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TOP OF THE DAY by Howard Polskin

May. 28, 2026

Greetings! Now she tells us! Shame on Jill Biden for deceiving the country after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance with Donald Trump almost two years ago.  In an interview airing this weekend on “CBS Sunday Morning,” the former First Lady admits that she thought Biden was having a stroke when he froze several times and mumbled incoherently.  However, she publicly praised her husband immediately following the event and in the days that followed, purposely misleading the public and her fellow Democrats. (NY Post). Here’s my question: Why does she have to make the country relive the worst moments of Joe Biden’s presidency? She obviously wants the attention for her memoir View from the East Wing, which lands Tuesday…Stay home! Trump is making noises that he wants to attend a NY Knicks finals basketball game in the Big Apple’s Madison Square Garden.  What a way to kill the buzz around the excitement of the Knick’s epic playoff run. And it would be a security nightmare.  How could Secret Service adequately protect him in that crowded arena teeming with thousands of screaming fans?… Learn something new every day: The right has given James Talarico, the controversial Dem candidate for the Texas senate who will square off against the GOP’s sleaze-magnet Ken Paxton in November, a new nickname. Talafreako….Bears repeating: This is hardly an original headline, but credit The Dispatch for framing the issue of the war with Iran squarely and succinctly: A Quagmire of Trump’s Own MakingDept. of Sticks &  Stones: Trump just couldn’t help himself. He slimed longtime Rep. Al Green (D-TX) who lost a primary race this week in his state’s 18th district.  Trump called Green, who is African American, “mentally deficient” in a Truth Social post…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard