Kevin McCarthy is abusing his power as Speaker of the House. Of course, the only way he could secure enough votes from the extremists in his party was to make deals to abuse his power. The Speaker of the House has the power to remove members from select committees and he's done that with Democratic... Continue Reading →
Freaks Come Out In 2023
Not only will Republicans hold up President Biden's agenda if they retake the House, but they'll work to defund Social Security and Medicare, hold the government hostage by shutting down the government during the next debt-ceiling deadline, and work to give Donald Trump more tax cuts. Additionally, they're going to conduct a bunch of bullshit... Continue Reading →
Monkey With Democracy
Donald Trump sent thugs and goons to harass, intimidate, and terrorize election officials and election workers in his attempt to overturn an election he lost. The January 6 attack on the Capitol was the culmination of months of lying about the election. Trump and other officials were lying and gaslighting about election fraud even before... Continue Reading →
The Corrupt Pumpkin
Marie L. Yovanovitch, the former ambassador to Ukraine who was forced out by Rudy Giuliani and his fellow goons, testified before Congress yesterday. She was told that Trump had lost trust in her and had wanted her out since 2018, though he extended her term to 2020 less than two months before. On the same... Continue Reading →
Not OK
Before Republican Devin Nunes was suing imaginary cows, he was chairman of the House Oversight Committee for the first two years of the Trump administration. The committee was investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election and Nunes pretended to recuse himself since he was on Trump's transition team. He denied that the intelligence community... Continue Reading →
Nothing But Butt From Barr
Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr submitted his report to Congress on September 9, 1998. On September 11, Congress released it to the public. In case you're a Republican, that's two days. Starr was appointed to investigate a bad land deal involving the Clintons and after four years, he sent a report to Congress about oral sex... Continue Reading →
Driving Miss Crazy
One of my conservative Facebook friends, with all due respect, is an idiot. He shared a link to a Politico article which reported House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes' declaration that members of Donald Trump’s transition team, possibly including Trump himself, were under inadvertent surveillance following November’s presidential election. My "friend" posted that this was "awkward" for... Continue Reading →