12.04.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




Fear the wrong way driver.


  • New:

  • Fox News host Pete Hegseth's nomination by Trump for Secretary of Defendant might be in trouble:
    • This seemed to cause momentum to build in getting it sidetracked a few days ago:

    • This late yesterday:

    • And this stunner from the Wall Street Journal is the first time I believed he might not make it:

    • Hegseth's momma went to the welcoming arms of Fox and Friends this morning to defend him.

  • The declaration of martial law in South Korea was insane. It sounds like their president just hauled off and did it on national TV at 11:00 p.m. at night with no warning to anyone.  The country then revolted, and he withdrew the declaration hours later.  He may now be done as president. 


  • She was seen on video clearly and freely walking across the Mexico border. But I completely missed that her dad searching for her committed suicide during the period she went missing: "Her father, Ryan Kobayashi, who had been in the search party along with volunteers, was found dead by apparent suicide on Sunday, Nov. 24, in a parking lot near LA International Airport."


  • A couple of stories from the "Oh, my!" category.
  • I see the Tarrant County Sheriff is still doing a bang up job.  That's the eighth person to die this year. 

  • Legal nerdy stuff: The federal judge in Hunter Biden's tax case dismissed the case yesterday in light of the pardon, but he was a little snarky about it. PDF 
  • Very legal nerdy stuff in for Texas DWI cases: If someone passes the field sobriety tests, does that give the trial court enough to grant a Motion to Suppress based upon no probable cause to arrest and no probable cause to support a search warrant for blood? This appellate court said "no" yesterday and remanded the case back for trial. Incredible. 

  • Random observation: If you regularly use the words "deep state" and "patriot", I'm incredibly suspicious of you.