SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 9:06 P.M. ET:

SUCH GENIUSES – FROM FOX:  Two Democratic congressmen introduced an article of impeachment on Wednesday against President Trump, accusing him of obstruction of justice over his firing of former FBI Director James Comey.  The resolution says Trump “prevented, obstructed and impeded” the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn by “threatening and then terminating” Comey.  Rep. Al Green (D-TX), accompanied by Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA), speaks with the media about his plans to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump on June 7, 2017.   “We now begin the effort to force the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on obstruction of justice and Russian interference in our election,” said California Rep. Brad Sherman, who sponsored the resolution. Texas Rep. Al Green is a co-sponsor.   The resolution had been expected, despite warnings from others in the Democratic Party that talk about "impeachment" is not helpful.  No, not helpful at all.  There isn't anything close to an impeachable offense here.  They're making fools of themselves.  But, of course, they're liberals. 

SHE'S BAAACK – FROM THE POLITICO:  Donna Brazile will celebrate the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s election with the publication of her book “Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns that Put Donald Trump in the White House.”  Brazile was chosen as interim Democratic National Committee chair after the Wikileaks release of internal party emails last year precipitated the resignation of Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Brazile became a favorite target of Trump and his supporters after an email released in a separate hack appeared to show she slipped a question to Hillary Clinton ahead of one of the Democratic primary debates.  Brazile’s publisher Hachette promises a book that is “equal parts campaign thriller, memoir, and roadmap for the future.” The publisher did not say how much the book deal was worth.  I simply cannot wait for my copy.  Why, we're getting the wit and wisdom of someone who improperly slipped her fave candidate a question before a debate.  Haven't you always wanted to know the thinking of someone who does that?

THE LESS AFFLUENT DON'T EAT MORE FAST FOOD – FROM CNN:  Our recently published research examined this assumption by looking at who eats fast food using a large sample of random Americans. What we found surprised us: Poor people were actually less likely to eat fast food -- and do so less frequently -- than those in the middle class, and only a little more likely than the rich...In other words, the guilty pleasure of enjoying a McDonald's hamburger, Kentucky Fried Chicken popcorn nuggets or Taco Bell burrito is shared across the income spectrum, from rich to poor, with an overwhelming majority of every group reporting having indulged at least once over a nonconsecutive three-week period.  Please keep these findings from Michelle Obama.  She'll go into shock.

July 12,  2017