The Biggest Blunder in the History of Politics?

Some commenter on a news thread posted a comment regarding the last election that gave me food for thought.

I’ll never understand why Joe didn’t resign, making Kamala the first woman President.

Not only would the gushing media coverage of her swearing in ceremony have taken the wind out of Trump’s campaign, but as President, she would have had the perfect excuse for avoiding debates and tough interviews: the need to “hit the ground running” with a flurry of meetings with foreign dignitaries, governors, lawmakers, diplomats, SC justices and cabinet chiefs.

An incumbent President doesn’t needs to campaign at all — the nature of the job provides the kind of exposure campaign strategists dream of.

The DNC could have run out the clock until the election, creating a non-stop series of favorable photo opportunities for her without her once having to open her stupid mouth.

She would have enjoyed the “honeymoon” that every new President gets during the months leading up to the election — especially the first woman POTUS.

I was 100% certain that was going to be their play — their October surprise — and not doing that has to be the biggest blunder in the history of politics.

Another replied to him that it was because Jill would not want to give Kamala that satisfaction. Who knows? Maybe even Michelle joined in on that decision.

Just a thought.


 


 


 


 


 


 

Rorschach Test

(With a tip of the hat to CayleyGraph’s interpretation of the puff clouds over Iran)

I see an adorable plush stuffed doggie just to the right of center.

And, at the right edge, is that the Hamburglar giving the “OK” sign?


 

Straight Line of the Day: Other Names To Appear on California Ballots: …

California’s governor race features 61 candidates — including a man who changed his name to Barack Obama

ConservativeInstitute.org | May 21, 2026 | Daniel Vaughan

California voters opening their ballots for the June 2 gubernatorial primary will find sixty-one names staring back at them, a field so bloated it reads less like a serious election and more like a monument to the state’s remarkably low barriers to entry.

Among the crowd: a man who legally changed his name to Barack D. Obama Shaw, a candidate who goes by “LivingForGod AndCountry DeMott,” and a former congressman who dropped out after sexual assault allegations but whose name remains printed on the ballot anyway.


 


 

Bond Girlathon Friday : Results from 5/22/2026 : New Matches for 5/29/2026

I see fun on the horizon.

Results for 5/22/2026

Margaret NolanNo PreferenceZena Marshall
118041

(13) Claudine AugerNo PreferenceEunice Gayson
136127

New Matches for 5/29/2026

Match 1

Luciana Paluzzi (Fiona Volpe) vs (9) Lana Wood (Plenty O’Toole)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Luciana Paluzzi3 – 3 – 0569 – 9 – 669
Fiona Volpe

Actress:Luciana Paluzzi
Nationality:Italian
Bond Movie:Thunderball (1965)

Synopsis:

Fiona Volpe was the archtypical Bond henchwoman, with the task of seducing men into traps. She was feisty and more competent than many of the henchmen in the Bond films. She met her end while dancing with Bond; a henchman tried to shoot Bond in the back, but he quickly spun round and the bullet killed Fiona instead.

Luciana Paluzzi

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
(9) Lana Wood5 – 1 – 0832 – 2 – 498
Plenty O’Toole

Actress:Lana Wood
Nationality:American
Bond Movie:Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Synopsis:

Plenty O’Toole was a gold digger from Las Vegas. She helped a man gamble at the craps table, but when he lost all of his money, she lost interest. She turned to leave, but went back after hearing James Bond ask for $10,000 in chips. She helped Bond play craps, and after winning $50,000, she went back to Bond’s suite. Bond girl Tiffany Case was waiting there for Bond, and some mobsters threw Plenty out of the window into the pool below.

Lana Wood

Who do you prefer?
39 votes · 39 answers

Match 2

Marye Guy Mitsouko (Mademoiselle La Porte) vs Trina Parks (Thumper)

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Marye Guy Mitsouko1 – 5 – 0415 – 14 – 864
Mademoiselle La Porte

Actress:Maryse Guy Mitsouko
Nationality:French
Bond Movie:Thunderball (1965)

Synopsis:

Mlle. La Porte was Bond’s French liaison during his attendance of SPECTRE agent Jacques Bouvar’s funeral. She informs Bond that Bouvar passed away in his sleep, and as the two leave the funeral she ends with “Is there anything else our French station can do for Monsieur Bond?”, to which Bond replies, “Later, perhaps.”

Maryse Guy Mitsouko

VS

ContestantRecordTotal Scores
Trina Parks0 – 6 – 065 – 6 – 1013
Thumper

Actress:Trina Parks
Nationality:American
Bond Movie:Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Synopsis:

Thumper and Bambi attack Bond, kicking him and using their martial art skills to overcome him. Bond was at a loss, the two girls too nimble for him. However, Thumper and Bambi then throw Bond into a pool, and they lose their advantage, Bond managing to push their heads underwater until they give in and reveal where Willard Whyte is being kept.

Trina Parks

Who do you prefer?
36 votes · 36 answers


 

Straight Line of the Day: If You Were To Create a Summer of Chaos, How Would You Start?

Almost 700 migrants cross Channel in 48 hours as ‘summer of chaos’ warning issued
Express | Sun, May 24, 2026 | Katie Harris

Almost 700 small boat migrants have arrived in Britain in the past two days …

And more made the crossing today with migrants pictured making gestures after boarding a dinghy in Dunkirk, France.