A Lovely, Tender, Poignant Moment . . .

Im in tears. Sec. Marco Rubio is emotional after his beautiful daughter introduced him to a huge crowd giving him a massive standing ovation Marco Rubio is an absolute MACHINE I LOVE THIS ❤️ https://t.co/bCQphXp6l6

— MAGA Voice (@MAGAVoice) November 13, 2026

Sometimes The Figures Speak Volumes . . .

 

Mamdani Thanks, Praises President Trump!

🚨 HOLY CRAP! Even NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is THANKING President Trump! Trump just delivered a NATIONWIDE 90-day extension on SNAP stocking rules, giving small businesses relief. MAMDANI: “President Trump has DELIVERED relief!” You KNOW it’s big when even Mamdani admits it! 🇺🇸

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 13, 2026

The Election Explained In Abbreviated Form

 A friend writes on Facebook:

The below chart tells you all you need to know about demographics. If you are a white male, you most likely voted Republican. If you weren’t, you most likely didn’t. Further, polls suggested that the economy, affordability, and the “state of democracy” were the issues of greatest concern for voters.

In his past elections. President Trump was laser-focused on delivering a better economy for the “forgotten man,” and was able to draw huge swaths of black male and Hispanic voters away from Democrats and into the Republican to camp. Even the youth vote swung to Republicans in 2024.

Bottom line here is that the $4+ cost of gas, and the Iran War tied to it, both caused most demographic groups to back off Republicans and forced President Trump to take some of his focus off bread and butter issues. Voters made Republicans pay a steep price for that.

The Election: Even Ten Days Later, It Still Hurts!

The Republicans took a beating on election night. And even 10 days later, the Grand Old Party is bruised, battered and hasn't even begun to recover.

The results were worse then even the most dire forecasts -- worse than anyone could have imagined! 

How bad was it? This bad: New Jersey hasn't had only one Republican congressperson since the election of 1912. That's 114 years ago and that's when New Jersey's own Governor Woodrow Wilson was elected president and the Joizee GOP was emaciated.

And here's what makes it worse, save for isolated instances like Florida and Tennessee, this sorry scenario was repeated throughout the country. 

More bad news: The Democrats now have a big, bright, lively young bench -- an apparent abundance of riches looking to the future. Meanwhile, many promising Republican rising stars have been swept away.

And this, too: Democrats may not have to expand the Supreme Court or alter it in any was as their hefty control of the Senate gives them a veto power over any nominee Trump may propose. And, if the Dems regain the presidency in two years, the court is pretty much theirs as justices such as Alito and Thomas will almost certainly move toward retirement and it seems unlikely the GOP will regain control of the Senate in '28.

Yes, there were some tiny glimmers of light amidst all the results Tuesday night. But don't look for any of them here in New Jersey as the Republicans lost their precarious hold on Tom Kean's seventh congressional district and, in the real shockeroo, even lost the second congressional district as Congressman Jeff Van Drew fell to a virtual nobody.

It's said Van Drew still has one million bucks in campaign funds and will continue to operate a sort of shadow office, keeping some of his staff on board. If true, this makes one wonder first, why he didn't spend more dough to win and second, what he hopes to accomplish with a ghost operation. It would seem he's gearing up for a rematch but he'll be 75 in two years and the whole thing kinda smacks of Jack Ciattarelli's "I'm back!" campaign and we all know how that turned out.

Farmers grow a different crop to replenish their fields. Likewise, The GOP both here and nationally can't keep serving up the same formula and the same old candidates and expect to win. Seems to us, it's time to generate new ideas and cultivate a new crop of aspirants if we're gonna have any chance of winning down the road.

Wish we had better news for you, folks. But we don't. All we can offer right now is the opportunity to turn the page and take solace in whatever kernel of hope we can find. For, as an old Italian saying says: La speranza è l'ultima a morire. Hope is the last to die. 

We Must Gird Ourselves For Battle, NOW!

 

A Dazzling Array Of 'Priceless' Art!

Over the weekend we saw a dazzling array or "priceless" works of art at Christie's in Manhattan. 

All of the works you see here, and many more, will be auctioned off with the total certainly amounting to over a billion dollars! 

We were fortunatelt to be able to see the works pictured here, and so many others, close up. They may now be viewed at Christie's for the last time as many of them (if not most) will fall into the hands of private owners. If you want to see them, get over to Christie's now as these gems will soon be gone!

PS: See if you can identify the famous artists represented below!

 

Well, When You Actually Think About It . . .

 

An Extraordinary Veterans Day Moment!

🚨 WATCH: 103-year-old Corporal Jack Myers, who helped liberate the concentration camp Dachau in WWII, about jumps out of his seat when honored by President Trump Absolutely love to see this 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ZgJSNcCn9Q

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) November 11, 2026

A Very Special Wish For Our Many Friends!