Kevin McCarthy Facing GOP Lawmaker Backlash After NYT Leak: ‘Can’t Imagine’ He’ll Make It Through His Term

 Kevin McCarthy Facing GOP Lawmaker Backlash After NYT Leak: ‘Can’t Imagine’ He’ll Make It Through His Term (msn.com)  "House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is facing backlash from GOP lawmakers after the New York Times published a report suggesting the Republican was blaming his own leadership for the lack of a budget.

"According to the Times report this week, McCarthy reportedly said he doubted House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington (R-TX) could deliver a budget proposal, and he called Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) an “ineffective” leader. McCarthy denied the accusation that his leadership team is not unified though.

"An Axios report later revealed some blowback to McCarthy’s alleged comments and suggested the speaker may be on “rocky ground” in his leadership position.

“ 'The members I’ve spoken with are just stunned by his rebuking of his budget chair, and certainly of our leadership,” one unidentified House Republican told the outlet. “I can’t imagine [he will last an entire term].”

Will you be surprised to learn that the Kentucky shooter was probably a leftist? -

Andrea Widberg   "You already know about the terrible event in Louisville, Kentucky, which saw a disgruntled former bank employee open fire at a meeting, killing several people and wounding several more. Invariably, after a shooting, leftists blame the GOP because it supports the right to armed self-defense. In Sturgeon’s case, though, it seems that, once again, this mass murder was probably carried out by a leftist.

"As far as the Biden administration is concerned, if there’s a shooting, it’s the GOP’s fault because the GOP, along with the majority of Americans, still believes in the Second Amendment:. . .

"The Democrats’ reflexive desire to blame guns may be because it’s the Democrats (especially people in Democrat-run cities) who are doing the shooting. There’s even a meme for it.

Meme; unknown creator.

. . ."In the case of the Louisville shooting, Twitchy put together a collection of tweets that purport to show Connor Sturgeon’s social media accounts. We don’t yet have proof that they were his accounts, but the fact that they were apparently being erased in real time indicates that they probably belonged to him. And how many Connor Sturgeons are there who worked for Old National Bank in the Louisville Metropolitan Area? It’s not that common a name.

"One of the signs that Sturgeon was a leftist is that his LinkedIn account identifies his pronouns. . . ."

If The Media Suddenly Stops Talking About That Louisville Bank Shooter -- There's A REASON (clashdaily.com)  . . .We routinely see knee-jerk accusations of ‘white supremacist’ violence etc when the victims are non-white. (When it later turns out that the ‘racist’ killer was also non-white, those stories are quietly dropped and forgotten, often without retractions or apologies.)

"If the aggressor is in one or more of the minority/oppressed categories, either they will be downplayed, or some will reframe the violence as a response to some kind of bad treatment by an oppressor class.

"But more likely, stories that are inconvenient to the narrative quickly pivot to some other Democrat narrative or fall out of the news cycle completely.

"For example, when a Christian school was shot up by a female-to-male transexual, the preferred storyline wasn’t about the killer, and it CERTAINLY wasn’t about anti-Christian bigotry.". . .

REVEALED: Suspected Kentucky bank shooter posted anti-Trump, pro-lockdown content on Reddit | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

. . ."Sturgeon reportedly texted a friend prior to the shooting saying that "he was feeling suicidal and would shoot up the bank."

"In one group chat message, Sturgeon reportedly sent photos that included one that stated "they won’t listen to words or protests, let’s see if they hear this," one that said "Monday vibes" and "I could burn this whole place down," and another that stated "I know what I have to do but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it." A photo of the chat was reportedly posted to Sturgeon’s Instagram, with the same handle, on Monday morning.". . .

Raytheon Unveils New Dylan Mulvaney-Branded Patriot Missile |

 Babylon Bee  

. . ."President Biden immediately celebrated this new line of missiles, hailing it as a leap forward in lethal diversity.

" 'It's got this Dylan fella's face all over it," President Biden said in short remarks before he made several attempts to board Air Force One and depart for an Easter holiday weekend. ". . .

. . ."The missile features a trans flag and Mulvaney's image along with sparkling glitter and speakers to blast Lady Gaga songs as it soars through the sky toward its intended target. Upon impact, the missile is also designed to explode in an enormous mushroom cloud of pink confetti as it inflicts mass death and destruction. "This really is a perfect combination of modern warfare and fabulous transgender pride," said a Raytheon spokesperson. "And that's what we're all about here at Raytheon."

"U.S. Military officials were hoping this would be the first of many Dylan Mulvaney-themed weaponry projects in the future, including pink Humvees, ICBMs, and machine guns that have had their barrels surgically removed.". . .

Not satire: Bud Light Sales Plummet After Consumers Revolt Over Transgender Campaign… | Weasel Zippers

. . .Bud Light suffered a bloodbath this past weekend.

"Consumers nationwide revolted against the nation’s top-selling beer brand after it stepped “recklessly” into the culture wars last week with its new spokesperson, transgender TikTok star Dylan Mulvaney, according to bar owners and beer-industry experts around the country.

“ 'I think society flexes it muscles sometimes and reminds manufacturers that the consumer is still in charge,” Jeff Fitter, owner of Case & Bucks, a restaurant and sports bar in Barnhart, Missouri, told FOX Business.

“ 'In Bud Light’s effort to be inclusive, they excluded almost everybody else, including their traditional audience.”

"But even Fitter’s bar witnessed a catastrophic decrease in sales of the hometown suds among loyal and local consumers this week.". .

The Straight Hate On Bud Light Is Real And These Sales Numbers Show It | The Daily Wire 

 It wasn’t just Case & Bucks that saw sales of Bud plummet. Brewhouse owner Alex Kesaris told Fox that 80% of Bud Light drinkers ordered something else this week, “while the 20% who did order the beer ‘weren’t on social media and hadn’t heard yet.'”

WATCH: Bud Light Distributor Says He's Never Seen 'Such Little Sales on This Product' – RedState  ..."While I feel for this guy, I’m still not buying Bud Light. And while I’m not in the market for a sports bra, I wouldn’t buy one from Nike, who have decided the best way to sell women’s bras is to advertise them as worn by a biological male.

"It’s hard to fathom just what the heck the brass were thinking when they approved this ridiculous partnership or when they hired the person in charge of this alienating pivot. RedState‘s Nick Arama brought you the story of Vice President of Marketing Alissa Heinerscheid, who decided the brand was too “fratty” and that it needed more “inclusivity” in its marketing. Actually, neither statement is true, Alissa; many of us enjoyed the lowbrow but funny commercials of the past, and the “non-elite” status of the beer.

"Bud Light is a blue-collar beer, a brewski that guys and gals like to drink when watching sports or hanging out, a relatively cheap drink for young people who don’t want to blow twenty bucks on some hoppy IPA. No one claims it’s for connoisseurs. I’m betting most of its clientele is not made up of the kind of people who want to watch a biological male prance around in a dress, take bubble baths, and talk about their “girlhood,” and it looks like I’m right."

AOC's 'Small Brain/Big Mouth' Syndrome Gets Worse Every Day –

 PJ Media

DISCLAIMER: Despite what she may think, the following paragraphs are in no way an expression of a repressed desire to date Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) of New York. Everyone knows that if I were to ever date a leftist from this Congress it would be Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Stephen Kruiser

"Congressional Mean Girl AOC has presented a variety of problems almost from the moment she was sworn in over four years ago.

"Yes, it does feel like she has been around a lot longer than that.

"America’s Dumbest Bartender has been given a platform to espouse her commie nonsense and never be challenged. That reinforces in her mind that she’s right, which she never is. Her farther-than-far-left ideology is a freedom-choking weed that keeps on growing no matter what the weather is like.

"AOC’s latest antic involves urging people to ignore any law that isn’t convenient for them. Victoria has the story:

After a Texas federal judge ruled on abortion pills, the Left collapsed onto their fainting couches and demanded free smelling salts. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) was one of them, and Sandy was brooking no argument that perhaps the judge had a point. In fact, the New York twirly girl-turned-bartender-turned congresswoman told CNN what Democrats should do: “Ignore it.”

AOC confidently nodded to Anderson Cooper and unblinkingly asserted her belief Sen. Ron Wyden’s (D-Ore.) assessment of the ruling.

After the Texas judge issued his decision, Wyden tweeted that “there is no basis for this ruling in law, and I think that the Biden administration can and must ignore the judge and keep mifepristone on the market and this medication available for every woman in America.”

News bits

Female CNN insiders go ballistic over untouchable Don Lemon's alleged decades-long reign of misogyny | Daily Mail Online  . . ."Instead, it has been Lemon's more recent public outing as an alleged power-hungry misogynist with a history of openly cruel behavior towards women that now threatens to ruin his career. And ironically, according to a CNN insider, it may
be that identity – which he once so feared revealing - that is the very thing keeping him in a job.

'Without a doubt, a white straight male would have been fired by now,' a source at the network told DailyMail.com. 'He's a minority in his race and sexuality… Don seems to be in a protected class, and he continues to get away with behavior that others wouldn't.'

 WATCH: Fauci Warns "There Will Absolutely Be An Outbreak Of Another Pandemic” (trendingpoliticsnews.com)   . . ."In March, Fauci made headlines after he suggested Americans will be “required” to get COVID-19 booster shots annually for the foreseeable future.". . .

WATCH: Florida Sheriff Goes Off On Gun Control Advocates During Heated Press Conference (trendingpoliticsnews.com)   . . .“ 'All the gun laws we got in place didn’t prevent it did it! The bad guy’s gonna get a gun no matter what law you have put in place,” Woods said, after noting the suspects involved in the shooting are believed to have stolen the weapons during car burglaries.". . .

Biden is planning to recruit army of TikTok influencers to help burnish his 2024 re-election hopes | Daily Mail Online . . ." It comes as the Biden administration has endorsed the Restrict Act, a bill which proposes a total ban or severe restrictions to the reach and power of Chinese-owned TikTok. "As tensions with China have grown, an increasing number of Democrats have joined the Republicans in calling for such a law.". . .

The smell of fear from SFSU administrators after trans assault on Riley Gaines - American Thinker  . . ."“Tell her to pay us, then she can go.” Violent extremist #trans activists demanded money after creating a hostage situation over women’s sports advocate @Riley_Gaines_ at @SFSU  on April 6. Those involved in the attempted kidnapping have not been arrested."..."It's also why appeasement never works. The drugged up Liberian fanatic "soldiers" who achieved what they wanted to achieve, which was fear and death, could only be stopped through force, not appeasement. Anyone who attempted to appease them only emboldened them more."

Germans Have Given Up On “Green” Energy

 

Power Line (powerlineblog.com)  "Not the German government, which continues on a collision course with reality. But Germans have figured out that the green dream is turning into a nightmare. This report is on a survey of Germans done by forsa:"

An overwhelming majority of the German population is of the opinion that a successful energy transition is not realistic. According to a Forsa survey, 88 percent of respondents share this view.

"88 percent! That is stunning."

The Germans have less and less confidence in the Federal Government’s plans for the energy transition. Only ten percent still believe that renewable energy systems such as photovoltaics and wind power can adequately meet the country’s energy needs.

In 2011, 39 percent of respondents were still optimistic and 61 percent skeptical.

Even among the supporters of the Greens, skepticism now prevails, reports the world.

A majority of 59 percent of respondents continue to support the use of natural gas as an energy source in Germany. 57 percent are in favor of a continuation of nuclear energy.

"The German government’s green dreams promise to destroy that country’s economy: . . ."

Louisville police say 5 dead, 6 injured in shooting in Kentucky city's downtown area

'Suicidal' Louisville bank employee shooter Connor Sturgeon, 25, who shot dead four co-workers - and injured nine others including rookie cop - after losing his job and ambushing 8:30am meeting with assault rifle   "During the shooting, it was overheard on police scanners that Sturgeon was 'suicidal and texted a friend that he would "shoot up the bank" and had left his parents a note informing them of his intentions to attack his workplace, CNN reports." 

"Police also confirmed that Sturgeon livestreamed the shooting on his Instagram, which has since been taken down and is now in police custody.

"The victims have been identified as Joshua Barrick, 40; Thomas Elliott, 63; Juliana Farmer, 45; and James Tutt, 64. 

"Elliott was a major Democratic donor, whom Gov. Andy Beshear considered a close friend. And police officer Nicholas Wilt, 26, is now in critical condition after being shot in the head.

"The gunman was also killed in the shooting, but it is unclear if he died from a self-inflicted wound or from injuries he sustained as he exchanged gunfire with officers at the scene.". . .

PICTURED: Louisville shooter Connor Sturgeon, 25, who shot to death four bank colleagues | Daily Mail Online

 Authorities identify suspect in Louisville bank shooting, name victims | Just The News

"Authorities have identified the assailant in a Monday morning shooting as a 23-year-old Connor Sturgeon, who worked at the Old National Bank where the incident took place.

"At least four people were fatally shot and nine others have been injured. The suspect died in an exchange of gunfire with police.

"Nine victims received treatment at Louisville hospital, three of whom are in critical condition and among them one officer. Three more are in non-critical condition and three have been released, authorities confirmed in a press conference.

"Officer Nicholas Wilt, 26, sustained a gunshot wound to the head and remains in critical condition. He graduated from the academy on March 31. Another officer was struck in an exchange of gunfire.

"Among the dead are Tommy Elliott, 63; Jim Tutt, 64; Josh Barrick, 40; Juliana Farmer, 57.

"The incident began at about 8:30 a.m., roughly the time authorities said they started receiving calls about shots being fired.

"The department tweeted after 10 a.m. that the suspected lone shooter was deceased, placing the total number of deaths at five.". . .

Second Shooting in Louisville: Community college 1 dead, 1 hurt, hours after downtown mass killing | Just The News   "Police said they are searching for suspects after a shooting Monday morning left one man dead and a woman injured at Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville, Kentucky, hours after five people died in a mass shooting downtown.

"The Louisville Metro Police Department said on Twitter that "the suspects fled prior to police arrival." . . .

Officer Nickolas Wilt, a new officer to the LMPD, ran towards the gunfire today to save lives. He remains in critical condition after being shot in the head.

Fiddling America Away

It seems no longer appropriate to tease other nations about being "surrender monkeys" when our own nation has shown a greater and greater lack of character. TD

American Greatness; Victor Davis Hanson "The last few weeks, the world had been writing off the United States as either crazy or irrelevant as it watches America cannibalize itself. 

"Friends tremble at our sudden decline. Enemies rejoice. Neutrals make the necessary adjustments to join the ascendant non-American side.

"The symptoms of our decline abroad appear everywhere. The more Joe Biden brags about the crippling oil sanctions on Russia, friends like India and allies like Japan ignore them. And why not, when Biden has no idea how long the war in Ukraine will last, or how much wherewithal the United States can, should, or will give Kyiv, or how its on-to-Red-Square blank check will finally end?

"Big Biden talks about more solar and wind farms, and green new deals won’t fill the gas tanks in Munich or heat the homes of Kyoto, or lower the price of imported oil in the United Kingdom. Claiming the Afghanistan mess was a success fools no one.

"Allies ask who are our leaders. An impaired Joe Biden who never is quite sure where he is, what he is doing, or whom he is with?

"Kamala Harris, whose only interests appear to be demagoguing racial and social tensions with a shrinking vocabulary? 

"Senator John Fetterman (D-Penn.), who was elected on the argument it was unkind not to vote for a candidate who was physically and mentally impaired?

"Energy Department kingpin Sam Brinton, the cross-dresser in lipstick, now charged with felonies for stealing women’s luggage at airport carousels?

"Pete Buttigieg, our transportation secretary, who virtue signals melodramas of the past when he is clueless how to fix crises in the present?

"Our Pentagon brass who fixate on saying the correct thing now to ensure the lucrative defense contractor billets later? 

"Allies fear that after abandoning billions of dollars in weaponry in Kabul to the terrorist Taliban, and pumping billions of dollars more of arms into the Ukrainian meat grinder, and failing to increase U.S. armaments production, Washington simply does not have the resources to match China in either a looming proxy or head-to-head war.

"Browse through any media account of the U.S. military, and the storyline is one of racial, gender, gay, or transgendered wokeism, or a looming manpower shortage—not a new lethal weapon, a new division of veteran soldiers, or a new program to up the level of training, physical prowess, and mental attitude among the ranks.". . .

Never forget Biden's surrender to the Taliban

 

Biden Afghanistan report mostly blames Trump for chaotic US withdrawal | Reuters

Thousands of American citizens, greencard holders, and Afghans who had applied for Special Immigration Visas were unable to leave on the largest U.S. airlift on record.

 Afghanistan shows Biden doesn't seem to ever want to take responsibility as president, some critics say | Fox News  . . .(Rear Adm. John Kirby) answers to the commander in chief, but the commander in chief won't answer to the American people. He sends his aides out there to do it. I think that's what we should be upset about. Is the president refusing yet again to answer questions from the press? And I think that the press is getting tired of it, but then we move on to the next scandal, and they let him [get] by on that scandal. Again … the press can't be mad now, because they allowed the guy to be in the basement the entire time. How many press live shots did I do outside of Joe Biden's Delaware house begging him to come out and talk to the American people.". . .

Court Sets Max Punishment to Marine Who Criticized Afghanistan Pullout, But Defers to DoD (newsweek.com)  

. . .Charges included disrespect toward superior commissioned officers, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, dereliction in the performance of duties and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.  Appearing in the military courtroom on Thursday, Sheller told the judge that the reason he posted the August 26 video was because the "Secretary of Defense made decisions that led to the failure in the withdrawal of Afghanistan."

Gen. Mike Flynn SLAMS Former Boss Barack Obama

 "You Should Mind Your Manners Mr. President. . .Gen. Mike Flynn SLAMS Former Boss Barack Obama | The Gateway Pundit   . . ."The three Democrats stood in the assembly with bullhorns leading a protest with screaming high schoolers in the rafters. The radical Democrats shut down the assembly for an hour during their tirade. Democrats believe this is honorable. Republicans in Tennessee saw it for what it was and voted two of the three radical Commies out of the Senate.

"Following the vote on Thursday night, Barack Obama jumped into the fray and lied to the American public about the incident. This was quite a whopper even for Obama.. . .

"Barack Obama, Joe Biden and their deep state lackeys plotted to remove General Flynn from his position as NSA Director and destroy him through their manufactured lies of Russian collusion.

"General Flynn lost his job, was silenced, lost his savings, was smeared by the mainstream press, and nearly ruined – based on Barack Obama and his lies.

"On Good Friday General Mike Flynn had heard enough and went off on Obama and his typical bulls...!

Budweiser Distributor Cancels Clydesdales as Beer Drinkers Cancel Bud Light

Budweiser Distributor Cancels Clydesdales as Beer Drinkers Cancel Bud Light – RedState RedState

"The list of American companies and corporations facing backlash and the threat of boycotts as they fall like dominos to the woke mob seems to increase daily. One of the latest is Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev), after recently joining forces with transgender TikTok personality Dylan Mulvaney to promote Bud Light. This latest marketing decision does not seem to be a good one for the beer giant from the outset. On Thursday, Wil Fischer Distributing, located in the Springfield Missouri area, canceled all upcoming appearances of the iconic Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale horse team. The distributorship cited concerns about the safety of their employees in the wake of reaction surrounding the partnership between Anheuser-Busch and Mulvaney.". . .

"See what we did to Riley Gaines? You can be next!"

Corporations HAVE to Feature Dylan Mulvaney — Or Else – PJ Media

"At last we know why the corporate world has fallen in love with pretend woman Dylan Mulvaney. As I noted Thursday, he seems to be everywhere all at once, and it seems unlikely that corporate giants are suddenly so taken with Dylan’s charm and wit that they are spontaneously all at once falling over themselves to make him their pitchman. But now we know why there is this sudden imperative to make this man America’s sweetheart: corporations are being strong-armed into featuring him, or else.". . .

"This is why corporations seem so unanimously woke and unafraid to offend patriots: they know that “Go woke, go broke” is just a slogan, and that patriots have no equivalent to the ESG movement. Entrepreneur and presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy explained, “The big fund managers like BlackRock all embrace this ESG orthodoxy in how they apply pressure to top corporate management teams and boards and they determine, in many cases, executive compensation and bonuses and who gets re-elected or re-appointed to boards. They can make it very difficult for you if you don’t abide by their agendas.” Yes, they can. So expect to see much, much more of Dylan Mulvaney. And when the string-pullers finally get tired of watching him prance around, they’ll just get another puppet. The show will remain the same.". . .

The Real Existential Threat

 Canada Free Press

In Remembrance of a Great Nation

"The two subjects Democrats like to talk about the most are democracy and existential threats, threats to our democracy and existence. Since Democrats live in a Bizarro world, everything they say is opposite of reality and priority. These threats to our existence if made in opposite order of consequence would be Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, and...drum roll, please...the Democrats themselves!

"It is the Democrat Party, represented by the misinformed, the ill-informed, the MSNBC and CNN watchers, the rioters-on-a-moments- notice, the woke crowd, every worm that comes out of a closet, the dumb Anheuser Busch people who think putting a transgender on their cans is going to be a big seller. They are the lords of social chaos. Their tools are the illegal aliens, Black Lives Matter, the druggies and criminals on our streets, the transgenders they use as the Devil's cross to keep Christians at bay.

The Left has perfected the fraud

"They are the ignorant of those who are really calling the shots, the America-hating likes of Obama and company, the globalist toadies. Faithful to their Cloward & Piven strategy, overwhelming our country with social spending, they systematically pick away at America, hoping to destroy her with a thousand cuts, and working at cut number 938.

"Among the many cuts, Democrats don't see the irony of appointing themselves in the position of 'Protectors of Democracy' while not trusting the voters to do it. As many as 18 states do not require identification to vote. Democrats say it suppresses the vote. Of course it does. It keeps people who are not qualified to vote from voting...duhhh! And now 7 million illegal aliens have entered our country.". . .

"It is laughable when pundits give us election news and report that in spite of all the social chaos, voters still manage to return power to those who created the chaos, as if we had honest elections. The Left has perfected the fraud.". . .

A Sober Look at the State of Our Beloved Country - American Thinker   . . ."In 1976, writing in To Jerusalem and Back, his personal account of a visit to Israel, Saul Bellow quotes a contemporary Soviet Jewish writer named Agursky, who believed that Western democracy was "on the brink of catastrophe."  Writing from inside a totalitarian regime, Agursky could see, Bellow notes, that democracy survives only when a free people is capable of self-discipline.  Almost fifty years ago, Bellow was comforted because he believed that enough of the old political morality remained in the West to preserve a democratic system.

"But is that still true?  Do we have enough of the old morality left in this country to survive?". . .