Monthly Archives: November 2016

Adios, Fidel. You Won’t be Missed.

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Joe Benning

Absurdities Jill Stein, the left wing hero who is leading the Presidential vote recount effort, weighed in on the demise of “El Comandante” Fidel Castro. “Fidel Castro” she said “was a symbol of the struggle for justice in the shadow … Continue reading →

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Recount

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Joe Benning

Well, how about that. Jill Stein is demanding a recount of Wisconsin’s Presidential vote. Stein filed the demand about an hour before the deadline, after having raised more than $5 million for the effort. Let’s put this in perspective. According … Continue reading →

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On This Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Joe Benning

We should give special thanks for our good fortune in having had James Madison as the principal architect of our Constitutional order. It was James Madison who was largely responsible for creating the elaborate system of checks and balances that … Continue reading →

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In Transition

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Joe Benning

Thus far the Trump transition appears to be messier than usual. This seems to be due to a lack of contingency planning building by Team Trump. The lack of planning is probably due to a number of factors, not the … Continue reading →

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Arrival: They’re Here…

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Joe Benning

Arrival is not your ordinary Alien Invasion Flick. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, its central premise is that communication is the key to understanding. In this it has more in common with films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind than … Continue reading →

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Reality Check

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Joe Benning

The shock of Donald Trump’s election produced an opportunity for the hard left to display its true colors, an opportunity they seized without hesitation. In so doing they displayed their intellectual and moral bankruptcy. The New York Times, in its … Continue reading →

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Post Election Blues

Posted on November 12, 2016 by Joe Benning

During the Presidential campaign Donald Trump suggested that he would wait to see the results before committing to support them ahead of time. This was a fairly bone-headed move, and it provoked predictable cries of outrage. Two complaints stood out … Continue reading →

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Aftermath

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Joe Benning

Before the election there were dark warnings of the possibility of violence by Trump supporters in the event of a Clinton victory. Well, we are getting the violence, but it seems to be coming from Trump opponents, although it must … Continue reading →

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Failure of the Elites

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Joe Benning

Donald Trump is going to spend the next two months taking a crash course in how to be President. Let’s hope he studies his Cliff Notes carefully. He’s going to need them. The headline on the front page of the … Continue reading →

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Earthquake

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Joe Benning

There should be no doubt that one of the more inauspicious Presidential contests in recent history produced an earthquake. Donald Trump, a businessman with no political experience and little policy knowledge, managed to win the Republican Presidential nomination and then … Continue reading →

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