SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

DESTINATION FLORIDA – FROM FOX:    Seniors are jetting off to Florida — but it’s not warm weather they’re seeking.  The state was one of the first to begin offering vaccines to people ages 65 and older, by executive order on Dec. 23. According to local news reports in Florida, the state is seeing an influx of "vaccine tourists," out-of-state travelers hoping to jump ahead in line for the coronavirus vaccine.  It’s not just impatient Americans scurrying to the front. Momentum Jets, a Toronto-based private airline, told the Wall Street Journal that wealthy Canadians have been willing to pay between $25,000 to $80,000 for same day, round-trip flights with the carrier.  A spokesperson for Travel Secure Inc., a travel insurance brokerage agency, added that some 30% of clientele booked flights for the Southern US during the month of November — believing those folks had gone to receive their first dose of vaccine or set an appointment for one.  Florida is governed by Republican Ron DeSantis, and is clearly one of the best-governed states in the Union.  DeSantis is prominently mentioned as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024, assuming he isn't arrested by the Thought Police.

THE SINKING SHIP – FROM FOX:  Jimmy Fallon drew a dismal rating on Monday’s showing of "The Tonight Show."  The comedian averaged the smallest television audience ever for an original episode of the late-night show, according to early Nielsen ratings – pulling in 947,000 total viewers on Monday night.  One of Fallon’s competing programs, Stephen Colbert’s "Late Show," on CBS took the cake on Monday evening, drawing just over 2 million viewers, according to Nielsen’s Live and Same Day fast-national numbers as reported by The Wrap.  Coming in at second place was ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" with 1.67 million total viewers.  Per the outlet, the final numbers are expected on Wednesday.   Maybe he should try funny.

January 15, 2021