Greetings! Essential read: George Clooney’s NY Times op-ed urging President Biden to step aside. If Clooney, a rock-solid Dem and major fundraiser, has lost faith, it may portend a major turning point in the president’s stance on remaining in the race.  It reminds me of when legendary CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite denounced U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. against the backdrop of the presidential race. In the aftermath of that newscast,  President Lyndon Johnson reportedly said, “If I’ve lost Cronkite, I’ve lost Middle America.” The following month, Johnson announced he would not seek re-election… Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley believes that Kamala Harris would be the best choice to replace Biden on the Dem ticket even though she has “baggage galore.”  On the plus side, argues Riley, she’d attract Black voters, many of whom, otherwise may defect to Trump…The Federalist believes that Montana is hosting the second most important election in November.  Here’s why… Mick Jagger got no satisfaction at during a recent performance in Vancouver  The ageless Rolling Stones’ frontman voiced support for Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and he was met with a chorus of boos (Daily Caller)…Biden’s “big boy” NATO press conference is slated for 5:30 p.m. ET today.  Part of me wishes it’s another major fail and puts an end to this painful and  humiliating candidacy…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Free The Donald! On the home page of DonaldJTrump.com is an image of the convicted felon-in-chief with the headline “Political Prisoner.”  Naturally, below the image is a solicitation for donations from suckers -- I mean supporters…Most pundits have written that Trump’s choice for Veep comes down to three: J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum.  I think Trump will call an audible and pick someone else.  That would give him maximum buzz which matters most to him…Pray for Steve Bannon. That’s the advice from WND’s Scott Lively on behalf of the bloviating Trump advisor and podcaster who got sent to the Big House at the beginning of the month to do a 4-month stint.  “Only God can protect him where he is,” says Lively who writes with the benefit of experience. As a young man, he did time twice, he reveals in his column… Here’s a provocative headline from the Washington Free Beacon: “I am part of the resistance inside the Biden administration.  Please help.  The situation is worse than you think.” The article is labeled as satire although it has the ring of truth to it (sorry to say)…Bad news for Gretch?  Yesterday, I had an item about the July 9 availability of the popular Michigan governor's  new book detailing her political journey with a  link to its Amazon page.  It drew a yawn from TheRighting’s subscribers.  Only five people clicked on the link…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard