Dec 23^rd

There have been some interesting developments in the last few days, some are rather surprising. You may recall that there was a Democratic debate. Apparently, (I didn’t watch it) there came a point when a “bathroom break” was called for. This event elicited a new, and far more sensitive, side of Donald Trump. Trump claimed that Hillary Clinton visiting a restroom was just “disgusting” and that he “didn’t want to talk about it.” Of course he really did want to talk about it because he was talking about it.

Governor Huckabee was unwilling to cede all of the Hillary restroom bashing to Donald Trump. Huckabee maintained that Hillary was far more effective as a debater when she was in the restroom and that she should have stayed there. Huckabee says that if he doesn’t come in at least third in the Iowa caucus that his campaign is over. I heard him say that. Given Hillary Clinton’s polling numbers and Mike Huckabee’s polling numbers it might behoove Huckabee to find a restroom and spend some time there.

Trump has an unusual new employee; her name is Katrina Pierson. She usually appears on news broadcasts to “clarify” (patch up) some comment The Donald has made. This woman is grim faced, unsmiling and all business. As with all Trump employees Donald Trump is always referred to as “Mr. Trump.” Pierson has an interesting history; a staunch tea party supporter, she once ran against Congressman Pete Sessions in the Texas Republican primary. She lost…badly. We next find her working for Ted Cruz’ Senate campaign. He won but unfortunately for Pierson it was discovered that she was drawing Federal unemployment compensation at the same time that she was employed by the Cruz campaign. She is also a leading figure promoting various conspiracies; the most recent is the UN Agenda 21 which she is certain is designed to destroy the United States. She does seem a perfect fit as a Donald Trump spokesperson. Watch for her but don’t expect any laughs.

Then we had an unfortunate cartoon in the Washington Post. It showed Cruz as Santa Claus with two little monkeys, presumably representing the Cruz daughters, on leashes. This cartoon was taken down very quickly but it never should have appeared in the first place. It was a response to a political ad showing Cruz reading stories to his adorable little daughters. This ad may have been designed to show that Cruz can be nice at least with his children even if his goodwill doesn’t extend to other Senators. Of course candidates’ children are supposed to be off limits, but they aren’t always, just ask Chelsea Clinton. Cruz has raised a considerable ruckus about this “mainstream media” gaffe. Like a good conservative he has discovered a way to make a buck from it. He is asking his supporters for donations in support of his outrage in hopes that they will reach a million dollars. I don’t believe that Cruz  is really all that upset about the Post’s cartoon.