SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:52 P.M. ET:

CHILL FOR TRUMP – Many Republican bigwigs are reluctant to jump on the Trumpwagon.  From USA TODAY:    Donald Trump may be trying to consolidate his party’s support but there are two big names he shouldn’t count on.  Spokesmen for former presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush told The Texas Tribune the Bushes won't be on the list of Trump endorsers.  “At age 91, President Bush is retired from politics,” a spokesman for Bush 41 told The Texas Tribune. “He came out of retirement to do a few things for Jeb, but those were the exceptions that proved the rule.”  And his son Bush 43? No plans either.  He “does not plan to participate in or comment on the presidential campaign,” a spokesman for Bush 43 told the Tribune.  And Laura Bush hinted that she might support Hillary Clinton.  Clearly, there is no love lost for Trump, who savaged Jeb Bush during the campaign.  It's now Trump's proper role to try to mend fences.  His viciousness is coming back to haunt him.

YEAH, RIGHT – From Newsbusters:   With no sense of irony or humor, a new MSNBC ad claims the network “seeks different perspectives.” Yes, the cable channel home to some of most liberal hosts and journalists on the planet, touted, “We seek different perspectives, connect the dots, approach the story from all the angles.”  The condescending commercial started airing on Tuesday. The unidentified voice lectured, “We break news. Yeah. But we do more than that. If all you want is headlines, check your Twitter feed.” The announcer smugly continued, “We go beyond the sound bites.”  Incredible.  They must think very little of their audience to believe that viewers can't tell that MSNBC is the voice of the political left.  The "different perspectives" go from near left to far left.  Maybe middle left on a generous day.

GREAT MOMENTS IN TEACHER TRAINING – From Fox:   A 7-year-old girl in Texas managed to get out of an after-school program Monday after she tricked her school’s staff to believe a fake excuse note some say is clearly written by a child.  ABC13.com reported that the letter penned in over-sized print was succinct: “I want Rosabella to go too dus (sic) 131 today.” She misspelled "bus."  The girl was allowed to leave. Neighbors later said they spotted her waiting outside her home.   Her father, Charlie Dahu, criticized staff at her school — Sheldon Elementary in Harris County — for believing that her parents wrote such a childlike note.  The Sheldon school district told the station it was investigating the situation and reviewing its training procedures.  I can just see those teachers five years from now – teaching political history and social justice.

May 5, 2016