February 6, 2026
I have a list of people whom I just wish would go away. I don’t mean in the Jimmy Hoffa sense, rather, I’d just as soon they don’t show up again in our vast national pool of opinion, news and commentary. Thinking perhaps they could leave the public limelight and drive school bus or spend time reminiscing with friends at the Denny’s Wednesday morning retiree breakfast. Perhaps more time with grandchildren, or a career switch into, oh, I don’t know…snow plowing, or landscaping or short order cook. Something productive but out of my life.
Here we go…
Don Lemon
Don, it’s over. Your career ended when CNN fired you for misogynist and inappropriate statements. You appear to now be a feature on your own website/podcast “doing journalism” as you put it. Evidently, you’re pretty much the only person who would hire you.
Let’s face it…you blew it. And now, you show up in a Church with a bunch of whack jobs, interrupting Americans exercising the precious right of freedom of religion. You should be ashamed of yourself, but of course, you aren’t. Rather, you hold yourself up as a beacon of the First Amendment. Of course, you expose your ignorance: Freedom of Speech AND Freedom of Religion are both protected by the First Amendment. Don, you hang out with whack jobs, you become one. You can’t abridge people’s First Amendment Rights to claim your own.
At this juncture, I just wish you would go away. Leave us all alone.
Jane Fonda
Jane, (can I call you Jane?) the first time I saw you in political action, you were sitting at a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun, giving moral support as they were trying to shoot down American pilots. This earned you the apt nickname, Hanoi Jane. Jane, no one won in the Vietnam War. It was ugly and a chapter in our history we all wish wouldn’t have happened. I opposed the war at the time, but I didn’t give aid and comfort to the enemy. No matter the feelings about the war, I thought that was despicable. As a matter of fact you are the only person of whom I’m aware did that.
And now, this week in Los Angeles, you spoke out in favor of Don Lemon and what he did. Embarrassingly, only eight people showed up to have your back. Jane, I think you’re getting the career shoulder tap. Your career, like your friend Lemon, is over. You have no relevancy, no one cares, I think maybe it is time to tend to your garden, maybe start a book club. Please?
James Comer
Mr. Comer as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, you’ve been a busy guy. You investigated President Biden; you investigated Hunter Biden. You promised thoroughness, you promised bombshells and so forth. To date, I don’t think anything came of any of that.
Now you know, I’m not quite sure about the former President, and what he may have done. I just don’t really know. But sir, how could you possibly investigate Hunter Biden and not come up with enough to keep a stadium full of prosecutors busy for years to come? What in the world were you investigating…his spending habits at Walmart?
Investigation into whether Biden’s staff covered up his mental decline and potentially used an autopen to sign documents without proper authorization.
Investigating foreign financial contributions to American universities, particularly from China, and whether proper disclosures were filed.
Examining how the Biden-Harris administration handled this mysterious illness affecting U.S. diplomats.
Investigating the Democratic fundraising platform for alleged fraud and foreign contributions.
And now, you’re investigating…Bill Clinton in the Epstein business. Please don’t. We’d all like to get to the truth and if the truth requires justice to be applied, well then.
But my concern here is obvious…I’ve looked at your track record and I’m not encouraged. For all your investigations, I can’t think of a single one that landed anyone in the docket as a defendant.
Can you just go away and leave it all to someone else? Maybe oversee the White House Ballroom instead?
Chuck Schumer
As Senator from my former native state, I’ve watched you operate for what now seems like my entire human existence. I’ve observed all your schemes, machinations, operations and strategies. Your speeches and so forth.
Here’s a news flash. The wanna be Communists calling themselves Democratic Socialists are coming after, not the Republican Party, but rather, the Democratic Party. Your party. No way they’d ever make hay in the Republican tent, but in the Left-friendly halls of your party, they are romping.
Now see, the thing here is this: They are young and full of energy fueled by wealth envy and grievances of all kinds against our Republic and our democracy. They’re hungry for power. I am not guessing at this…as an example, one of Mr. Mamdani’s advisors, Cea Weaver said “Elect more communists.” She disavowed that when it was recently rediscovered…of course she did. I checked; her fingers and toes were crossed. Well, what do we call her?
Mr. Schumer, your party needs young, energetic, rabid defenders of the traditional Democratic playbook of compassionate Liberalism. I don’t agree with it, but I do believe your party could head out into a multi-decade wilderness if the Communists/Socialist/whatevers begin to get into power. And they are not kidding; they’re not playing around. They’re going after the whole enchilada, one Congressional district at a time. Because say what you want, this is a right-center country and it won’t play. And we need two parties, the honest opposition, to keepsake a democracy.
So, it’s time for you to go away. It’s time for you to check your ego at the door and make room for the people in your party who can fight for its future. You can’t do it. But you can take up woodworking as a full-time hobby. Nice ring to that. Meanwhile, call Rahm Emmanuel. Start there. Encourage him to get involved. You need guys like him more than you can imagine.
Gentle readers, you wonder if I want Mark Rufalo to go away. Absolutely not. I need fresh material. And wonderful news: He has indicated he is considering running for public office. Even I’d send him some money…the investment in new material would make it a bargain for me.
Governor Walz would have made the list, but he announced this week that he will “never” again run for public office. His new career, becoming a trick Trivia question, is in full bloom. Tucker Carlson and Keith Olberman would have made the list, but I didn’t want to waste precious bytes and bits on them. Conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene would have made the list, but ditto…she’s taken herself out of contention. I would have added Governor Newsom to this list but as in the case of Mr. Rufalo, there is too much good material to be had.
Silliness, after all, is the food that feeds the wolf here.
Thoughts, questions, or reflections? I’d love to hear them. You can reach me anytime at anthony@workingprofit.com
