Wow, have you noticed the meteoric rise in gas prices at the pump? Conservatives will tell you it’s because Biden cancelled a pipeline that wasn’t finished and cancelled 9,000 leases that weren’t being used, so, don’t listen to them. This price climb started, like, an hour after Saudi Arabia announced they were going to cut production. They hadn’t actually cut production, yet, and the price of a barrel was basically unchanged but the announcement gave the oil companies an excuse…and they pounced – like they always do. Let’s get into some tin-foil hat stuff, okay?

Joe Biden has been running around extolling the virtues of his “Bidenomics” program. People are still reporting the economy as bad, just not for them. I suspect this is mostly conservatives who think, because a Democrat is in the White House, they live in a Mad Max style, dystopian hell-scape of want and deprivation, so the economy must suck for someone, somewhere, even if they, personally, are doing okay. But the numbers on the economy bear out Biden, not “hell-scape.”

Republicans look like they’re about to nominate and run, eyes wide open, a known sexual predator, a grifter, a person who steals from a kids-with-cancer charity, a tax fraudster, and a traitor to the nation – all in one guy! (Apparently, that’s the best the Republicans have. That ought to tell you something about the Republicans…) That’s got to be a heavy lift for the Republicans. Leaving Joe Biden with a strong economy gives him even MORE of an advantage in the upcoming race.

I submit that corporations, in general, like Republicans better than Democrats. Republicans have a tendency to let corporations do whatever they want and not pay any taxes for the privilege so, why wouldn’t they? If Joe Biden gets to run crime-free (personally, not the country) in a strong economy, he should have a tremendous advantage over the other guy. Is it too much to suspect the oil companies are raising their pump prices specifically to harm the economy in an effort to undermine Biden?

Okay, tin-foil hats off, now. It was just a question…

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Lauren Boebert got kicked out of a play. The theater said they kicked her out because she was vaping, making noises, and taking photos using a flash, basically, disrupting other patrons. We all saw the early release of her latest film, ‘Getting Kicked Out.’ She manages a very professionally delivered flip of the middle finger to one of the security guards on her way out. She’s just classy like that. As it happens, the theater was offering a rather respectful analysis as to why she was asked to leave. Some of the key stuff expanding the story-line got left on the cutting room floor.

But last night, I had an opportunity to see the Director’s Cut. Oh-Em-Gee! The early release left out…(wait for it)…the sex scene! That’s not hyperbole. The security camera has Boebert and her date fondling each other while in the audience. She’s working his junk. He grabs her by the, no, not that, (checks notes) breast, yeah, that’s it, he grabs and fondles her right breast. By now, though, the theater has identified them as potential troublemakers and have trained the house security cameras on them, likely in case of any later legal challenges. So, we all got to watch.

I’m going to tell you the truth. I’m not sure I have that much to say in a negative way about two people who really seem to enjoy each other, sexually. (It does look like they’re having fun.) In a public theater? Probably a bit questionable. In a public theater packed to the rafters? Likely a little TMI for the crowd. In a public theater packed to the rafters, where children are likely present? NO decent person would. But in a public theater packed to the rafters, where children are likely present, AND one of the fondlers is a recognizable member of the Congress? That’s just straight-up bad judgement, that’s what that is.

I’ll tell you this: I’m not sure this latest, filmed, revelation is going to do much to quell the charges that she worked as a professional escort for some period of her life. She seemed quite comfortable with the public display of sexuality and, I guess, quite…skilled? Hey, at least she’s good at something…

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I wonder if the House Freedumb Caucus allows Kevin McCarthy to borrow his testicles for weekends. They certainly have absolute control over them during the week. They want – no, they NEED – to impeach Joe Biden. They (Matt Gaetz, specifically) threatened McCarthy’s Speakership if he didn’t comply. So, he announced the unilateral launch of an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden. The unilateral decision put him squarely at odds with a member of the House named…(checks notes) Kevin McCarthy who is on record saying an impeachment inquiry without a house vote has no validity. (He was right.)

People started ripping on McCarthy for starting an impeachment and THEN searching for charges. He very cleverly pointed out, he didn’t say “impeach.” HE said “inquiry,” leaving miles of backpedaling room. I suspect it was an attempted end-run around the crazies but it hasn’t worked out well for him. Now, the dumbest caucus is irritated with him again. He’s trying to walk a narrow line but how does one predict crazy?

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During a recent speech, 45 made clear he’s WAY ahead of Obama in the polls. (That’s what he said. Obama.) I guess he would be. Frighteningly, he also declared that if his opponent is elected, said opponent will lead us into World War II! Holy crap, again?!? I thought WWII ended in 1945!

I’ll tell you this: I haven’t seen NEARLY the “mental impairment” from Biden as I’ve seen from the trumpster. I’ll keep watching, though…