I guess you must know that this is Presidents Day.  Congress in 1971 combined Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays into one holiday for all presidents.  Also a day for shopping.  In fact, did you know that  Amazon has a Presidents Day 40% off sale ?  If you scroll down, you will see items you don't need for more than 50% off.  Anyway, good time to focus on the current president and his  5150  president, Elon Musk. The  New York Times  this morning indicated that President Donald Trump's bulldozing the federal bureaucracy makes Democrats almost envious, but of course brings up the matter of a Constitutional Crisis. Democrats may not approve of Trump’s targets — foreign aid and consumer protection agencies — or the   potential constitutional crisis   he initiated when he tried to eliminate them. But some Democrats might envy the speed at which he cut through red tape. After all, liberal lawmakers have for years complained about b...

  But before this impending doom, a few words about Trump, et al. With much showmanship,  Donald Trump this morning talked to Vladimir Putin on the phone .  This was a well-orchestrated affair, as American school teacher Marc Fogel was released from Russia, and met with Trump yesterday, showing good faith by his pal Vlad.  This was a prisoner swap with Alexander Vinnik, a convicted Russian criminal.  Initial step in ending the war in Ukraine.  By what has so far been leaked, the war will soon end, with Ukraine losing a lot of territory and being banned from joining NATO. The U.S. Senate today confirmed 43-year old Tulsi Gabbard as Director of national intelligence.  She represented Hawaii as a Democrat in the U.S. House from 2013 to 2021.  Only Republic to not vote for Gabbard was Senator Mitch McConnell, who couldn't care less what Trump will do to him.  I posted on everything you should know about Tulsi on  30December2024 .  She...