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

OH, THE TIMING – From USA Today:  Chelsea Clinton announced on Twitter that she is pregnant with her second child, due sometime next summer.  Absolutely perfect.  The birth will come about the same time as the Democratic convention.  If they name the baby Barack you'll know who's running things.

TRUMP AHEAD IN LINCOLNLAND – From the Chicago Sun-Times:  Trump, at 30 percent, is the top GOP presidential candidate in Illinois, according to a new poll, with double the points of Sens. Ted Cruz at 15 percent and Marco Rubio at 13 percent.  Okay, but 30% is far from a majority.  There are many more people who are not for Trump than for him.  As the field thins, competitors will start to rise.

THE FALL OF OUR CIVILIZATION – From Newsmax:   In the Netherlands, where prostitution is legal but regulated, the government has ruled that it is legal for driving instructors to accept sexual favors in return for driving lessons, Great Britain's The Telegraph reports.  Students and instructors must be over age 18 – and the ruling is a one-way street: Instructors can ask to be paid with sex, but students cannot offer to pay with sex.  The arrangement is legal, though "undesirable," Transport minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen and Justice minister Ard van der Steur said.  That is called a "progressive" country.  Coming soon to Obamaland.

GRAFFITI BACK IN NYC – From CBS:   NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Graffiti was an infamous symbol of the decline and decay of New York City in the 1970s and ’80s, and some now say it appears to be making a comeback.  As CBS2’s Scott Rapoport reported Monday, residents have noticed and they want it gone.  Bold graffiti lines parts of walls, ramps and pavement at the Forest Hills Long Island Rail Road station in Queens.  “It’s awful,” one man said.  “Most of the time it’s ignored,” said City Councilmember Karen Koslowitz (D-29th).  This is what happens when a city elects a far-left, "tolerant" mayor like Bill de Blasio.  Do voters ever learn?

December 21, 2015