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

A CONSTANT SERVING OF NUTTINESS – FROM DAILY CALLER:   Hillary Clinton compared herself to Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere on Tuesday, saying that she is “Paula Revere” sounding the alarm on Russian active measures during the 2016 presidential campaign.  “I don’t think anybody can with a straight face say that the Russians did not set out to influence our election, and they did so,” Clinton said during an interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”  I can just imagine her in a Mercedes, speeding through Martha's Vineyard shouting, "The Russians are coming!  The Russians are coming!" 

FRANCE COMES AROUND – FROM AFP:  France’s President Emmanuel Macron declared Wednesday that the Iran nuclear deal is no longer a sufficient safeguard against the growing power that Tehran wields in its region.  “We need the 2015 accord,” he said of the agreement. “Is this accord enough? It is not, given the growing pressure that Iran is applying in the region.”  Macron was speaking in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, while ministers from Iran the six world powers that signed the accord met to discuss it.  France has been a firm backer of the nuclear deal with Iran, but Trump has developed a very good relationship with Macron, and now Macron is calling for improvement in the deal.  Bringing France on board is a significant Trump achievement.

SPENDTHRIFT PETS! – FROM NEWS.COM.AU:  Buddy the parrot showed he’s a pretty clever boy by mimicking his owner to go shopping via Amazon’s Alexa voice-controlled system.  Shocked owner Corienne Pretorius could not work out how she had requested a $16 set of gift boxes until she realised her African grey had bought them.  The five-year-old pet had impersonated one of her conversations and placed the order while she was out.  Buddy activated her $250 Amazon Echo smart speaker, which connects to the internet shopping giant’s artificial intelligence hub.  That's nothing.  My Australian terrier got free shipping.

September 20,  2017