Thanks, 'Jezza', for being so honest: Yes, you did read that right but please note that I do not suggest he was totally honest which would be a ludicrous suggestion as he faces a general election. Even so, he and his 'polit-bureau' have laid their aims and purposes face up on the table for all to read. In the unlikely event of his and his 'Marxist-Labour' party actually winning, no-one will be able to claim that 'they didn't know'! Now, precisely what 'Boing-Boing' Boris will actually do when he is in office is much more of an enigma wrapped in a puzzle, etc, etc!
Time to say good bye, your Honour! The remarkable High Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 86, has been carted off to hospital yet again. She is, of course, battier than a really, really batty thing but, dammit, you have to admire her guts. Apparently she is determined to serve on into her 90s not least, I suspect, because she wishes to deny Trump his pick for the Supreme Court.
Wouldn't want to come up in front of her for some misdemeanour!
"Great balls of fire!" Er, well, 'great balls of steel', actually! That is what Mr. Elon Musk arranged to have thrown at the windows of his new armoured van at its mega-launch a couple of days ago in order to prove how resistant is was to any sort of attack:
'Shurely shome mishtake here!"
What can one say except 'ohdearwhatapitynevermind!' Never mind, Musk baby, at least you set Xmas off with a laugh!
Let's hear it for Ms. Joy Morrissey! She is the lady contesting the Beaconsfield seat for the Tory party against that 'dirty rat', Dominic Grieve, who, in his impeccably snooty way pulled every trick in the book to ruin Brexit. I hope he loses his deposit!
A little taste of Hopper: I just came across his name and instantly, no hesitation, I went to look for some examples of his superb artistry. He is, without doubt one of my favourite artists.
Lighthouse at Two Lights by Edward Hopper
Hotel Lobby by Edward Hopper
Automat by Edward Hopper
It's not just the paintings but the untold stories behind them which Hopper leaves to the viewer to invent.
An historical view of Britain and Europe! I draw your attention to a thoughtful article at the CAPX site by the distinguished historian, Niall Ferguson, on the hoary, old subject of Britain and the EU. The good news is that he thinks the EU is going 'tits up' irrespective of anything Britain does. Bring it on!
You may need to fasten your seatbelts 'over there': I offer this entirely unwanted, and indeed, un-needed, advice to my 'Yankee-doodle' friends 'over there' who appear to be headed for exceedingly tempestuous times. This extract from a piece over at the American Thinker sums it up fairly well:
I'm sure I am also not alone in thinking that Attorney General Barr, with his recent speeches, is using his bully pulpit to lay the groundwork for shaping public understanding and support for drastic action that should result from those reports and that he is employing high-octane, carefully crafted rhetoric to prepare public opinion for the explosive, controversial revelations — i.e., possible judicial proceedings against high-ranking members of the Deep State in the CIA, the FBI, and the Obama administration, including such persons as Brennan, Clapper, Comey, and Rice. [My emphasis]
What was that remark concerning "interesting times"?
No more rumbles
I read somewhere last night that Musk already had a commitment to buy 146,000 of these new EV trucks. Maybe the window glasses will be upgraded before delivery? Anyway, the thing is UUUgly!
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 12:39
Judge Ginsburg is indeed hoping to deny Trump another Court pick. She is a committed liberal and means to be a backstop in defense of liberalism above all else. Belief in the Constitution and the Court are secondary.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 12:44
No doubt Musk wanted the presentation without letting the engineers prove it out first, which is a cliche in technology. That doesn't change the fact that electric cars are the future, though not necessarily ugly ones:
https://fortune.com/2015/11/17/electric-motors-crush-gas-engines/
I finished my engineering career in the auto biz. That was over a decade ago and plans were already mapped out. If I remember correctly, producing cars driven by electric motors takes about 1/70th the parts and labor, so the investment class won't let anything else happen.
My next door neighbor is an engineer for Subaru. She tells me that within the next three years all their vehicles will be hybrids. The next step to all-electric will be the charging infrastructure. Your beloved oil is going to be a lot less important very soon.
Posted by: Bob | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 15:24
I should have mentioned the other main players are already getting into Musk's game:
https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/mustang-mach-e
Posted by: Bob | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 15:32
Grieve losing - and very badly - will be one of those moments to stay up for on election night.
Posted by: Whyaxye | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 16:09
Interesting about what period in history Britain is resembling. Last night we watched the final episodes of season three of "Victoria" which has brought the time line to about 1855.
The slippery Lord Palmerston as Foreign Secretary was wary of the Prussians, dismissive of the Russians and inexplicably all for the new Bonaparte becoming the sudden Emperor of France. Lord 'Pam' was even put out with the Greeks over abuse of a British subject. He or one of his colleagues remarked more than once about the Channel being there by 'Divine Providence' for the benefit of Britain.
Some things never change.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 17:32
David, you are lining them up so far today! Barr's speeches, especially to the Federalist Society, have shaken the rafters of official Washington. Barr knows the extent of this 2016/17 plot, conspiracy and collusion and sedition the Democrats, their media and "Never Trumpers" have dumped on America. All because of an election loss. If this is allowed to become the new norm post elections...God help us.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 17:42
Whitewall,
It began even before the election - and with the presumption of That Woman's victory, so we were never going to hear about any of it.
Posted by: Malcolm Pollack | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 18:18
Malcolm,
I guess I did leave out 'chapter one' of this fandango.
Posted by: Whitewall | Sunday, 24 November 2019 at 21:02
Chapter One Whitewall,
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/ukraine-sabotage-trump-backfire-233446
"A daughter of Ukrainian immigrants who maintains strong ties to the Ukrainian-American diaspora and the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, Chalupa, a lawyer by training, in 2014 was doing pro bono work for another client interested in the Ukrainian crisis and began researching Manafort’s role in Yanukovych’s rise, as well as his ties to the pro-Russian oligarchs who funded Yanukovych’s political party."
Aaaand ... no wonder excluded from the Schiff-Show!
Posted by: JK | Monday, 25 November 2019 at 03:38