Month: January 2018

This started with a recipe I found online, but I’ve kicked it around a bunch since then making it pretty much my own. I’m a “by ear” cook so most of these amounts are approximate.

4 slices bacon
1/4 cup minced garlic (You probably don’t want to use this much. I really like garlic.)
1/2 cup minced onion (or a couple tbsp garlic powder if you don’t have onion to hand)
1 16.9 fl oz bottle diet cola. (I know, it sounds weird, but it works)
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tbsp or so Worcestershire sauce
1 12 oz can tomato paste
2 tbsp hot sauce
Splenda artificial sweetener to taste
Note:  If you’re not on a keto/low-carb diet you can use regular cola and sugar instead of diet and Splenda.

In a 2 quart saucepan, cook the bacon extra crispy and remove from the pan leaving the drippings behind.

Add the garlic and onion and saute over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.

Add the diet cola. Bring to a low boil.

Break the bacon into small bits and add it back into the pan.

Add the remaining ingredients except the Splenda.

Simmer covered for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, to let the flavors combined.

Taste. If you like a sweeter sauce, stir in Splenda a bit at a time until you reach the taste you like.

Let cool then pour into a sealable container (I use an empty, and cleaned, spaghetti sauce jar) to store in the refrigerator.

Enjoy.

The claims are still going out there that Trump and his supporters are Nazis.  The claims are still ridiculous.  But let’s look at a side-by-side, day-by-day comparison of highlights of the first year of Trump’s presidency against the first year when Hitler was Chancellor of Germany:

Day	Hitler	Trump
1	Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany	Inaugurated As President
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4
5		The “Border wall” executive Memorandum.Memorandum condemning cities that deliberately flout federal immigration law, hire additional immigration enforcement officers, and empower state and local law enforcement to enforce immigration law.
6
7		Proclaimed National School Choice Week, encouraging parents to have a meaningful choice in what schools they want their children to attend.
8		Executive order requiring vetting of non-citizens coming to the US from several terrorism prone nations. (This one gets repeated several times as activist judges keep inventing spurious objections and blocking it.)Examine current readiness of armed forces and develop plan to ensure necessary readiness levels.
9		Ethics policy executive order forbidding any executive branch employees from lobbying for 5 years after leaving their position.Ordered development of a plan to defeat ISIS.
10
11		EO to reduce federal regulation:  to pass one you must repeal two.
12
13		Constitutional Conservative Neil Goresuch nominated to Supreme Court
14
15		Executive order to direct fiscal policy to empower Americans to make independent financial decisions, prevent taxpayer funded bailouts, foster a growing and vibrant economy, and make American companies competitive in domestic and foreign markets.
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17
18
19
20
21		Executive order to enforce existing federal law and seek legislation consistent with constitutional enumerated powers aimed at preventing violence against Federal, State, Local, and Tribal law enforcement officers.
22
23
24	40,000 Sa and SS men sworn in as Auxiliary Police Note that this was out of a population of 67 million.  A similar proportional group in the us today would number nearly 200,000
25
26
27	Reichstagg Fire.	Says he could “live with” alternatives to the “two state” “solution” in the Middle East.
28	Emergency powers granted to Hitler
29
30
31	Sometime this month Orianenberg Concentration Camp and Osthoven “Collection Point” begin operation.
32
33
34
35
36		EO Committing to regulatory reform.
37
38
39
40		EO to review regulations related to navigable waters consistent with “It is in the national interest to ensure that the Nation’s navigable waters are kept free from pollution, while at the same time promoting economic growth, minimizing regulatory uncertainty, and showing due regard for the roles of the Congress and the States under the Constitution.”EO to promote excellence at historically black colleges and universities.
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52	Dachau concentration camp opened to be followed by Buchenwald near Weimar in central Germany, Sachsenhausen near Berlin in northern Germany, and Ravensbrück for women.
53
54	Enabling Act gives Hitler dictatorial powers.
55
56
57
58
59
60		Delegates his authority under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 to the Secretary of State.
61
62	Boycott of Jewish shops and businesses
63
64
65
66
67		Review revocation rules on executive orders for existing federal contracts
68
69		Established President’s Commission on combating drug addiction and the opioid crisis.
70
71		enhanced enforcement of antidumping and some other violations of fair trade policies–basically enforcement of existing law and treaties.
72	Nazis issue a Decree defining a non-Aryan as “anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents. One parent or grandparent classifies the descendant as non-Aryan…especially if one parent or grandparent was of the Jewish faith.”
73
74
75
76		Attacks Syria (ISIS) with cruise missiles
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87	“Secret State Police” Gestapo founded.
88
89		EO that consistent with law the executive branch will buy American and hire Americans.
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97		EO enforcing statutory prohibitions of federal control of education
98
99
100		Establish office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy to defend American Workers and Domestic Manufacturers and encourage economic growth.EO to review trade agreements for violations of trade rules and abuses.
101	Book Burnings throughout Germany
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112		Establish Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity
113
114
115
116
117
118		Continues Iran Nuclear Sanctions Relief
119
120
121
122		Trump Arrives in Israel in pursuit of “ultimate deal”.  While here, among other things, he prays at the Wailing Wall.
123	Sometime within this month forced sterilizations begin. Sometime this month Breitenau, Kemna camps begin operation.
124		Sends budget proposal to Congress “Congress a $4.1 trillion spending plan that relies on faster economic growth and steep cuts in a range of support programs for low-income individuals to balance the government’s books over the next decade” Includes push for paid parental leave as part of budget.
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133		Abandons Paris Accords
134
135
136	All parties but Nazi party banned.
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148		Memorandum on policy toward Cuba: “The United States recognizes the need for more freedom and democracy, improved respect for human rights, and increased free enterprise in Cuba. The Cuban people have long suffered under a Communist regime that suppresses their legitimate aspirations for freedom and prosperity and fails to respect their essential human dignity”
149
150
151
152
153		Memorandum on North Korea: “The existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula and the actions and policies of the Government of North Korea continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.”
154
155
156
157
160
161
162		Reviving the National Space Council
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181		Memorandum of Continuation of National Emergency of Transnational Criminal Organizations
182
183		More EO on strengthening domestic manufacturing.
184
185
186
187
188		Trump prohibits transgenders from serving in the armed forces.
189
190
191
192
193
194
195		Announces plan to prioritize skills based immigration.
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207		Top Military officer warns North Korea that the US Military is ready.
208		Charlotesville riots, Trump says “both sides are bad”.
209
210
211
212
213
214
215	Sometime this month Reich Chamber of arts established.  Jews prohibited from the arts	Trump vows to win in Afghanistan
216
217
218		Pardons Joe ArapioMemorandum confirming military transgender policy. EO imposing sanctions on Venezuela for abuses of human rights.
219
220
221		Launches push for tax reform to reduce taxes on the majority of people who pay federal income tax.
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235		EO Continuing emergency of certain terrorist attacks
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243	Jews Prohibited from owning Land	Speech to UN, criticizing bloated bureaucracy and mismanagement.
244
245		EO:  Additional sanctions on North Korea
246
247
248	Jews prohibited from being newspaper editors	EO on enhanced vetting for detecting attempted entry by terrorists and other public safety threats.
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
269
260
261
262
263
264
265
266		EO on promoting healthcare choice and competition across the US.
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276	Sometime this month Oberer Kuhberg concentration camp begins operation
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287		Calls for tougher immigration law after New York attack.
288
239
290
291
292
293
294
295		Says US will no longer be taken advantage of in trade.
296
297
298
299	Nazis pass a Law against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals, which allows beggars, the homeless, alcoholics and the unemployed to be sent to concentration camps.
300
301		Trump and China, China of all places, agree that Nuclear Weapon freeze in North Korea is not enough.
302
303
304
305
306		DOJ sues to stop AT&T acquisition of Time Warner.
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319
320
321		Recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
322
323
324
325
326
327
328
329
330		Demonstrates graphically (with pallets of paper) how much federal regulation has been reduced.
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
338		Trump signs tax bill that reduces federal income tax for the majority of people who pay the tax.
339
340
341
342
343
344
345
346
347
348
349		Trump boasts of having bigger “Nuclear Button” than North Korea. (Note: North and South Korea are now talking to each other.)
350
351		Disbands voter fraud commission (after all, a third of the states concealed their data from it).Expands offshore drilling.
352
353
354
355
356
357
358
369
360	Jews are banned from the German Labor Front
361
362
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364
365

There’s a decided lack of things in that third column, representing Trump’s presidency.  There are no concentration camps.  By this point there should be eight concentration camps and one “collection point” or, if we went by relative populations, it should be close to 40.

Worst.  Nazi.  Ever.

It’s not a Nazi takeover.  It’s not the end of the world.  You only make yourself look stupid by making the comparison.

Really, people.  Chill.

My daughter came to me yesterday looking for assistance on her class requests for high school.  Wow, has that much time passed already?  She’s doing exceptionally well, already taking “pre-AP” courses in middle school, other courses that count for high school credit, and just generally doing a phenomenal job.

But high school brings with it dating (not yet, but sooner than I’m likely to be ready for).  So, this “Blast from the Past”:

1.  Goths embrace pain and suffering.  Hurt my daughter and I will embrace yours.
2.  Tears are nothing to be ashamed of.  Make my daughter cry and I will demonstrate this by making you cry.
3.  While black is always in fashion, pants hanging around your knees are not.  If you insist on this fashion faux-pas I will use my staple gun to give you a nice set of piercings to hold up your trousers.
4.  I hang out in graveyards for fun.  Think about it.
5.  Goths flirt with death all the time.  Touch my daughter inappropriately and I will flirt with yours.
6.  I know every dark, secluded spot in the city where no one could hear someone scream in agony until their voice is gone.
7.  Black doesn’t show bloodstains.
8.  I have a fascination with psychopaths.  Some of my best friends are psychopaths.
9.  Most of my best friends are psychopaths.
10.  Aw, hell, all of my best friends are psychopaths.

The Soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

‘Step forward now, Soldier ,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?’

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
‘No, Lord, I guess I ain’t.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can’t always be a saint.

I’ve had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I’ve been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn’t mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you’ve a place for me here, Lord,
It needn’t be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don’t, I’ll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

‘Step forward now, you Soldier,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in Hell.’

Author Unknown~

I’m not a believer myself, but this has always been particularly poignant to me.

This is probably going to be a brief one.

So, Cliff Galbraith, founder of East Coast Comicon has banned Kevin Sorbo from the con. (Mr. Galbraith took down the Facebook posting where he announced the banning, but what happens on the Internet, stays on the Internet–a point to remember.)

The stated reason is not Mr. Sorbo’s Christian views, nor his conservative politics, although I’m sure those played a part.  No, he banned him because he’s friends with Sean Hannity.  Banned one person because of another person.

There’s only one problem: Kevin Sorbo had no intention of attending the con, had never even heard of this particular con.  He posted on twitter to that effect that he’d never heard of the con nor had his booking agent (I figure that’s what he was typing when he ran out of characters):

They banned someone who had absolutely no intention of being there in the first place.

Now, from a certain perspective–a smug and venal one perhaps–this “banning” makes a certain sense.  Had Kevin Sorbo actually been going to attend that con, there would have been people who would have bought memberships for the chance to see and meet, perhaps get pictures taken with, Hercules.  If they had then banned him, they would lose those memberships and the dollars they represent.

But by banning someone who had no intention of attending, they lose nothing.  They get to virtuesignal (although this “guilt by association” is hardly what I’d call “virtue) without risk and without loss.

Basically virtue for the cowardly.

 

From the sequel to The Hordes of Chanakra, which is proceeding apace:

“You have all heard the tale,” Mahed said at the council. “War Woman would come.  We would follow her into battle, and that battle would be our end.  Since our fathers’ fathers’ fathers’ time the smoke has told us of our fate.  We faced it, unflinching.”

Kaila shifted uncomfortably where she sat in the circle with chiefs and shamans.  In time past she would have welcomed an end of the nomads of Briganzo’s Desert, when she knew them only as those who raided farmsteads flanking the city of Elam.

A year past, Kreg had begun to open her eyes to a different tale.  And now, having lived among them since her escape from Trevanta, accompanied by two nomad children, she found that the thought of their ending pained her.  That she was fated to bring about that end twisted the knife in her heart.

“But then,” Mahed continued, “the smoke told a new tale.  No longer did it say that we would end if we followed War Woman, but that we would end if we did not.”

Mahed stamped twice then raised his hands to the sky. “And now the time is come.  The smoke sends War Woman to us, the smoke of a burning city of stone.” He turned and held out a hand to Kaila. “War Woman is come.”

Kaila met Mahed’s gaze.  She thought she was the only one to see his wink.

One of the chiefs, Kaila thought she remembered that he had been introduced as being Five Stars Clan, stood.

“You say War Woman is come.  Who is this woman?  Who names her War Woman?”

Mahed withdrew the hand he pointed in Kaila’s direction and pointed it another way.

Isemet, seated back from the circle of chiefs and shamans stood. “I name her War Woman.  I, Isemet, of Three Mountains Clan.  I named her when she showed me my death, and then withheld it.”

“A sorceress then?” Five Star Clan said. “Being a sorceress does not make one War Woman.”

“A warrior,” Isemet said. “The equal to any who ride the desert.”

Mahed beckoned Isemet forward.  Isemet stepped past the circle of sitting leaders to stand by Mahed.

“I saw her practicing with her long knife, her sword, and I mocked her.  She offered to test herself against me and I, in my pride, agreed, thinking to teach this woman a lesson.  At first, I offered her the butt of my spear, thinking her unworthy of its point, but she danced aside and struck with her sword, striking with the flat like an elder might use to teach a youngling.” He tapped his forehead to indicate the spot Kaila had hit.

“Again and again, I struck, but she was the wind, never where I struck, yet always ready to sting me, like wind-driven sand, to show me my foolishness.  My anger rose.  I reversed my spear, now facing her with the point.  We fought.  Never had I felt such strength, such speed, not from any warrior of Three Mountains Clan.  And then, when she saw the time was right, she struck the spear from my hands.” He held up his hands, showing them empty. “She placed her sword above my heart, showing me the death I had earned.  She then withdrew it and offered the hand of friendship instead, giving me back my life.” Isemet turned to face Kaila and bowed his head.

“My heart smoke rose up within me then and spoke to me.  And I knew I stood before War Woman, and the time the smoke had foretold had come.  I named her.  And the clan proclaimed it true.”

“You were deluded,” Five Stars Clan said. “Pride spoke to your heart, not heart smoke.  You could not bear to be beaten by a woman so your pride named her War Woman.”

Isemet started to speak, but Mahed held up a hand. “You challenge the claim?”

“I do.”

“Then let War Woman stand forward to defend the claim.”

Kaila stared up at Mahed.

His eyes met hers firmly.  Slowly, he held out a hand, palm up.

Kaila rose to her feet.

“I do not claim the title, War Woman,” Kaila said. “Others say it of me.  But I will not have the courage and honor of young Isemet denied.  If you would name him fool, then stand before me.”

“I do not fight women,” Five Stars Clan said.

“If you would challenge the claim of War Woman,” Mahed said. “You must prove the challenge in combat.”

Slowly, Five Stars Clan rose.  He was shorter than Kaila, but with a body that brought to mind the bole of an old oak, breadth and strength. His hair hung in three long braids, one on each side and one down his back.

He held out a hand. “Wasam, my spear.”

A younger warrior trotted forward carrying a heavy spear which he placed in Five Star Clan’s hand.

Mahed clapped a hand on Kaila’s shoulder as she drew her sword. “Unless you must, do not kill him.”

Kaila nodded.  Her eyes narrowed as she studied Five Star Clan.  He was no Isemet.  There would be no false bravado, no carelessness caused by overconfidence.  He would simply come in to end the fight as quickly, and as decisively as possible.

She smiled.

Five Stars Clan stabbed with his spear.  Kaila spun hers down with a drawstroke that neatly severed the shaft.  In a blur, she stepped forward, with a stab just to the side of Five Star Clan’s head, barely missing his cheek.  She lifted the sword and drew back before skipping back a step.

Silence fell over the watching nomads.  Five Star Clan’s left braid lay on the ground before him.

Five Star Clan looked down at his cloven spear, to the severed braid, then up at Kaila.

“War Woman indeed,” he said then returned to his place in the circle.

Kaila, likewise, returned to her own place, a smile playing at her lips.

For the first time in weeks, she felt fully herself.

From one of my current active projects:

Mysterious creatures known only as Shadows have infiltrated the college attended by Our Heroes.  In their attempt to bring Adrian, an immortal alchemist, under their sway, they have hoodwinked the authorities.  Now, our heroes are on the run, having abandoned Adrian’s old car, The Green Monster, in favor of new transportation not known to their enemies.  They are discussing the plans when the conversation goes sideways.

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The waitress bringing our food provided an opportunity for me to consider my response.  In the end, I nodded.

“Chuck did seem to be free of the Shadow after the flare burned out, but Becki, remember when I said they need permission?”

“I know,” Becki said, her voice subdued. “I saw.” She sighed. “I always knew Chuck was…determined…to be a star but I never thought he’d make a pact with the devil to do it.”

“I did,” Jeff said.

Becki rounded on him. “You never liked Chuck.  You…”

“No.” Jeff ran over whatever Becki was going to say. “I didn’t.  I thought he was a self-righteous bastard who would do anything, anything to get his way.  And I was right, too.”

Becki slumped, deflated, in her seat.  She sat silent for several seconds before looking up. “I know.”

“You should find a nicer guy,” Jeff said. “Someone like Adrian here.”

My jaw dropped. “Hey, what?”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Becki said.

My heart clenched at Becki’s words but I told it firmly to keep its own counsel.  I would not get involved with this young woman more than I already was.  I would not.  I should be glad that she felt the same way.

“No, think about it,” Jeff said. “He’s always been there when you needed him, whether it’s been help with your calculus…”

“I bet that’s not the first time he’s studied calculus.  I bet he studied with Isaac Newton.”

I sighed. “No, never met the man.  Nor Leibniz nor Gauss nor Laplace.  I’ve lived a long time.  That does not mean I’ve met every famous figure in your history books.  I was conscripted for the Civil War.  I did not, however, meet either General Grant or Abraham Lincoln.”

“But you did study calculus before.  This wasn’t the first time.”

I shrugged. “No.  It wasn’t.  Once credentials started becoming important I had to start going back to school when I started a new life.  That meant taking a lot of the same basic classes.”

“Exactly, so you…”

“Was always there when we needed him,” Jeff rolled over her again. “Rides?  The Green Monster was always available.” He met my eyes. “And don’t think I haven’t figured out that you slipped me a mickey that time.  Same stuff you used on the cop?”

“Same stuff,” I said. “There was nothing you could do by worrying and you needed to rest.”

“Exactly,” Jeff said. “I needed.  You’ve always come through with what I, or Becki, needed.” He fixed his glare on Becki. “You could do worse.  A lot worse.”

I held up my hands. “Hey, wait a minute.  What makes you think that I…”

Jeff threw up his hands in a dramatic gesture. “Just because I’m good at football, why does everybody think I’m stupid?  I have eyes.  I’ve seen your face when she walks into the room.”

Becki’s voice was soft. “Don’t be…don’t be…silly.”

Jeff stood up. “Hey, everybody!”  He pointed at Becki. “This is my sister.  If the two of them have any brains at all, this–” He pointed at me. “–is her new boyfriend.”

I stared at Jeff, my face frozen in shock.  I switched my gaze to Becki to see her equally stunned.  I closed my eyes and let my head fall forward onto folded arms.

I had centuries of experience on these two, a lifetime they could never imagine.  So why did I feel so completely overwhelmed, so completely out of my depth?

When did my life get so out of control?

Well, it’s been a week.

The first night, I only ended up getting about three hours of use because the mask first came completely off.  Then, after I woke and put it back on, it kept slipping off my nose so large chunks of time didn’t “count”.  Three out of six hours.  I woke up with my nose sore.  The thing had counted something like eight events per hour, and ran the pressure up to like 18 cm (near the 20 cm maximum of the unit).

Since that time, some adjustment of the straps (I had them positioned badly) helps keep the mask in place while not being near so tight.  The unit stays on through the night.  I don’t wake up during the night as often and usually that’s just a matter of roll over and go back to sleep.  I think maybe something about wearing the mask suppresses my natural tendency to turn over when the side pressing against the mattress gets sore and it’s the soreness that wakes me.  Overnight pressure when I check the thing is 11.5 cm.  Leak rate was 16 l/m which is fine.

And last night the “apnea events per hour” was zero.

So what does this mean for me?  Well, first off, my sleep is still being interrupted.  The “waking up to turn over” thing.  I wake up with a sore nose.  It’s like when you have a severe cold and your nose gets very tender from frequent rubbing with tissues.  And my nose always seems dried out.   I tried running the unit humidifier all the way to maximum, enough that I got water dripping at the joint in the hose making my pillow wet, but my nose still felt dry in the morning.  I’ve backed off a bit on the humidifier setting figuring I’d just have to live with it.

On the other hand, before I used the CPAP, I’d sit in the office trying to work and my eyes would start to close and my head to droop. I’d catch myself, get back to work, then it would happen again.  This went on from mid-morning until I finally went to bed.  Every day.  I’d fight it off with caffeine, lots and lots of caffeine (can’t stand coffee, can barely tolerate tea, so this meant lots and lots of diet cola).

That stopped, from the first, rather unsuccessful use of the CPAP.  I was actually awake and not fighting to stay so during the day.

I’m better able to focus and concentrate at work.  And, this is the big one, my writing productivity is up.  I’ve never been a particularly fast writer and I’m still not, but I’m putting out about twice as much copy per day as I was doing before.

Overall, I am very pleased.  Some of the issues that I’m still having I’m hoping will improve with time (the nose soreness).  But, apparently, a good night’s sleep is worth some discomfort.

 

I am motivated to make today’s post early.

It’s been eight days shy of a year since Donald Trump became President of the United States. (Yes, if you’re a US Citizen he is your President whether you like it or not.)

Before the election, I was utterly convinced Trump would be at least as big a disaster as Hillary. His history was pretty strongly left wing. Even in the campaign he’d thrown five, arguably six, of the amendments in the Bill of Rights under the bus. And the only thing to counter that was his rhetoric–words from a man who wrote the book (literally) on “sell the fantasy”, in saying what you have to to make the deal, who had admitted that what he was saying was “just flexible suggestions.” And once he started to govern from a left-wing position (as I fully expected) all of the results would be blamed on “the right” (which to the media means anybody not left-liberal-progressive, ignoring the actual complexities of people’s positions). And that would be all she wrote for the Republic for at least a generation, probably a century.

I was wrong. Praise Odin, I was wrong. I was wrong. I was wrong. I was wrong. I have never been so glad to be wrong in my entire life. That’s not hyperbole. I mean that with complete sincerity.

Even now, if he were to revert to the left-wing kleptocrat that I expected during the campaign, there are things that are done that won’t be undone, not easily. Goresuch on the Supreme Court (not perfect, but oh so much better than anyone Hillary would have nominated). Other judicial nominees.

For the first time in more than a decade, I actually have hope that the light of Freedom will not be extinguished in my lifetime.