PrairiePundit

  Breitbart: Kevin McCarthy Claims $200 Million for Pelosi’s Park Remains in Reconciliation Bill Since the proposed park would be in San Francisco it would likely become a hangout for homeless people pooping on the grass. 

 Glenn Reynolds: Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama died on base when Republicans refused to take it up. The seat was instead filled by now-Justice Neil Gorsuch. Garland’s consolation prize: becoming President Joe Biden’s attorney general. Yet in nine short months, he’s proved not only unfit to sit on the court but unfit to serve as attorney general. Indeed, his behavior suggests he’s not qualified for any federal position. Garland’s nomination to the court was always iffy. Libertarians thought his track record was dangerously authoritarian. The trustees of the estate of the late Justice William Brennan, for whom Garland had clerked, inexplicably sealed records having to do with Garland’s time working at the court. And though Garland was touted as a “moderate,” a straight-shooter who could cruise to an easy confirmation, he satisfied neither the Democratic left nor the Republican center. But what Garland has demonstrated as AG is a different...

  Karen Townsend: Rio Grande Valley Sector sets new record for migrant apprehensions in FY 2021 AKA catch and release operations imposed by the Biden administration. 

 Mark C. Ross: As retrospection becomes ever more clear, knowledge of the impact of the Trump presidency has been taking form — especially when compared to the bunglers who came next.  Perhaps most importantly, and without obvious intent, he managed to bring out the worst in his enemies.  The U.S. will never be the same again. For starters, let's look at Adam Schiff and Gerald Nadler.  Once just off-the-rack hack politicians, now they're cartoons...of sleaze-ball villains.  Trump, somehow, made them go w-a-a-a-y too far in making ridiculous accusations — climaxed by Schiff's "improvised" mischaracterization of Trump's phone call to Ukraine. Much of America had already grown weary of the establishment clones that have populated our government, hence the underpinning of Trump's victory in 2016 (also the same year the Cubs won the World Series — first time in 109 years).  We were ready for Trump and burned out on Hillary.  As...

 Power Line: Worried about the Virginia governor’s race, Barack Obama says that concerns over Critical Race Theory and transgenderism in the public schools are  “phony trumped-up culture wars” . But Americans overwhelmingly disagree, as  Rasmussen Reports  finds today: Most Americans believe parents are right to be concerned about controversial teaching in public schools, and reject the claim that these are “phony” issues. A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and Human Events finds that 76% of American Adults are concerned that public schools may be promoting controversial beliefs and attitudes, including 58% who say they are Very Concerned. Only 21% are not concerned about schools promoting controversial beliefs. Those are huge numbers.... ... More: 57% of Americans believe parents should be concerned about transgenderism and CRT in public schools, while only 27% think these are basically phony issues. Another 16% are not sure. Contrary to...

 Mollie Hemingway, Tristan Justice: EXCLUSIVE: Biden FBI Joins Pelosi In Blocking GOP From Investigating January 6   In the case of the House Committee on Jan. 6., Pelosi blocked minority party participation for the first time in House history to pursue a preferred political narrative. The Democrats act like a party with something to hide as does the FBI. 

  Fox News: Biden admin barred from firing unvaccinated employees after DC judge issues injunction   The attorney for the plaintiffs said the Biden administration has shown 'an unprecedented, cavalier attitude toward the rule of law' I think the judge got it right.  There was no legal basis for the mandate. 

 Fox News: Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe's campaign raised eyebrows by spending nearly $60,000 to hire a high-profile attorney known for masterminding election-related legal challenges. When Fox News sent the campaign a request for comment, the McAuliffe campaign scrambled to "kill" the story, according to emails mistakenly sent to Fox News. Less than a month before Election Day, McAuliffe's campaign spent $53,680 on the services of the Elias Law Group, a firm that Marc Elias started earlier this year, Fox News previously reported. When Fox News reached out to the McAuliffe campaign for comment, McAuliffe spokesperson Christina Freundlich responded to the email with a message apparently meant for colleagues, not for Fox News. "Can we try to kill this," Freundlich wrote. ... Elias had formerly worked as a partner at the law firm Perkins Coie, which the Hillary Clinton campaign hired in 2016 in order to conduct opposition rese...

  Washington Examiner: Andrew Cuomo charged with forcible touching: Court representative This charge follows the allegations of several women who worked for him making similar complaints. 

  Epoch Times: 37 Percent of Unvaccinated Workers Could Quit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates, Testing: Poll The mandates do not seem to be changing the minds of those who do not want the shots.  The mandates are leading to growing joblessness and making it harder for the US economy to recover. 

  Washington Examiner: Chinese military progress ‘stunning’ while US slowed by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy, joint chief warns The Chicoms hyper missile launch appears to have rattled the Biden defense establishment which has been way too focused on the mythical white supremacists and "white rage" instead of focusing on real adversaries.  That missile launch is a real threat.  The Chicoms are also building up their naval forces, but they still have not demonstrated the ability to launch a large amphibious assault and their aircraft carriers are based on an ancient Soviet design that is of limited ability.

  NY Post: Virginia shocker: Glenn Youngkin up 8% over Democrat Terry McAuliffe in gov race poll ...   The poll also shows  more bad news for President Biden , as fewer than half of Virginia’s registered voters (45 percent) now approve of the job he’s doing as president, down six percentage points from just two weeks ago. On the other hand, 53 percent of registered voters and 56 percent of likely voters disapprove of Biden’s job performance — up from 48 and 49, respectively, in the mid-October survey. ... I got the impression that McAuliffe was in serious trouble by all of the Democrat politicians from Obama on down to Stacy Abrams who have been trying to gin up support.  It is also noticeable in the small crowds turning out for McAuliffe and the surrogates.  Another recent poll put Yougkin up by four points.  This follows several polls showing the race a dead heat.

 Washington Examiner: A  Russian national was extradited to the United States and appeared in a federal court Thursday in Ohio for his alleged role in a transnational  cybercriminal  organization. Vladimir Dunaev, 38, is accused of being a malware developer for a group responsible for a trojan banking program and ransomware called " Trickbot,  " according to the  Justice Department. “The Trickbot malware was designed to steal the personal and financial information of millions of people around the world, thereby causing extensive financial harm and inflicting significant damage to critical infrastructure within the United States and abroad,” acting U.S. Attorney Bridget Brennan of the Northern District of Ohio said in a DOJ press release. “Today’s announcement underscores the great lengths federal law enforcement officials and our international partners will go to hold these alleged cybercriminals accountable for their actions.” The purpose of the malware wa...

 Victor Davis Hanson: ... Fauci  misled  the country about mask-wearing during the pandemic by claiming they were of little use. But he argued that he lied so the public would not make a run on masks, deplete the supply, and thus rob medical professionals of protective equipment. Fauci also told “noble” lies about the likely  percentage  of the public needing to be vaccinated to achieve herd immunity. He kept raising the bar—from 60 percent to 70 percent to 75 percent to 80 percent, to 85 percent. Apparently, Fauci feared a lower figure, even if accurate, might lull people into complacency about getting inoculated. Fauci also lied about his own role in routing U.S. aid money to subsidize  gain-of-function  viral research at the Wuhan virology lab—the likely birthplace of COVID-19. Either Fauci was hiding his own culpability, or he believed the American people might not be able to fully accept that some of their own health officials were promoting the s...

Pelosi has sent another bill that will facilitate inflation and make life tougher for Americans.  Apparently, it was not enough for the progressives-- Pelosi Stalls Vote on Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill amid Progressive Revolt .

  National Review: Biden Administration Could Pay Illegal Immigrant Families Separated at Border $450,000 Per Person in Settlements Offering a windfall to people who came here illegally has to be one of the craziest ideas of this administration that is already flooding the country with illegals.  This giveaway should be challenged and every Democrat who supports it should be voted out of office.

 Fox News: Supporters of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is running again for the post next week, told Fox News what they think the state would look like if Republican Glenn Youngkin wins the election. The outgoing governor, Ralph Northam, is a Democrat. "Oh, it will be a nightmare," one mother standing with her son told Fox News. "I think it's going to look a lot like Texas." Two other women made the same remark. "Just like Texas," one said. "We're probably going to be looking a lot more like Texas, and that scares me," the second told Fox News. Several other McAuliffe supporters who spoke to Fox News in Arlington also mentioned their fear of Virginia looking like Texas . At a recent McAuliffe rally featuring Stacey Abrams and the Dave Matthews Band, Abrams echoed similar sentiments when she spoke to the crowd. "If you want to know what happens in nine days, if we don’t get out and vote, looking at what’s happening in Te...

Democrats ask American energy companies to decrease production while they are asking OPEC to increase it.  Jordan is right.  The Democrat energy policy is to punish American companies and American consumers and import more foreign oil.  It is a policy with no rational basis beyond their hatred of domestic energy producers.

  Epoch Times: Supreme Court Blocks Order Compelling Company to Hand Over Documents to Chinese Manufacturer I suspect China would love to get its hands on the trade secrets of many American companies. 

  Washington Examiner: China avoids new emissions pledge in blow to hopes for climate conference Proponents of climate change have been exaggerating the threat for decades and many of their most famous predictions have been proven wrong.   China has actually profited from the Henny Penny claims about it by selling wind and solar to the US and Europe building the materials by burning coal. Al Gore was given awards for predictions that were dead wrong about the Poles being ice-free by now and coastal cities like New York and Miami being underwater by now.