William Barr, Trump’s choice to succeed Jeff Sessions as Attorney General (or replace Matt Whitaker, as you wish) was thought to be an okay choice, being as how he’s reportedly been friends with Robert Mueller for the past twenty years, and...
The dialogue amongst Republicans right now about Brett Kavanaugh is not so much about the nominee himself, as it is about what he represents as a key piece in the political chess game. Kavanaugh was thought to be a...
Have you ever noticed that Trump describes all his appointees, or even just people he encounters in Washington, in trite show biz terms? They're all "very talented" or if they're female, "lovely." The latest in the talented and lovely...
This shit is going to put me out of business. The best description of the job of a comedian is "One who finds and exposes the absurdity in the mundane." But what happens to guys like me when what...
There are people who actually want a job in this madcap excuse for an administration, and Washington litigator Pat Cipollone is one of them, having begun to fill out the paperwork. He is not widely known, but he a...
Christine Blasey Ford is willing to come forth to testify, only not Monday. Her lawyers are in the process of deliberations.
https://twitter.com/SherylNYT/status/1042848947759468544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1042848947759468544&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalkingpointsmemo.com%2Fnews%2Fblasey-ford-i-would-be-prepared-to-testify-next-week-under-certain-conditions
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
Buzz Aldrin went to the moon, round trip no less, and claimed $33.31 in travel expenses. But that was a different day and age and Buzzilla was a different kinda guy. Scott Pruitt installed his soundproof booth, aka the...
This is encouraging.
https://twitter.com/stevebruskCNN/status/1041532386914324482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1041532386914324482&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstory%2F2018%2F9%2F16%2F1796291%2F-Murkowski-Tells-CNN-She-s-Open-To-Open-To-Delay-On-Kavanaugh-Vote
Anybody remember this?
https://twitter.com/lisamurkowski/status/938505991511003137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E938505991511003137&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailykos.com%2Fstory%2F2018%2F9%2F16%2F1796291%2F-Murkowski-Tells-CNN-She-s-Open-To-Open-To-Delay-On-Kavanaugh-Vote
If it was a good enough rationale to do in Al Franken, whose alleged transgressions paled in comparison with this schmuck Kavanaugh's, then by all means, stepping aside is the right and proper thing to...
It didn’t take long for the shoe to drop. It was only yesterday that the Washington Post noted, “Mattis has been repeatedly overruled by Trump in recent months and left out of key discussions as the president pursues his...
Well, this didn’t take long. Midterm results are still coming in and we’re now well nigh into our first constitutional crisis, as Jeff Sessions resigns pursuant to Trump’s request. Mother Jones:
Sessions’ decision had been widely expected, as Trump has...
