Morning Jolt: God Bless the Kellys and Every Family of Those Who Serve

White House chief of staff John Kelly, addressing reporters yesterday, describing the process of notifying the families of those slain while in uniform:

A casualty officer typically goes to the home very early in the morning and waits for the first lights to come on. And then he knocks on the door; typically a mom and dad will answer, a wife. And if there is a wife, this is happening in two different places; if the parents are divorced, three different places. And the casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member and stays with that family until -- well, for a long, long time, even after the internment. So that's what happens.

Who are these young men and women? They are the best 1 percent this country produces. Most of you, as Americans, don't know them. Many of you don't know anyone who knows any one of them. But they are the very best this country produces, and they volunteer to protect our country when there's nothing in our country anymore that seems to suggest that selfless service to the nation is not ...

October 20 2017

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God Bless the Kellys and Every Family of Those Who Serve Jim Geraghty White House chief of staff John Kelly, addressing reporters yesterday, describing the process of notifying the families of those slain while in uniform: A casualty officer typically goes to the home very early in the morning and waits for the first lights to come on. And then he knocks on the door; typically a mom and dad will answer, a wife. And if there is a wife, this is happening in two different places; if the parents are divorced, three different places. And the casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member and stays with that family until -- well, for a long, long time, even after the internment. So that's what happens. Who are these young men and women? They are the best 1 percent this country produces. Most of you, as Americans, don't know them. Many of you don't know anyone who knows any one of them. But they are the very best this country produces, and they volunteer to protect our country when there's nothing in our country anymore that seems to suggest that selfless service to the nation is not ... READ MORE Five Painful Lessons from the Weinstein Scandal Jim Geraghty We're in week two of the Weinstein scandal, meaning that the story is no longer on the front pages and is now becoming a convenient cudgel for a lot of oddly distant causes: "Zionism."... Mayim Bialik Is Right, Modesty Is Prudent David French Mayim Bialik Is Right, Modesty Is Prudent ADVERTISEMENT Trump's Executive Moves Have Strengthened Checks and Balances David Harsanyi Say what you will about Donald Trump — and there's plenty to say — but he might be the first president in memory to actively limit his own branch's power. Whatever his intentions on immigration,... Self-Anointed Rainmaker Steve Bannon Dances Only During Cloudbursts   Jonah Goldberg A Washington lobbyist once told me that the first rule of rainmakers is "If it starts to rain, dance!" In other words, if you're hired to get something done, by all means take credit for it... The White-Minstrel Show Kevin D. Williamson Ice-T never received an Academy Award, which makes sense inasmuch as his movies have been for the most part crap. But as an actor, you have to give the man credit: Along with other gangster... Unity Is Overrated Kevin D. Williamson The Republican party of Macomb County, Mich., is hosting a "unity dinner," and its guest of honor is Steve Bannon, whose current ambition is to destroy the Republican party. He's well on his... ADVERTISEMENT Passchendaele: The Lost Victory of World War I Nick Lloyd 'Confirms his position among the best young scholars of WWI in this comprehensively researched, convincingly presented analysis . . . [His] thesis is controversial, but his scholarship makes it impossible to dismiss.' - Publishers Weekly LEARN MORE Photos of the Week Communist Party Congress ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.