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Vulnerable Democrats Hit Panic Button, Bail on Biden Administration By Ward Clark The polls for the Biden administration keep getting worse, even as former President Donald Trump continues to channel his inner Obi-Wan Kenobi and become stronger with everything the Democrats and their fellow travelers throw at him. Now vulnerable, mostly swing-state Democrats are starting to panic and to distance themselves from all things Biden. Democrats in tough races are breaking with Biden over border security, liquified natural gas exports, the Israel-Hamas war and tariffs on Chinese goods. They’re staying competitive in the polls despite Biden’s low approval ratings and lagging position relative to Trump, but they are worried the president’s political brand will start weighing them down as Election Day nears. “If you go out there and do a focus group, the focus groups all say, ‘He’s 200 years old. You got to be kidding me.’ And the worst part about it is for unaffiliated voters or people that haven’t made up their mind, they look at this and say: ‘You have to be kidding us. These are our choices?’ And they indict us for not taking it seriously,” said a Democratic senator who requested anonymity to discuss the alarm sparked by Biden’s weak poll numbers in battleground states. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4671279-alarmed-democrats-flee-bidens-ailing-brand-in-battleground-states/ https://redstate.com/wardclark/2024/05/20/vulnerable-democrats-hit-panic-button-bailing-on-biden-administration-n2174429 .

Maybe Chicago 'leaders' should try Gun Control At Least 45 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Johnson’s Chicago by AWR Hawkins At least 45 people were shot, one fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times reported the one fatal shooting occurred Saturday about 11: 30 p.m. There was an argument and two of the people involved pulled a gun and opened fire. Two men–one 50 years old and the other 44 years old–were shot, as well as a 27-year-old woman. The 44-year-old was holding a handgun but dropped it after being shot. He was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Breitbart News reported at least 21 people were shot during the weekend of May 10-12, 2024, and three of those shooting victims succumbed https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-at-least-45-shot-1-fatally-in-gun-violence-across-city-police-department-says/14846030/ .

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And THAT crime has not been specified. As JD has so clearly laid out. .

HE’S THE HONEST KIND OF CROOK WHO STAYS BOUGHT: Biden’s ’Inflation Reduction Act’ Enriches Commie China. CATHERINE SALGADO It will be unsurprising to most of us that the wildly misnamed “Inflation Reduction Act” from the Biden administration not only did not help American citizens — but actually helped America’s existential enemy, Communist China. https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/05/19/bidens-inflation-reduction-act-enriches-commie-china-n4929165 .

Shame.

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Here’s Why The Alito Recusal Calls Are Ridiculous BY: MARGOT CLEVELAND MAY 20, 2024 Last week, the left and their paramours in the propaganda press paused momentarily from their near-continuous assault on Justice Clarence Thomas to set their sights on a new target: Justice Samuel Alito. Justice Alito, headlines barked, must recuse from the pending Supreme Court cases involving Jan. 6 defendants and Trump’s appeal concerning presidential immunity because a “Stop the Steal” symbol was displayed at his house in January 2021. Democrats quickly joined the choir screeching for Alito to recuse. But to borrow a line from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the idea that Alito violated any ethical rules, or that the Code of Conduct for the justices requires his recusal from those cases, is wrong six ways to Sunday. The false flag of an ethical scandal was clear from The New York Times’ spin in breaking the story on Thursday under the headline: “At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display.” From the Old Gray Lady’s header, one would think the Alitos had displayed a banner brandishing the phrase outside their home. But no, as the article soon acknowledged, it was an upside-down American flag seen flying outside the home where Justice Alito lives with his wife. And it was his wife who raised the flag — in protest of a neighbor displaying a profane yard sign, as we would soon learn. The Times, though, quoted supposed ethics experts, including Amanda Frost, a law professor at the University of Virginia, to frame the hanging of an upside-down flag as a public declaration of “Stop the Steal.” This is “the equivalent of putting a ‘Stop the Steal’ sign in your yard,” Frost reportedly told The New York Times. That’s quite the leap of logic — and one even the Times’ reporters refrained from making. The Times instead left its readers to infer the upside-down flag professed a “Stop the Steal” sentiment by noting some of Trump’s supporters had inverted Old Glory in contesting the 2020 election results. That inference, furthered by Frost’s declaration, however, represents a rewriting of history. While there may have been a few upside-down flags seen displayed during protests at the Capitol, calling it a symbol of “Stop the Steal” is a completely concocted narrative. Consider, for instance, that contemporaneous reporting by leftist outlets, such as CNN, professing to “decod[e] the extremists symbols and groups at the Capitol Hill insurrection” included no mention of protesters appropriating an upside-down flag as a universal symbol for “Stop the Steal” adherents. The case against Justice Alito crumbles without the upside-down flag holding the professed political meaning his critics claim. But even accepting the false narrative that flying an upside-down flag is the “equivalent of putting a ‘Stop the Steal’ sign in your yard,” the charges of unethical conduct and the clamoring for recusal fare no better. Code of Conduct There are two distinct issues: First, whether Mrs. Alito’s raising of the flag represented an ethical violation for Justice Alito. Second, whether Mrs. Alito’s display of an upside-down flag requires Justice Alito to recuse. The answer to both questions is no. More at the link: https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/20/i-researched-judicial-ethics-rules-for-years-heres-why-the-alito-recusal-calls-are-ridiculous/ .

But, but, cheating never happens.

This AP take should count as another in-kind donation to the Biden campaign

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Trump prosecution wind-down proves it was always a witch hunt With the prosecution winding down in Donald Trump’s Manhattan case, we have to ask, in the immortal words of Peggy Lee: Is that all there is? It’s become utterly apparent (if wasn’t already) that the key element of any prosecution is missing here: namely, a crime. Yes, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg developed a totally novel legal theory by which 34 misdemeanor counts of business-records falsification, though past the statute of limitations, could be converted into felony charges because they were — allegedly — in the service of covering up another crime. But Bragg’s team forgot to offer any evidence that the records were falsified. https://nypost.com/2024/05/19/opinion/trump-prosecution-wind-down-proves-it-was-always-a-witch-hunt/ .

On Cue, Biden Is Lying About Republicans and Elections STEPHEN KRUISER We are all quite aware that the Democrats struggle with the truth. It's been that way throughout my long life as a political activist. They're not very creative about it, either. They've had cover from their flying monkeys in the mainstream media for so long that they never really had to be crafty when spewing untruths. They've gotten even worse since 2016, and the current alleged chief executive officer of the United States of America is the biggest liar of them all. He gets away with repeating stories full of chronological impossibilities, and not one member of the press points it out. On the other hand, entire teams of reporters are dispatched to fact-check what Donald Trump said he had for lunch. But enough about Joe Biden and his personal catalog of prevarication. He's also had over half of a century peddling the Democratic Party's official laundry list of lies about Republicans. President LOLEightyonemillion spent the weekend pandering to black voters, trotting out the ages-old nonsense about Republicans that they use to frighten their base. The Democrats are the most backward-looking "progressive" political movement on Earth. FDR still drives their economic policy, and race relations in America haven't improved since the late 1950s in their telling of the story. As Rick points out in his post, this kind of garbage still resonates with older black voters. We'll be hearing about the Little Rock Nine in many of Biden's stump speeches from now on. The Democrats love to use the "all Republicans are racist" lie to prop up their utter insanity about the GOP and elections. I have a really good memory, and I can't recall a Democratic politician who didn't hawk the lie that Republicans want to make it difficult for minorities to vote. Whenever Republicans try to do anything to help transparency and election integrity, Democrats start shrieking "RAAAAACISM!" like wounded animals. Because Biden is Biden, he embellishes his lies with more lies. https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2024/05/20/the-morning-briefing-on-cue-biden-is-lying-about-republicans-and-elections-n4929167

Judge Cannon Calls Jack Smith Out For His Dirty Tricks in Rare Sunday Order by Christina Laila Judge Aileen Cannon called out Special Counsel Jack Smith for his dirty tricks in Trump’s classified documents case in a rare Sunday filing. Jack Smith has repeatedly warned of a ‘significant, immediate’ threat to the government witnesses if their names were unredacted. The Special Counsel has been fighting to keep the names of government witnesses a secret. He also opposed the unsealing of discovery material because one document confirms the existence of another FBI investigation. In a five-page order, Judge Cannon, a Trump appointee, said that she is “disappointed” that Jack Smith has demanded redactions for “witness safety” when it benefits him, but ignored those concerns at other times. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/judge-cannon-calls-jack-smith-his-dirty-tricks/ .

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ICC is a joke.