Highlights of the News

Donald John Trump is our president.

EXPLANATION: Internet service went down last night before I could post this. Only 6 items were complete. I apologize for the late and short posting.

ITEM 1: PJ Media reported, "Ned Lamont, the Democrat governor of Connecticut, claimed on Tuesday that the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies is now empty and alleged that the state is now on its own in securing ventilators and masks to fight the coronavirus pandemic without the help of the federal government.

"'It was disturbing today to find out that the national strategic stockpile is now empty. We did get 50 ventilators, for which I am very thankful,' Governor Lamont said.

"'For now we are on our own. For now, we are doing the best to scour the globe for PPE (personal protective equipment) as best we can.'

"This, it turns out, was not true. President Trump was asked about Lamont's claim during the Corona Virus Task Force press briefing, and he explained what's really happening.

"'It's not emptied, let me explain something. What we're doing [...] rather than having it brought into the stockpile, where appropriate [...] we're trying to have supplies sent directly to the states,' Trump explained. 'Because we don't want medical supplies coming into warehouses all over the place and then we take them from there and bring them to another warehouse. So we're having them brought, ideally, from the manufacturer directly to the hospital or the state where it's going.'"

That is how a businessman does things.

Lemon Lamont joins Cuomo and Democrat governors in Michigan and Nevada in mouthing off instead of doing their jobs.

ITEM 2: The News Times reported, "Connecticut residents suddenly out of work as a result of the corona virus pandemic might not see their first unemployment payment until the first week of May, Democrat Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday.

"Lamont reported no fresh new surge in claims for unemployment benefits, after the state saw roughly 100,000 file after his March 10 declaration of a public health emergency in response to the outbreak of the novel corona virus.

"The Connecticut Department of Labor had reported a processing delay of two to three weeks due to staff being overwhelmed by processing applications while working remotely on outdated computer systems. On Tuesday, Lamont said families should tighten the belts for up to two weeks beyond the DOL’s initial projections."

Like I said, Lemon Lamont needs to stop mouthing off and start doing his job.

By the way, when he ran against Joe Lieberman (and lost) for the Senate, I noted that Ned was to the manor born. He never had to collect unemployment in his life, which by the way is an earned benefit. Employers must buy unemployment insurance to cover this.

ITEM 3: A new Marquette Law School poll of Wisconsin found Biden up 3 points.

Its final poll in the 2016 election had Hillary up by 6.

Donald Trump won Wisconsin.

Media reports do not mention that. I do.

ITEM 4: For once, we have an excuse to skip church.



Everyone should. Passover too. And cover the Orthodox Easter a week later.

ITEM 5: Law360 reported, "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had been sticking to her twice-weekly workout schedule at the Supreme Court’s private gym amid the coronavirus pandemic, but those lessons are now reportedly on hold due to D.C.’s stay-at-home order that took effect Wednesday.

"Bryant Johnson, Justice Ginsburg’s longtime personal trainer, told Law360 Tuesday that the 87-year-old was maintaining her routine of planks, push-ups and other exercises with him in the justices' private gym inside the Supreme Court building. But as of Wednesday, the sessions were put on pause due to Washington, D.C.’s orders to stay at home except for essential activities, Johnson told New York Magazine's The Cut in an email.

"According to a Tuesday interview with Johnson, Justice Ginsburg had still been attending the workouts during the corona virus pandemic, with the two taking precautions to wipe down equipment, wash their hands and keep their distance. Johnson said that he had also canceled his appointments with his other clients and was only working with the justice."

We cannot go to church but this witch can go to the gym twice a week.

ITEM 6: Breitbart News reported, "Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Tuesday the Trump administration and the coronavirus task force are together working every day to stop the pandemic. He is confident they are making good progress to that end, including the development of medication to treat the virus that could change the trajectory of its spread in the coming weeks."

Doctor Carson told the news service, "The big message is this will pass. We will get through this."

Laughter isn't the best medicine. Hope is.