In and of itself the Arpaio pardon doesn't mean much. There have been questionable Presidential pardons before. But this one reinforces that we have a President who not only doesn't respect the rule of law, he's actively contemptuous of it. Nothing matters more to him than his own ego and advancing his own, personal cause. And we've got a Congress so craven and corrupt they too put personal and political advantage above all else.

If Trump literally shot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue he'd say the victim was jaywalking and deserved it while a few Republican members of congress would "disagree" and announce their "disappointment" but do nothing to censure, let alone impeach, the President. Again, I mean that literally.

We're going down a rabbit hole this country has never before experienced. We're at the precipice of Banana Republicanism. I think the country is strong enough to survive it, but I'm honestly no longer certain.

Donald came back from a few weeks at bedminster, looked at the sun, and packed for a weekend at Camp David. He would be fired from any job in America because he does not show up for work.

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Donnies tweets about the hurricane this morning

Buy Sherriff Clarke's books!
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I won Missouri in the election!

BUY MY BOOK BUY MY BOOK

a funny joke that a lot of comedians are using that you can use with your friends is saying, wow, I'm starting to regret voting for this Trump guy.

The Fetish with police officers, military members, and big trucks is disturbing in and of itself, but it's even more disturbing because he's not eight years old.

State of the Union had a sad Trump acolyte saying that it is time for Trump to sacrifice some sitting republican senators to show who s in charge.

The slow creep of fascism is at more of a gallop lately

Uncle Milty wrote:Hopefully not literally, even if some might be deserving.

Perhaps, if necessary. May as well try out the self pardon.

When will Trump use the hurricane to say building/funding a wall will have to wait? While he's in Houston this week?

Felix Sater

It was always going to be about money. Trump is a sad, pathetic man who seeks and buys validation through wealth.

pacino wrote:Felix Sater

It was always going to be about money. Trump is a sad, pathetic man who seeks and buys validation through wealth.

you are referencing the reveal that he was working on Trump Tower Moscow while running for president. IF this Russia stuff is all about a business deal, then you need to ask yourself why would he spend all this time and energy lying? To me you have 2 answers: 1) he is just a compulsive liar, or 2) this is a smokescreen.

My inclination is #2.

Exactly. The number of people who have perjured themselves certainly leaves the impression this has little to do with a business deal, unless that business deal is in the billions, as the dossier suggests. It still doesn't make sense for a guy like sessions to lie repeatedly. They colluded to win the election, possibly even tampering with the results. That's the real story and it's one that should bring treason charges.

It won't be just this deal, but lots of stuff that we already know about and ive been linking to for over a year now.


But yeah, a grifter attached himself to a bunch of political grifters and it's not working out for him.

And they'll all be pardoned.

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pacino wrote:But yeah, a grifter attached himself to a bunch of political grifters and it's not working out for him.

There are so many grifter in this staging of American Rulers that I am not 100% sure who you are referring to, and since there was a politico article dropped about Ivankna's business partner (Moshi Lax I think is his name) recently that calls him out specifically as a professional grifiter, I want to make sure I am getting the right sideways grifter reference.

Monkeyboy wrote:Exactly. The number of people who have perjured themselves certainly leaves the impression this has little to do with a business deal, unless that business deal is in the billions, as the dossier suggests. It still doesn't make sense for a guy like sessions to lie repeatedly. They colluded to win the election, possibly even tampering with the results. That's the real story and it's one that should bring treason charges.

Speaking of said dossier, its back. A rather interesting theory about how it is part of the pressure game as well. Some is known true, some is provably false, then there is the rest. By slamming it as a falsehood it becomes a lever with things that are unconfirmed truths that builds more tension within Trump driving decisions, actions, edicts, and tantrums to the potential benefit of Russia.

File under 'saw this coming'

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