SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:53 P.M. ET:

SHE'S AVAILABLE, AS ALWAYS – FROM THE DAILY MAIL:  Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton is building a new political group meant to reengage in politics and help take part in the opposition to President Trump, and plans to call it 'Onward Together.'  The name is a play on Clinton's campaign theme, 'Stronger Together,' which was meant to rally the diverse coalition that brought President Obama to power and contrast with candidate Donald Trump's sometimes divisive rhetoric.  At the same time, Clinton is getting back into the lucrative business of appearing before associations and corporations for six-figure paychecks. 
That is a line of work that also has echoes of her failed campaign, as her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs and other Wall Street firms helped spark opposition and fuel both the primary challenge from Bernie Sanders and her ultimate opponent, Trump.  I can't wait.  Some people don't know how to leave graciously.

REPORT FROM YALE – FROM THE WASHINGTON TIMES:   Political clashes on American campuses have dominated headlines in recent months, fueled by violent student revolts and blatant rejection of conservative speakers at several major schools. When things get this emotionally charged, straightforward numbers can sometimes provide a startling reality check. A new survey of Yale University students reveals that 88 percent said their professors were liberal while 6 percent felt their instructors were politically moderate. Only 1 percent said the professors were conservative. Seven of 10 have fallen victim to “political bias in the classroom,” while a third said their professors expressed their personal social and political beliefs that were “completely unrelated” to the subject of the course.  The numbers are a cautionary tale for campuses where left-leaning academics flourish. Young scholars may not like a one-sided community.  It's time to start cutting federal aid to higher education, outside the sciences.  The American people don't have to finance a propaganda network.

SICKENING – FROM THE HILL:  Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after President Trump on Wednesday night, calling him a “disgusting, poor excuse of a man” and saying, “I want him impeached.”  Waters was speaking at a gala held by EMILY’s List, a PAC that aims to help elect female Democrats who support abortion rights. During her address, the frequent Trump critic railed against his policies, calling on young people to step up and resist.  “We must take our anger, our pain, our collective strength to right this wrong, to resist this tyranny and to save our democracy from a man whose immoral character and distorted thinking are an imminent threat to our nation,” she said. Waters called Trump a “disgusting, poor excuse of a man” and slammed his Cabinet as “ill-prepared, right-wing billionaires.”  Waters also called for Trump’s impeachment, after saying she didn’t like using the term.  This woman, sometimes called "Sister Maxine," is considered one of the major voices in the Democratic Party.  What a disgrace.

May 4, 2017