The (Daily) Vent 2

(What The Hell Happened ?) Where to begin ? A number of metaphors are being used to describe Donald Trump's return to the White House. Historic. Once in a lifetime. Paradigm shift. The terms are endless. That being said, for one who had been discarded four years ago, that he seemed small at the time, that he was being sent into exile. Exile was not permanent, however. Trump was supposed to go away and when he didn't, when he announced he would stand for election, again, elements rose to oppose him. Beyond Democrats, the media and certain portions of technology, those that first placed President Biden into Office, now their apparent absence has worked to the benefit of President-Elect (again) Trump. For all those who had been working to prevent this very outcome, the "lawfare" the four federal indictments, guilty verdicts on 34 counts of whatever, the documents case, the Jack Smith investigation and so on. The President-Elect is still set to be sentenced on November 26

(Coming Attractions. . .) Two days out and one cannot say who will win, Harris or Trump. One also cannot say if the results will be known for some time. If there is to be a Trump victory, it will have to be decisive. He will be needing to sweep tough the so-called Blue Wall as well as all the Sunbelt. If the result is prompt, and the Results are known on Election Night, then the former President will have had a good night.  If on the other hand, the count extends into the evening, if polls show an un-expected surge for Harris, if Democrats see success in down-ballot theaters, then one could surmise a good night for the Vice President. It is like an expectant parent who expects a baby to be delivered on Tuesday, but not knowing the gender. No reveal parties here. As things are 50-50, all within the margin of error. So, how is one to discern all this without getting an ulcer ? There is a segment of the population that is keeping such a nervous dis-position that, if the wrong person wins,

(Games' Afoot ?) One can remember the last jobs report before the Election. Only 12,000 out of an estimated 112,000, The last spasm of Bidenomics. In addition to the top line, previous reports had been overstated consistently, All told, some eight hundred thousand jobs had been over estimated over the Biden term. Which, one way or another, is coming to an end. While the end might be near, in the intervening interval, Democrats and Republicans are positioning assets to combat mutual malfeasance. Early voting, voting by mail, absentee balloting and so on, practices thar traditionally favor Democrats, this year Republicans are trying to make the same play. Their success or failure in this endeavor remains to be seen but, learning from mistakes four years ago, where in 2020, President discouraged the use of alternate voter usage, Donald Trump won on Election night but the Democrats, with thousands of votes already cast, States that had gone for Trump initially were gradually flipped fr

(Cast Away. . .) Tom Hanks used to be funny. Bosom Buddies , Batchlor Party , Dragnet , Man With One Red Shoe , and of course, Splash . Then he did two Oscar worthy roles, Philadelphia and Forest Gump . Talented actor ? Sure, Then a few years ago, he did Cast Away , where a FedEx engineer whose plane crashed in a storm. He makes it to land. learns to survive, develops an un-healthy relationship with a volleyball. He does get rescued, eventually, but the whole thing was not very entertaining. Like Tom Hanks, being marooned on that island. Senate Republican Leader, Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who will likely not be leader, Majority or Minority when the Republican Conference re-convenes next January, possibly as a new Majority, McConnell is being cast away, the same thing had been applied to President Biden who was also a cast away. McConnell really has no right complain. He has always kept Trump at arm's length but made use of him to approve Trump's nominees. However, McConnell was