Ed Morrissey? Screw Him

Over at Hot Air, Ed Morrissey, whom we've read since 2003 when blogged at Captain's Quarters, says he's no longer a Republican. Ace says that's been true of Morrissey since 2015. Morrissey's mad about Trump contesting the election, as if it wasn't stolen before our eyes. He talks about duty, republican virtues, blah, blah, blah. The Dems turned the streets over to racist, fascist mobs and stole the 2020 election and Morrissey wants to go on about fidelity to small 'r' republican principles. Remember, Ace is always right. Morrissey and his ilk will be blabbing away about small 'r' principles when Antifa is lining them up against a wall. 

Even at a time like this, some Republicans need to be respectable. It's just baffling. We tore a friend of ours a new one over this a few months ago and after a hard talk told him it was time to do the right thing and register as a Dem. This friend of ours works for an industry that will be hurt by Harris/Biden. We hope he enjoys the knew regulations. 

We weren't planning to talk about stuff like this till inauguration week, but as Prime Minister McMillan said, 'events, dear boy, events.' We said we'll never vote again. And we mean it. But that doesn't mean we won't have to deal with the left from time to time. 

The best advice we can give, stop being polite. Don't let people get away with knocking Trump or the Deplorables or America at meetings, parties and the like. We've told this story before, but a couple years ago we were in a waiting room in Massachusetts when a woman walked in and made a big deal about Fox News being on the TV. She thought she could get away with it. We shredded her. 'What, you want to put it on fake news CNN, like you have fake Indian senators up here? Me white man, trade big wampum.'  And don't be nice about it. Be disrespectful, belittle the bastards. We've warn a MAGA hat practically everywhere we go since George Floyd was murdered, an act of defiance. We dare someone to do something about it.

The time for mutual respect and civility has passed. There's a certain type of Republican who just doesn't get that. And never will. 

We've lived through two Republican Revolutions, the Gingrich in '94 and the Tea Party in 2010. When it started we were debating gays in the military. At the end we're arguing over bathrooms and pronouns. When the GOPs had the presidency, house and senate from 2017-2019 Ryan, McConnel and company did....what? Conservative Republicans have conserved nothing and won nothing.

That's why we're not a Republican anymore either. How's them principles, Ed?

Why are we Still Here?

Hot Air asks, what the hell are we still doing in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan?:

Two Republican U.S. Senators want to know why the United States is still involved in Iraq and Afghanistan. Senators Rand Paul and Mike Lee are especially concerned about the fact the president is sticking with almost two-decade-old authorizations to keep troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.“This is what really infuriated me about the briefing: Is they maintain both in private and in public that a vote by Congress in 2003 or 2002 to go after Saddam Hussein was a vote that now allows them to still be in Iraq and do whatever they want, including killing a foreign general from Iran,” Paul declared on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday while pushing for a vote in Congress on new Authorizations for Use of Military Force. “And I don’t think that’s what Congress meant in 2002, nor do I think one generation can bind another generation. So my point in being for this war powers debate is that we really need to have a debate about whether we should still be in Iraq or in Afghanistan.”

Rand Paul, who once filibustered the over Senate Barry's droning of American citizens, is exactly the man to ask this question.

The constitutional issues are a dead letter. Presidents have been sending US Forces into battle without a formal war declaration since Washington; heck Adams fought the Quasi War against Revolutionary France. Jefferson and the Shores of Tripoli: Regime change 1804! Over 200 years later, Barry ruined Libya without so much as consulting congress. 

Heh, our man in Moscow asked us for a piece on San Fran Nan's bogus bill curbing the president's ability to do anything to Iran. We had to explain the War Powers Act to him. Nancy's bill is crap. Good to know she misses Soleimani.

Right now massive protests are rocking Iran. People this blog trusts (Belmont Club) think the regime is on the precipice, hanging by a threat, on the brink...The US can and should lend rhetorical support to the protestors just as Reagan did with Solidarity. Were the Mullahs to fall...well, that would change everything. Wow, we really could get the hell out of the Middle East...

No Scholar is He**

Hot Air reports that Secretary of State (soon to be the next senator from the great state of Kansas*) Mike Popmeo says they assassinated Soleimani to stop an imminent attack. Could be. Reader(s) don't suppose Pompeo would lie about it, Obama style, do they? Did he blame the embassy attack on a video?

Speaking of....

We have gathered the twitter musings of Ben Rhodes, failed foreign policy advisor to the failed Obama Administration. Behold:

-The Iran Deal successfully rolled back Iran’s nuclear program and averted a war. Trump’s decision to pull out has led to Iran resuming its nuclear program and started this dangerous cycle of escalation that we are still on.
-Does anyone think Donald Trump is equipped to handle a complex, enduring, international crisis that could play out in many countries and demand expertise, rigorous process, and judicious decision-making?
-The stated goal of Trump's policy was to rollback Iran's nuclear program and regional provocations. Both have accelerated since he left the Iran Deal, and are likely to accelerate further.
-Trump has clearly been reluctant to strike inside Iran. Serious question as to whether he realized this would have the same impact, and what consequences it could bring.
-Serious contradiction that the justification for the strike was stopping attacks on US personnel, and the strike itself raises the risk of attacks. We need a clear explanation of the objectives and strategy.
-What is the strategy? We have no explanation about what happens now and what we are trying to achieve in a very serious international crisis.

Rhodes goes on and on. We are impressed by his undaunted lack of self-awareness.

Rhodes'  went to grad school to get an MFA in creative writing. We don't care that a non-specialist was advising on foreign policy, we care that he went to grad school for an MFA in writing when he could have been writing. Not smart, as a certain highly successful president with a habit of knocking off terrorist masterminds might say. 

This clip is as amazing as it is revealing. Rhodes has no words. His brain seemingly enters a loop were he is unable to 'process' what has happened and keeps tying to reboot, only to be confronted with reality over and over again. Three and a half years ago this blog told you people Trump would win. This blog was right. Rhodes simply couldn't imagine that Hillary! would lose.

And he thinks anyone should listen to him?

*You can tell he's running because he's lost weight.
**See what I did there?

One Minute You're Getting off Your Plane...

...the next Hello Allah!

Ho Lee Fuk….or God Bless the USA and God Bless President Trump. Also, blame the Jews.

A few days ago this blog urged Trump to destroy an Iranian oil platform. He one upped us.

We took out Quds Force head General Qassem Suleimani, and a couple of Hezbollah big wigs to boot in a precision strike at Baghdad airport as the bastard was getting off his plane. The intel capability alone is impressive.

Hot Air has a great summary and analysis and approaches the topic with some trepidation.

Remember, that as the head of Quds Force , Suleimani is responsible for thousands of American casualties in Iraq.

The usual establishment foreign policy types who see 'engagement' as an end unto itself condemn the assassination. Which just tells you Trump did the right thing. What have the foreign policy elites gotten right since the end of the Cold War? We love how Obama people are slamming Trump. Just love it.

The Brits had a saying back in the 19th century, when some tin-pot Turk or recalcitrant Greek injured one of Her Majesties' subjects, 'Sounds like a case for Palmerston.' During the Glory of the Empire a Roman could travel anywhere in the world and simply declare 'Civis Romanus Sum!'

Trump sends the message, America will use its military might to protect its citizens and our enemies will not operate with impunity.

Another great day for Trump, another a great day for American.

Urban Juden Hass

Hot Air has a report on the wee problem of Black Juden hass in NYC.

Enjoy.

This is my favorite here: anger + ignorance + attitude + Juden haas:

She seems nice.

By the way, yesterday we wore our Israel hat at Philadelphia International Airport. Nothing.

Ilhan Omar May well be Sent Back

So Trump disavowed  the 'Send her back' chant.

Smart.

Trump  elicited the chant, got more publicity for Ilhan Omar and gets to say he didn't like the chant. When people are talking about Ilhan Omar that's a bad thing for the Democrats.

Meanwhile, Ms. Mogadishu introduces a resolution supporting BDS and says she's going to the Jewish State to learn more about the 'occupation'.  Hot Air reports:

Awwww-kward! This move comes at a tricky time for her House Democrat colleagues anyway, as they scramble to defend Omar and three other frosh House Democrats at the same time they’re busy attacking Nancy Pelosi. According to Jake Tapper’s sources in the House Democratic caucus, the resolution adds to their frustration and disgust with the four, and Omar in particular...

Ilhan Omar hates Jews.

As we've written before, Pelosi's Squad think they're winning. They think they're having a great week. They learn nothing and they forget nothing. They are incapable of either. Ilhan Omar is having a horrible week and doesn't even know it. Oh, and her week just got even more horrible, so sayeth Powerline:

I believe Scott Johnson, Preya Samsundar, and me, with our three years of articles, columns and posts, have provided more than enough evidence to give law enforcement authorities probable cause to open an investigation. Now would be the chance for law enforcement, and especially for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s House colleagues, to make a sincere stand against corruption and for the uniform application of the law.

When the sober and serious lawyers at Powerline say you are in trouble, you are well and truly fucked.

Nobody knows more about winning than Donald Jon Trump.

Brexit, Brexit, just the Perfect Exit...

...When other exits have been forgot, ours will still be hot.

Da-lada-lada jig, jig, jig.*

Hot Air tells us that the no deal Brexit looms:

If you follow the news (or comedy) from the BBC, the past two weeks have produced all manner of uproar and bitter controversy, leading up to two critical votes in the House of Commons. One was the failure of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, followed by the failure of the Labour Party to toss her out of office on a vote of no confidence. Now, at least for the time being, they are stuck with the same Prime Minister who is dead set on leaving the European Union, no deal in sight, and a rapidly approaching deadline (March 29) which will see them exit the EU and launch into uncharted territory.

No deal hangs over the Blessed Isle like the sword of the Hound over Ned Stark's head.

Just kidding.

Nothing will happen. 

Oh, Hot Air is right when it says there will be some economic disruption. But Hot Air is also right that that disruption will be temporary.

If only there were nations to which Great Britain had historical links of culture, religion, trade, shared sacrifice and government, with whom she could ally and trade.

Of course an empty car pulled up to Downing Street and Theresa May got out. At this point weakness is a strength, Oui, mon ami? Who else wants the gig?

Whatever happens, we'll say this: If May can weather the Brexit (sure to be not a) storm, then we'll take back everything we've said about her.

*If the reader can figure out where we pulled that out of, the reader is a genius.

Sign Posts on the road to Civil War?...

….or civil war.

In the fall of 2004 some lefty twerp defaced our Bush/Cheney bumper sticker. We were stunned.

We've come a long way haven't we?

Readers don't need us to detail the so called Resistance's campaign of assault and harassment Trump officials, employees, supporters, or anyone else they don't like. Just pop over to Drudge this morning for some fresh headlines.

Jazz Shaw at Hotair calls this Social Warfare  and argues that the right should 'fight fire with fire'. Shaw is pissed and so are we. Just yesterday we saw a car with a bunch of obscene anti-Trump stickers declaring us a fascist piece of shit. We were sorely tempted to walk up to the driver and ask if they wanted to say any of that to our face. 

Now that's social war.

We don't dare put a Trump bumper-sticker on our car and we no longer walk around in a MAGA hat or even our aesthetically wonderful blue Trump 8 November 2016 hat. We have a family to think of, and we really don't think Mrs. Stroock would like a, 'Yeah, so I'm in jail' phone call.