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CO's wack-job former county clerk, still being a wack-job: Tina Peters sues Merrick Garland, Jena Griswold seeking end to criminal investigations over election systems breach

Seems obvious to me that the MAGA crew wants to destroy the economy just so the Orange Fool can declare: "I'm the only one who can fix it, so you need to vote for me!" The hell with the country; Fealty to Dear Leader is all that matters.

Anything that causes the MAGA toddlers to get their diapers in a wad, is OK in my book. Kudos to Johnson! (Something I never imagined I would say) Speaker Johnson Joins With Dems to Pass CR, MAGA Furious

Maybe we need more professional wrestlers in elected office, e.g. Governor Ventura.

WTF??? AP: Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side I can't imagine how this would end well for Russia.

Amazing how the self-labeled "patriots" can't even understand that US has a capitalist economy where prices are set by businesses, and not a command economy where prices are set the government (eg the Soviet Union).

Fox News host Sean Hannity accused Democrats of trying to “scare” women voters into thinking Republicans want a nationwide ban on abortion, which he said contributed to GOP losses in Tuesday night’s elections. Now where would anyone get that idea? AP: GOP’s Graham unveils nationwide abortion ban after 15 weeks

As usual, Trae Crowder hits the nail on the head. (When he starts the commercial, jump to 4:14 to skip over it)

And here is Rick Santorum to confirm what I just posted: The Hill: Bemoaning Ohio results, Santorum says ‘pure democracies’ aren’t how to run a country

I'm sure the lesson the GOP will take away from all of this is: "The voters can't be trusted to make the correct decisions, therefore we need to stamp out referendums!"

But...but...but she can't go to jail! She's taking care of her kids!

The Ohio GOP has solid evidence of election interference! Furious Ohio Republicans Report Widespread Incidents of Women Voting

I think Afghanistan may also have an opinion on this, even though it was called the Soviet Union at the time.

Wait! Are you saying you paid me that money to write a non-fiction book? Mark Meadows' Book Publisher Sues Him for Lying in Book

I hope Mary Trump isn't just giving us false hope: The Hill: Mary Trump says Ivanka Trump will throw her father ‘under the bus’ in fraud trial testimony

There may be hope for Indiana (which I fled many years ago): AG who went on Fox News just to ’embarrass or burden’ OB/GYN who performed 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion ‘engaged in attorney misconduct,’ Indiana Supreme Court finds

It's reaching the point where a grifter can't even make a living anymore! :-( ABC News: Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts at fraud trial over crypto exchange FTX The only thing left to do is file to run for president in 2024.

Exactly. Classic ploy of the wannabe dictator is to find a scapegoat for the sheeple to hate/fear: "Those people over there (points to a minority* group) are the source of all your problems! Elect me and I will persecute them to keep you safe!" Out lined in this book in 1951: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Believer * Minority can be ethnic/religious/racial/immigrant/etc

Well, fewer and fewer, thanks to the crazies. Just this week, another one threw up his hands and said "The hell with it": The Hill: Rep. Ken Buck won’t run for reelection, criticizing GOP’s election denialism His district is the sparsely populated Eastern plains of CO. I usually disagreed with his policies, but at least he had policies, and didn't blindly lap up the MAGA cult's bullshit.

But in a house so closely divided that every vote counts, it would be nice to have a rational person in that seat...unless the D's just take advantage of the fact he is purely a grifter, and just buy his vote.

A counterpoint I read yesterday: There have been just 2 expulsions over the past century, and both were after conviction. Scroll down to the table: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_from_the_United_States_Congress So to expell him on indictment rather than conviction, would be unusual.

"BBC HARDtalk" with Stephen Sackur is a great example. The local NPR station switches over to BBC News during the night here, and I've heard him grilling the hell out of politicians.

Yes, 33 years ago he could actually speak coherent English, in complete sentences, just like a native speaker! Interview starts at 3:00

Omigosh! I just found myself agreeing with Mitch!

Are you aware of the tactic of borrowing money while using appreciated stock as collateral, in order to avoid taxes? https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/09/business/elon-musk-wealth-tesla-stock/index.html