Just One Thing: Hunter Biden Indicted for tax felonies
Andy McCarthy's thoughts before knowing details: Hunter Biden to Be Indicted in California | National Review
Details: Hunter Biden Indicted on Nine Criminal Charges in Tax Probe | National Review
More details: 'Drugs, escorts and girlfriends': Hunter Biden indicted on tax charges (msn.com)
The indictment: IND.pdf (justice.gov)
The scandal here is that 99.999% of Americans who committed the same crime(s) would have been indicted years earlier. The lead federal prosecutor on the case tried to "disappear" the case by letting Hunter Biden plead guilty to a firearm misdemeanor and allowing that to make all other crimes go away. A federal judge realized that this was a corrupt deal and stopped in. At that point, between the public nature of the judge's action and the arrival of two whistleblowers testifying before Congress, the prosecutor had no choice but to do the right thing. Unfortunately, because he waited so long there are almost certainly other felonies that won't be charged due to statute of limitations expirations.
This is quite bad for Joe Biden, in my opinion. Maybe a 6 out of 10 on potential political harm, especially because Biden is so politically fragile already. With all the talk from Dems about Trump's crimes (and yes, he probably did commit a crime at least related to classified documents), here's a clear crime of a sort that Americans actually view as a crime: tax evasion. Ugly. And they deserve it.
I added a little more on Twitter:
My favorite story of the day: George Santos makes messages for you
The guy is a low-life but at least now he’s an entertaining low-life: George Santos is earning six figures from Cameo videos | Semafor
Today's Guests:
Don McLean is the singer/songwriter of a couple of the most iconic songs in what I'll call soft rock or folk rock history, including "American Pie" and "Vincent". He's out with a new collection of Christmas music, Don McLean - Christmas Memories - Remixed and Remastered, which has also been released on vinyl!
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Jen Golbeck author of "The Purest Bond: Understanding the Human–Canine Connection" (Out Now) A feel-good, comprehensive exploration of the profound bond between humans and dogs
https://www.amazon.com/Purest-Bond-Understanding-Human-Canine-Connection/dp/1668007843
And the Weird Al parody!
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Other Stuff
My letter to the editor of the Wall Street Journal about what the Democrats in the legislature, with the cooperation and perhaps urging of Governor Polis, just did to taxpayers.
First the original op-ed: Colorado’s Zombie Tax Increase - WSJ
And my reply: Colorado Might as Well Be East California - WSJ
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Just as I said on the show yesterday when this blithering idiot of a genius changed her tune about whether calling for the genocide of Jews would violate the University of Pennsylvania's policy on harassment and bullying, she must have been bombarded with rich alumni threatening to withhold donations to the school.
UPenn Donor Cancels $100 Million Gift over Antisemitism Hearing | National Review
I really think that more than one of these university presidents will lose her job, and soon. The trustees or board of directors of whatever have the fiduciary responsibility to get rid of them.
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Harvard Hates Jews, or so these folks say:
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Suspend the participants and expel the leaders: Columbia students hold 'teach in' justifying Hamas massacre despite school claiming to have shut it down (msn.com)
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At Harvard, it might or might not be harassment to call for the genocide of Jews but it's definitely abuse to use the wrong pronouns or demean fat people: Harvard Tells Students: ‘Using Wrong Pronouns’ Constitutes ‘Abuse’ (freebeacon.com)
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Offered without comment: Congress spent billions on EV chargers. But not one has come online. - POLITICO
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I think this will rub a lot of people the wrong way but I'm fine with it...I mean, there's a demand for something and someone supplies it, and people are happier, so what's not to like? Gyms for women and LGBTQ+ people are gaining national popularity. Denver is joining the trend. (rmpbs.org)
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In lots of ways that should matter to conservatives and Republicans, Donald Trump was a failure as president: The Real Trump Risk for Republicans - WSJ
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It's hard to think of people I despise more than these climate-alarmist elitist grifters: Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says | Greenhouse gas emissions | The Guardian
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OUCH! "Sorry, I was mostly in for her": Christian Ziegler: Florida GOP chair's assault allegations detailed (usatoday.com)
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There's lots of upside from AI...and lots of this too: ‘Nudify’ Apps That Use AI to ‘Undress’ Women in Photos Are Soaring in Popularity | TIME
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I feel bad for these civilians, but only moderately bad. They elected Hamas. I'm confident that most of them cheer dead Jews. My position at this point: These folks are all former Egyptians or Jordanians. Let those countries take them. I know they won't. Would you want terrorists and terrorist-sympathizers in your nation in large numbers? There is no good answer here until the "Palestinians" completely change their approach to Israel...and they probably never will.
Israel's Destruction of Hamas Tunnels to Take Months. And Destroy Gaza - Bloomberg
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Democrats' budgeting is always the same...meaning it's the kind of budgeting that would cause a household to file for bankruptcy: The 2024-25 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook
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Today's Videos
In the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays makes a catch so spectacular that some folks still just call it "The Catch"
A Taylor Swift song (you'll need this for the next video)
An orthodox Jewish Hanukkah song