SHORT TAKES ON THE DRIFTING WRECKAGE – AT 11:55 P.M. ET:

FIGHT, PLEASE FIGHT – From the Washington Free Beacon:  "Hillary Clinton supporter David Brock resigned from the board of a leading pro-Clinton Super PAC on Monday after alleging “an orchestrated political hit job” against two other prominent pro-Clinton groups.  Brock accused current and former employees of Priorities USA, a major Democratic Super PAC backing Clinton’s expected presidential bid, of working to undermine the fundraising efforts of opposition research group Media Matters for America and Super PAC American Bridge, both of which are also supportive of Clinton.  Brock made his remarks in a letter to former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, the co-chairs of Priorities’ board, according to Politico’s Ken Vogel."  You may recall that Brock used to be a conservative.  Now he's a Clintonite.  Let them fight.

ANOTHER PREDICTION, ANOTHER NO-SHOW – From the American Interest:  "Global climate models have pointed to an El Niño event for nearly a year, but the massive weather event has yet to materialize. Scientists are now hard at work trying to understand why Gaia has defied our best expectations."  But, hey, they can predict global warming for 75 years.  Or maybe they can't.  Maybe it's time for a serious, Congressional look at "climate science."  While they're at it, maybe they can tell me why most of the serious storm predictions for our area never seem to materialize.

ARE THEY SERIOUS? – From StarTribune.com:  "About 16 University of Minnesota students alleging on-campus racial and ethnic discrimination took over school President Eric Kaler’s second-floor office in Morrill Hall Monday afternoon...The protesters have a list of demands that include greater racial and ethnic diversity in university hiring practices and more money for the school’s ethnic studies program. These were initiatives that Kaler had promised would be accomplished by the end of last year, the students contended.  Other demands include removing descriptions of race and complexion from campus crime alerts, making enrolling in an ethnic studies class a requirement of all students, offering greater bathroom access for 'all genders,' and removing from admissions applications any questions about criminal history of prospective students."  I feel safer already.

OH HORRORS! – From The Hill:  "A battle between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren could easily divide entertainers, creating a showdown that might split Hollywood and force A-list stars to choose sides.  The lines are already being drawn in the fight for La-La Land’s love, with the former secretary of State not yet officially in the 2016 Democratic presidential race and the Massachusetts Democrat professing a lack of interest.  'They draw on different parts of the artistic community,' Darrell West, author of the book Celebrity Politics, tells ITK. 'Warren, being more liberal, does very well among progressive artists, various Hollywood stars who worry the Democratic Party has become too centrist.'"  Yeah, look at it.  Barack Obama.  John Kerry.  Real centrist.  It really is La-La Land out there."

February 9, 2015