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Lindsey Graham vows to have whistle-blowers testify publicly if Democrats impeach Trump.

This is witness intimidation and a criminal attempt to stop others from coming forward. Lindsay is now firmly part of the obstruction of justice case. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi.... Of course, that assumes that Lindsey’s vows are worth anything at all. After all, he did take a vow to protect and defend the Constitution! Once Trump is out […]

News You Can Muse – Trump’s Greatest Gamble

It’s not impeachment or the loss of support in the Senate. It’s not the risk that his base will abandon him. In fact, the loyalty of his base might become his greatest liability. The biggest gamble of Trumps life is the 2020 election. What if he loses? Suppose he decides to roll the dice in […]

News You Can Muse – The Sunday Morning Puppet Show

First a little background on the puppet master. It’ll help explain why his puppets are looking more and more like psychotics off their meds. Trump has this addiction to conspiracy theories and a demonstrated inability to let them go even when they are proven false. He was repeatedly warned by his own staff that the […]

News You Can Muse – Republicans’ America in Sharp Focus

A recent ABC News/Ipsos poll shows, in stark contrast, two visions of the country’s future. The results of the poll strike at the very heart of what it means to be an American and what the country stands for. The question asked was, “How serious of a problem is it that president Trump encouraged the […]

News You Can Muse – The Delusions of Donald Trump

A legend in his own mind, Trump is setting records for self-delusion, hubris and just plain stupidity. There does not seem to be any end to which he will not go in his effort to pleasure himself in public – particularly at the expense of those who support him. Here are a few examples of […]

News You Can Muse – The Republican Pattern of Deception and Distraction is Failing

By now, this one is easy to recognize by all but the most craven members of Trump’s crime family. You accuse the opposition of precisely what you are working to bring about. Here are a few examples: In response to the stunning impact of the Whistleblower’s complaint and subsequent move to impeachment hearings, Representative Devin […]

The Ugliness that is American Conservatism

Just when you think that they can’t sink any lower, another conservative commentator shows you that there is no inhumanity that they will not embrace – no slander that they will not use to advance their political agenda. American conservatives seem intent on proving that there never has been ugliness in human history that can […]

The Fight for the Country is Upon Us

I recently had lunch with a Republican operative of moderate stripes. When our discussion turned to the 2020 election, he evidenced a great deal of confidence that Trump would be re-elected. when I ask why, this is how he laid it out. In one corner is Donald Trump. He has survived the Mueller report and […]

News You Can Muse – Ring Kissers, Limp Wrists and the NRA wins Again!

This week has brought three very depressing developments. Trump has been on a mission to absorb every part of the Federal Government into his crime family and his in the verge of a major capture, Americans have witnessed a display of lack of resolve by the Democrats and a there was a major victory for […]

Lewandowski Displays Trump’s True Colors

The impeachment hearings are finally underway in the House and, in the spirit of ‘shooting self and your god in the foot before running the marathon’, Trump’s former campaign manager took center stage before the House Judiciary Committee. Lewandowski shows us what it means to be a soldier in Trumps crime family. Corey Lewandowski’s testimony […]