Hannity: Kamala Harris' 'cringeworthy' debate was packed with lies

It was a great night for Vice President Mike Pence at Tuesday's night debate. Not so much so for Kamala Harris.

 

Trump says he won't participate in a virtual debate

I was looking forward to seeing President Donald Trump pressing Joe Biden on whether he'll be packing the US Supreme Court with liberals. But a virtual debate would be just silly. 

From AP: 

President Donald Trump vowed Thursday not to participate in next week's debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden after organizers announced it will take place virtually because of the president's diagnosis of COVID-19. 

"I'm not going to do a virtual debate" with Biden, Trump told Fox News, moments after the Commission on Presidential Debates announced the changes due to Trump's diagnosis. 

That cast serious doubts on whether the event will go forward, even as Biden's campaign vowed that its candidate will participate.

Because federal bailout may not be coming, Lightfoot and Pritzker may have to lay off workers and cut spending--which they should have done months ago

As I've observed before--the correct time to layoff government employees was when the COVID-19 lockdown began in March. But Chicago's mayor, Lori Lightfoot, and Illinois' governor, J.B. Pritzker, who are beholden to the public-sector unions that put them in office, not the taxpayers, chose to keep all of their workers on taxpayers' payroll. 

For instance, all Illinois restaurants were closed for weeks. Why did they need health inspectors? Sales tax revenue was way down, so there was, and is, less work for revenue employees. I can go on and on. 

And the lockdowns were more severe in blue states. They Democrats put their economies to sleep. 

Why did they do this?

This passage from Fox Chicago tells us why:

Nearly eight months after the coronavirus hit the nation, struggling cities like Chicago saw a huge drop in tax revenues. 

Empty streets meant no money from sales taxes, and now it appears the city will not get any help from the federal government.

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For city taxpayers, it could very likely mean paying more. For some city departments and agencies, it could mean layoffs.

Ah ha! That's it! Lightfoot and Pritzker had their scheme all figured out. The federal government would bail them out. These two Democrats are irresponsible, they remind me of rich kids living off a trust fund who, after they burn through it, expect someone else to pay the bill. 

But now that may not happen they'll have to do what they should have done in the spring. Cut spending and layoff employees. And sadly, raise taxes.

And dopes in blue states elect such leaders. Sad. Very sad. 

Chicago and Illinois, again I've said this before, are not comprised of people with governments. They are governments that have people. And just one of the symptoms of this illness is that they are poor stewards of taxpayer money. 

Illinoisans will decide next month on a constitutional amendment to drop the flat income tax--many states by they way have no income tax at all--for a graduated one. If you believe that Pritzker, Boss Madigan et al will be wise spenders of this cash windfall then you are a fool. 

Don Jr. sounds off on declassified Russia docs: 'We knew all along'

On Fox and Friends this morning the president's son disussed the Democrats' Russia hoax, their PC-response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and their plans to used the pandemic to bail out failing cities that have been mismanaged for decades.

   

Critics blast NBC's Biden town hall

The mainstream media is clearly colluding with the Biden campaign. 

Yesterday's townhall on NBC and hosted by reputed journalist Lester Holt, was not, as advertised, attended by undecided voters. And hot topics, such as packing the Supreme Court with liberals and adding two new states filled with Democratic voters, were not pressed. 

From Second City Cop: No wonder government is broke

Many government offices in Chicago are closed or they are working with shorter hours. 

But the paychecks are the same. Second City Cop is right: No wonder government is broke.

Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois government hasn't been a people with a government for decades. It's the other way around. Which is why people are fleeing Illinois.

Failed politicians who are beholden to the public-sector unions--but not taxpayers--are already crying poor mouth. 

Where were the layoffs in March and April during the worst of the lockdown? You know, like the ones in the private-sector?

Trump returns home to the White House, removes mask, gives a salute

Our president returned to the White House today. 

He's home and mask-free.

    

President Trump sent the Chief of Staff to hand out chocolates to supporters outside Walter Reed

Say what you will about President Trump, but he has a very loyal core of support. Backers of the president continue to gather outside Walter Reed Medical Center where he is being treated for COVID-19.

   

Five shot to death and at least 32 others wounded over weekend in Chicago

Coming off the bloodiest September in over a quarter-century, October in Chicago is off to a deadly start. Over the weekend five people were shot to death and at least 32 others were wounded. One of those murders occurred on the Edens Expressway on the Northwest Side, another in North Lawndale on the West Side, and there were three South Side homicides, one in Roseland, one in West Englewood, and one in Chicago Lawn. 

All is well

There were some repairs that needed to be done that upended Marathon Pundit World Headquarters these last few days. The work is done. Now back to work for me!