Tea at Trianon: Covid Relief Package?

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Covid Relief Package?

From The Election Wizard:

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday evening said lawmakers have reached a long-awaited coronavirus relief bill that is expected to be voted on later Monday.

According to a tweet from Ryan Fournier, the COVID relief package gives $10 million for “gender programs” in Pakistan...."The Associated Press reported that if the deal is finalized, it will be the largest spending measure, which combines the COVID-19 relief with a $1.4 trillion government-wide funding plan that the New York Times referred to as a $2.3 trillion behemoth.” (Read more.)

Meanwhile, more GOP lawmakers are behind the electoral challenge. From The Epoch Times:

Another member of Congress has pledged to challenge the Electoral College vote submissions when the Joint Session of Congress meets Jan. 6, joining several others who said they will do so. Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) wrote in a letter to Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) that “I intend to object to the certification of the Electoral College vote submissions on January 6th, and I respectfully ask you to stand with me.”
Neither Cornyn nor Cruz have publicly said whether they would challenge the votes. The process requires at least one House representative and one senator.

“We must stand up for the tens of millions of Americans who want answers to the irregularities surrounding this election,” Gooden said in his letter. “It is our duty to ensure the integrity of our election is unwavering, and the American people deserve to feel confident their vote matters.” Gooden furthermore noted that allegations and reports of voter fraud are looming over the validity of the Nov. 3 presidential election. (Read more.)

From The National Pulse:

White House Advisor Peter Navarro released an exclusive update to his “Immaculate Deception” election fraud report describing how in Michigan the number of potentially illegal ballots is over two times greater than Joe Biden’s alleged margin of victory. Navarro, the Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, details in the memo addressed to “War Room and American Republic” how election fraud tainted nearly 400,000 ballots in the critical swing state of Michigan. (Read more.)

From OANN:

The lawmakers reportedly implored President Trump not to give up on his fight for election integrity heading into the vote count. Meanwhile, Gaetz has called for Republicans to fight the stolen election results until the very end.
“Democracy is left undefended if we accept the results of a stolen election without fighting with every bit of vigor we can muster,” he stated.
The Constitution sates one lawmaker each from the House and Senate must object to the results in order for the full Senate to vote on the validity of the outcome. The House and Senate will meet January 6, 2021 to tally the Electoral College’s votes. (Read more.)