05/28/23

The Trump Nomination Calculus — Daunting

Suppose you are an ambitious Republican seeking the nomination of your party through its established primary process to contest the 2024 election against the presumptive, ancient candidate of the Democrats, President Joe Biden, you have a formidable challenge ahead of you: you have to take out Donald J Trump to get the nomination.

The “experts” believed the Republican primary contest was going to be a very tight knot of folks vying against Trump, but it has turned out to be a circus.

I like a circus. Please pass the buttered popcorn.

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05/27/23

Trump Fatigue v Trump Lite

I am on record as saying Donald J Trump has passed his sell-by-date. I said that six months ago.

Trump Sell By Date Arrives

In that blog post, I argued it was time to “pass the baton” and my candidate to whom to pass it was Ron DeSantis, who had just won a huge victory for re-election in Florida.

DeSantis used to call Donald J Trump his “mentor.”

“If you want the nomination, Ron DeSalesTax, you’re going to have to take it, son.”

Since that utterance former President Trump has filed for the Republican nomination and so have several others, including DeSantis. DJT will not be passing that baton.

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04/29/23

Joe Biden @ 86? Really?

President Joe Biden announced last week his run for re-election in 2024. It did not entail a personal appearance, a public event, any presentation on his part, or any questions and answers. It was a bloody video.

Why?

Joe and Jill Biden in the Pleistocene Age when it all began. Jill was in middle school.

Today, Joe Biden is 80 and none too sharp.

On Election Day, Joe Biden will be 82 and none too sharp.

Joe Biden is seeking a job at which he will be 86 when he finishes and, dear God, none too sharp. Continue reading

02/16/23

GOP Presidential Candidate Prediction 2024 — POMPEO

I am behind on my 2023 predictions so I thought I would distract y’all by telling you ahead of time who will win the Republican nomination to run for President versus 82-year-old Joe Biden in 2024 .

MICHAEL RICHARD POMPEO

In assessing the race, I considered the following candidates:

Donald Trump – loser by TKO

I thought after 2020, Trump would fade into the horizon, live in a yurt, lose 40 pounds, undergo some plastic surgery, get some more hair transplants, get a great tan, rest up, build a social media network he could control, develop a think tank, build a gigantic dark money PAC, be photographed all around the world with important leaders, and return tanned, rested, and energized. Continue reading