Greetings!  It’s the holiday gift-giving season and here’s my #1 online shopping destination suggestion for true-blue Democrats.  Check out the official store of the Democratic party.  There are mugs, sweaters, and hats all festooned with subtle Democrat messaging.  I’m partial to the Trailblazer collection featuring images of icons like Shirley Chisholm, John Lewis and Bayard Rustin slapped on various tchotchkes and articles of clothing…For politically minded kids who lean right, Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee for FBI director, published a children’s book two years ago called The Plot Against the King. It features a King Donald and the villainess is none other than Hillary Queenton.  This is coming from a man who could wind up leading the FBI in January.  I’d bet good money that J. Edgar Hoover never wrote a children’s book….And finally, for the nicotine addict in your life, Tucker Carlson just launched his own brand of chewing tobacco called Alp.  I imagine by February it will be named the official chewing tobacco brand of America…Conservative podcaster and pundit Megyn Kelly defends battered Trump Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth on her website.  Other conservatives appear to be joining her despite the flood of press reports that continue to nuke Hegseth’s reputation…Sheriff Chad Chronister, Trump’s nominee to head the DEA, has withdrawn his candidacy saying he wasn’t qualified.  However, conservative media claim his past enforcing Covid lockdowns and going easy on BLM supporters diminished his support. (Western Journal)…Housekeeping: I’m taking a long weekend beginning tomorrow morning so TheRighting won’t be published until Monday, December 9….If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard