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Category Archives: Corruption

Corruption to the nth degree

Saturday, May 30, 2026

I totally support James Talarico’s bid for the U.S. Senate, but I have to disagree with his assertion that Ken Paxton is the most corrupt politician in the country. Alright, you might argue he’s tied, but there’s no way he beats out the person who currently resides in an executive mansion that said person has […]

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All in Plain sight

Friday, August 1, 2025

Back in early May I predicted that the fascists would soon start releasing fake financial numbers and a few weeks later I noted that Paul Krugman had followed suit. It was only a matter of time, and now the time has come: President Trump ordered his administration to fire the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika […]

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Who will document the atrocities?

Sunday, October 18, 2020

I ran across this article on my RSS reader today, and it brings to mind something that really should be foremost in our minds: the multitudinous ways in which the present Administration, aided and abetted by the entire Republican Party, has perverted our government. The truly depressing thing is that not only does this abuse […]

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Meanwhile, under the radar

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

If I were a Republican consoling another Republican about the unraveling of the Trump administration, I’d probably start off by telling him or her to “always look on the bright side”. After all, while the impeachment drama holds everyone’s attention, it’s even easier for the ideologues operating in the bowels of the administration (and I […]

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Nothing much to see here!

Friday, November 8, 2019

Here’s another one for the What if Obama (or Hillary) had Done it? file. A state judge ordered President Trump to pay $2 million in damages to nonprofit groups on Thursday after the president admitted misusing money raised by the Donald J. Trump Foundation to promote his presidential bid, pay off business debts and purchase a portrait of himself […]

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Is this a Quid Pro Quo I see?

Thursday, October 31, 2019

It’s not illegal I guess, because it’s a Republican doing it, but I’d be willing to bet that the sainted Founding Fathers would consider it an impeachable offense: Donald Trump is showering potential jurors with campaign cash ahead of a possible Senate impeachment trial. As Politico reported on Wednesday, Trump is “rewarding senators who have his […]

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Too bizarre to be true! We need an investigation!

Friday, October 18, 2019

There’s something happening hereWhat it is ain’t exactly clear   Today we learn this: Juul Labs announced on Thursday that it would temporarily halt online sales of flavored e-cigarettes like mango, products the company had already stopped distributing to retail stores as public outrage mounted over the soaring rate of teenage vaping. … The company’s decision […]

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The Death of Irony

Thursday, October 17, 2019

A long, long time ago..I can still remember..I embarrassed myself on this blog by misquoting Shakespeare, for I asserted that someone was hung by his own petard, when he should have been hoist by his own petard, whatever a petard happens to be. Today I risk misusing a word again, for is irony the right word in this context? Anyway, I’m […]

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A good idea

Friday, October 4, 2019

A while back I made a modest proposal to the effect that Bill Barr should be disbarred. I am pleased to report that someone in Congress had the same idea (No, I don’t claim to have inspired him). Rep. Bill Pascrell announced last night that he filed complaints against AG Bill Barr in both Virginia and the District of […]

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How to get rid of Kavanaugh (A fantasy)

Monday, September 16, 2019

Kavanaugh’s perjury is back in the news, and there’s some interesting speculation hereabout a way to get rid of Kavanaugh if and when we get a presidential administration that will back such an effort, not a sure thing even if the Democrat wins. (Squinting at you, Joe) Apparently, a few years ago, some right-wing law professors […]

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