April 5, 2024

Aileen Cannon HAS TO BE taking secret direction from team Trump.

Pretty sure "Judge" Cannon isn't smart enough to pull off a Trump escape on her own.

There's more going on here than being favorably influenced by much better lawyers than herself who want Trump to walk free.

No, she is following guidance funneled to her concerning every detail of how this case is handled.

She obiously wants to set Trump free in a manner which enables her to preserve her lifetime judicial appointment.

I sense an ongoing ethical violation, if not outright corruption.

A whistle blower somewhere in the process needs to expose this.

March 15, 2024

SCOTUS nomination hearings at the C-SPAN archive.

https://www.c-span.org/liveEvent/?confirmationhearings

I'm trying to identify where Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett each reassured the Judiciary Committee and the nation that Roe was safe, settled law.

Is my memory failing, or didn't all three of them do that?

Those specific excerpts need to be recycled in a campaign ad which highlights the kind of treacherous shits Trump imposed upon us.

February 28, 2024

If I lived in Gaza and knew where hostages were being kept

how would I get that information to the Israel Defense Forces?

Assuming that release of the hostages was something I thought would begin to restore normal life?

And assuming I was courageous enough to risk being killed by their captors?

February 21, 2024

Replacing Biden would be a "certifiably crazy" move.

The chairman of the Democratic National Committee said the idea of replacing President Joe Biden as the party's candidate and winning the election in November is "certifiably crazy actually."

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison made the comment in a late-night reply Monday on X to a Biden-supporting poster who said it's "insane and frankly stupid" to think the party would "usurp the nomination" from Biden and choose a replacement behind closed doors, especially one who's not current-Vice President Kamala Harris.

Bottom line: Joe cannot be replaced. Assuming his current level of good health, he can only (1) run, or (2) voluntarily step aside and endorse a replacement.

Trump may have changed the rules of the game. But the advantage of incumbency is absolute and immutable, and is solely up to the incumbent to relinquish.

The gospel according to chairman Harrison.

October 4, 2023

Does Patrick McHenry want the Speaker's job permanently?

He's been a jerk on occasion, but his bowtie and diminutive stature might endear him to enough members who might be willing to do business with him.

Does he have the reputation of an honorable jerk?

September 7, 2023

I propose a vote by Congress to remove Trump's disability.

Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment gives Congress the power to remove Trump's disability for having engaged in insurrection by a two-thirds vote in each house.

Kevin McCarthy would be unwilling to allow the House of Representatives to take up the matter.

Chuck Schumer, however, might well consider letting the measure come to the floor of the Senate.

I would support any Democratic member of Congress who is willing to introduce such a resolution.

Republicans will scoff that there is no need to put such a matter to a vote since they deny the fact that their beloved Trump even engaged in insurrection.

For the singular purpose of settling the question of whether Trump's name should be allowed to appear on the ballot, Republicans ought to be encouraged to proceed with a vote so that the cloud over Trump's eligibility might be lifted.

Furthermore, keep pushing for it, since sufficient votes in favor will never be there. It would be helpful to be able to say that the People decided Trump's eligibility and not the courts, even when the courts are ultimately asked to do so.

Apologies if this has already been proposed elsewhere and I missed it.

August 23, 2023

Can Trump be banned from the primary ballot?

Judge Luttig has stated his viewpoint that secretaries of state are empowered to ban Trump from the ballot based on Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

I presume that would include the primary ballot, but I welcome any clarification on this.

May 9, 2023

I know that Beto O'Rourke has been at the University of Chicago lately.

Did his engagement with the University prevent him from commenting on gun policy?

Just wondering why I haven't seen him lately.

May 2, 2023

Did you see Conor Lamb with Stephanie Ruhle just now?

He's so fresh-faced and articulate.

I'm very glad to have him visible as an MSNBC commentator.

He's on the Democratic Party bench for future great things.

March 30, 2023

Rate this joke:

What did the warden say to Jacob Chansley as he was checking out of prison.

"Your hat sir."

This joke:

A. Shines brightly in the humor firmament.

B. Tell it in the writer's room and we'll see.

C. Meh. Keep trying.

D. I don't get it.