Tom Toles for October 21, 2019

Unfortunately, yeah this will be interesting. It will also show under the Republiclans, the entire system has broken down. Vote all the GOP out.

Send in a few Kurds.

Interesting questions. If the House of Representatives gives the order to arrest someone, who does the arresting? If it is someone at the White house, is the Secret Service required to cede to said police or marshals? If tiny commands the military to protect the white house, are they obliged to comply, or are they required to step aside because it is a civil matter?

A Trumpish Riposte – {1.40 limericks}

“You’re a bunch of puny weenies

who can’t enforce your subpoenies,”

the White House comes back

re impeachment flak. -

- Their further riposte

is a menacing boast

that “We’ll escape like Harry Houdinis.”

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it Would be amazing if he was having a state dinner when suddenly the following words appeared on the wall: “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Putin.”

The old curse usually attributed to the ancient Chinese: “May you always live in ‘interesting’ times.”

As a bullied kid, I finally just had to fight. I learned judo. Nobody got hurt, I just tired them out. But, still, you and whose army, who died and made you the king, I know you are but what am I? Pretty tiresome. Voting them out is your judo. Use it or lose it.

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Achilles Mouth – {a rhyme}

The Donald’s tenure is headed south,

because he’s crippled by “Achilles Mouth”

and “Brain-retarding Sclerosis”

and several kinds of “Neurosis”.

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Aprés-Trump – {a rhyme}

“S.O.S.”

Thus signals our Ship of State,

its captain a Loser, third rate.

We’ll pause our sailing

to toss o’er the railing

our skipper {headlong with arms a-flailing}. -

- Then we’ll continue

in a Trump-free venue

where we’ll sail with propitious winds prevailing.

… Coda:

No longer with Trump as an albatross,

nor with Trump-laid reefs to struggle across, -

- we’ll hope to recover from the Trump-era loss.

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Picture this…..US Marshall’s marching in the WH, cabinet,and senate, arresting all who ignored and or the idiot who told all to ignore the subpoenas …..I would love to be a fly on the wall….with a camera…..HEY! While you’re at it, arrest Betsey DeVos, for fraud….impersonating the head of Education…

This is probably the same verbal gavotte practiced in business:

“Here is my analytics report, sir. You’ll find it somewhat critical in spots.”

“Thanks, Figby. I’ll start ignoring it immediately.”

Half the army will obey the Constitution, the other half will obey the Commander in Chief. Let the civil war begin! Yee-haw.

I think that with Republicans at his back, Trumpeasar is more than half-way across the Rubicon-Potomac by now. Replace SPQR with MAGA.

There is an article in The New York Times by David Leonhardt “Want Trump to Go? Take to the Streets”. If someone would organize a march on Washington, I would be there. I think it would take a professional organizer like the ones who organized the Women’s March in 2017, to pull this off.

Was this not a challenge thrown by Pres Jackson at the supreme court to enforce a ruling. Vague memory.

I really enjoy reading the comments to the comics which are mostly well informed and to the point.

Our military takes the oath to defend against Foreign and DOMESTIC, let`s hope they comply.

Put the whole corrupt Trump admin in prison.

When he loses 2020 (despite all his dirty tricks) he will start a war, declare a national emergency, suspend habeas corpus, and have Barr instruct the Federal Marshalls to arrest the new President-Elect for something he heard on 4-Chan.

Trump has offended the generals (and the admirals) by claiming he is so much smarter than they are. (Question: is a side effect of bone spurs increased intelligence? Or merely increased delusions?) Has Trump also offended the colonels, majors, captains, and lieutenants? Why, yes, he has. Has he offended the privates? Well, considering that he is half Beetle Bailey and half Killer Diller, maybe not so much…..