. Many people that were arrested in short order immediately voiced remorse and regret. The small majority of that 1,000 rioters (some say 2,000 stormed the Capitol) are the radicals out for blood. Don't forget that 100K folks were at the rally and normal people with families and such. Only 1% got caught up in the rally rhetoric and stormed the capitol and only a small fraction of that 1% created the real mayhem so take it easy on each other folks. The reason the 1970's was the best decade is that everyone got along and could be great friends despite having totally different political or religious views. A human should be judged by his or her actual actions and deeds not by the social righteousness displayed on Facebook and Twitter. Society needs to ditch that 'cancel culture' stuff since it is not healthy for anyone. Donnie Trump is the latest target on the cancel culture list. The self-proclaimed QAnon Shaman tells authorities the reason he came to Washington, DC, is because "we were invited to the Capitol by President Trump" Other rioters that are arrested are singing the same tune. The rioter holding the zip ties dubbed Zip Tie Man on the internet, is arrested and humorously, he says he found the zip ties on the floor and was looking for a police officer to return them. The Capitol looks like a warzone with troops everywhere. It is the most common word used to describe Washington; "warzone." Thank you, Donnie (sarcasm). There are more troops in Washington, DC, than Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq combined. 12 foot (4 m) fences are erected around the Capitol Building. Donnie has finally built his wall. If Trump would have played nice after the election, the riot would have never occurred. The country will be better off without him. Oddly, Mike Lindell, the My Pillow CEO guy, is seen exiting the Whitehouse. His papers are photographed by high-resolution cameras and the text mentions 'martial law'. This creates nervousness and a worry that President Trump is planning a couple more tricks before he leaves office in three days. Lindell was pimping some additional election fraud stuff but Trump told him to give it to the lawyers. Trump is a pariah after the Capitol Hill Riot and spends his final hours talking conspiracy theories in the Oval Office with the My Pillow guy. You cannot make the stuff up. If you are associated with Trump, you receive the mark of the Scarlet T (the Scarlet Letter) upon your chest.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 1/16/21: The 10 House republicans that voted for impeachment are receiving heat from other republicans that continue to kneel and worship at Trump's altar each morning. Trump wants the names of the 10 republicans that voted for his impeachment because he wants to 'primary' them in 2022. Donnie's a vengeful dude. If Trump cannot win, nobody will win. It is a 'scorched-earth' policy and this is a scary phrase with another three days of King Donnie in power and his small finger is itchy. A poll conducted by the left-leaning media states that nearly 70% (7 in every 10) of Americans do not want him running for office again and 'do not want him to remain a political figure'. So when Trump says, "everybody says this" or "everybody said that," it is lies. The 'everybody' is at most 30% of the population and probably closer to 20%. The poll says 29% of Americans approve of the president's performance his worst rating so he goes out on a down beat. What stupidity. He destroyed his legacy. He threw it all away. In the future, people will ask what is Trump's legacy? He is a whiner, and a sore loser cry baby after losing the election. He refused to concede. He had a rally that caused the Capitol Hill Riot, that he did not stop, and then he was impeached twice. That is the legacy of the 45th POTUS Donald J Trump. People remember the last, or more recent thing/s, that happen like the last song a band plays for the evening, or the last joke from the stage comedian. What an epic fail. What a shameful legacy. Trump is considering a 21-gun salute for himself when he leaves Washington, DC, on Wednesday morning. Also the red carpet treatment. What an idiot. It is all stupid stuff now. It would be an appropriate end to the Trump carnival; most Americans are ready for it to pack up and leave town. The president lied, for the millionth time, about helping with a peaceful transition. He is playing Donnie baby games until he disappears. Bad news on the Trump lawsuit front. The Manhattan DA is expanding and expediting the court cases against Donnie. He will have a Senate impeachment trial to deal with as well even though he is out of office. Trump is being investigated for his interference in the Georgia elections and charges may follow. Trump has to face serious headaches ahead.
Note Added Saturday Afternoon, 1/16/21: The media continues the scare tactics and fear-mongering about violence this weekend and into the inauguration. It is more likely that nothing will happen. A man is arrested with a gun in Washington, DC, and this is plastered across the news for a few hours to create the sensationalism but it comes out that the man is actually law enforcement and there is no incident. The state capitals remain on high alert. 405K Americans are dead from covid an epic failure of President Trump. A recent poll reports that 92% of democrats blame Trump for the Capitol Hill Riot. 17% of republicans blame Trump. Thus, 9 out of every 10 democrats believe Trump incited the violence and riot along with 1 in every 5 republicans. Humorously, the country has calmed over the last few days without a Donnie tweet every 10 minutes. The misinformation from the Whitehouse is no longer at play. Considering the calmer society following the Trump ban from Facebook and Twitter, you have to believe that the president's tweets for the last four years fed a majority of the craziness, confusion and division, and in the end, riot and insurrection in America.
Note Added Sunday Afternoon, 1/17/21: Today was identified by the radical elements as a day for riots and attacks on state capitols. This stuff is way overblown. Nonetheless, tensions will be high today through Wednesday. Today was likely targeted by the fringe elements since it is the weekend and the MLK Day holiday is tomorrow, and many are off work. 25K troops are in Washington, DC. Trump creates a warzone. 100 Capitol Hill Rioter's are arrested in overnight raids. The party's over. Sunday goes off without any incident occurring across the US. In a poll after the riot, the republican party is split 50/50 half wanting Trump to get lost and the other half wanting the party to continue worshipping Trump. About 25% of republicans want the guy out of the party and to permanently go away a dramatic fall from grace. Trump separated the social classes in America. As the pandemic rages on at its worst levels ever verifying Donnie's incompetence, the top one-fifth of America enjoys an unemployment rate of 5% but the bottom fifth, the poor, suffers through a 20% and higher unemployment rate. Isn't crony capitalism fantastic? To further the corruption, Trump collects thousands of dollars (through third-party back-door deals) from people seeking pardons. Comically, Trump's pardon list will read like the police blotter at the local post office. There are three crazy days ahead.
Note Added Monday Afternoon, 1/18/21: Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day and there will be many people milling about in Washington, DC. Shamefully, Trump plans a big send off for himself from Andrews Air Force base only four hours before Biden is inaugurated on Wednesday. What a petty man with small hands. When you thought you saw all the Baby Trump stuff possible, he always has a new trick. The final show will actually be comical watching a loser president, unable to attain a second term, and impeached twice, ride off into the sunset to greet his serious legal problems ahead. It will be hilarious if he walks along a red carpet. Humorously, when he used to travel as a business man, he had a red carpet on the airplane. If the people greeting him at the destination did not put on a big enough show, he would have the red carpet laid out before he exited the plane. It is funny stuff. That's Our Donnie. After the last three months, good riddance. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris resigns from her California senate seat clearing the way for her to take the vice president mantle in a couple days. Trump is having trouble finding legal representation for the impeachment trial. Nobody wants associated with the Trump stink. The president sure has crashed and burned over the last three months. It is an epic fail. Giuliani cannot be his lawyer since he will likely be called as a witness; Rudy yelled, "Trial by combat!" during the rally just before the Capitol Hill Riot.
Note Added Monday Evening, 1/18/21: President-elect Biden is staying at Blair House across from the Whitehouse. It is comical. Baby Trump is in the Whitehouse sulking. Donnie just told the cook that he won the election. If Trump was not as much of a child, Biden could walk across the street and the two could have an evening drink but that is not going to happen. Trump has to keep the voter fraud game going since that will be his money train in the future. What an epic period in American history this 80 days from 11/2/20 Election Eve through the Inauguration on 1/20/21 and there remains drama ahead. Trump is preparing a pardon list of as many as 100 names. That sounds like an exaggeration but who knows when it comes to the orange man? Trump is collecting dough via third parties so if you got the money, you get a pardon from the mob-boss Don. Of interest is whether he pardons his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Kushner, Stephen Bannon, Julian Assange and/or Edward Snowden. The pardon list is rumored to include rap artists, entertainers, folks given long sentences that may be have been excessive and many controversial figures perhaps some criminals. It is never a dull moment with Donnie.
Note Added Tuesday, 1/19/21, at 2:00 AM EST: Republicans are in a bind since they have to decide if they will convict Trump of impeachment. Pelosi is supposed to send the impeachment papers to the senate this week. If a republican senator, and you vote against impeachment because you are afraid of losing Trump's base, you forever link yourself to the orange one. If you vote to convict, you are siding with the new direction of the republican tribe which is to forge ahead without Donnie. 17 republican votes are needed to convict the president. If Trump continues to crash and burn this year, those that tie themselves to his mast will go down with the Donnie ship. It is a coin-flip going forward. Trump is going to disappear since the media will stop showing his orange noggin from hump day forward. His only exposure will be on Fox News, Newsmax, and talk radio but that is only preaching to the choir. Trump will probably fade. He has legal problems. He damaged his brand with all the nonsense and theatrics. He has been cancelled by society. The Trump, Cruz, Hawley, Graham and Paul crew has fallen from favor. None of these folks will see the Oval Office in the future. A videotape of the rioters is released showing them searching through the House's papers and they invoke Cruz's name as who they look up to and want to take direction from. Cruz is quiet as a church mouse; he does not want painted with the riot trouble more than he already is. Cotton, who would like to run for president, who licked the president's shoes each day for the last four years, also wanting to capitalize on Trump's base, is hanging low these days and out of site, hoping people forget about his cheerleading for the president. Rand Paul says 30% of the republican party will be lost if the lawmakers vote to convict.
Note Added Tuesday, 1/19/21, at 4:00 AM EST: President Trump's approval rating plummeted after the Capitol Hill Riot and is now stabilizing at 34% the lowest of his tenure. Trump fluctuated between the mid to high 30's into the low 40's at this peak. The riot is a black stain upon America and Trump will likely receive the blame in the house of public opinion as the country moves forward. Trump and his sycophants (television, radio and social internet media) underestimated the impact of their voter fraud political game on fragile American minds. Many of the protesters and rioters believe the stuff about election fraud. Trump's lawyers did not tell the people that they have brought over 60 cases and every one failed. The Trump enthusiasts would hear something on television (Fox News), then it would be confirmed to them on radio (Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity), then they would look on the internet (Trump tweets, etc..) and confirm the stories again but it was all fantasyland political baby game stuff. The people did not know that, however, and the end result is folks going berserk at the Capitol Hill Riot. It is not cool to play around with and manipulate peoples emotions and thoughts but both political tribes are experts in these mind control methods.
Note Added Tuesday, 1/19/21, at 4:00 AM EST: Janet Yellen faces a confirmation hearing today but she should breeze through since she already served as Federal Reserve chair and everyone knows her. Yellen was a big-spending dove at the Fed and folks expect her to encourage big spending there as well such as the $1.9 billion fiscal stimulus proposal on the table. Yellen opines about helping the little people but it is her policies at the Fed that only served to make the wealthy elite class richer while screwing the poor (the Fed's money-printing creates vast liquidity in the financial system and much of that money floats into the stock market; this easy money creates the decade-long plus rally on Wall Street). Isn't the crony capitalism system wonderful?
Note Added Tuesday, 1/19/21, at 10:00 AM EST: The liberal-leaning networks are hyping the comments from a jackass about Trump supporters needing deprogrammed. This is the type of garbage destroying the nation. The folks that support Trump are good people. It is okay to disagree with them but to start spewing a bunch of trash like deprogramming is very detrimental to society. There were over 100K people at that infamous 1/6/21 Trump rally and only about 1,000 clashed in front of the Capitol Building. Of that group, only a hundred or two entered the building after the windows and doors were compromised. The radicals in that riot probably only numbered 20 or 30 but they were the ones busting the windows and gaining entry. A lot of those folks got caught up in the moment and in the fiery rhetoric from the Trump rally telling them to fight, fight, fight and nothing good will ever happen unless you fight. So, they started fighting. Some of those rioters were probably liquored-up and not fully aware of their own stupidity. Many were immediately remorseful as well. Those are not radical people. The radicals may have numbered 50 in that crowd and bear in mind these trouble-maker's came from all over the United States. That is actually a good thing since they are all identified now and facing charges. Also, it tells you that there are not a lot of radicals like them, otherwise, they would have showed up for their conspiracy Superbowl event as well on 1/6/21. So 50 bastards out of a crowd of well over 100K. That is 0.05% and likely a lot smaller in reality. The same amount of radicals are in all groups and political parties. And look at the caliber of the radicals. Military fatigues that they cannot button because of their beer bellies. Helmets that do not fit their fat heads. None of those folks are mental giants. The QAnon Shaman; come on now, he needs to lay down on a psychiatrists couch. America should not chastise all Trump supporters since it will only serve to divide the country further. No one should care. If you did not like Trump, you should be happy he is gone. People need to grow up. Nowadays, an anecdotal event will occur and the media will make the preverbal mountain out of that mole hole whipping the public into frenzy. Cable news outlets (on both political sides CNN and MSNBC for the democrats and Fox News and Newsmax for the republicans) perform this disservice and create the sensationalism since it attracts eyeballs which they then market to advertisers to increase revenue. This is the way the crony capitalism game is played. Are you believing the trash you are told about your fellow Americans? Don't. All this negative talk results in the National Guard and police conducting a background check on all 25K troops guarding the capitol. People are not thinking straight. The latest concern is that QAnon people have infiltrated the National Guard and may be planning trouble. That is doubtful. Nonetheless, they pull 2 troops off the task without stating why. Another dozen cops and guard personnel are pulled because of an association with right-wing type groups. They will not mention the group. The Oath Keepers militia group is receiving a lot of attention. A leader of the group posted a message at the start of the year; "It begins for real Jan 5 and 6 on Washington D.C. when we mobilize in the streets. Let them try to certify some crud on capitol hill with a million or more patriots in the streets." This group may be at the heart of the Capitol Hill Riot. Three people in the group are charged with conspiracy.
Note Added Tuesday Afternoon, 1/19/21: Senate republican leader McConnell comments on the Capitol Hill Riot. Mitch says, "The mob was fed lies" and were "provoked by the president and other powerful people." McConnell and Trump have parted ways. Sounds like McConnell is letting the senate know if they want to convict Donnie, go ahead. McConnell says he has not made a decision on conviction as yet which is the smart thing to say since you want the process to play out first before rendering a verdict.
Note Added Tuesday Evening, 1/19/21: President Trump releases a pre-recorded videotape as he prepares to exit. Trump and Melania were supposed to be gone by now saying they would fly out of Washington this morning but that was more bull sh*t. Trump is stickling around so he can disrupt the inauguration as much as possible. This is the last of the Baby Trump stuff. The tape is more of the same Trump rhetoric; he loves to talk with innuendo. He says this 'movement' he created will continue. The only movementn he will manage each day forward is his bowel movement. Trump says, "We did what we came here to do." You have? He says, using the 'we' word a lot, "We extend our best wishes, and we also want them to have luck-a very important word." Who knows what the orange mind means with that statement but isn't it rich for a guy screwing someone at the same time wish him good luck. That's Our Donnie. He could probably use some one-on-one time with a shrink. Good riddance to all this twisted baby stuff. President-elect Biden is speaking each day. Biden keeps striking the unification theme. The inauguration festivities begin but it will be subdues this year with the pandemic, riot and the last of the Donnie baby games. It is astounding how Trump crashed and burned over the last three months; it cannot be repeated enough. Americans like to place people on pedestals and then love to knock them off. Trump's brand is damaged.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/20/21, at 3:00 AM EST: The pardons are starting to drop. Holy smokes. So far, Trump pardons 73 people and is commuting the sentences of 70 more people. Looks like he is doing favors for people that will give him money. Trump pardons Steve Bannon of course he does since he will need Breitbart media going forward. Kodak Black and Lil Wayne are rapper's that are pardoned since Donnie wants more black votes if he ever runs. A fund-raiser for Trump and political operatives are pardoned 143 so far. Trump is not pardoning himself or his kids. America is as corrupt as any other nation on earth; we simply hide it better. All ism's, be it fascism, socialism, communism or crony capitalism, fail because of human greed and non-transparency. It's not rocket science. It is actually quite easy to understand. Biden is receiving good grades for honoring the over 400K dead Americans from covid. Sleepy Joe, however, is ready to perform a couple of screw-ups. Biden may cancel the Keystone XL Pipeline Project which will screw the Midwest and Canada. How stupid to put people out of work and waste money by not finishing an ongoing project simply to appease your environmental voters. America is lost folks. It's over. This stuff is poisonous. Biden also plans to have 'Benghazi Rice' active in his cabinet and making decisions. That is a major mistake. If Biden wants to create a big split and implode any hope of uniting the country, simply put Rice's face on television. People's blood boils over the sight of her due to the Benghazi debacle and scandal. The last thing Biden should do is have Rice hanging around after her and Hillary Clinton lied to the families of the four dead Americans. Rice should not be anywhere near government. Seeing her face on television or hearing hr voice on the radio or internet will create distrust and a negative connotation against Biden. Take that to the bank. Sleepy Joe should think about who he associates with and he should not keep that Rice stink around him if he was smart. President Obama may be pressuring Biden to place Rice in power. The old corrupt regime will be gone in a few hours replaced by the new corrupt regime.
Note Added Wednesday, 1/20/21, at 3:00 AM EST: Trump is talking to people about possibly creating a third party called the Patriot Party. Go for it Donnie although perhaps the Orange Party would be a better name. Trump is going to miss the daily spotlight since the number one fuel he must receive to sustain himself is adoration. A political party or network sounds like work so it is doubtful Trump would move forward there. He is likely not as rich as he boasts. Trump will seek whatever venue allows him to receive the maximum media exposure but at the same time does not require him to perform any work. For example, perhaps some wealthy folks band together and create a network with Trump agreeing to appear for a couple hours, say, at least three days per week, and Trump would not have to do anything else. Donnie would be in heaven with that gig; he requires that adoration fuel. A majority of Trump supporters are in the Midwest states. 15% of Americans do not have computers and do not embrace technology; 1 in 8 people. Many of these folks (stereotypically) are in the Midwest states and they tend to watch broadcast television (ABC, CBS, NBC) for their news. These outlets will probably not show Trump's face again unless it is in a negative light or he is walking in or out of a courtroom. Thus, much of Trump's base will forget about him. As the saying goes, 'out of sight, out of mind'. Has Donnie factored this into his future?
Note Added Wednesday, 1/20/21: At 8 AM EST, President Trump and First Lady Melania enjoy a send-off show at Andrews Air Force base. They board Air Force One to take their last trip to Florida. The aircraft will return to Washington, DC, without the orange one on board. Trump is a cooked-goose flying south. Wealthy folks flying from Pennsylvania and New York down to Florida for the wintertime are called 'snowbirds'. Instead of welcoming in the new president at the Whitehouse, as other presidents did before him, Baby Trump sneaks out the back door so he can avoid facing his losses and failures in life. Trump's dad said the worst think he could ever do in life is lose, and he lost. Little Donnie is embarrassed and ashamed trying to find a corner to hide in, but he is in a round room. At 12:00 PM Noon, President Biden officially takes the oath as the 46th POTUS. The Donald Trump reign is over. King Donnie is finished; he is 'cancelled by American culture'. Sleepy Joe wakes up and begins his schtick.
80 Days of Sour Grapes. The 11/3/20 election was a coin-flip with a 3 in 5 chance that Biden would win and a 2 in 5 chance that Trump would win. Biden wins. Trump refuses to concede and begins eating sour grapes. In the wee hours of 11/4/21, the mail-in voting turned the tables on Trump's rosy numbers. Trump pursues the voter fraud accusations after the Biden win. Is there voter fraud? Of course there is in every election but it is typically minor stuff. The same holds this time around. There is very minor fraud of a few votes here and there but Trump needs four or five states to flip and all by tens of thousands of votes. It is not a close election. Any fraud uncovered does not rise to the level that it could flip a state let alone multiple states. Americans should have been told this truth instead King Donnie does not want to give up the throne; he tries to remain in power. Even with the tight margin, three recounts in Georgia produce the same result. Trump needed one court case to throw a wrench (spanner) into the works and possibly remain as president as the mess was sorted out. Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Lin Wood lose over 60 court cases and everyone thought the nonsense would end. It did not. The electoral college officially tallying the votes on 12/14/20 announcing Joe Biden as the winner would surely end the controversy. It did not. Trump keeps crying and turns up the rhetoric about a stolen election. The #StoptheSteal hashtag goes viral on Twitter and then you have other republicans jumping on board the voter fraud train. These republicans such as Cruz, Hawley, Graham, Brooks and others want the votes of Trump's base so they are bowing to kiss his ring. It backfired. The Georgia runoffs on 1/5/21 are a surprise with both seats, and control, going democrat. Trump is blamed but not by his base. The Trump Rally and Congressional certification of the presidential vote is 1/6/21. The fire and brimstone speeches occur on stage by the president and his gang and the people are told to fight so the nutcase folks, that were an extremely small number of people, and the radical elements within that group that were a miniscule amount of individuals, stormed the Capitol Building. Five people die. 25K troops are brought into Washington, DC, to provide security for the inauguration. What a sick story and all stemming from the fact that Little Donnie Trump could not accept the fact that he lost the election. That is pitiful and history will likely not judge Trump well. The economy and markets are hanging in there so Trump will not receive the 'Herbert Hoover' middle name moniker; this fate may await Sleepy Joe Biden. Wall Street analysts point to blue skies and rainbows ahead for stocks and the economy due to the huge amounts of stimulus pumped into markets, however, long-term stock charts disagree instead forecasting trouble ahead.
2020 Presidential Election Aftermath. There were about 27 million new voters this year in the presidential election compared to four years ago; a +20% increase. The majority of these voters went with Biden. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic impacted the election in two key voting blocks; the suburban women, and women in general, and the seniors. Women and seniors are the most worried about the pandemic and Trump's poor handling of the virus cooked his goose. Many of these folks voted for Trump in 2016 deciding to take him up on the offer of "what do you have to lose?" They gave him a shot but the old folks are watching their friends die of covid and the women are stressed-out working from home and commuting while now home-schooling on some days but other days the kids are in school. It is exhausting. These women want this madness improved and obviously Trump could not deliver. Of course the mail-in voting is the 900-pound gorilla sitting on the living room sofa on election night. It was no mystery that the mall-in voting would dramatically swing back the vote totals into Biden's favor once that counting began, and it did. This outcome was predicted in this article as this entire 80-day period of chaos began. Trump makes it sound like something nefarious occurred. This is what makes the Capitol Hill Riot all that much more ugly. It was a lie that was perpetuated that ended up spinning out of control resulting in five dead bodies laying on the Capitol Building steps. For what? It is a Kent State feeling all over again. The democrats ran a smart campaign and Trump ran a dumb campaign. Trump went back to the same playbook as 2016. He opened up Trump stores in vacant buildings, renting them out for a couple months, and that is where literature, and yard signs could be distributed. This is fine and dandy but it is preaching to the choir. All the people that already planned to vote for Trump would go to the store and buy a yard sign or a MAGA hat and that was about it. At the same time, Trump barnstormed with campaign rallies but that was to feed his need for adoration more than anything else. Again, he was preaching to the choir. Some republicans are groupies, and have been to multiple Trump rallies, like the folks that follow the Grateful Dead band for years, only instead of wearing tie-dye tee shirts, they are donning the proud red, white and blue American flag colors. Donnie never built his base and at the same time as mentioned above, some women and seniors are walking away from his base in 2016. On top of that, the new voters coming in are in favor of Biden. The big push for the democrats is the mail-in voting. Trump's fateful decision this year was choosing not to handle the virus and instead slough off responsibility to the states (which has created the one year of confusion and chaos). Trump figured he would take credit for stopping the virus (going into the election) and if it did not work out, he could blame the states. The pandemic instead worsens the whole time. Mail-in voting is stepped-up in many states such as Pennsylvania because people do not want to go to the polls in the middle of a pandemic. Trump cannot direct the republican party to embrace mail-in voting because if he did that would mean he is acknowledging his failure at handling the pandemic. Trump is playing down the virus so he cannot all of a sudden say it is serious and republicans need to embrace mail-in voting, hence, he lost. What a twisted web the politicians weave. Trump tells all republicans to only vote at the polls on election day (how stupid) and not to embrace mail-in voting. Meanwhile, the democrats are out in force scouring hill and dale, looking for any potential Biden voter, registering them, making sure they receive a ballot, and then making sure they put it in the mail. That is how an election is won. Trump should have won that election but his campaign was garbage and comically, he probably had people telling him what to do but his ego led him elsewhere and now he walks along the Primrose Path. Coronavirus was Donald J Trump's Waterloo.
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