UK Gun Crime Up 27%

Why would anyone be surprised at this when the victims aren't allowed to shoot back?
http://freebeacon.com/issues/uk-begins-another-gun-surrender-initiative-amid-increase-gun-crime/

Is the the Anti-Trump Balloon Out of Air?

Scott Adams thinks so.

The economy? Looking good.

North Korea? Looks like China is on our side. Good sign.

Syria? Those Tomahawk missiles were downright “Presidential”

Illegal Immigration? Already down 70% from Trump’s persuasion alone.

Supreme Court? Gorsuch is respected and qualified, even if you don’t like his ways.

Healthcare? No one said it would be easy, but the focus and energy are in place to get something done eventually.

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Dilbert’s dad is not exactly a Trump fan but has kept an open mind, unlike many in both camps.  

Other than the tax return “issue” the biggest blot for most people is that Trump says things then changes his mind.  That just makes him like all the other politicians, whose words I routinely discount by 90% and add that weight to what they do.  So far I mostly like what I’ve seen him do.

I could have told them that

Florida's Siesta Beach named best beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor – Orlando Sentinel

Time to reclaim “Liberal”

Quincy writes Why Liberals should support Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court (they will need someone like him to control Trump.) In his explanation he makes a distinction between liberals and progressives.

This is where we need to split the left into two groups: liberals and progressives. Progressives will never support Neil Gorsuch for the court. He opposes, more than anything, their belief that the progressive agenda should be implemented with whatever power is needed.

Liberals, on the other hand, still care about things like individual rights and due process despite sharing some goals with progressives. It is liberals who need to take a fresh look at Neil Gorsuch. There are issues far more important in this Supreme Court appointment than abortion and birth control. The very concept of limiting executive power is at stake.

In the past century the left hijacked the word “liberal”, as they have done with so many other terms, and imbued it with illiberal qualities, especially statism and collectivism.  As a result, the true liberals had to adopt other terms to distinguish themselves.  But people confuse “libertarian” with “libertine” and “classical liberal” is cumbersome on the tongue.  Quincy’s liberal is more like the original.

Chuck, you say that like it’s a bad thing…

Chuck Schumer: Trump’s Education Pick Would ‘Single-Handedly Decimate’ Public Schools

That’s exactly what happens when you shift power from monopolists to consumers.  Public schools aren’t going away but they will have to compete with non-public schools if they want people to choose them.
Chuck is concerned about government schools.  Betsy is concerned about kids.

J. Edgar Jr.?

James Comey will reportedly stay on as FBI director in Trump's administration
Can’t help but wonder if he learned some of Hoover’s old tricks on the job.  Not afraid of Hillary and now maybe Trump is thinking of LBJ’s line about J. Edgar.

After he became President, LBJ briefly considered firing FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, but eventually changed his mind. "I'd rather have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside pissing in," the President reasoned. - Trivia-Library.com