Greetings! American Canto, Olivia Nuzzi’s tome detailing her cringy affair with Health & Human Services chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drops today. This head-snapping NY Post headline says it all: “Inside RFK Jr’s needy love, drug use and cringe poetry as Olivia Nuzzi book reveals how he hid his bad behavior.” My weather forecast today for the RFK Jr. home he shares with his wife Cheryl “Curb Your Enthusiasm” Hines is stormy with a 90% chance of screaming and a flood of tears. I imagine the RFK Jr./Nuzzi imbroglio is clouding the HHS Secretary’s future with the White House too...Yet another Trump administration cabinet cast member is also having a bad hair day. Sec. of War Pete “Hairgel” Hegseth is in the Congressional crosshairs as lawmakers begin questioning the legality of deadly air strikes that have killed dozens of alleged drug smugglers off the Venezuelan coast. (NYTimes)...Wacky headline of the day: “Will Marjorie Taylor Greene land at ABC’s daily morning show ‘The View”? Seems like a long shot, but Blaze Media just published this provocative headline: “Did Ana Navarro just float Marjorie Taylor Greene jumping ship to ‘The View’”?...Our newest contributor Randall Rothenberg offers up this essay focusing on two kinds of sinking ships: the Trump presidency, which is rapidly taking on water; and the vessels that are being targeted by Hegseth’s Dept. of War.  As Rothenberg eloquently puts it, “(W)e’ve now reached The Terror phase of this Revolution, where the MAGAtts are devouring each other”...If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Over the weekend, the Washington Post named six politicians to watch in 2026’s midterm elections.  They include: populist Dan Osborn, running as an independent for an open Senate seat in Nebraska; Maine Senator Susan Collins, who will be battling against either oyster fisherman Graham Platner or 78-year-old Gov. Janet Mills; the ultra-progressive Abdul El-Sayed, who’s vying for an open Senate seat in Michigan; Geoff Duncan, a former Republican Lt. Gov. who is running as a Democrat for Georgia’s governorship; and Pennsylvania’s Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) who aims to retain his position in a state that is becoming increasingly red...The Golfer-in-Chief: Our modest president posted a short video on Truth Social showing him sinking a chip shot just beyond the green at a Florida course. Trump played with pro Brooks Kaepka, hockey legend Wayne Gretsky and Fox News anchor Bret Baier...Did Trump actually call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz retarded or did I dream it? I don't even like using the word in this newsletter. It should be inconceivable that the President of the United States would use such coarse language. But in the land of Trump 2.0, it’s just another nightmare day at the office...Conservatives are raving about Chevrolet’s pro-family, three-minute Christmas video. Gotta admit that it tugged at my heartstrings....Dept. of No Surprises: The Washington Free Beacon drops a predictably snarky review of Michelle Obama’s coffee table book The Look...Just in time for Christmas: The Federalist published a gift guide for “the trad wife in your life.” It includes a pastry roller and a courting candle....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard