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

DECENCY – FROM FOX:  Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has reportedly turned down nearly $600,000 that had been raised in his name after sexual misconduct allegations were leveled against him during his confirmation process.  A GoFundMe page through which the funds were raised had a message saying Kavanaugh would not accept the money in order to avoid judicial ethics violations, the Washington Examiner reported.  “I've spoken to a former clerk for Judge Kavanaugh who told me that Kavanaugh’s supporters loved the outpouring of support from this GoFundMe," said conservative blogger John Hawkins, who launched the page Sept. 24. "Judicial ethics rules caution judges against permitting the use of the prestige of judicial office for fund-raising purposes. Justice Kavanaugh will not accept any proceeds from the campaign, nor will he direct that any proceeds from the campaign be provided to any third party."  Obviously, the correct decision.

OUR BRILLIANT COLLEGE STUDENTS – FROM DAILY CALLER:   Students at American University in Washington, D.C., tried to guess who said what about immigration to The Daily Caller News Foundation.  Most of the students guessed the quotes read to them came from President Donald Trump. The quotes actually came from former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, as well as former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.  Many students were surprised to find today’s Democrats speaking with such enthusiasm when it came to cracking down on illegal immigration only two decades ago.
“Negative immigration quotes are only associated with the Republican administration or Donald Trump administration,” a young woman told The DCNF.  I never thought we should ever have lowered the voting age to 18.  I advocated raising it to at least 25.  And you can see the reason.

LEFTIST JOURNALISTS ARE SHOCKED, SHOCKED – FROM DAILY CALLER:   MSNBC reporter Mariana Atencio traveled to Houston to interview voters in a hotly contested congressional district.
...However, in interviews with Latino voters Atencio was stunned to find that they were voting Republican and had a bad opinion of the migrant caravan heading to the U.S. border... “I do believe that if somebody wants to live in the United States, they should go through the official process. So as a result, I tend to ally myself with people who agree with that,” a Texas Latino voter said.  “When you see images like the migrant caravan and President Trump talking about the caravan, does that motivate you to want to vote in a certain way?” Atencio asked.  The voter responded, “Yes, it makes me want to vote Republican. I think if you want to live in this country, you need to abide by its laws.” “That blows my mind,” the MSNBC host said after the segment.  Maybe talking to real voters occasionally would lower the incidents of blown minds.

October 31, 2018