First: Nothing much has changed about the stalemate in the Gulf of Hormuz . The little sister of Lindsey Graham, 62-year old Darline Graham Nordone, will serve out his term in the U.S. Senate.   She will not run in the Republican primary to replace him. The Manhattan federal court released more than $5.6 million that Donald Trump owes E. Jean Carroll. The U.S. Senate has 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats. John Cornyn (R-Tex), Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) will not return to the Senate next year, and mostly because Trump was directly responsible for their situation. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) chose not to run for re-election.  If he never returns to the U.S. Senate, this means that, if the above three Republicans want to leave with a major payback, Democrats would have one vote more than Republicans.   If McConnell does return, he has had a severely strained personal relationship with Trump, that he, too, could well vote like a Democrat.   This ...

The  USA is now also at war with Ecuador : Lost count.  Are we up to 8 or 9 wars? This latest one today was welcomed by President Daniel Noboa, a friend of Donald Trump. This action by the U.S. was to rid the area of drug cartels, which pretty much dominates our many wars.  These are worthwhile. About Day 5 of the Iran War: Looks like things are getting better for the U.S. and Israel....and worse for Iran.   Read a summary from CBS News . Iranian missile and drone attacks are declining, perhaps 80% less today compared to Days 1 and 2. Iranian attacks on their adjacent countries have turned the Arab world against them.  Bad decision by Iran. No doubt 175 people, mostly school girls, were killed on Day One of the attack, but it remains unclear if Israel or the USA was to blame.    In case you were not aware, Israel executed the Supreme Leader, not the U.S. Traffic has dried up in the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's crude oil and natural g...