Greetings! Gutless Mike Pence: The Trump 1.0 Veep kissed the portly POTUS’s derriere in a sycophantic Fox News op-ed Tuesday in which he commended Trump for starting a war against Iran.  Did the January 6 insurrection get wiped from Pence’s brain? Was he not aware that three sources told Politico that Trump expressed support for hanging him during deadly Capitol riots? Grow a pair Mr. Pence and stop sucking up to Trump....Blood and Guts Trump: President “Bone Spurs” says ship owners in the Persian Gulf don’t have the “guts” to travel  through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the maritime news site gCaptain. The vital 25-mile sea lane is reportedly being mined and ships have been attacked by missiles and drones from Iran. Besides the risk of death or injury to the crews, these cargo vessels cost upwards of $100 million each. Given the war raging in the region, it seems smart to me to stay clear of the Strait for now... Worth noting: The world is afire, and Trump is spending a strange amount of time focused on his senior staffers’ footwear per multiple reports and Gavin Newsom’s February 23 speech, according to last night’s Truth Social post...Dept. of Surprises: Fox News published an op-ed by Mahmoud Khalil, the  activist best known for being detained by Trump officials in the wake of his high-profile role in pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. In the piece, Khalil argues that political speech is endangered in the U.S....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Remember Kyrsten Sinema, the kooky, contrarian U.S. Senator from Arizona  who was often at odds with her fellow Democrats in Congress?  Sinema slipped from view after retiring last year. Now she’s back with a column at the center-right Washington Reporter. Don’t expect a light read.  The editors promise she’ll be focused on “consequential policy debates”...Speaking of return engagements: almost a decade after exiting Fox News in the wake of more than one sex scandal costing the network some serious coin, Bill O’Reilly is back with new podcast dubbed “We’ll Do It Live!”  It drops tomorrow. The weekly show features conversations with actors, musicians, lawmakers and entrepreneurs, according to Inside Radio.  In other words, whoever has the stomach to spend an hour with O’Reilly. Some friendly advice to Mr. O’Reilly: change the title....In other right-wing audio news, Sean Hannity’s new podcast “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” launched yesterday featuring an interview with ESPN motormouth Stephen Smith. The twice-weekly show seems similar to O’Reilly’s with upcoming shows featuring a mix of politicians (Sen. John Fetterman) and other newsmakers like USA hockey gold medalist Matt Tkachuk...Not funny Mr. President: In a Truth Social post about White House efforts to gather support from states surrounding the Great Lakes to fight a destructive species of fish, Trump referred to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as “the future Governor of Canada”....The $40 million  infomercial-masquerading-as-a-documentary “Melania,” now streaming on  Amazon Prime, is being sponsored by Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Nation. (Showbiz 411)....If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard