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by Skip KaltenheuserOccasionally scribble on politics and sooner or later public relations enterprises will find you. The moment President Trump finished up, emails came knocking on my inbox.I’d like to highlight a few of the more welcome ones. Two came from Patriotic Millionaires.

When asked if he would support Herr Trumpf if Herr wins the GOP nomination, Paul Ryan was ready to cast aside concerns for the well-being of the country in favor of naked narrow partisanship. He told Matt Lauer Wednesday morning, without much enthusiasm, that "Yes, I will.

Even before President Obama slammed Trumpf's divisive, ugly bigotry during tonight's State of the Union address-- never mentioning his name-- people were noticing fresh cracks in the Trump edifice. "That’s why we need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn’t a matter of political correctness. It’s a matter of understanding what makes us strong.

Oregon Under Attack, mystery meat and Middle East heat + This Day In History w/LBJ and your song of the day w/Tom Jones on Morning Monarchy for January 4, 2016.

America's Achilles Heel: Withholding from the "Undeserving" Poorby Gaius PubliusPresident Obama released his budget recently, and there's a lot in it, both to like and to not like. Rather than give an overview of its many provisions, let's focus on just two.

2006: Barack Obama at the launch of theBrookings Institute's Hamilton Projectby Gaius PubliusObama's latest moves in the (sometimes semi-)progressive direction are all the rage among Democratic supporters and activists hoping, finally, that change has arrived. We saw his move on immigration, but just after the election, not before it — meaning not in time to save candidates like Colorado Senator Mark Udall.

Today's "balance" quiz: Let's say you're going to have Colorado freshman Sen. Cory Gardner as a guest to shred the president's SOTU address on behalf of the Crackpot Scumbag Party. How would you "balance" him? Take a few seconds to think about it. What's that? With a self-styled conservative Democrat, you say?

"The Robbers of the Senate"by Gaius Publius I want to deal with President Obama's State of the Union address, but in pieces and in more than one pass, since there's a fair amount to deal with, from climate and taxes to oil and Iran. There are also the obvious yet invisible clunkers, like this:

Plus: Borowitz Report -- Americans are, er, inspiredA star is born? As you read this, Iowa's plucky farmgirl may already be the new Booby Jindal!"People only remember the response to the State of the Union when it goes badly.