THE BEAT GOES ON

 With the government shutdown in it's third week, LITTLE DONNIE has his arms folded, holding his breath and stomping his feet to get the five billion dollars he wants for the wall at the mexican border. But his worst nightmare occurred this week when the democratic MAJORITY was sworn in, took control of the house and elected NANCY PELOSI as the speaker. 

I've played a hundred thousand poker hands in my life and i can guarantee you that little donnie will fold his hand and NOT get the wall money because he is crushing the republican party with the shutdown and the democrats eventually will present a budget that ends the stoppage and gets everyone back to work and when little donnie vetos it, he hands the country to the democrats.

His presidency is over and he knows it. pelosi is a vindictive bitch and lawyers will be working overtime regarding a sitting president being indicted, let alone impeached. And when he doesn't surrender his tax returns, the toast just gets a little more burned.

I don't agree with vice-president MIKE PENCE'S ultra-conservative views but he is quiet and reserved and has the dignity to be president.  and i would wager a dollar or two that he has no idea how tweeting works.  just saying.

ELIZABETH WARREN announces her interest in becoming the democratic nominee for president.  WHAAAAAAT? stop it and go home, liz.  formerly a registered republican, she jumped ship back in the late 90's and eventually became the senator from massachusets in 2012.  However, she has constantly claimed she's a native american and she gloated when her dna test confirmed that she was 1.5% indian.   one point five %. she is an embarrassment and the democrats need someone much stronger for 2020.

Moving away from the cesspool of politics, how about that horrible story from a rehab facility in phoenix, arizona?  a woman who has been in a vegetative state for ten years recently gave birth  !  state officials "deeply troubled" over this development. no kidding.

IHOP has announced that it will close 40 locations due to a steep decline in business.  i spent many a drunken saturday night at 3 in the morning trying to figure out the menu. how sad.

Want to take a guess as to the top four presidents regarding the performance of the stock market since WWI? 

in order starting at # 4 and working up,  BARACK OBAMA bounced back from the recession that started under GEORGE BUSH and the stock market rallied 148% during his 8 years.

  #3 was FDR at 198% and #2 was BILL CLINTON at 228% PLUS when he left office AND there was a budget surplus! (noticed any of that lately?)

#1 was CALVIN COOLIDGE who served as president from 1923-1929 and the stock market boomed at +230%.  six months after he left office, the stock market crashed and the GREAT DEPRESSION took over for the next 8 years.

DONALD TRUMP?  +19% for 11th place.

The GOLDEN GLOBES ARE SUNDAY NIGHT. sometimes a precursor to the academy awards. sometimes.

done for now.  GO BEARS!