8:22 AM View

 The sun rising from behind the building on the left.  Nice.

Coffee being brewed using my coffee pod machine. Nice.

My heel flaring up so that I have to painfully limp after sitting or lying down.  Not nice.

Desantis dropping out of the race and endorsing Trump. Nice.

I thought that from the get go, Desantis deciding to run in 2024 was a mistake.  For one thing, the Trump drama had to play out and there was no way that Desantis was going to be able make the Republican base forget what happened in 2020 and ignore the subsequent political persecution through lawfare that the Democrats are waging on Trump.  Some may never forgive Desantis for his political opportunism.  Which is too bad because he is a good governor and was the best in the world for dealing with Covid. In a more enlightened age, he would be a shoo-in for President.  But we don’t live in that age.  There is an extreme polarization and for the good guys to win, muscle will be needed.  Trump is that muscle, for all his brashness and clumsiness.  Trump shows how irrationally driven are the bad guys.  Hopefully, Desantis and Vivik can play a role in the battle when and if Trump is reelected.

Trump’s only opponent now in the Republican primaries is Nikki Haley.  War Karen!  Dick Cheney in high heels! Jeb Bush 2!  Self proclaimed victim!  No tanks!