Republicans 1, Democrats -3

      So, the Dems didn't do it, not this time. Talk about missing the mark! Not even close. The Dems can't blame 'big money'; they had bigger money. The pundits have worn out their laptops; all the battery power in the Blue states has been drained; poll workers are finished and are joyful that they won't be under siege until Thanksgiving. The Heritage Foundation, the right wing harbor of anti-Americanism, will shake off the doldrums and emerge as a respectable shitpile.

       Congress will have a new look: RED in both houses. Wall St. will buy a round of drinks/wine/cannabis for all comers. Economists will scratch their heads, again, seeking answers to unanswerable questions; and soothsayers will warm up their crystal balls and start soothing for the future.

      The Federal bureaucracy might look different a year from now, but a lot depends on how far Congress will go, but with the SCOTUS in the pocket, Congress and POTUS are essentially without restraint. Oh, my. What does that look like? See California where wackadoodle Newsom has a single majority legislature and continues to drive citizens out of state and raise taxes and other costs with impunity. Oh, my.

      San Francisco will get a new mayor who has never held office in any capacity. How does this happen? Money-pure and simple.$$$$$$$-it works. Oakland has recalled its mayor. Alameda County has recalled its district attorney. Statewide rent control was defeated- again, and again, and again. They just don't believe the facts, simply put. It doesn't work and it doesn't help.

     Florida will come to be the White House, South, like it was 4 years ago. While DeSantis may have some cred with the president-elect, he wise enough to know that it's like playing with rattlesnakes-scary.

More to come.......

Orange HAired Baboon Gets New Endorsement

        Notorious pod caster, Joe "Skin Head" Rogan, has given his endorsement to former president DJT. A perfect fit: two dispensers of wholesale disinformation deserve each other. Mr. Rogan added that he believes Elon Musk's assessment that DJT is the best candidate. This support comes at the end of the 4 year campaign by the 78 year old candidate, convicted felon, who has the country divided into equal halves.

      The vote count will probably take awhile and the outcome of the election will probably not be settled for several days. This will no doubt allow a number of doubts to be sowed by DJT's shadow supporters from various and sundry followers.

Stay tuned.

Election Day: Get Out and VOTE

      So, sports fans, it's 'showtime'. All the bluster, all the hype, all the lies from the Orange-haired Baboon will pass into the fog of history. Expectations are for a high turnout of voters; already over 80 million votes have been cast ahead of today indicating a higher than average turnout, maybe as much as turned out in 2020.

       Both candidates went down to the wire with their respective campaigns, and now will sit out the day in respective homes in the Naval Observatory building in Washington, D.C. , and the MAr-A-Lago hotel Resort in Florida where the Liar-in-Chief can surround himself with his home-grown battery of sycophants. 

Do your duty, Mr. and Mrs. Citizen: VOTE. 

Los Angeles Dodgers Win the World Series in Game 5

        After a resounding win in Game 4, the New York Yankees came into Game 5 with renewed hope. They could turn the Series around, using all their collective talent to overcome a steep climb out of the valley of doom. WHen down 3 games to none, the Yankees were faced with the necessity of winning 4 straight, a rarity in history of the Series.

      Game 5 was held in New York City: home field advantage! In short order, the power of the Yankee lineup came to the fore, smashing home runs, hits all over the stadium. After 4 innings, the New Yorkers held a 5-0 lead. Things were looking promising for the boys in pinstripes. And then the Dodgers started  something, or rather the Yankees started something; something very unusual. The pitcher failed to cover first base on a routine grounder to the first baseman who was late to the bag. Then a walk. Bases loaded. Fly ball to outfield, 1 run in. Then a flyball was dropped by Aaron Judge, and an errant throw that allowed 2 runs to score. Then a hit allowed two more runs to score: now 5-5. All the runs were unearned.  A crushing debacle.

     Then the Yankees scored a go ahead run in the 8th inning, things were looking up. Then the Dodgers came to bat. Hit, walk, hit. Score tied-6-6. Then the Dodgers pushed another run across.

Dodgers 7, Yankees 6.

Yankees were unable to score again. Game 5 over. World Series, over.

Dodgers win the Series 4 games to 1, winning 2 of 3 games on the road. A big win for the West Coast Boys in Blue from the bluest State.

Don't forget to vote, Tuesday, Nov. 5th.

World Series: Game 1

      A Yankee v. Dodger Matchup. East Coast v. West Coast. Old Rival Battle, Again. So, it did come down to the 2 best teams in baseball getting a shot at each other for all the marbles. Yes, there will be some cross country flights involved, perhaps a bit of jet lag running through the roster. Prior to Game 1 in Los Angeles, the Yankees arrived a few days early to "adjust" to West Coast time. The weather forecast was also good.

       Well, it began to look like another close contest. The score was close early on. 1-zip, 1-1, 2-1, Yankees going into the 8th. Then Shohei Otani hammered a double off the wall and there was an errant throw back which got away and the speedy Ohtani took 3rd. He scored on a deep fly ball by Mookie Betts.

  Score tied. 2-2. Then the game went to extra innings. The Yankees got a run in the top of the 10th, 3-2, Yankees. The LA Dodgers were able to get a couple of men on base. With 2 outs , New York decided to walk the next batter to load the bases. Next up: Freddie freeman. 

   First pitch was lofted over the fence: a Grand Slam, Walk Off Home run. Dodgers win in grand fashion, 6-3.

    Nice start for the Fall Classic. Dodgers 1- Yanks -0.

 

Yuan Flees China

      Wait, how can this be true? Money flying out of China?  Hmmm. What do money managers know that Bejing doesn't know? How to make money go away-far, far away. So Beijing has a problem: business managers are hedging bets. They see that the central planning of the economy is not working. The real estate boom is over. Millions of apartments are sitting empty and many buyers are paying for apartments not even built yet. Woe, woe, woe. Poor Xi JP. Now Putin wants more help in Ukraine. Send help, any help will do. Mad Vlad(VOVA) has cajoled Kim Un of North Korea to send 3 thousand soldiers to Russya for military training in preparation to join the fighting in Ukraine. Mr. Xi will close a lucrative deal: troops for???????. Get ready Vlad. Here comes the punch line: "He wants land. Ag land for his garderners who already live in Russya north of the Amur River. About 5 million Chinese have been living and farming here for years. The frost line has moved north. Farmers followed. Mr. Xi: My people need food; we can grow it where Russyan farmers don't even exist. Hmmm. Anything else? 

     Weapons? Fighter jets. Electronics? Well, Vlad. Pay up now if you want anymore troops. How desperate is Vlad? How restive are Russyans in the western/European portion of Russya? Many have left already for warmer climes w/o war. Brain drain in progress.  2 years into a stalemate. Not good for publicity, VOVA.  Maybe you can send some Wagner troops to Ukraine. Oh, wait. Yevgeny Proghozin is dead, remember? Well, I'll send some Mongolians. Or Chechens, they like to help, usually. Peskov, call the Chechens friend, what's-his-name. Tell him to send me 5000 soldiers. We have the arms, we need bodies.  Just for 6 months, then we'll send them back with gold and diamonds for all.

     So, the yuan is being converted into dollars. The shame. What's going on here. The Party says this is against the law or whatever. Billions are leaving. This must stop. Tell all agents to find out who is sending this money away. Switzerland. No, impossible. The US already wrapped up the banking system. Iran? No, mullahs don't like yuan. Hmmm.

  Keep working on it, Comrades.

BRICS Hold Council Meeting at Putin's Request

    The BRICS: China, South Africa, India, Brazil, and Russya. This year, a few more countries were added: United Arab Emirates, Iran, Egypt, and Ethiopia. This anti-West group is meeting in Kazan where Russya is hosting the gathering. Little Vlad(Vova) wants to make it known that he alone is survivng the sanctions imposed by the US and NATO on his country.

     Various leaders have arrived to show the West that they don't need the West. They need alternatives. Of course, they all are participants in the game of Realpolitik: play one against the other and real double the benefits. Nothing new here. Same old, same old. Meanwhile, Iran is feeling anxious as Israel readies its retaliation for Iran's bombardments of its territory last week. Also, its continued support of the terrorist Hezbollah in Lebanon, and HAMAS in GAza that continues to shed leaders as they are eliminated one by one. Who's next? Please step forward and claim martyrdom now while still breathing. Ready?

    So, Mad Vlad will try to sell his position as leader of the coalition. Most of the attendees will be laughing at the chutzpah: he's losing big time in Ukraine. He can't even muster success without calling on North Korea for manpower to bolster his positions along the battlefront. Not easy being a dictator.