Robert Laurie

Hillary, Tim Kaine, Lena Dunham, Weiner & Johnson make GQ's list of 2016's least influential people

If you were arranging publications based on their political content, any given issue of GQ Magazine would sit comfortably to the left of Marx & Engels. GQ is to sane political discourse what a pack of rabid pit bulls is to a steak. After all, this is the rag that keeps Keith Olbermann locked in a basement closet, where a food pellet drops each time he records one of his insane rants for YouTube.

62% - of Democrats - hope they're done with Hillary Clinton as a candidate

It took them a while, but it finally seems that Democrats have realized what everyone else has known for decades. Hillary Clinton will never be President, and she should stop running for office. Everyone assumes that 2016 was Hillary's last hurrah but, occasionally, we still hear "Clinton 2020" rumblings. According to a new Suffolk University/USA Today poll, those rumblings need to stop.

MTV offers handy 'White Guy Resolutions' video explaining why Trump won

If you hit your teens in the early 80's, you remember when MTV was, if not great, at least passable. Back then, it was a 24-hour music channel that set trends, defined cool, and helped decimate the record industry.

MSNBC: 'We're going to have to chloroform the Clintons to get them to stop talking'

Oh dear. It appears that at least some of the left-wing brain trust is getting sick of the excuses. Yesterday, we featured a Morning Joe panel that was clearly fed up with Hillary's constant deflection. Now the dissatisfaction appears to be spreading.

Wisconsin voter becomes hysterical as electors make it clear she voted for the loser

Hillary voters had weeks to resign themselves to their post-election reality. They didn't do that. Instead of facing up to their loss, they played the blame game. Instead of graciously accepting the results of the election, they clung desperately to fever-dreams of an electoral upset.

Bill Clinton once warned his wife not to ignore white voters - now he blames them for her loss

Throughout the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton made it clear that she had no interest in courting white voters. Instead of embracing everyone, Hillary embarked on a plan of "maximum identity politics." She decided to divide the electorate, pit one group against another, and relegate whites (men in particular) to her infamous "basket of deplorables."

Watch the Morning Joe panel trash Hillary's post-election excuses, 'utter incapability for self-examination'

Since her loss, Hillary Clinton and her surrogates have blamed everything under the sun for the failure. Racism, the FBI, misogyny, Russians, anger, voter fraud, bigotry, fake news, the media, religion, and voter apathy have all been offered as scapegoats. When one explanation fails, another is offered. When they run through the entire list of excuses, they go back to the top and start over.

Watch Newsweek 'journalist' Kurt Eichenwald melt down during brutal segment with Tucker Carlson

Once upon a time, Newsweek was a well-respected source of journalism. That was a very, very, long time ago. These days, it's a barely functional echo-chamber filled with left wing kooks like Kurt Eichenwald.

Washed up C-list 'celebrities' offer GOP electors 'their respect' if they vote against Trump

Just prior to Election Day, a group of "really famous people" filmed a clip in which they urged Americans to vote against Donald Trump. It didn't work. The spot, directed by Joss Whedon, was ignored and Trump won. It may not have been effective, but at least it featured actual stars. Love them or hate them, the cast of "The Avengers" are bona fide Hollywood A-listers.

Romney's out because he refused to apologize to Trump? Unpopular opinion: Good for Mitt

I've been hard on Mitt Romney. I've called him a suck up, a sycophant, a flip-flopper, and a has-been. I've accused him of being precisely the kind of wishy-washy, spineless politician who would choose expediency over anything he'd previously espoused. Heck, when he was running for President, I hoped he could beat Obama but I argued that he could never win because he'd been on both sides of every issue.

Politico reveals: Arrogance and incompetence - not Russians - doomed Hillary's campaign

As the boss wrote this morning, Democrats are mired in denial about the 2016 election. Since nothing is ever Hillary Clinton's fault (she's always the victim, don't you know) they need someone or something to blame for her spectacular implosion. They've tried to pin it on racism, sexism, bigotry, homophobia, voter fraud, and the FBI, all to no avail. Nothing seems to stick. So now they seem to have settled on "Russian hackers."

GALLUP: Small business owners' optimism skyrockets - at highest level in 8 years

I'm not sure what happened around this time 8 years ago but, whatever it was, it sent small business owners into a tailspin. Confidence plummeted, optimism evaporated, and the outlook became bleak. It stayed that way throughout the soon-to-be previous administration's tenure.

Olbermann continues to film hilarious break from reality - declares Russian 'bloodless coup' in U.S.

I'm not entirely sure that Keith Olbermann had much of a mind to lose but, whatever he did have, I think we can safely say it's gone now. The election of Donald Trump has reduced the former television personality to a bitter, sputtering, rage-machine who appears determined to become the left-wing Alex Jones.

Trump's defense of his 'cabinet of millionaires' is 100% correct. Good for him

Last week, the left was attacking Trump because his transition was allegedly in shambles. He hadn't appointed enough people, he didn't know what he was doing, and his administration was headed for disaster before he even took office. It was a ridiculous claim, and it fell apart quickly. They replaced it with a new line of attack. Trump is a megalomaniac who's appointing a cadre of out-of-touch millionaires.

Brian Williams - yes that Brian Williams - deeply concerned about the scourge of 'fake news'

Once upon a time, Brian Williams was a famous, well-respected, news man. These days, he's more famous for being the disgraced anchor who squandered his credibility on a series of self-aggrandizing lies. ...Sorry, I believe we're still supposed to call the "misremembrances" or something.

Illegal alien wanted for killing two in hit-and-run was previously deported 8 times

On the night of October 22nd, two Louisville KY women were on the side of the road following a minor traffic accident. Sadly, a man named Miguel Angel Villasenor-Saucedo, 40, was driving a truck that night. Hit struck, and killed, both women. He then escaped the scene on foot.

If you're up for a terrifying endurance test, you can watch Harry Reid's final farewell speech

I'll be honest. I have no idea if this thing ever gets interesting. I had it on in the background and I made it all of 15 minutes before I had to turn it off. Ethically-challenged Senator Harry Reid's final farewell speech is a tedious, rambling, monotone diatribe that clocks in at just under an hour and a half.

Valerie Jarrett: Donald Trump's win was a 'soul crushing' 'punch to the stomach'

As the Washington Post once pointed out, Valerie Jarrett has earned quite the laundry list of dubious nicknames. At various times, she's been referred to as “the spy," "the night stalker," "the Obama whisperer," and "the human decoder ring." As one of Obama's top advisors she's earned a reputation for being both a shameless toady suck-up and a Machiavellian mastermind. Whatever else she may or may not be, it's clear she's a far-left ideologue who wields an unusual level of power and influence within the Obama White House.

After 5 days of Wisconsin recounts, Trump's lead continues to grow

OK, so admittedly, it's not a huge gain. But still; after all the hub-bub, all the whining, and all the phony platitudes about hackers and fraud, this is pretty delicious. Not only are results in the state not changing, Trump is now up by a net gain of a couple dozen votes. Way to spend millions, Stein, Hillary, and Soros!

Half of Detroit's votes may be ineligible for recount, because 'problems with ballots'

In a way, Michigan is a bit like California. Urban centers vote heavily for Democrats, but the rest of the state has a tendency to break for Republicans. This means a large swath of the population is, at least politically, held hostage by a few failing, very left-wing, cities. This year, the Mitten went red for the first time since 1988, but desperate Dems were hoping Jill Stein's ridiculous recount could "find" enough votes to tip the scales in their favor.