No One Wants A Biden Presidential Library

 The Federalist  There is absolutely nothing commendable about Biden and his career, especially about his four years in the White House. 

Maybe it’s not a matter of asking who will visit the Joe Biden Presidential Library so much as it is a matter of asking this: Who will want to even pause and respect the man at all?

Biden has made us a lesser nation as he rules. TD

 . . ."Having visited a number of presidential libraries, I now find myself wondering: What will the future Joe Biden Museum and Library be like?

More to the point: Who is going to want to visit it? Who is going to want to be on staff there?

What has Biden accomplished? Half a century is a long time by any measure, but even more so when one devotes a lifetime to an ever-precarious career in politics. Surely there has to be something good in there to commemorate … right?

Perhaps not. Biden’s life and time in office have been thoroughly ridden with malpractice, corruption, and abuse of power. There is absolutely nothing commendable about Biden and his career, especially about his four years in the White House. If they are going to be remembered at all, it will be with derision and mockery.

How does a library accommodate that reality without descending into full-scale revisionism?

Will the official documents include the reams of tweets, laden with untruths and rhetoric, which may or may not have been composed by Biden himself? Might there be a video running of Biden’s contemptible behavior during the Clarence Thomas hearings in 1991? Will a kiosk have a loop playing of Biden’s “courageous” decision to step aside from the 2024 election?

When one considers the highlights of the Biden Library, the possibilities run from the ridiculous to the nigh-on criminal. It will take extreme massaging to make the Biden economy out to be a good one. Maybe the library will extol Biden’s bold vision when he bestowed upon George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Perhaps there will be a display of the ensembles worn by “Rachel” (Richard) Leland Levine.

Who is going to want to see this sort of thing on display? Who could possibly take it seriously?

No, Joe, It Ain’t So  . . ."That memorable moment comes to mind as President Joe Biden, with mere days left in his solitary term, takes to the pages of the Washington Post to write an op-ed titled: “Joe Biden: What Americans should remember about Jan. 6,” with the subtitle “Four years ago, our democracy was put to the test — and prevailed.”

"In which the president speaks one blatant untruth after another, illustrating exactly why Americans wanted him out of the Oval Office." . . . The American Spectator

Who do you suppose wrote this for Joe?

Pete and the Kabuki Actors

RedState 

 Kabuki: More recently, Kabuki has entered general English as a synonym for theatrical. In the US, it is often used to describe politicians suspected of acting insincerely to please their supporters and/or attract maximum media attention.

"So here we go. Act 1 of the "Washington Kabuki Group's Traveling Action Show." Still smarting from last November's losing performance, which bombed spectacularly, the troupe has not yet figured out what the audience likes and what the audience hates. So the programs, which were printed up months ago, are still being distributed at performances because the DNC did not have access to public funds to produce new ones, and also because their Writer's Guild surely knows what the people want, whether the people want it or not.

And yesterday, as the curtain went up on one Peter Hegseth, the orchestra played its fanfare, and the group danced in on the stage before him. Still looks like it's gonna resemble last year's show. Don't think the reviews are going to be positive.

"Mr. Hegseth, you are not qualified to head the Department of Defense. You have managed a department with a budget of only 18 billion dollars," Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) quacked. "The DOD has a budget of 825 billion dollars. That's five katrillion times smaller...no bigger....wait....greater than, I mean...(almost shouting now) well have you ever conducted an audit?"

"Mr. Hegseth!" Mazie Hirono (D-HI) jumped in. "I don't think you're qualified to lead the DOD either. Tell me, would you consider using armed military force to attack Panama or Greenland? Hmmmmm?"

"My Turn! My Turn!" Liz Warren (D-MA) shoved Hirono aside to take center stage. "Mr. Hegseth! Do you still think women make inferior combat soldiers? Don't you realize that I, old as dirt, can easily lug an 85 lb artillery shell?"

Then, from stage left, in jumped Timmy Kaine (D-VA, failed presidential candidate and Big Shot Wannabe. It was time to grope the bottom of the barrel and get personal. 

"Mr. Hegseth, didn't you cheat on your wife? Hmmmm? Didn't you have a child with another woman while married to someone else? Hmmmm? And here in Washington, our nation's capitol, where half of the United States Congress is engaging in Sexual Congress with persons other than their spouses, you expect us on this committee to believe that your oath to the office — should you be confirmed — will mean anything when you cannot even keep your own oath to all of your wives? Hmmmmm?" . . .

Slate asks: But how did Kabuki, one of Japan’s most revered arts, come to signify loathsome fakery?

Do You Need To Be Reminded What Kabuki Theater Means In A Political Context?   "
Using the phrase “kabuki theater” in the context of Congress is something of a good old American metaphorical critique, describing a situation where actions are purely symbolic, staged and, ultimately, insincere performances. In the real world, Kabuki is a traditional Japanese form of theater best known for its elaborate costumes, stylized performances and exaggerated gestures. In the context of MAGA Mike's idiotic 118th Congress, the implication is that the actions, debates, negotiations, etc are being carried out for public display and political posturing rather than genuine attempts at substantive change or progress. It suggests that the proceedings are more about appearance or ritualistic performance than achieving meaningful outcomes. Sound familiar at all?" . . .

Hegseth's Media Chops Are a Huge Plus While Facing Frothing Democrats 

" As I told everyone who participated in our live blog on Tuesday, I am not a fan of televised confirmation hearings in the United States Senate. Regardless of which party is in power, the hearings are nothing more than an opportunity for a bunch of attention-starved egomaniacs to grandstand. Every senator knows going in to the hearing how he or she is going to vote, so the process is useless." . . . 

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s ‘Art of the Troll’ on Canada, Greenland, ‘Gulf of America,’ Panama Canal

 Daily Signal 

. . ."And the whole point is to reexamine the status quo across the board. It’s kind of an anti-woke argument, isn’t it? Everything is up for grabs, and if the woke people think they can rewrite the history and traditions of the United States, maybe don’t. Trump can, too." . . .

The Top 10 Dumbest Things Said By Democrats...On Tuesday

 Hot Air  All below are selected quotes from the main article at the link.TD

Sen. Mazie Hirono's message to American men: 'Just shut up and step up' - ABC News 2018

. . ."I usually know I've struck gold when the host of the program, Hugh Hewitt, turns to me during a break and says, "They really didn't say that, did they?" And by the time I wrapped up taping for the latest edition of my Duane's World podcast a little later, the idea percolated for encapsulating the day in a top ten list, not having any idea if there were really 10 dumb things that could legitimately make the list. 

"There are. Your arrangement may vary, but it's hard to defend the collection of inanity. So without further ado...

#10  Claire McCaskill - Republicans made the Hegseth nomination partisan for the first time
Appearing on MSNBC with Joy Reid, not a bright move to begin with, the former Missouri senator criticized the confirmation hearing in Senate Armed Services for Defense-nominee Pete Hegseth. Her beef? Those bad Republicans just aren't for caving. " . . .

#9 You people against boys playing in girls' sports are bigots, you know. 

#7  Mazie Hirono - When Is the D-Day Invasion of Greenland and the Panama Canal?

#6  L.A. Mayor Karen Bass - No Ragrets

#5  Dick Blumenthal - Come on, you haven't run anything as big as the Pentagon
One of the only two Dicks in the upper chamber, Blumenthal seems to think it's unwise to turn over such an important government apparatus to an amateur. 

"Oh, did I forget to mention that while running for the Senate as Connecticut Attorney General, he held several fundraisers as a megadonor for Barack Obama, whose qualifications to run the Pentagon, and the rest of the American Executive Branch for that matter, was serving as a community organizer out of the South side of Chicago? He might want to sit this one out. 

#4  Joe Biden - All hail the head of ASEAN, the president of Columbia.   ..."Five more days of this, folks. To Joe Biden, Colombia, Cambodia - what's the difference? He's on a roll."...

 #3  L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone - What's the DEI reference for homeless again? 

LA County cut fire budget while spending heavily on DEI, woke items: 'Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe'

#2 Kamala Harris - All we need is just a little patience

#1  Mazie Hirono - I take it that you'd shoot protesters in the leg if ordered.  

Now there were a couple of contenders that didn't make the cut, chiefly Tim Kaine trying to call out Pete Hegseth on marital infidelities.

. . ."Oh, sure, the President of the United States got caught diddling with an intern in the Oval Office, leaving the essence of Bill behind on Monica Lewinsky's blue dress as a souvenir, but that's not worthy of scorn from Tim Kaine. That's in the past, don't you know. 
"But then you go all the way back to...October. 

"Doug Emhoff was married, shtupped and knocked up his babysitter, forced her into an abortion, divorced wife number one shortly thereafter, allegedly slapped around his next girlfriend before landing Kamala and becoming the Second Fella, and Tim Kaine is all smiles. He's shoulder-to-shoulder with him. I guess personal foibles don't seem to matter so much if you're a Democrat."   Video

Canadians Flee To U.S. After Doctors Threaten To ‘Unplug’ Their Son And Harvest His Organs

They don't even have time to wait till Biden is gone and Trump is President to find out if this treatment would be viable or not. TD

The Federalist  

Doctors were ‘constantly talking about’ harvesting Arthur’s organs, according to Tétrault.

. . ."Arthur at his first round of hyperbaric treatment. Courtesy of Nicolas Tetrault

. . ."Tétrault said the difference in Arthur’s treatment stems from the difference between American and Canadian hospital systems.

“ 'In Quebec, it’s a socialist hospital system where the patients are seen as an expense. In the U.S., a patient is seen as an income, as a client,” he said. “It makes the entire difference in the world.' ”

The Warrior vs The Democrats

 Harpy: . . ."These early Harpies were in no way disgusting. Later, however, especially in the legend of Jason and the Argonauts, they were represented as birds with the faces of women, horribly foul and loathsome. " ... Their habitat is usually in Congress and TV studios.

Pete Hegseth Makes The Definitive Case Why He’s Qualified To Be Trump’s Defense Secretary 

 President-elect Trump “believes, and I humbly agree, that it’s time to give someone with dust on his boots the helm. A change agent. Someone with no vested interest in certain companies or specific programs or approved narratives,” Hegseth said. 

"During his Tuesday Senate confirmation hearing, Pete Hegseth provided his best case yet on why he’s the perfect man to be President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary.

"Speaking before the Armed Services Committee, the Army veteran noted how the “the primary charge” given to him by Trump was to “bring the warrior culture back to the Department of Defense.” He subsequently detailed how he intends to make the Pentagon into an agency “laser focused on warfighting, lethality, meritocracy, standards, and readiness.”

“ 'The Defense Department under Donald Trump will achieve Peace Through Strength. And in pursuing these America First national security goals, we will remain patriotically a-political and stridently Constitutional,” Hegseth said. “Unlike the current administration, politics should play no part in military matters. We are not Republicans or Democrats — we are American warriors. Our standards will be high, and they will be equal (not equitable, that is a very different word).”

"Since coming to power nearly four years ago, the Biden-Harris Pentagon has made implementing neo-Marxist ideologies such as “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) a top priority. These policies have undermined military readiness and contributed to the service’s ongoing recruiting crisis.

"Hegseth stressed that the Defense Department must “make sure every warrior is fully qualified on their assigned weapon system, every pilot is fully qualified and current on the aircraft they are flying, and every general or flag officer is selected for leadership based purely on performance, readiness, and merit.” He further noted how, “Leaders — at all levels — will be held accountable,” and that “warfighting and lethality — and the readiness of the troops and their families — will be our only focus.” . . .