The Republican Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin, has a solution to crime in his capital city: “Volunteer patrols that will not report or stop criminal activity, but pray it away.”

He appears to be serious.

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President Obama broke his silence yesterday after Trump’s idiotic spectacle in the Rose Garden; and it’s good:

“A year and a half ago, the world came together in Paris around the first-ever global agreement to set the world on a low-carbon course and protect the world we leave to our children.

“It was steady, principled American leadership on the world stage that made that achievement possible. It was bold American ambition that encouraged dozens of other nations to set their sights higher as well. And what made that leadership and ambition possible was America’s private innovation and public investment in growing industries like wind and solar – industries that created some of the fastest new streams of good-paying jobs in recent years, and contributed to the longest streak of job creation in our history.

“Simply put, the private sector already chose a low-carbon future. And for the nations that committed themselves to that future, the Paris Agreement opened the floodgates for businesses, scientists, and engineers to unleash high-tech, low-carbon investment and innovation on an unprecedented scale.

“The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits in jobs and industries created. I believe the United States of America should be at the front of the pack. But even in the absence of American leadership; even as this Administration joins a small handful of nations that reject the future; I’m confident that our states, cities, and businesses will step up and do even more to lead the way, and help protect for future generations the one planet we’ve got.”

If you’re like me and feeling crappy about Trump’s speech, I have some instant happiness for you.

Louie Gohmert has a serious challenger. Dr. Brent Beal, who teaches business at the University of Texas in Tyler has announced that he’s a Democratic candidate for Gohmert’s seat.

Go give him $10. by clicking the red DONATE button on the upper right hand side.  Who says money can’t buy happiness? Boy, just the thought of Brent chasing Louie all around East Texas makes my heart do the happy dance.

Once you donate, tell others how good it felt in the comments section.

You’re gonna thank me for this.

I have increasingly come to believe that Trump’s only goal as president is to erase every vestige of President Obama’s presence on earth.  All of it.  Everything he ever said or did.

So here comes the Paris Accords.  First, I am confident that whatever he does he will call it winning. Second, it is admirable in a weird way that he’s not doing it on Twitter.  The world needs more covfefe.

Third, I completely understand that he’s using this as leverage, you know like wheeler-dealers do.  He’s thinking, “I’ve got something other countries want. What will they give me in return?”  I seriously doubt that by “me” he means us.  I think he’s holding out for other world leaders to give him a damn golf course somewhere or a hotel on Boardwalk.  I dunno, but I do know he doesn’t give a tinker’s damn about us.

Look, when even the CEO’s of big oil think we should stay in because if everybody dies, there’s no one around to buy their oil, then we need to stay in.

If you’re holding your breath waiting for his announcement, don’t do that.  You may have to hold your breath afterwards.

Remember how President Obama seized Russian “diplomatic” properties in Maryland and New York city claiming they were being “used by Russian personnel for intelligence-related purposes” and he gave them 24 to vacate and get the hell outta Dodge?  They were seized because Russia was interfering in the United States election.

That’s when we had a real President with the real courage to stand up to our enemies.

Enter Trump:

Trump, then at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, appeared to disparage the Obama administration sanctions, telling reporters, “I think we ought to get on with our lives.”

Surprisingly, Russia did not respond. It later emerged that Flynn, in a phone conversation with Kislyak, had advised against retaliation and indicated that U.S. policy would change under the Trump administration.

The Kremlin made clear that the compound issue was at the top of its bilateral agenda. Russia repeatedly denounced what it called the “seizure” of the properties as an illegal violation of diplomatic treaties.

Last week Russia tweeted (which is the only way to get Trump’s attention).

Oooowwwwww … threats.

Oooowwwwww … Trump.

It’s not so much that he’s kissing Putin flat on the mouth, it’s that he does it right in the middle of the street, with a spotlight, camera crew, lasers, and loud music on National Coddling Day and then tweets that it’s all fake news.

I wonder if he’s going to let Jared list it first and then sell it back to them.