Listomania

Operation Clean the House -- which is why I didn't blog yesterday -- is almost complete, as I cleaned both bathrooms.  Did laundry this morning, swept the kitchen floor (need to vacuum), wiped down the counters, even got the recylcing and garbage ready to be taken to the curb tomorrow.  Exciting.  More importantly, I unpacked all of the Xmas stuff and decorated the house.  This is nice, but when I was done, I realized that I did not buy the tree (tomorrow!) and I will have to be very careful when getting it in the house to make sure I don't knock anything over.  Oops.  In the meantime, I have plenty of J! episodes to watch, so I will try to do some of those this evening.

25 movies will join National Film Registry: See the full 2024 list
This is the big news of the day; I have watched 5 of them, but will record 3, as two of the ones I have watched...it was 25 years ago, so I may as well re-watch.  I will credit myself for "No Country for Old Men," "My Own Private Idaho," and "Beverly Hills Cop."  This "brings" me to 841 of 900.  I suspect most of these are not that hard to find -- the library or if I ever decide to sign up for a streaming service -- so once I start watching, I should make some progress.  Actually, tomorrow on TCM they have a mass showing of a few, as well as interviews with the Librarian of Congress, etc.  So we can start on these immediately.  I should also start listening to the National Recording Registry, but...one list-o-mania at a time.

As Liberals Implode in Canada, Conservative Leader Decimates Them in Powerful Speech for the People – RedState
Good speech.  We were discussing this at work a couple of days ago, and I wonder...Justin Trudeau has went to kiss the orange pinkie ring already, and I highly suspect that Trump will not levy tariffs against Canada (for now); one, he can get more from negotiations at this time, and China is a bigger/juicier target. That said, what happens if and when the Trudeau government falls and the Conservatives take over?  One, where will all the US libtards who went to Canada go?  :)  More seriously, Poilievre is a Trump-like Conservative (in so far as Canada has them), so would the Donald make trade moves to endanger a potential ally (especially compared to the Mexican government)?  Ok, he might, but there are some Tom Hagen-types floating around, and they might be able to soothe the savage beast (for a while).

Elizabeth Warren Demands Conflict-of-Interest Rules for Musk, and Trump Camp’s Response Is FIRE – PJ Media
This is hilarious!  Pocahontas, 1/1024th, I just love it.

The Mainstream Media FINALLY Admits Obamacare Is a Failure – PJ Media
The Daily Chart: The Failure of Obamacare | Power Line
Obamacare is the missing word as Democrats rage against healthcare system - Washington Examiner
This could be me -- and yes, the GOP has been burned by health care -- but this could have been a card to play in the election; namely, health care costs are through the roof, medical bankruptcies are climbing, on top of other inflation this is too much, etc.  And, of course, the ACA has a large role in this.  Someone should have brought this up, and yes, we would have to develop a replacement plan, but the system is not working -- CEO homicides notwithstanding -- and the GOP could have easily pinned this on the Dems.  And as there are fewer RINOs running around nowadays...