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On Election Day, our finely-honed political instincts led us to expect that the Democrats would win the House of Representatives by a respectable margin. A slim win on the Senate side seemed possible, but a prolonged period of uncertainty seemed equally likely. So, caveat lector, i.e., reader beware. On Wednesday, obviously, we had to re-assess our forecasting skills. That sobering moment aside, the day seemed to have been scored by Louis Armstrong: “What a Wonderful World.” After waking up four thousand times in a row in a nation dumber than it was the day before, suddenly things were different. Obviously, nirvana is not yet here. But, after a decade in which the world’s greediest and most powerful lunatics have waged a largely unobstructed campaign to make Margaret Thatcher’s dictum come true—“There is no such thing as society”—America’s voters had finally said, “Nah, let’s try something else.” The New York Times published a map showing the results in the House. Red and blue arrows of different… Necessary But Not Sufficient
by Richard M. Balzano An inconvenient message recently landed on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s desk: the United States may be running short of the materials required to fight the many wars it has volunteered for. The warning came from the heads of the Army, Navy and Air Force, joined by four-star commanders overseeing various portions of the globe. Prolonged operations against Iran, they warned, could leave American forces dangerously stretched elsewhere. Hegseth—the living embodiment of Axe body spray, gas station ED pills, and testosterone replacement therapy—claims reports of military depletion are overblown. This reassurance was accompanied by the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll. Everything is fine. Nothing to see here. This might be less remarkable if the United States weren’t spending roughly a trillion… Running Out of Missiles Has Never Been So Profitable
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by W.D. Ehrhart As far back as high school, and I’m now 78, I’ve always been a glass-half-empty kind of guy. Looking at the world that way means that I’m almost never disappointed. And every now and then, I get to be pleasantly surprised. One… Half Full or Half Empty?
To the Editor: For the safety, prosperity, and healthcare of your loved ones, Republicans must be elected to control our governments. Democrat leniency with criminals, defunding of police, sanctuary policies, etc. lead to avoidable rapes, murders, and other harm to millions of people. Republican enforcement… Ewing’s Last Stand
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