Saturday Miscellany

First, you will recall-- it was not that long ago-- that the world heaped derision on the Trump Baza plan. It was, we were assured, a non-starter.

By now, however, we ought to remain skeptical about such reactions. Initial reactions are often for show. They are not about substance.

So, if you have been following my reflections on the Trump Gaza plan, you will not be surprised to ;earn that a senior official from the United Arab Emirates had a few good words to say about it.

The Emirates signed on to the Abraham Accords and they have maintained their alliance with Israel in the midst of the propaganda war against the Jewish state. And, keep in mind, the Emirates are closely allied with Saudi Arabia. At the very least, if the Saudis had not wanted the Emirates to affirm their hesitant support for the Trump plan, it would not have happened.

Zero Hedge blog reports:

In an extraordinarily surprising development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE has signaled the possibility of removing all Palestinians from Gaza, in accordance with Trump's controversial Gaza plan.

UAE Ambassador to the US Yousef Al Otaiba in a fresh interview called the plan "difficult but inevitable" and said he's sees "no alternative" but Trump's plan to expel Gaza's population and undertake massive economic redevelopment of the Strip. He had been asked by a reporter whether the UAE is working on a separate plan, to which he responded no, there's no other plan.

Second, our new vice president-- JD Vance-- had a few choice words for the leftists who are running Europe. In particular, he had the harshest words for the British Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer.

The Daily Mail reports:

Vice President J.D. Vance took his culture war to Europe on Friday, warning that its greatest threat came not from China or Russia but from within as he delivered a blistering attack on what he said was the continent's retreat from its traditional values.

Vance said free speech and democratic institutions were being eroded in an address to the Munich Security Conference.

He accused European politicians of forcing people to shut down social media accounts and urged leaders to do more to stem illegal immigration. 

Vance reserved particular scorn for America's closest ally, and the case of a British man arrested after praying near an abortion clinic.

'Europe faces many challenges, but the crisis this continent faces right now, the crisis I believe we all face together, is one of our own making,' he said.

'If you're running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you, nor, for that matter, is there anything that you can do for the American people who elected me and elected President Trump.'

Third, some six decades ago a housewife named Betty Friedan launched an opening salvo against the patriarchy with her book, The Feminine Mystique. She posited that suburban housewives, in particular, were suffering from a maladie that had no name, a neurotic condition that was produced by the realities of being a housewife.

As a result, young women ever since have renounced the role of housewife. They have put career first and have refused to cook dinner.

The result, reported by The Daily Mail, is an outbreak of misery among young liberal women throughout America. I do not think it’s a stretch to say that these women are invariably feminists:

Liberal women are more likely to report feeling lonely than their conservative counterparts, according to a survey. 

New evidence in the 2024 American Family Survey, found that 37 percent of conservative women from the ages of 18-40 reported being satisfied with their life. 

Only 12 percent of liberal women in the same group said they felt the same way, while 28 percent of moderate said they were satisfied.

The findings also say that liberal women are nearly three times more likely than conservatives to say they experienced loneliness at least a few times a week. 

It also broke down the relationship status of those surveyed, saying that 40 percent of liberal women reported being single, while 31 percent were married. 

For conservative women, 33 percent reported being single, while 51 percent were married.

Women have come a long way. Their problem now has a name-- feminism.

Fourth, so much for amateur psychology. Walter Kern points out that those who declared Trump to be something of an egomaniac have been shown to be wrong.

Wish I had a dollar for all the pros last year who told me Trump can't share the limelight and would never bring on Kennedy and the others

Guy has shared more limelight than most politicians ever.