Democrats are due for a spanking because that's what happens to a president's party. They lose congressmen and maybe a senator or two in a president's first midterm. The exceptions were FDR in 1934 due to the Depression and Dubya in 2002 because of the Global War on Terrorism. Clinton's impeachment helped Democrats gain House seats in his second midterm.
But Democrats have it in their heads that they will win even though Biden is braindead and the economy is in the tank. We are in a recession and inflation continues to run amok. Crime is high as Soros-backed prosecutors refuse to bring criminals to justice.
Meanwhile, the FBI is intimidating dissidents.
There really is no reason to keep Congress Democrat. We are worse off today than we were two years ago -- and two years ago we were in a pandemic without a vaccine.
Media polls showed a surge of support for Democrats. The narrative was suburban women upset with the turning over of Roe would rise and rebel against Republicans.
The problem with that scenario is grocery prices are sky high. Who do you think does the shopping?
It's the stupid economy.
Democrats need to change the subject fast. They need an October Surprise -- an event so awesome that it turns the election around.
The presidential debate two days before the 1980 election turned a close election into a rout by Reagan. His momentum was so strong that Republicans gained 12 Senate seats and took control of the Senate for the first time in 26 years.
The Cuban missile crisis in 1962 dashed Republican hopes of taking back the House as they picked up only 4 seats. They lost 4 seats in the Senate, giving Democrats better than a two-thirds majority.
But Biden is not Jack Kennedy or Ronald Reagan. He keeps trying.
The raid on Mar-a-Lago did nothing but annoy voters by reminding them of Russiagate. For Republicans, it was just another lie by Democrats and the media. For Democrats who believed the Russiagate lie, it was one more disappointment in a long string of disappointments. Remember Fitzmas?
His Nazi black-and-scarlet speech at Independence Hall was cuckoo. It failed to rally his people and underscored the uneasy feeling that he wants to change his job title to chancellor.
Threatening to forgive student loans went nowhere.
To his credit, he has forced the corporate media to not mention the recession we are in.
Sabotaging Russia's pipeline to Germany actually was a gutsy move and maybe a prelude to a remake of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The problem is Biden lacks JFK's charisma. (Heck he lacks Dukakis's charisma.) Also this one would be played on Putin's turf.
Both sides feared the other in 1962. That forced face-saving and a compromise.
Putin doesn't fear mice or Joe Biden.
On the economic front, Biden is banking on the October 13 consumer price index to show a nice drop. His hope would be that it would obfuscate the release of the GDP report two weeks later, which should show a third consecutive quarter of economic contraction. At some point, the media must admit we are in a recession.
An indictment of Donald Trump likely would backfire because New York attorney general Tish James's lawsuit against him is not saving the day for Democrats. Oh, Liz Cheney and Mitt Romney would orgasm over an indictment but they are about as Republican as Chuck Schumer is.
The only thing that could save Democrats now is Biden's resignation and even that is iffy, considering his replacement is Cackling Kamala.
Happy Halloween, Democrats.
Sabotaging Russia's pipeline to Germany ""
ReplyDeleteWon't take long for Germany to figure out who did this and why.
I still think the operation was too clean to be the US with Milly and Company of alphabet soups. Plus they would leak it almost immediately if not during the operation. With no leaks and it being competent, it cant be US. Its sad, 10 yrs ago even, I would have believed we could pull this off.
DeleteTo be honest, I think someone wants us to be 'blamed" and they set the stage really well.
I agree Anon.
DeleteAnd it may not be Russia.
DeleteIt was a very professional job. Ukraine? 2DC
Iran with China aid.
DeleteThe problem is that Biden telegraphed the operation "we'll shut it down".
DeleteEither way, it may be repaired but it's going to take time winter is coming
DeleteToo professional to be any podunk player. We, the U.S. have the assents and actually tested them in the Baltic in June. "In support of BALTOPS, U.S. Navy 6th Fleet partnered with U.S. Navy research and warfare centers to bring the latest advancements in unmanned underwater vehicle mine hunting technology to the Baltic Sea to demonstrate the vehicle’s effectiveness in operational scenarios." https://seapowermagazine.org/baltops-22-a-perfect-opportunity-for-research-and-resting-new-technology/
DeleteNope, I don't know who did it but I do think our legislators should divert monies headed to the Ukraine toward repair of the pipelines. It's the right thing to do.
Randy says: About the only country with the expertise to pull it off — AND keep quiet about it — is Israel. Israel doesn’t have a dog in the fight, so if they did it, it would necessarily be on our behalf. But it would have to be at the behest of someone not currently in the top echelon of the U.S. Government, since all of our military and intelligence agencies leak like sieves. Hell, we can’t even trust the Supreme Court staff to keep their mouths shut anymore.
DeleteI can think of only one person with deep ties to Israel who could make that request: a past and future U.S. President who warned Germany not to bet their country’s future on Russian energy; a past and future U.S. President who may be the only person capable of negotiating peace between Russia, Ukraine, the European Union, and NATO.
Obviously I (nor likely anyone commenting here) really knows - but the overt blaming of the common media of Russia is a tell to me (would they tell the truth even if they knew it - they exist to tell us what to think).
DeleteRussia doesn't need to blow up a pipeline - a potential source of future revenue - they can just stop shipping gas (which had all but effectively happened). There were also major demonstrations over energy costs by the peons of Europe regarding the reversing of sanctions on Russia and opening up the gas lines.
This event precludes that outcome - pending repairs which will likely take until next year depending on the details - if it can be repaired at all.
And not a pepe from the Climate Crowd on the massive volumes of methane spewing into the atmosphere (another tell) - and methane is vastly more effective as a greenhouse gas.
Someone wants a much broader kinetic conflict with more players than are currently engaged.
Regards,
Cooter
Agree that Russia doesn't need to blow it up. Who did? To me, Israel doesn't make sense and neither do any of the European players. If the U.S. is responsible, what is ther reasoning behind this???
DeleteEN2 SS says;
DeleteRandy, do you really thing President Trump would want to sabotage that pipeline, knowing untold numbers of people will freeze this winter? How sick are you?
Randy says: America First. Not Germany First. Not Russia First.
DeleteIf Germany freezes this winter, it will be because of their own piss-poor decisions, beginning with 1) electing Angela Merkle, which led to: 2) relying on Russia for a continuous flow of gas and 3) shutting down nuclear power plants in favor of insane “green” energy goals. Not to mention 4) supporting Biden’s ridiculous sanctions against Russia, effectively biting the hand that feeds them and keeps them warm.
Randy adds: This is the same attitude we should have when people die as a consequence of electing Democrats in shithole cities like Chicago, Minneapolis, Baltimore, San Francisco, L.A., etc. Elections have consequences. People are responsible for their decisions. Or as LuAnn says, gooder and harder. “Defund the Police” means no police protection. DAs who won’t prosecute means criminals roam the streets. But nothing will ever change as long as bleeding-heart liberals “rescue” people from the consequences of their stupid decisions.
DeleteYes, people in Germany will freeze this winter. It was a foregone conclusion that Germans would freeze, if not this winter then maybe next, from the moment they crawled into bed with Putin. Gooder and harder, Germany.
Maybe next Spring the German survivors will finally wake up and overthrow their delusional leftist government — unless some bleeding-heart American liberals decide to “rescue” them from their self-inflicted folly.
Do not forget about the Globalist that have been pulling the strings of the EU all these years. I believe they are very afraid that the EU could collapse from it current form if another "Brexit" or two starts getting momentum. A war with Russia over energy would save the EU and give the Globalist more power if the seized Russia's oil and gas ports or more. Their motive to blow up the pipeline is to remove the revolt from the citizens that the government and EU are causing then to freeze this winter.
DeleteJust remember that Xiden is a puppet. His strings are pulled by the people at the top of the food chain. If the globalists want it, it happens and not a peep.
DeleteIirc, part of the Baltic pipeline came on line the day before the explosion. Mere chance? Not hardly.
I wouldn’t be surprised if those charges that blew the pipeline were placed there years ago.
DeleteI wonder if it is some disaffected Russian military that want's if over, now before public sentiment completely fails, and chaos ensues.
DeleteGood column, Don. I'd like to see Biden get an October surprise that sidelines him or does so much damage that it is irreparable. I hope you are right, but I am deeply skeptical of your voting system, practices and vote counting.
ReplyDeleteIt has been noted that the Lefty media seems to suddenly be aware of Brandon's dementia issue. IMO they are gradually setting the stage for the removal of Brandon using the 25th Amendment, but only after Jan 20 so that POTUS Comma-la would be eligible for 2 full elected terms.
ReplyDeleteRandy says: The “tell” that FJB is on his way out the door will be presidential pardons for Hunter and the rest of the Biden Crime Family.
Delete"POTUS Comma-la would be eligible for 2 full elected terms"??? PFFFFFFFFTTTTT!!!!!
DeleteMore word salads. But no dressing, please.
DeleteNo LuAnn, she needs dressing. No sane man wants to see that thing nude.
DeleteThe sad part is she can give a BJ and a speech at the same time with the same verbal persuasion.
It seems as if the dirty trick well is running dry, but I will never underestimate the democrats ability to come up with something the media will use to attack conservatives.
ReplyDeleteI do know they will have their usual November election cheating surprise, however it is no longer s surprise but expected.
there is no level the dems will go down to , to stay in power....a race war or WW3 is not beneath them.
DeleteI agree.
DeleteI'm not sure there's enough gravitas in any charge against DJT to make it look anything other than politics -- unusual politics, but still politics
ReplyDeleteIf the US did it biden will brag about it shortly.
ReplyDeleteTwo caveats:
Delete1st, There's a lot of optimism about midterm elections here and I caution everybody to re-read the blogs leading up to 2020: Dems were crazy, it's the economy and Don's gonna win 49 states.
Only one of those statements proved true and it'll be just as true come November.
2nd, Our current military leaders may be fucked in the heads, but it doesn't mean they're idiots. They're fully capable of planning and executing the Nordstream sabotage. What's more, they have a fanatics belief to stay quiet about it.
(You might recall how well Schumer and Manchin kept their secret)
-lg
Totally agree with your caveats.
DeleteIMO, Biden did it.
DeleteWho benefits from this? And who has the capability to do it. Leftists in the Biden/Obama junta. That's who.
DeleteThe string pullers could easily bypass Brandon and keep it under lock. One boat captain, six SEALs, an armorer and an admiral.
DeleteIf they were smart, they used explosives harvested from IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan. IF.
Here's a surprise. My daughter in corruptifornia said gas went up a dollar per gallon- in 48 hours.
ReplyDeleteGood column, Don. Re-sending this comment because it got lost somewhere. I hope you are right and there's no October surprise and it's full steam ahead for the Republicans. That said, I am deeply skeptical of your voting system and voting counting. We'll see.
ReplyDeleteMany of us can understand the Democrat optimism with the upcoming election. They have it figured out after the past couple elections. The pollsters and media are cooperating by showing favorable numbers so the public will be more accepting of the results. Who wants to be labelled an election denier these days?
ReplyDeleteEN2 SS says;
ReplyDelete"and two years ago we were in a pandemic without a vaccine."
I wish you would give that crap up. It wasn't a pandemic, it was a psyop by the demoncrats per their communist chinese owners. AND THERE IS NO VACCINE, to this day, only a DNA modifying injection. It does not, never did, never will protect a single person from the chinaflu. We will rue the day, once the full effects of that injection take effect.
Agreed. What sort of vaccine do you take 4+ times and still get the disease twice in a few months time?
Deletesame. im done here. and if most of the socalled republicans believe this u guys ARE gonna lose this midterm to cheating. too gullible.
Delete"...ruckle"?
ReplyDeleteUS. Period.
ReplyDeleteIf Crazy Cooter (Someone wants a much broader kinetic conflict with more players than are currently engaged) is correct, who could that someone be? We've seen the US, Russia, and the globalists suggested, but what about China?
ReplyDeleteIf China wanted to take Siberia, hurting Russia by denying the pipeline would make sense.
Does China have the assets? Yes, it has subs.
Can it get them into the Baltic past the Sosus lines in the GIUK gap? Easily. Sailing west across the Indian Ocean and up the South Atlantic avoids them entirely.
This reminds me of the movie the Hunt for Red October.. Unless the Chinese have some special submarine stealth technology, I doubt they could pull it off and escape undetected. So the US is the most likely culprit. The same assholes who claim climate change is destroying the planet, released tons of methane atmosphere , which unlike CO2, is a legit greenhouse gas. 80 times worse.
Deletesurbie still believes they didnt just rename the flu and there was actually a vaccine to help people. done visiting this blog. good luck blowing the midterms
ReplyDeleteWait until the NOVEMBER surprise!
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