The geekiest fashion trend inspired by political reporting has to be that of Steve Kornacki of MSNBC. He is the affable big board star on TV, and is known for his glasses and khakis. His election projections and returns are priceless. As you know, Kornacki has now branched out into events like the Kentucky Derby and major sporting events. Khakis are not only casual, but now also cool. Gap had a 1993-5  Who Wore Khakis ad campaign , and trotted out Miles Davis, Sammy Davis Jr., Andy Warhol, Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Miller and Amelia Earhart.  Guess who was the model to the right?  Initials AW. Kornacki mostly wears trousers by Gap . Looking closely at Kornacki's trousers, they are not the traditional brownish-tan khaki.  Costs $60 and features a stretch waistband and stain-resistant weave. Dockers, owned by Levi, competes with Gap on this piece of wear. Go to Amazon  and see a whole bunch of khaki trousers from $18 to $98, which is a Huckberry Flint and Tinder Men's 365 Pant, St

I was just about to post my blog today when I saw that a shooter using an automatic weapon  shot at Donald Trump  during his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  He was extremely lucky, as a bullet just grazed his ear, while a person in the audience behind him was killed and another seriously wounded.  The assassin was killed.   Watch this video . I haven't seen any official report, but witnesses mentioned at least seven shots that sounded like firecrackers.  Trump is fine and was walked off the stage by secret service agents into a van to take him to a nearby hospital. President Joe Biden  tried to talk to Trump and had an announcement that condemned the shooting. Lincoln in 1865, James Garfield 1881, William McKinley 1901 and John F. Kennedy 1963.   There are  always threats to U.S. presidents , so protection is crucial.   Barack Obama  and  Joe Biden  were well protected.  Trump is only a former president, so this might have been a factor. As far as presidents go, every modern presid