SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – OVERNIGHT:

NO VOTE OF CONFIDENCE – FROM THE NEW YORK POST:    Americans definitely aren’t united on this question.  Just one in five Americans have “a great deal of confidence” in President Biden’s ability to make good on his goal to unify the country, according to a new poll released Sunday.  While 22 percent said Biden will unify the country, 24 percent remained highly skeptical, saying that they have no confidence “at all” that he will be able to do so, the ABC News/Ipsos poll found.  Thirty-five percent said they have a “good amount” of confidence Biden could unite the country and 19 percent said they had “not so much” confidence.  Respondents to the survey were asked their opinion after watching a video of Biden’s inaugural address urging Americans to see “each other not as adversaries, but as neighbors.”   Let's face it.  "Unity" is kind of a myth.  This country, like most vigorous free nations, is filled with division and political conflict.  It kind of goes with the territory.  Nixon also claimed a mandate to "bring us together."  You know the result.

GOOD NEWS – FROM BREITBART:    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced Monday that a power-sharing agreement in the Senate no longer needs to stipulate that the filibuster rule remain intact after two Senate Democrats confirmed they would not support abolishing it.  “I’m glad that two Senate Democrats confirmed they will not vote to end the legislative filibuster,” McConnell stated. “They agree with President Biden and me on protecting the Senate. With this win, we can move forward with a 50-50 power-sharing agreement built on the 2001 precedent."  The two brave Democrats are Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona.  Manchin is a genuine moderate Democrat.  Sinema is an eccentric who began her career as a leftist, but has since taken a steady journey to reason. 

January 25, 2021