“Yes, sure I’ll accept them.  Why wouldn’t I?” 
– Donald Trump’s response to a FOX News question about whether he will accept
the results of all the races.  Yeah, why wouldn’t he?  I guess we’ll find out in January.

You’ve probably heard the saying – like rats fleeing a sinking ship.  Well, let’s call Mike Johnson the biggest rat of all (and that’s saying something).  After the Democrats took control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, do you know the first thing he did?  He picked up what was left of his marbles and went home.  While he would obviously no longer be Speaker of the House, he could have been the House Minority Leader.  But apparently he’s in the minority of people who want that job.  He notified his staff of his decision.  So, what will he do now?  Go home and play with himself, I suppose.

You’d think pretty much everything about the election has been said by now.  But there’s a story I missed.  The Republicans took out an ad attacking Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand who was running for governor.  They learned that Sand previously had a modeling career.  And, naturally, he has some risqué photos.  JD Vance even referred to him as an “underwear model”, as if that’s a bad thing.  Why are Republicans so obsessed with male nudity?  Who do they think they are…Billy Masters?  So, I did what I always do – did a deep dive.  And you know what I found?  Some shots in his portfolio which show considerably more skin than you’d see on an Afterschool Special (if, indeed, Afterschool Specials still exist).  But were they lewd?  Not really.  Some of the photos showed up in attack ads, paid for by Sand’s opponent, Zach Lahn.  Result?  Rob Sand is the new governor of Iowa.  I guess sex sells!

Alas, sex wasn’t enough to help Chris Gallant beat out the incumbent Nicholas LaLota for New York’s First Congressional District.  You’ll recall that some of Gallant’s private BDSM photos from the past went public – courtesy of the opposition, naturally.  I think it actually helped Chris’ campaign.  It was a close race, but ultimately LaLota retained his seat by less than three percentage points.  Something tells me we haven’t seen the last of Chris Gallant.

Even though the Kennedy Center is shuttered, the Kennedy Center Honors are still slated to take place on December 7^th, of all days.  Some people say you shouldn’t accept the honor under the current regime.  But some people ain’t me.  I hold no ill will against Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet or Barbara Mandrell, who are this year’s honorees.  Any chance of coaxing Irlene and Louise out of retirement is OK by me.  Perhaps the telecast (if there is a telecast) will be sponsored by White Rain!