All three of our morning newspapers this morning headlined Barr’s comments about Trump’s tweets. The New London Day, as per usual, was the worse offender, proclaiming: Barr Angry Over Trump Tweets.
If I might quote the philosopher Randy Newman, in his incarnation as the Devil, talking to God, in his own version of Faust:
If I might intrude
Just for a moment
If only to inject a note of reality
On this festive occasionIn all my life
I don’t believe I’ve ever heard such bullshit
Even from You
A master of bullshit
You know it
I know it
It’s bullshit
Bullshit
There is no question that Barr holds his office for one reason: because he is willing to do whatever Trump wants. He knows it, and we know it, and anyone who says differently is spouting bullshit. The fact that the White House immediately put out a statement to the effect that the genius is not at all disturbed about Barr’s comments tells you all you need to know.
Barr is saying this stuff for one reason only, to lay a foundation for what will probably be a series of lies about his move to reduce Stone’s sentencing recommendation. In the same interview where he pretended to vent his “anger” he took pains to absolve Trump of any connection to his own decision to corruptly interfere in the Stone case. We are supposed to believe that the fact that Trump’s tweet came before Barr’s announcement was mere happenstance. Even if it was, keep in mind that Barr did what he did, something that is highly improper, not because it was the right thing to do, but because it was what he knew Trump wanted him to do. That is true even if by some miracle it is true that Trump’s tweet was emitted after Barr made his decision but before it was announced.
Barr will be testifying to Congress soon (though not soon enough) and he is just laying the groundwork. More bullshit will be forthcoming.
I’m sure I’m not the only non-mainstream person out there who will call bullshit on Trump. In fact, here’s somebody doing it at Hullabaloo. I took pains not to read this post when I saw it in my RSS reader, as I had already decided to vent on this and I wanted to avoid stealing anyone else’s ideas. I’m sure it’s worth reading.
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