There are a number of contenders for the “stupidest member” of the U.S. Senate, but for my money I have to go with Ron Johnson (R-WI), who has been prolifically stupid over his career (I can’t believe that Wisconsin voters chose this fool over Russ Feingold – twice! – one of the true good guys). … Read more
It was August of last year that a whistleblower filed a complaint with the intelligence inspector general about Donald Trump’s attempt to extort Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July to “do him a favor” of opening a bogus investigation into Joe Biden and his son for the benefit his reelection campaign, if Zelensky ever wanted to … Read more
The Washington Post’s conservative columnist Max Boot asks the questions to which Americans should demand an answer: What is it with Trump and Russia? Why is the “America first” president so eager to cater to the anti-American dictator of Russia? That is the central mystery of the Trump administration. Almost every day, there are fresh … Read more
Update to ODNI confirms that Republican senators are dupes for Russian propaganda (excerpt): Greg Sargent and Paul Waldman of the Washington Post report “President Trump’s own intelligence officials just released a statement confirming something we all know: Russia is interfering in our election with the express goal of harming Trump’s opponent, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe … Read more
Back in June, Donald Trump and his “new Roy Cohn” fixer at the Trump “Injustice” Department, William “Coverup” Barr, promoted the conspiracy theory that foreign actors could tamper with those ballots. Trump and Barr say mail-in voting will lead to fraud. Experts say that’s not true: In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Attorney … Read more