SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:54 P.M. ET: 

GREAT MOMENTS IN JUSTICE – FROM THE GUARDIAN:  A French waiter fired for being “aggressive, rude and disrespectful” says his behaviour wasn’t out of line – he’s just French.  Guillaume Rey, who worked at a Vancouver restaurant on Canada’s Pacific coast, filed a complaint with British Columbia’s Human Rights Tribunal against his former employer, claiming “discrimination against my culture”.  The restaurant, operated by Cara Operations, accused Rey of violating its code of conduct and said he persisted in his behavior despite verbal and written performance reviews.  In alleging discrimination Rey said French culture just “tends to be more direct and expressive”.  He owes his sacking to his “direct, honest and professional personality”, which he acquired while training in France’s hospitality industry.  Another argument against the farce of multiculturalism.

THE GIANT STRATEGIST SPEAKS – FROM BREITBART:  Former President Jimmy Carter called President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Ambassador John Bolton as his new National Security Advisor “a disaster for our country.”  Speaking to USA Today, Carter called Bolton “a warlike figure,” and elaborated: “Maybe one of the worst mistakes that President Trump has made since he’s been in office is his employment of John Bolton, who has been advocating a war with North Korea for a long time and even an attack on Iran, and who has been one of the leading figures on orchestrating the decision to invade Iraq.”  Carter’s mishandling of American foreign policy, particularly during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-80, was one of the keys to his political demise in the 1980 election.   Carter is an embarrassment, a product of the post-Watergate Democratic Party, where ego and moral certainty were far more important than ability.

ANOTHER WARNING – FROM NBC:  The military is investigating suspicious packages with apparent explosive components at several U.S. military installations in the Washington, D.C., area Monday, a law enforcement official said.  The National Defense University at Ft. McNair in D.C. received a suspicious package about 8:30 a.m., and the building was evacuated.  The package tested positive for black powder, according to Ft. McNair. An X-ray showed what appeared to be GPS and a fuse. It was rendered safe and the building was cleared about 1:15 p.m. The components are being investigated.  A suspicious package sent to Ft. Belvoir in Virginia Monday afternoon contained liquid in a vial and a circuit board, the law enforcement official said. It also was rendered safe. Ft. Belvoir did not provide any more information.  And a suspicious package is under investigation at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in D.C.  There are also reports of suspicious packages at the CIA, a Secret Service mail processing facility and a Navy base in Richmond, NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams reported.  Is this a post-Austin copycat?  We have no way of knowing, but we periodically have serial bombers, and they're dangerous,

March 26, 2018