Vickie Palladino Sets Bill DeBlasio Straight

Godfather in the White House

As a rather notorious Godfather freak, and one who believes the classic film from 1972 can be viewed as a Bible for life, I've watched with great interest to the cavalcade of references to it politically of late. To wit:

• "Fredo" — the name of the traitorous brother to Michael Corleone has been applied alternately to Jared Kushner and Donald Trump's sons.
• "Consigliere" — Anthony Scaramucci looked like Trump's new family advisor when he arrived at the White House; many quickly recognized that he might make a better "wartime consigliere" given all the ongoing war with the media and Deep State.
• "Sonny" — Scaramucci tweeted (or did he?) that when he finds the leakers he's going to make Sonny's assassination on the causeway look like a party.

Stay tuned for more references to this great Italian gangster film (that's obviously so much more).

Italians With a Cement Company: A Family Tradition?

New Hope, Pennsylvania — Human remains are being discovered in a 12+-foot grave dug on the 90-acre Bucks County property of Antonio and Sandra DiNardo, owners of a cement and construction company.

Their son "Cosmo" DiNardo has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

One body has been identified as 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro. Still missing are three other young men between 19 and 22.

The son was arrested on the charge of stealing and attempting to sell the vehicle of Thomas Meo, another of the missing men.

SEE: "Team keeps digging after 1 of 4 missing Pennsylvania men found dead"

Christie Agonistes Run Amok

“We’re fed up with Gov. Chris Christie’s arrogance. We’re fed up with his opportunism. We’re fed up with his hypocrisy. We’re fed up with his sarcasm. We’re fed up with his long neglect of the state to pursue his own selfish agenda. We’re disgusted with his endorsement of Donald Trump after he spent months on the campaign trail trashing him, calling him unqualified by temperament and experience to be president.”

Asbury Park Press

Bridgewater Courier-News

Cherry Hill Courier-Post

East Brunswick Home News Tribune

Morristown Daily Record

Vineland Daily Journal

These newspapers—all owned by Gannett—published their joint call for Governor Christie’s resignation a day after he refused to answer questions related to his endorsement of Donald Trump for president at a press conference.

Much-fazed Christie Agonistes

His reason: “I don’t want to.”

According to the editorial, Christie spent a portion of 261 days out-of-state in 2015, travelling out of New Jersey to endorse and campaign with Trump—having quit the race February 10 after a distant finish in the New Hampshire primary (where he'd placed all his political hopes).

Looks to me like a man seeking national office to vault himself out of the cesspool of New Jersey politics, a cesspool he'd had a hand in creating. Endorsing Trump was his last desperate stab at regaining the spotlight, with its chance of a national political office (or appointment).

Going from the hope of the Republican party—as widely touted by the Leftist Media Bloc (LMB)—to national laughingstock was too much (on top of what already might have been a complex persona).

Christie Agoniste has run amok (or, perhaps it's beramok).

Wow . .

Ettore Bugatti With His Creation