One can argue that Trump cost Republicans the last three elections. His controversial presidential style while failing to fix health care helped Democrats take over the House in 2018. He lost the Covid-infused election of 2020, along with both Senate and House. This time, Trump-backed Senate candidates lost in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Arizona, giving Democrats the Senate again. And Georgia may follow. Trump’s larger-than-life stature cuts both ways. Now Trump again wants the White House. Republicans had the issues (except abortion, which fired up pro-choice women). What will 2022 now teach the GOP?   Mark Antony (facial reconstruction)                   “ I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. ”  — Marc Antony, “Julius Caesar”, Act 3 Scene 2 1. Dump Trump?   Peggy Noonan (former George H.W. Bush speechwriter): What I am seeing is the end of something. I am seeing yesterday. This is a busted jalopy that runs on yeste...

Democratic movers and shakers are obsessed with climate change and sermonize about ending fossil fuels. Diversity, equity, and inclusion -- all mandated equality-of-result agendas -- are their cultural religion , along with transgender advocacy, and abortion on demand in all 50 states. — Victor Davis Hanson , Hoover Institution Our atheist elite doesn’t believe in after-life judgments, or reincarnation to a higher life. Rather, in a democracy where the majority are supposedly sovereign, this ruling minority caught up in the moment, worries their high position is temporary, facing constant challenge. To stay on top, “the ends justify the means.” The ends justify lying. Michael Boskin of Stanford, a former Council of Economic Advisors chair, challenges elected leaders instead to pursue  a positive goal: “restore citizens’ faith in the superiority of capitalist democracy.” The tissue connecting free enterprise, democracy, and religious morality is “postponement of gratification.” Fai...