Splendid: A Rarely Heard Philly Christmas Song!

What We Hope They'll Find Under The Tree

For Whoopi Goldberg and The View:  A cancellation notice from ABC.

For Joe Biden: A lifetime supply of Depends.

For Elon Musk: MSNBC and/or CNN.

For Jill Biden: A copy of The Caregiver's Guidebook.

For Pete Hegseth: The US Department of Defense.

For John Fetterman: A fitting at Moroni Custom Clothing for a tailored suit, tie, etc. and sartorial lessons from Jay Wright. 

For all The Kelces: One year confinement to a cloistered monastery.

For Alejandro Mayorkas: Deportation to Cuba.

For Tucker Carlson: Fox News.

For Nancy Pelosi: An introductory seminar on Reverse Plastic Surgery.

For NJ Governor Phil Murphy: A gift certificate to get his teeth fixed.

For Professor Allan Lichtman: A permanent sabbatical.

For all Philadelphia sports fans: A supply of valium.

For Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro: A gift certificate to Chamaripa Shows.

For Governor Ron DeSantis: Designation as a Cavaliere of the Italian Republic and the deed to Phil Murphy's Italian villa.

For Frank Lutz and Nate Silver: Each other.

For Martha Stewart: A complete pardon.

For the New Jersey Republican Party: Scott Presler. 

For Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker: Copies of Buzz Bissinger's A Prayer For The City and Ed Rendell's A Nation of Wusses. 

For Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel: Johnny Carson's complete video archives.

For Dan Bongino: The US Secret Service.

For Lee Grenwood, Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone: Kennedy Center Honors.

For Taylor Swift: Kid Rock.

For President Donald J. Trump: Our undying gratitude.

Merry Chrtsimas, everybody!

OMG! The Big Moment Is Almost Upon Us!

 

Trump Yesterday: Boundless Energy; Jubilant!

🚨 NEW: Trump absolutely goes off on stage, finishing his signature YMCA dance with a huge golf swing.

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 22, 2024

In Which We Ask: What's Next For Chris Christie?

Whither Chris Christie?

Why did he take the course he's taken and, now that Donald Trump has won decisively, where does that leave him?

When people ask us these questions, the first thing we tell them is don't worry about Chris Christie. In fact, he would never want you to worry about him or look upon him as someone in need of solace. 

This man doesn't flinch. He always has his wits about him and, again and again, he's proved to be durable and tireless. Not only can he take the slings and arrows that have come his way but, win or lose, he's always gained strength from such assaults and invariably emerges stronger. 

Translation: never, ever count Chris Christie out.

For one thing, the guy doesn't need politics to survive. 

In fact, Christie's most recent financial disclosure statement showed that he racked in more than $4 million over a two year period from his law firm income, consulting fees, investments, corporate director positions, speaking engagements, royalties and his ABC TV News gigs. Yes, those TV commentator appearances alone generated $475,000. 

That's not exactly chump change and it reminds us that even if Christie had become a Trumspter this time around and landed a cabinet post, he actually would have had to absorb a massive salary cut.

Oh, we know -- Christie was once an avid (and indeed, passionate) Trump booster. You will recall that Chris Christie was one of the first to abandon his own 2016 presidential race and support Trump. 

And after Trump won the first time around Christie was originally in charge of Trump's 2016 transition team and was justifiably set to play a key roll in choosing Trump's cabinet. But then, apparently at the behest of Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (who blamed Christie for the prosecution and incarceration of his father when Christie was U.S. Attorney for New Jersey) Chris Christie was abruptly jettisoned from Team Trump. 

Still, relations between Trump and Christie remained cordial and cooperative (if not exactly chummy) until election night 2020 when Trump launched an election denial effort that culminated in the infamous January 6 march on the nation's Capitol. All this apparently did not sit well with Christie. 

Yes, Trump has been able to put aside differences and welcome previous foes back into the fold. And the same can be said for Christie as both men have proven to be practical politicians when push came to shove. But not now. Not this time. 

Still, no one knows what twists and turns the future may take and in politics, it's wise to never rule anything out.

One thing's for sure: whether or not fences with Trump are mended, Christie continues to have much to offer. He remains a national figure and he's hardly one to shun the spotlight much less take a sabbatical to lick his wounds. No way!

Indeed, Christie's now in many ways liberated, as his future does not depend on Trump or his coterie. What's more, at 62 Christie's still young compared to Trump and many of those in leadership roles in Washington right now. In fact, next to many in Congress, he's a virtual teenager! God willing, he's got many years ahead of him.

On a personal note, our warm memories of time spent with Chris Christie on the campaign trail here in New Jersey resonate with us at this time of year. He was always kind to us -- affable, caring and generous with his time. He was funny, human and fun to be with. So, this Christmas we wish Chris Christie and his family all the blessings of a bountiful, healthy and happy life with many triumphs yet to come. Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo!

January 20 Can't Come Soon Enough!

 

This Is Great News: Just What The Vatican Needs!

 

Surviving The Dreadful Dreariness Of WINTER!

Today, the first official day of winter is also the shortest day of the year - the day with the least amount of daylight . . . . .

Which means it will seem like the l-o-n-g-e-s-t day. And it's icy cold. And there's already snow on the ground. And tomorrow will be even colder!

Okay, maybe you'd like to live in Florida or California or Arizona where it's (presumably) warmer. And maybe you do live there already. If so, good for you.

But maybe you're stuck here where it's cold and you're not able to move anytime soon.
And maybe you'd like to head for a tropical island but you can't. Maybe you just can't afford it and/or can't get time off from work.
Which means you have to hang around and endure the cold weather which has already (forget climate change!) made its wintry debut.
Here's how to get through the rest of December and the two dreadful months that lie ahead. Remember that starting tomorrow, it's all downhill to summer.
Each day that follows the winter solstice (December 21) will have more daylight. From that standpoint, each day will be a little bit nicer. And each day will have less darkness.
We've about reached the low point. Soon, we're on the way back up again.
So, even though winter is technically just beginning, winter's demise is already underway.
In other words, the dead of winter is really the beginning of the death of winter. Hooray!

2024 Debacles: Dumb, Complicit Media; Outrageous!

There were many awful media takes in 2024, but @Morning_Joe saying in March of 2024 that Joe Biden 2024 was the best version of Joe he’d ever seen is my take for the worst of all. Yours? Share your nominees below. pic.twitter.com/hF8pVspFgJ

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 20, 2024

My nominee for the second worst take of 2024? This one from June of 2024 arguing videos showing Joe Biden looking physically and mentally unable to do the job were “cheap fakes.” pic.twitter.com/4Y7aZkJrMT

— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) December 20, 2024

It Used To Be The Joizee Skeeter, But Now . . .