Afternoon, Gang! This is worth a quick catch up in the battles in progress on The Hill. We have been exposed to the strange gyrations in the Senate lately. Sen. McConnell just stepped down as the longest GOP leader on the Senate side. Seeking to relieve him as the Senate’s #2 official are Texas Sen. Cornyn and South Dakota’s John Thune. The Dems, personified by Majority Leader Schumer, made an attempt to unseat the Prime Minister of Israel the other day in remarks on the Senate floor. It was, part of a fight between Israeli and Palestinian proponents in the party base.

Considering that Election issues are rampant here at the moment, they are also apparently in progress for everyone everywhere. The idea we have an internal conflict over election interference while taking the Senate floor to call for someone else’s election continues the rich vein of comedy in this season of dramatic change.

The GOP is also in a swirl. As of the 25th of this month, their lead on the Junior side diminishes to a single seat with another resignation. There is conflict in their party on that side, and tumult on the Senate side for how they are going to challenge the Senate leadership. Both sides are looking for change.

#2 Senate GOP (Whip)- don’t get confused- this is the GOP#2, not the Minority Leader. The ex-president has endorsed Senator John Barrasso for the number two GOP Senate spot Thursday night. He is currently Number three. Two other GOP Senators have announced plans to replace Senator McConnell as Minority Leader:

“John Barrasso is a fantastic Senator for the incredible people of Wyoming,” Trump wrote in a social media post. His endorsement is an interesting reflection on the Constitution’s Electoral College, always considered a bulwark of protection for the majority of citizens against the vagaries of the masses of citizenry in places like New York and California. The GOP Senate line will be set for the summer.

The College is under attack as an institution, as is the Supreme Court, while another one, the Executive Branch agencies, have assumed a role for which there is little justification. There is also a divisive strain in the Religion of Peace, or whatever we are calling it. Saudi Arabia leads the Sunni segment of the fait, and Iran the Shias. The Shia side seems to have an advantage under the current line-up, with billions more in aid going to Tehran this week. They are a curious group to be handing cash to, but that is the surreal nature of our political landscape these days. We don’t even know who is running our White House!

It would help the drafting of our new book if we did!

JR

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