Jon Gabriel
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Who's running for president? Field of delusional also-rans will make Trump the GOP nominee.
It's the more, the scarier in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. That is, if the point is to nominate someone other than Donald Trump. → Read More
AZ Senate Fights to Ban Racist DEI; Dems Furious
Republicans in the Arizona State Senate want to stop racial discrimination and racist ideology. Democrats and their allies think this is a terrible idea. Sen. → Read More
Gallup: 50% of Americans Say They’re Worse Off
In January 2020, Americans were three times as likely to say things were looking up for them, rather than going south. Three years later, that number has flipped. Back when Literally Hitler was… → Read More
Sec. Buttigieg … What Would You Say You Do Here?
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is concerned about a lot of things. Racist bridges, non-inclusive aviation software, inequitable contracting procedures, an excess of white construction… → Read More
Teen Girls Hit Record High in Sadness, Suicidal Ideation
A CDC study released Monday revealed the majority of teenage girls reported feeling persistently sad or hopeless in 2021. Back in 2011, 36% of girls reported this negative mental state; as of 2021… → Read More
Kansas City Chiefs Defeat Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII
With eight seconds to go in a very close game, the Kansas City Chiefs made a final field goal to defeat the Philadephia Eagles, 38-35. → Read More
The State of the Union Is Meaningless
The problem with a Joe Biden speech is that he doesn't believe anything he says. When Reagan claimed to hate the dirty red commies, his personal history and actions in office backed up the statement. → Read More
Introducing Piper. Or Ragnar.
Looks like we adopted a new cat. Or, rather, the cat adopted us. When my youngest daughter was home for winter break, she made friends with a stray who followed her home. Then she fed the stray. → Read More
A Pinch of Incense
When the Roman Empire persecuted Christians, they provided an easy out. All the believer had to do was offer some incense to the gods and they would be set free. → Read More
McCarthy Elected Speaker of the House on 15th Vote
Following four days of voting, negotiations, and drama, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has been elected Speaker of the House on the 15th ballot. → Read More
Christ Is Born!
Behold a new and wondrous mystery. My ears resound to the Shepherd’s song, piping no soft melody, but chanting full forth a heavenly hymn. The Angels sing. The Archangels blend their voice in harmony. → Read More
Christmas Will Not Be Instagrammed
Five days before Christmas, I finally recovered. After coughing, wheezing, and hurling my way through a month of whatever plague spread across the country, it was finally time to decorate the house… → Read More
Demosthenes Speaks to America
I’m reading through the speeches of Demosthenes, an Athenian statesman from the 4th century BC. One of his orations, called the Third Olynthiac, punched me in the gut, bringing to mind the frustration… → Read More
Peru’s Left-Wing President Attempts Coup; Congress Sends Him Packing
Peru's Congress voted to oust President Pedro Castillo Wednesday, shortly after he attempted to dissolve the legislature and install himself as head of an emergency government. → Read More
The Final Numbers from Arizona (13 Days After Election Edition)
You guys: On Monday, November 21, all counties in the state of Arizona finally finished counting the Election Day votes. And it only took them 13 days. In fact, two of the contests were so close that… → Read More
The Latest Numbers from Arizona (Wednesday Edition)
A whopping 10,764 votes were counted statewide today, resulting in almost zero movement in the ballot count. Let's go to the big board… Governor Candidate Percentage Vote Total Kari Lake (R) 49.7% 1… → Read More
The Latest Numbers from Arizona (Tuesday Edition)
I was planning to hang up my spurs after last night's vote dump, but now it feels like a tradition. Here are the numbers as of Tuesday night. No, not Tuesday, Election Night. Arizona has been counting… → Read More
Breaking: GOP Takes US House of Representatives
At 6:13 p.m. ET, Decision Desk projected that Republican Kevin Kiley won election to the U.S. House of Representatives for California’s 3rd Congressional District. With that call, the GOP has the 218… → Read More
The Latest Numbers from Arizona (Monday Edition)
As expected, the votes broke the GOP's way in Monday's vote counts, but not nearly enough to give Republicans the lead in the remaining races. → Read More
The Latest Numbers from Arizona (Sunday Edition)
Yes, Arizona is still counting. The only ballots remaining are mail-in ballots that were dropped off on election day itself, along with a minuscule number of provisional ballots. As I noted last night… → Read More