Category Archives: Politics
Senator Threatens Supreme Court Justices
Senator Chuck Schumer was feeling it at an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court. So he threatened two justices by name. Here’s what he said:
“I want to tell you, Gorsuch! I want to tell you, Kavanaugh! You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
Chief Justice Roberts was having none of it, and he rebuked Schumer:
“Threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous.”
So Senator Schumer apologized. Kind of:
I shouldn’t have used the words I did, but in no way was I making a threat. I never — never — would do such a thing.
Weaponizing the Justice Department
President Trump is weaponizing the Justice Department. At least that’s what former insiders told Rachel Maddow.
And they thought Trump was a Russian asset. So the FBI used a phony dossier to get FISA court approval to spy on the 2016 Trump campaign. But when Special Counsel Mueller investigated Russian Collusion for 2 1/2 yers he came up empty handed.
Weaponizing Wing Man
So now AG Barr is investigating the investigators. And President Obama’s “wing man” Eric Holder calls that “unprecedented” behavior.
Trump Tweet Trips Barr
President Trump is driving his best Attorney General, who never recused himself, around the bend. So much so that A.G. Barr told ABC News that Trump is making it impossible to do his job.
Trump Tweet
Here’s why. When federal prosecutors recommended a 7-9 year sentence for the president’s odd associate, Roger Stone, Trump was moved to tweet:
“This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, and nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!”
As it turns out, the Trump tweet may have been right. Barr’s Justice Department wasn’t going to allow “this miscarriage of justice.” They had already decided to ask the judge for a more lenient sentence.
But now it looked like Barr was just following Trump’s orders. So the original 4 prosecutors got mad, quit and hell broke loose.
Acme Impeachment Anvil Falls on Wily Democrats
Things haven’t worked out well for the Wily Democrats. It’s dawning on them that Joe Biden has never won a primary in his 77 years.
Then there was there was the caucus chaos in Iowa.
Elizabeth Warren’s plans to appeal to the far left seem to be losing their favor. But that’s only because Bernie Sanders, a 78 year old socialist, who’s not really a Democrat, is leading the party even further left.
The 38 year old small city Mayor Pete nips at his heels. And 78 year old humongous city Republican Mayor Mike, with billions to burn, is coming on strong. And he says he’s willing to spend whatever it takes.
Wily Democrats
Maybe Amy Klobuchar will prevail in sensible shoes.
But whatever happens, they’ll always have impeachment.
Beep! Beep!
Trillion Dollar Operators in America
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, became the fourth American tech operation to reach a trillion dollar market value. Meanwhile President Trump released his budget, making Uncle Sam the only American operator with a trillion dollar deficit.
So, sorry Google, since this is only a 4 panel cartoon – you didn’t make the cut.
