Trump for twenty-twenty — 20 in the federal penitentiary and 20 in state prison. And Trump can be a record setter! He can have the distinction of being the first president ever to go from the White House to the Big House, and the orange jumpsuit will match his fake tan.
And the idea that a sitting president can’t be indicted is not based on any law or the Constitution. It is based on an internal Justice Department memo written in 1973 as the legal opinion of Nixon’s then-acting Attorney General, Robert Bork — the same guy who carried out Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” (one of the acts of obstruction charged in the impeachment filing) and the same guy who got voted down from a Supreme Court nomination when nominated by Reagan (and whence cometh the term “Borked”) in a slap in the fact of justice, not just because of his complicity in the Watergate coverup, but because Bork was discovered to have written some very nasty, racist articles.
The idea that a sitting president can’t be indicted is one man’s OPINION — one very, sleazy racist in defense of the sleaziest president in history before Trump came along and shattered the record for sleaziness.
I’m afraid that until those who support the resident realize that their alt-reality image of America is Constitutionally unfounded, unethical and immoral, the resident himself is not the primary problem. Somehow the Democrats “propaganda” — seen as disrespect — is not as effective as the right-wing (hate and fear-inducing) propaganda and only creates more resentment and deepens partisanship. Society as a whole is far more progressive than our Congress and presidency is and that may be part of the problem … we are not being truly accurately represented and that must change.
Unfortunately, it looks like Trump still has the upper hand. In the House, those same Republicans who voted for a bill with wall funding, voted against a bill without it. So the margin was nowhere near enough to override a veto. Meanwhile, McConnell won’t even bring up the Democratic bill for a vote.
Then add in the fact that Republicans were having a hissy fit over something in the Democratic (actually, Senate Republican) bill having to do with abortion, and the stage is set for the Rs to maintain the shutdown in perpetuity, while blaming Democrats.
Pundit Dana Milbank: One by one they leap – or are pushed – from the foundering USS Trump, each offering a variation of the same plea: Don’t blame me.Comes now retired Gen. John Kelly, the second of President Trump’s chiefs of staff to be discarded. Days before departing, he paused for a two-hour telephone interview with the Los Angeles Times. It was an extended exercise in self-absolution.Don’t blame him for Trump’s border-wall obsession. “To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly disclosed, insisting “we left a solid concrete wall early on in the administration.” (A day after the interview was published, Trump tweeted: “An all concrete Wall was NEVER ABANDONED.”) Don’t blame Kelly for Trump’s fabricated “crisis” at the southern border. “If you want to stop illegal immigration, stop U.S. demand for drugs and expand economic opportunity” in Central America, Kelly proposed.Don’t blame him for Trump’s claims that Hispanic immigrants spread violence and drugs. “Illegal immigrants, overwhelmingly, are not bad people,” Kelly said.And don’t blame him for the travel ban or the family separation policies, either. Rather, he argued, he should be judged for what Trump didn’t do: withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan (which he’s doing now), pull troops out of South Korea or withdraw from NATO (which remain uncertain). Right. And if we judge success by things that didn’t happen, we should also credit Kelly for avoiding a zombie apocalypse.
Conservative pundit Michael Gerson: As a policy proposal, the wall is already a disaster. Candidate Trump pledged, again and again, that he would construct a physical wall along America’s 2,000-mile southern border, with Mexico footing the bill. Every element of that promise has been revealed as deceptive or impossible.The Mexican government, predictably, has not been in the mood to fund the political obsession of a leader who accuses it of purposely exporting criminals to the United States. Even Trump administration officials seem to understand that Trump’s version of the wall is a pipe dream. A recent Government Accountability Office report warned of the possibility of massive waste because the administration’s border plans are so undeveloped. A proposal that may eventually cost $40 billion (in an estimate by MIT engineers) has been shaped more by the president’s political instincts than by serious study of alternatives. Agents in the field overwhelmingly request better technology and more personnel rather than longer and higher border barriers.Trump has ascribed to the wall almost magical powers to fight murder, prevent gang activity and reduce opioid abuse. Never mind that violent crime rates among migrants are significantly lower than among the native-born. A barrier of the type that Trump embraces would not even address more routine problems. Smugglers are talented in finding ways above and below static barriers. They are effective in outsmarting officials at overwhelmed checkpoints. And one of the largest sources of illegal migration — outstayed visas — has nothing to do with a wall. [note from Godfreydaniel: THE largest source of illegal migration is outstayed visas, and other forms of visa violation]
Dtroutma over 5 years ago
A Faraday cage! He can’t tweet!!!!!
DD Wiz Premium Member over 5 years ago
Trump for twenty-twenty — 20 in the federal penitentiary and 20 in state prison. And Trump can be a record setter! He can have the distinction of being the first president ever to go from the White House to the Big House, and the orange jumpsuit will match his fake tan.
And the idea that a sitting president can’t be indicted is not based on any law or the Constitution. It is based on an internal Justice Department memo written in 1973 as the legal opinion of Nixon’s then-acting Attorney General, Robert Bork — the same guy who carried out Nixon’s “Saturday Night Massacre” (one of the acts of obstruction charged in the impeachment filing) and the same guy who got voted down from a Supreme Court nomination when nominated by Reagan (and whence cometh the term “Borked”) in a slap in the fact of justice, not just because of his complicity in the Watergate coverup, but because Bork was discovered to have written some very nasty, racist articles.
The idea that a sitting president can’t be indicted is one man’s OPINION — one very, sleazy racist in defense of the sleaziest president in history before Trump came along and shattered the record for sleaziness.
Daeder over 5 years ago
You just need to hang a mobile made of diet coke cans above him.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 5 years ago
PUN ALERT! …………….. WARNING ………………. WARNING …………… PUN ALERT!
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member over 5 years ago
Putin would say “Nyet” to the net!
Jason Allen over 5 years ago
And for $5 Billion, I doubt he could afford to build a mesh wall across the entire boarder.
The TM over 5 years ago
Great one, Tom!
superposition over 5 years ago
I’m afraid that until those who support the resident realize that their alt-reality image of America is Constitutionally unfounded, unethical and immoral, the resident himself is not the primary problem. Somehow the Democrats “propaganda” — seen as disrespect — is not as effective as the right-wing (hate and fear-inducing) propaganda and only creates more resentment and deepens partisanship. Society as a whole is far more progressive than our Congress and presidency is and that may be part of the problem … we are not being truly accurately represented and that must change.
Ontman over 5 years ago
Mesh is kind of a wall but Donnie is NO kind of a president.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
Yes, he’s made a real mesh of the Presidency, all right…
Cerabooge over 5 years ago
Unfortunately, it looks like Trump still has the upper hand. In the House, those same Republicans who voted for a bill with wall funding, voted against a bill without it. So the margin was nowhere near enough to override a veto. Meanwhile, McConnell won’t even bring up the Democratic bill for a vote.
Then add in the fact that Republicans were having a hissy fit over something in the Democratic (actually, Senate Republican) bill having to do with abortion, and the stage is set for the Rs to maintain the shutdown in perpetuity, while blaming Democrats.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
The DEMS passed a CR, the shut down is on the Republicans.
Bookworm over 5 years ago
“Well, this is another fine mesh you’ve got us into, Donnie.” (With sincere apologies to the memory of Stan and Ollie.)
Rose Roever over 5 years ago
He’s in a mesh, alright, and it’s a mesh of his own weaving.
Masterskrain Premium Member over 5 years ago
I wonder if we could replace the fabric mesh with stainless steel wires, and then strain him through them…
Kip W over 5 years ago
“Officer Krupke, you’ve done it again!
This boy don’t need a JOB, he needs a YEAR in the PEN!
It ain’t just a question of misunderstood;
Deep down inside him, HE’S NO GOOD!"
—West Side Story
lenhimel over 5 years ago
Mr. Tole nice comment.. homage to Laurel and Hardy?
gammaguy over 5 years ago
MESHuggah
Charlie Tuba over 5 years ago
That should take care of that baby!
Godfreydaniel over 5 years ago
Pundit Dana Milbank: One by one they leap – or are pushed – from the foundering USS Trump, each offering a variation of the same plea: Don’t blame me.Comes now retired Gen. John Kelly, the second of President Trump’s chiefs of staff to be discarded. Days before departing, he paused for a two-hour telephone interview with the Los Angeles Times. It was an extended exercise in self-absolution.Don’t blame him for Trump’s border-wall obsession. “To be honest, it’s not a wall,” Kelly disclosed, insisting “we left a solid concrete wall early on in the administration.” (A day after the interview was published, Trump tweeted: “An all concrete Wall was NEVER ABANDONED.”) Don’t blame Kelly for Trump’s fabricated “crisis” at the southern border. “If you want to stop illegal immigration, stop U.S. demand for drugs and expand economic opportunity” in Central America, Kelly proposed.Don’t blame him for Trump’s claims that Hispanic immigrants spread violence and drugs. “Illegal immigrants, overwhelmingly, are not bad people,” Kelly said.And don’t blame him for the travel ban or the family separation policies, either. Rather, he argued, he should be judged for what Trump didn’t do: withdraw from Syria and Afghanistan (which he’s doing now), pull troops out of South Korea or withdraw from NATO (which remain uncertain). Right. And if we judge success by things that didn’t happen, we should also credit Kelly for avoiding a zombie apocalypse.
Godfreydaniel over 5 years ago
Conservative pundit Michael Gerson: As a policy proposal, the wall is already a disaster. Candidate Trump pledged, again and again, that he would construct a physical wall along America’s 2,000-mile southern border, with Mexico footing the bill. Every element of that promise has been revealed as deceptive or impossible.The Mexican government, predictably, has not been in the mood to fund the political obsession of a leader who accuses it of purposely exporting criminals to the United States. Even Trump administration officials seem to understand that Trump’s version of the wall is a pipe dream. A recent Government Accountability Office report warned of the possibility of massive waste because the administration’s border plans are so undeveloped. A proposal that may eventually cost $40 billion (in an estimate by MIT engineers) has been shaped more by the president’s political instincts than by serious study of alternatives. Agents in the field overwhelmingly request better technology and more personnel rather than longer and higher border barriers.Trump has ascribed to the wall almost magical powers to fight murder, prevent gang activity and reduce opioid abuse. Never mind that violent crime rates among migrants are significantly lower than among the native-born. A barrier of the type that Trump embraces would not even address more routine problems. Smugglers are talented in finding ways above and below static barriers. They are effective in outsmarting officials at overwhelmed checkpoints. And one of the largest sources of illegal migration — outstayed visas — has nothing to do with a wall. [note from Godfreydaniel: THE largest source of illegal migration is outstayed visas, and other forms of visa violation]