William Barr, rescuer of all things corrupt in the TrumPutin regime, declares the Russia probe as one of the greatest travesties ever. He thereby becomes another in the long list of reasons why this group of scoundrels should be put out of its misery. Barr's disclosure is not surprising, as his only enduring qualification is an unshakable predisposition to do the wrong thing for the wrong reason. He sends an unsolicited memo to the Dept of Justice absolving TrumPutin, which is his resume and job application all in one. He misrepresents the conclusions in the Mueller report, declaring that Mueller exonerated TrumPutin, and disregarding Mueller's declaration that TrumPutin could NOT be exonerated. He claims the Russian probe was a travesty, the greatest in recent history, and that there was no justification, even though his department found justification and found no political bias in the investigation. Of course, the travesty is that TrumPutin was acquitted by a bare majority of senators who believed the Dershowitz theory that TrumPutin could not possibly have committed an impeachable offense, based on Area 51 of the U. S. Constitution. Barr has a vested interest in the corruption of the TrumPutin regime, as it plows forward with deregulation, judicial incompetence initiatives, and politico-religious demagoguery. Make America whatever, Billy Barr.
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I Love Fauci
TrumPutin is an idiot and a fool, which his defenders claim is leadership. Still, it is stupid for him to retweet a message that Fauci should be fired, and then claim that he doesn't mean that Fauci should be fired. Maybe he should try not acting like a high school sophomore and just put his damn phone away. That might be a leap of maturity that the Big Orange can't make. But he wants to open up the country, and his reasons are sound: Epidimiology starts with an "e"; Economy starts with an "e"; therefore, Epidemiologists want the Economy to open up. What could be plainer. So there it is -- sound reasons for another TrumPutin policy. And not only that, but Jared likes the idea. The economy, after all, is not the states' economy. It is our economy, and that means not the states. And Mnuchin says it is such a good idea that TrumPutin's name should be on the checks. It is sad when a phrase like "shit head" can completely encompass TrumPutin and his regime, and yet leave out so much. Make America whatever
Total Authority is the New Orange
I am the president and I have total authority. How do I know I have total authority? Well, I don't say that I have total authority, but people have said that, so I guess that means it's true. Besides, if I didn't have total authority, how could I fire anyone I want to, for whatever reason, but mainly because they are not loyal to me. Or yell at people who don't adore me, and reporters - if they aren't with Fox State News -and especially if they are women who are nasty and ask me nasty questions, like how do I know I have total authority. Anyway, now that everyone knows I have total authority, I won't be taking any more questions about my total authority, because I don't have to, based on my total authority, which many people, including my uncle who used to teach at M.I.T. for many years, have told me I have. And by the way, I authorize states to do what they planned to do, which only I could authorize, but which I did because no one listens to me anymore. Except Barr and Mnuchin and the others I can scare and bully, which includes all the rest of my Cabinet and Republican senators. Because they know I have total authority over their loyalty and courage. Right, Moscow Mitch? Total authority is the new orange.
Bottomless, and That’s a New High
TrumPutin started out small and low, and has gotten smaller and lower ever since. Is it any wonder he announced his entry into the presidential campaign on an escalator going down? If it weren't that he tries to take the country with him, we could wish him bon voyage. Birthers, American carnage, fictional inauguration crowds, travel bans, Mexican rapists and drug dealers, good white Nationalists, daily lies, ongoing corruption, stable genius, unstable regime, brilliant uncles, I really don't care, Chinese patents to daughters he wants to date, judges with the morals of goats or--even worse-- with the morals of the president, hidden taxes, loyalty and admiration oaths, AGs to protect him, Treasury officials to enrich him, rocket man to statesman, praise for the Chinese to hatred for the Chinese, lies about the virus danger segueing to fears of a cure worse than the virus, segueing to lies about successes in dealing with the virus. And now, to save face, he cuts off funding to the WHO, claiming his failures were theirs; he "authorizes" states to undertake powers already granted under the Constitution; and he bullies Mnuchin into affixing the TrumPutin name on stimulus checks, underscoring his desperation, narcissism, and ignorance. Sadly, his bevy of toadying, slobbering, mindless, soulless admirers gives him the impression that he has ability. Ignorance, arrogance, corruption, preening and delusion that knows no bottom, and shame that never makes an appearance. How can a skull so thick be connected to skin so thin? Yes, indeed, Make America Whatever
Cheerleader? Not Qualified, Moron
TrumPutin claims he sandbagged the country on the severity of the Coronavirus even though he knew it would be horrible, because he's, you know, a cheerleader for the country and he wanted to stay upbeat and cheery. TrumPutin, of course, won't admit that he, as usual, lied or didn't know what he hell he was saying, or both. So, instead, as usual, he lies and revises history. And Pence and Kushner, Grisham and Azar, nod and agree that he did not say what he said, but told the bald-faced truth, which is what he meant and would have said, if he were not an inveterate liar and moron. He has no qualifications for cheerleading, except some days the hair is almost good enough. He can clap his hands like a trained seal and yell and agitate his base at a rally where he foams and bashes Mexicans, blacks, liberals, and anyone who thinks. But he is not a cheerleader. We all knew Rick Perry, that Texas A & M cheerleader, and TrumPutin is no Rick Perry. Corruption, lying, taking medical advice from investment advisers and pharmaceutical executives, silencing medical experts is not cheerleading. Nor is it leadership. No, TrumPutin is not a cheerleader. Neither are his merry band of sycophants. Now, Rudy Giuliani, there's a cheerleader.
Convenience Lends its Powers to Corruption
It must be comforting to those charged with doling out the public largesse when circumstances contrive to abet their worst tendencies. Labor Czar Scalia, taking a break from representing corporate interests in private, does their bidding as a public officer. Thus, he says, he will ensure that the work force of the country does not get too much comfort from the Coronavirus relief bill enacted by Congress. It is not in their best interest, he sagely opines, for the working class to grow dependent on government aid. How true, Scalia. Becoming dependent on government aid might tempt them to change their names to Boeing, Tyson Foods, and Goldman Sachs, and incorporate, thus ensuring themselves of your support in growing dependent on government aid. Like coal companies, corporate farms, pharmaceuticals, professional sports, investment banking firms, and real estate developers, most glaringly of a grotesque orange tint. No, that won't do for mere laborers, who have become used to the paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle, and who would become slothful if their circumstances improved. See the lost causes above for examples. So, Scalia, pare the benefits down. Protect oligarchs and their interests. Pander to the leaders you serve and represent. But leave the laborers to fend for themselves, as always. Sicofante viscoso!
Corrupt and Hungry
TrumPutin is bristling. There is $2 trillion to give away as he sees fit, and he wants no one looking over his shoulder. No inspector general telling him he can't use the bailout for his hotels. No inspector general telling Mnuchin that Goldman Sachs is not really the Treasury Department, even though TrumPutin and Goldman Sachs believe that. No inspector general telling him his response to the Coronavirus was inept, late, and is still a joke. no reporters asking Dr. Fauci to tell the truth, when the country is sick of TrumPutin's lies. It's business as usual. There is no such thing as a disaster if there is money to be made off of it. Any reality TV star knows that, even the old, fat, orange ones. Impeach!
Incompetencies Run in the Families
Jared is now officially incompetent in yet another realm. This time it's crisis management. His performance at the daily reality show also qualifies as failure at speaking coherently, thinking, and seriousness. He's already failed in those areas, but obviously likes redundancy. His performance at the Coronavirus daily briefing also had comedic elements, as when he said the president and vice-president asked for his help, based on his ability to think "outside the box." He didn't say which box or what thinking they had detected, and no one pressed him for specifics. Then he explained stockpiles. He stated they were for "our use," not for the states. Neither Jared nor TrumPutin believe "our use" and the states are connected, as when a reporter asked TrumPutin what Jared meant by "our use," the Orange One said "our" means "ours." But clearly not the states. The stupidity is only exceeded by the thoughtlessness. Then there was the point where Jared forcefully imitated daddy-in-law: "We've done things that the government has never done before, quicker than they've ever done it before ..." It was stupidity and incoherence that rivals, but doesn't exceed, TrumPutin's nonsense and lies. Thankfully, Jared has not made another public appearance, apparently believing that he should space out his stupidity. It's a view daddy-in-law does not share. TrumPutin has inherited his genius from his uncle at MIT, and Jared has apparently inherited his stupidity from his father-in-law. And they are both happy with their understanding of heredity.
Our New Endless Tsar
Putin, the real Putin, is so arrogant in his humility that he stuns the Russian Parliament into obeying. The Russian constitution - a droll notion, if there ever were one - is amended to allow him continuous reign until he decides when to quit. The Parliament votes in favor - notwithstanding that to vote against is not allowed, or allowed only on pain of death. It is each legislator's choice. The crowning moment is when Putin takes to the podium to express his humble acquiescence to the wishes of the Parliament. For it would be far from his choice to do anything that they did not favor all on their own, without his having to threaten them and/or their families, whichever they prefer. A return to former glory, where rulers ruled and the peasantry farmed, or died in war, or starved waiting for the rulers to finish their suppers of French cuisine. Former glory, indeed. And crowned with a Trump Hotel in Moscow, complete with fake gold and everything. Make Moscow Great Again, Comrades.
Shut Up, Mitch
Moscow Mitch is the evil behind the empire, concocting the vilest explanations and then trying his gosh-darn hardest to hide his racism and manipulation behind a righteousness so earnest it might almost be evangelical. Now, Moscow Mitch is trying to float the idea that TrumPutin's fixation on impeachment diverted his impressive attention span from the Coronavirus, and the Democrats are the reason TrumPutin stayed so stupid so long regarding the pandemic, which he knew was a pandemic while he was telling everyone that it was like a mild flu. He knew it was a pandemic but because impeachment was on his mind, he kept trying to imagine a perfect call and couldn't quite manage to say pandemic because it sounded so much like impeachment. Damn, Mitch, it makes so much nonsense. He was so absorbed in impeachment, even though there was no chance in hell the Senate would even have witnesses, let alone convict the moron. And TrumPutin was so immersed in impeachment that he told everyone to go get ready to go to church and then celebrate Jesus by buying all kinds of crap to get the economy going again. Impeachment made him confuse safety and saving lives with corporate greed. No problems, Moscow Mitch, it's a mistake Republicans make every day. So shut it, MoscowMitch!