OH, BY THE WAY: Capitalism is ending poverty worldwide.

You could see the Left's shocked face if their bubble wasn't opaque....

I like Tapscott's final sentence "[E]ven more astonishing is how little notice this reality gets among Western elites," but that sentence would be even more accurate by deleting the single word 'this'.

ELIZABETH WARREN PROMISES that if elected president at most half of her Cabinet will be competent. The rest will be diversity decorations.

A WORD FROM SEN. LINDSEY GRAHAM [R-SC]: “To my Democratic colleagues, you can say what you want about me, but I’m covering up nothing. I’m exposing your hatred of the president.”

MORNING GREATNESS: Welcome to the impeachment thunderdome.

I wonder what the ratings were for yesterday’s trial. Will people who were not persuaded by the much ballyhooed House clown show now come over to the Democrats way of thinking? I am not sure so but the purpose isn’t just about persuasion: the Democrats want to damage vulnerable GOP Senators and get some more witnesses so they can keep “hunting” for damning evidence against Trump. This isn’t about “protecting the constitution” it’s simply another political tactic to get rid of the president and amass more power. If there is one thing painfully obvious about the Democrats that Trump’s election has laid bare: Democrats will use their power to undermine the will of the people if it isn’t to their liking.

Now go check out Liz Sheld's other links.

RANDOM [IMPEACHMENT] THOUGHT [4]: It just dawned on me that the lead impeachment manager is Inspector Clouseau.

Only not as funny....

STRAINED? ONLY STRAINED? NOT DIVORCED? "The man [Schiff] has a strained relationship with the truth..."

RANDOM [IMPEACHMENT] THOUGHT [3]: Finally we've gone from "no one is above the law" to "is a quid pro quo as clear as 2+2 is 4".

ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ has thoughts on capitalism, billionaires, and power. Stupid thoughts.

But she did offer one honest thought:

So I don’t want your money as much as we want your power. The people, not me.

I’m sure AOC did mean the people, but I’m also 110% certain she believes she will become a celebrated leader of those same people. So the power may go to “the people” but in AOC’s mind it immediately gets delegated to her.

As I've noted time and time again, "It's about control. It's always about control."

FLIP-FLOP: Impeachment, then and now.

I THINK I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DRINK: The Doomsday Clock is at 100 seconds to midnight.

ELIZABETH WARREN ON PRESIDENT TRUMP: The voters like him; they really, really like him.

THE MORNING BRIEFING: President Trump's biggest pro-life move yet.

This should cause a MSM nervous breakdown: how do they cover President Trump without covering the March for Life?

I WOULD PAY TO SEE THIS: Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] has offered his Senate gallery pass to President Trump to attend his impeachment trial.

RANDOM THOUGHT: I liked Dilbert better when he wore a tie.

‘OUTLET CHALLENGE’ prompts safety warnings. So copper conducts electricity ... who knew?

The comments are amusing. Especially the references to the Darwin awards.

I'M MORE INTERESTED in why the second sock never disappears.

THERE WERE SIX BUT HE OPENED HIS MOUTH AGAIN: The top seven lies Adam Schiff has told to boost impeachment.

What bothers me is not that Schiff lies (that's a given) but that I sincerely think he actually believes those lies.

WHY NEWSPAPERS will never die. I'm not so sure that they'll live on as fly swatters, but bird cages will always need liners, fires will always need starting, and there's always a need for easily available packing material.

RUSSIA! RUSSIA! Adam Schiff warns weary senators that Russia could attack the U.S. while Trump steals the 2020 election.

House Democrats launched into lengthy arguments that broke little ground, if any, in President Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday -- as the head impeachment manager, California Rep. Adam Schiff, suggested that Russians could attack the U.S. and insisted that removing Trump from office was necessary because the integrity of the 2020 election could not be "assured."

Watching the first two days of this impeachment farce has convinced me that (1) President Trump should be acquitted 100-0 and (2) Adam Schiff should be immediately be involuntarily committed to Bellevue for psychiatric evaluation.

WEATHER ALERT: Beware of falling iguanas.

Baby it's cold outside.