SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 8:04 P.M. ET: 

OH PLEASE – FROM FOX:   Since her father took office, Ivanka Trump has seen her fashion line dropped or reduced at multiple retailers, including Nordstrom, T.J. Maxx and Marshall's.  Now, Trump is facing a lawsuit that alleges her company, Ivanka Trump Marks LLC, is getting an "unfair" boost based off her political connections as first daughter.  The class-action lawsuit, filed last week, was brought by Modern Appealing Clothing, a boutique based in San Francisco.  The suit seeks unspecified damages for women’s clothing retailers working in California, and also seeks an order blocking Trump's products from being sold in the state.  An unfair advantage?  She's had every kind of slur thrown at her, and stores have been pressured by the neo-fascist left to drop her line.  That's an unfair advantage?  I'd love to see the maturity level of the people in San Francisco who are suing her?

MORE CHILDREN AT WORK – FROM FOX:   Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), one of the most vocal left-wing critics of President Donald Trump, took to Twitter this morning with a very blunt message.  "Get ready for impeachment," she wrote.  Waters has mentioned impeachment multiple times before, but the latest one comes after FBI Director James Comey said Monday that there is an ongoing counterintelligence investigation into possible "coordination" between Trump's campaign and Russia.  Waters claimed last week that sexual allegations made against Trump in an unverified dossier were "absolutely true" and a month ago called members of the Trump team "a bunch of scumbags."  After the hearing yesterday, Waters called Trump a "liar," and blasted Comey for also interfering in the election. She blamed the Russians and Comey for an overall "misinformation campaign that led to the election" of Trump.  Maxine Waters is the strongest argument I know for the idea that any federal health insurance include coverage for extreme mental illness.

SAD – FROM MSN:  Sears Holdings Corp. acknowledged “substantial doubt” about its ability to keep operating, raising fresh concerns about a company that has lost more than $10 billion in recent years.  The retailer added so-called going-concern language to its latest annual report filing, suggesting that weak earnings have cast a pall on its future as a business.  “Our historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,” the Hoffman Estates, Illinois-based company said in the filing. But the company added that its comeback plan may help mitigate the concerns, “satisfying our estimated liquidity needs 12 months from the issuance of the financial statements.”  I'd hate to see the old name go.  Sears used to be an institution in America, and the people involved in building the firm have been superb philanthropists.  Great tools too.

March 21, 2017