4/2/22
I just sent a response to an e-mail that a
good friend of mine sent to a small group of our mutual friends who are interested
in politics and not uniform in our political beliefs. I thought, especially given that I haven’t
posted on this blog for a long, long time, that my readers might enjoy this
redacted version of my response e-mail, which is of a sufficiently general nature
that I can’t see any of the group objecting to my publishing it:
On (Aurora Mayor and GOP gubernatorial aspirant)
Richard Irvin, I suspect (financial guru, billionaire, and bankroller of GOP
candidates) Ken Griffin looked at the demographics, and only the demographics,
and then decided which horse he would back, making Irvin the instant
front-runner. Irvin has plenty of flaws that the Dems will be all
over during a general election should Irvin win the primary, which isn't a
forgone conclusion because I can't see any genuine conservative, let alone any
Trumpite, backing the guy. As far as alternatives, none is
formidable, a few are crazy. Art Laffer, or at least some of Art
Laffer’s people, is backing Gary Rabine; for me, that certainly is a big
positive for Rabine. Further, I love Rabine's comment, in the wake of
WTTW's investigation of the "pay-to-play" policies under Irvin, which
may turn out to be nothing, by the way, that "The last thing Illinois
needs is another governor in jail." Overwrought, perhaps, but still
hysterical. This appears to be one of those elections in which I
will either vote for myself or, more responsibly, ask my politically active and
astute nephew who is knowledgeable on many, many things and a genuine
conservative if there ever was one, whom I should support; he has never steered
me wrong before.
I wonder if the media's sudden, but possibly
fleeting, interest in the years-old sordid machinations of Hunter Biden, possibly
involving the "big guy," results from the media's desire for a good
story regardless of the politics involved or from a desire to help shove Joe
aside for Kamala, who is probably more to their liking. This is
another instance of being careful what one wishes for.
I still think the Republicans, including Lindsey
Graham, hurt themselves in the Katanji Brown hearings. Among other
things, the GOPers seemed to be confused regarding what the role of a defense
lawyer is. Graham had his choice, a slightly less liberal judge
from South Carolina, and was disappointed that Joe didn't select her. I,
on the other hand, would have been shocked if Joe did select her.
What is in it for Joe if he does any kind of feint to the right, or, more
properly, away from the leftist elements of his party? The GOP is
going to hate the guy and ridicule the guy no matter what he does and the left
wing of the Democratic Party, which is so large that it is severely unbalancing
the airplane, would be infuriated with Biden. At any rate, this was
one nomination that looked from the beginning like it was going to go through,
and accepting that and being gracious would have helped the GOP in the
mid-terms and provided further ammunition for the GOP when the Dems savage
the next SCOTUS nominee from a future Republican president, which they will
inevitably do. Under this circumstance, the GOP could point out
"We were gentlemen (er, sorry, gentle people) when you nominated a
candidate we didn't like ideologically, but you have shown no such grace for
our nominee..." That could go a long way politically.
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