Yesterday, sunset turned around. It was later than it was the day before. Good news for me. I’ll be watching sunrise also now. Additionally, I got the very few Christas cards I won’t be sending electronically ready, stamped, and into my mailbox for pickup. I hope the USPS dpesn’t get too upset with me – there re only 7, but they are all hand cancel I did look up proper postage on the USPS website to make sure I had enough.
Cartoon – (from 2013 – It was then true, up unil 2016)
Short Takes
New Mexico Political Report – State House passes redistricting map supported by Indigenous communities
Quote – Supporters say Native American communities are traditionally undercounted in the U.S. Census and therefore underrepresented in the House of Representatives. They further pointed to the history of disenfranchisement for Native Americans, who only gained the right to vote in New Mexico elections in the late 1940s or, in the case of the Navajo people, the 1960s.
Click through for map. This might be even better news if it were a more populous state – but good news is good news. State houses and senates are the places our bench is built. Incidentally, the new Congressional district map being sent to the governor for signature was co-sponsored by Democrats and no Republicans voted for it … so it’s almost certainly fair.
AP News – Recall effort against Seattle socialist appears to fail
Quote – If Sawant survives the recall, it would be a boost to Seattle’s far left, which experienced setbacks in last month’s general election when business-friendly candidates won the mayor’s office and a council seat. Sawant was benefiting from votes in the mail-in election trending her way in later counts. After the initial count Tuesday night 53% were in favor of ousting Sawant.
Click through for numbers. Of course it isn’t over till it’s over. but this looks good for now. I certainly hope she survives.
The Hill – California governor to use Texas abortion law tactics to target assault rifles
Quote – California has had a ban in place on the manufacture and sale of specific assault-style weapons, The Associated Press noted, adding that a federal judge overturned the ban in June, ruling that the law was unconstitutional. The state is appealing the judge’s ruling, in which he likened an AR-15 rifle to a Swiss Army knife, claiming the former is “good for both home and battle,” according to the AP.
Click through for details. You may have seen this, but The Hill appears to have all the background in place, which helps immensely to gauge his chances of success.
Food For Thought:
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I need to get on the ball about doing and sending Christmas cards. The list gets shorter and shorter every year though, sadly.
Cartoon: Vice President Al Gore concedes defeat to George W. Bush in his bid for the presidency, following weeks of legal battles over the recounting of votes in Florida, on December 13, 2000. *history
NMPR: YAY! Definitely great news!!
AP: I hope her well, and the very best for Ms. Sawant…and for Seattle.
The Hill: Good actions from Gov. Newsom in protecting folks from deadly weapons. Wish our TX gov’nah would follow suit, but he won’t.
Cartoon: ugh!
TJI:
“#BuildBackBetter is about jobs, jobs, jobs! @POTUS @HouseDemocrats will create millions of good-paying jobs, get children learning and parents earning, invest in sustainable, equitable growth and ensure that our communities can compete in the 21st Century Economy.” ~ Nancy Pelosi~
2. “Abortion is health care. Roe v. Wade must remain the law of the land.” ~ The Democrats ~
3. “After U.S. Troops were injured in a missile attack last year, Trump downplayed their injuries, and they didn’t receive Purple Hearts. The Army is finally putting things right and it’s about time.” ~ Steve Benen ~
4. As @POTUS says, “no democracy is perfect, and no democracy is ever final.” That’s the beauty. We, the people, are in the driver’s seat. We get to decide where we go next—together. That’s what makes a democracy. ~ Wendy R. Sherman, ~ DeputySecState~
5. “The Trump GOP made a big mistake not creatin’ a bipartisan Jan 6th committee. Trump has no one on the inside to report back to him who’s flippin’.” ~ Tea Pain ~
TJI #1 – Of course that’s true, and if the media didn’t think it was necessary ti nitoick everything Biden doed (in the name of “fairness”), more people would already know that.
TJI #2 – Also true.And new federal legislation would also not hurt.
TJI #3 – Well, thank God for that! By which I mean, of course, many thanks to all the voters who turned out in 2020 to put things right.
TJI #4 – Amen. (Although the beauty would be a lot more evident if all voters were sane.)
TJI #5 – True. And all those who are now screaming for public hearings should pay attention to that. A lot of people have now testified so that the committee has somethung to work with (a lawyer should never ask a question to which they don’ know the answer – and therefore, the more they know before asking, the better.) Also, we have been spared clown show after clown show after clown show (apologies to actual clowns, who train and work very hard and are true professionals.)
Comment from Mitch –
‘Toon: It turned out to be a real shame that Gore could/would not contest those Floriduh “Hanging chads,” because, had he become president, the response to 9/11 would almost certainly not have been all but interminable war. SCOTUS would look different, and the opportunity for Dumpy
to rise to the top of the dung heap that is the GQP would most probably never have come along.
New Mexico: Wonderful!
AP: Hopeful.
TH: Read about this, in some detail, yesterday. A nice move, clever.
FFT: No, stupid, you don’t have a free hand for pulling it out of your ass!
Mitch
NMPR: Great news.
AP: Crazy what she’s been through, plus still having close to 600 ballots being questioned. Wish her the best.
The Hill: I heard about this yesterday on our local news. I’m all for Governor Newsom’s bill.
Food for Thought: GRR…stupid fool.
I too have to get moving on getting my Christmas cards written and sent out in the next couple of days. They mentioned today on the news that we had to have them out no later than this coming Friday. We’re suppose to have a nasty rain storm starting overnight, that will last till tomorrow night at 6:00. I have to go and see my other arm doctor tomorrow at 1:00. I hate being on the road when it’s pouring.
Hope you had a nice day.
Take care. Thanks Joanne