SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET: 

MAJOR SOCIAL NEWS – FROM FOX:  A coven of New York witches is holding a public ceremony next week to cast a hex on Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in what Tucker Carlson described as the latest left-wing effort to stop his rise to the high court.  "Liberal Sherpa" Cathy Areu said the hexing will take place in Brooklyn, and that it will include an optional $10 donation to take part.  Carlson said part of the proceeds will go to Planned Parenthood, to "fund their own human sacrifice rituals."  He said that it is appropriate that the Democratic Party, which "conducts witch hunts" also "conducts witchcraft."  Areu said the coven previously cast three hexes on President Trump and considered their efforts successful in partially stymieing his administration's goals.  When it comes to witches, the Democratic Party is fully staffed.

WELCOME THE CONVERT – FROM FOX:  A former Never-Trumper says supporting the president is the "responsible choice" following Democrats' "abominable" behavior throughout the Supreme Court confirmation process.  In an op-ed titled "I Was A Never Trumper Until Democrats Went Gonzo On Kavanaugh. Now, Hand Me That Red Hat," Nathanael Blake, senior contributor for The Federalist, wrote that the Democratic Party and its media allies are controlled by people who view conservatives not as political opponents to be voted down, but as enemies to be "personally destroyed."  "This is about self-defense. And that is why I’ve gone from “Meh” to “MAGA!" Blake wrote.  He's not the only one.  Support for the president is firming up on the right.  We need unity going into the 2020 presidential election.

THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM – FROM DAILY CALLER:    The Metropolitan Republican Club on Manhattan’s Upper East Side was vandalized Thursday night with broken windows, spray-painted anarchy signs, and a threatening message that the “attack is merely a beginning.”  The building is the headquarters of the Manhattan Republican Party and the New York City regional office for the New York Republican Party.  "Tonight, we put the Republican Party on notice, in defiance to the policy of mass misery they have championed.  The U.S. government has established concentration camps around the country for Latino people, shamelessly murdering black people, and continues its war machine that has slaughtered Muslim people with impunity for decades. The so-called 'Land of the Free' leads the world in incarceration rates per capita, all the while profiteering in the new plantation within the prison walls.  While these atrocities persist unabated the Metropolitan Republican Club chose to invite a hipster fascist clown to dance for them, content to revel in their treachery against humanity. The Republican Party joined by their spineless partners in crime, the Democrats, institute a policy of domestic and foreign terror felt the world over.  Our attack is merely a beginning. We are not passive, we are not civil, and we will not apologize. Those of good conscience and clear mind know this state of oppression cannot remain. The US fascist political system is one of the most savage institutions in history and we will combat it relentlessly until all are free of American barbarism."  Another brilliant addition to the national dialogue. 

October 12, 2018