Year: 2016

So that's it. It's over. Pardons of course to the residents of the District of Columbia who get to vote next week, but it's over. Hillary won a rather commanding double digit victory in California, won close races in South Dakota and New Mexico, lost a close race in Montana, lost a caucus in North Dakota, and scored a Maryland-style blowout win in New Jersey. In so doing, she clinches majority leads in the popular votes, in states/territories won, in pledged delegates, in all delegates. By every single metric there is, she is the nominee. And I hope everyone takes a minute, to reflect on that. We have just nominated the first woman Presidential candidate to lead our party in American history. What took us so long? It is a historic moment that will be remembered by our great grand children. It will be in the history books. Indeed, we are living in an era right now that will be spoken of in 100 years with awe. The election of the nation's first black President followed by the election of the first woman President. Stop and appreciate it for a little bit. I fell asleep before Bernie's speech last night, but I have seen it described as a deescalation of tensions if not the beginning of a stand down. Senator Sanders is due to meet in Washington tomorrow, at his request, with the President of the United States and Senator Harry Reid. I expect that during both meetings with Obama and Reid, Bernie will be offered incentives to bow out gracefully now. Everything from certain platform concessions, changes to the primary process, and declarations that he will be the leader of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Progressive Wing of the party, and encouraging him and Jane to form a progressive campaign organization that will elect mini-Bernies across the land. Where there are carrots, there are also sticks to make it apparent to Bernie that if a graceful exit is not achieved, there will be consequences. But let's be positive and not speak of that right now. I choose to believe that Bernie, after resting and reflecting after some much need sleep, will do the right thing.

Friends, I don't have to tell any of you how terrible Peter Schwartzkopf is, so let's cut to the chase. Donate money to Don Peterson today and I'll match your contribution. $25.00..$50.00...$100.00 Whatever you can swing on your credit card today. Add $0.01 to the contribution so the Peterson campaign knows it is coming from this fundraiser.

If this Buzzfeed story has legs, then perhaps the Donald's may get cut off.

Overlooking terrorism that killed Americans, including the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, Donald Trump sought investment partnerships with Muammar al-Qaddafi and the Libyan regime. He rented his Westchester estate to the dictator, tried to set up a face-to-face meeting, and took the Libyan ambassador golfing.

I can't make this stuff up. Qaddafi was to be a house guest at one of Trump's opulent estates. Or, more accurately, he would pitch his opulent tent on Trump's opulent lawn. And sacrifice a lamb. Trump would get $200K. A bunch of Libyans had already moved in.  All went well until helicopters recorded what was going on. Trump later claimed that he had no idea that this was going on, and that he threw Qaddafi out. As if all these Libyans were squatting on the Trump grounds w/o permission. Uh, read the story. You decide who is telling the truth. More importantly, the story reports that Trump made every effort to strike various business deals with the Libyan dictator. Please. Read it.  I'm gonna stand by my prediction from earlier this week.  I don't think Trump gets the nomination.