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Republican Hypocrisy category archive

The Paper Trail 0

Seth looks at recent events in Trump’s documents case.

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Republican Family Values 0

Republican Elephant labeled

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Afterthought:

They want to ban TikTok for disinformation, but they refuse to do anything about Fox News and its dupes, symps, and fellow travelers.

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Suffer the Children 0

Marie Antoinette (allegedly) said, “Let them eat cake.”

Republican governors and attorneys-general definitely say, “Let them drink lead.”

Afterthought:

I think it not an exaggeration to suggest that today’s Republican Party has abandoned the concept of the “common good.”

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Courting Disaster 0

A Cannon law violation?

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Those Who Forget Ignore the Past . . . . 0

Past Sparky to Sparky:  Hello, I'm from the past.  I just time-traveled here from January 6, 2021.  Sparky:  Wow!  But if you're me, why don't I remember doing this?  Past Sparky:  I dunno.  Time travel is weird.  Maybe one of us stepped on a butterfly or something.  Best not to think about is.  Sparky:  Makes sense,  What can I do for you?  Past Sparky:  I just finished watching Trump try to overthrow the government and I was curious how that worked out for him.  Sparky:  Uh, well. he might be president again next year.  Past Sparky:  What?  How is that even a possibility?  Surely he was convicted in the Seante after a quick impeachment and disqualified from ever holding office again.  Sparky:  Ah, yeah, no, in fact, McConnell just endorsed him for re-election.  Past Sparky:  Huh, well--I assume he faced federal charges for his attemp to subvert the election?  Sparky:  Yeah, eventually, but now that case is on hold pending a Supreme Court decision--most likelhy postponing the trial until after this election is over.  Past Sparky:  Okay, but with all that hanging over his head, it's going to be pretty hard for him to win the primaries, isn't it?  Sparky:  Actually, it's been super easy--barely an inconvenience.  And he's polling slightly ahead of Biden in the general.  Past Sparky:  Well, this explains why you don't remember me.  Clearly I've been accidentally traveled to a dystopian alternative time-line that we must avoid at all costs.  Sparky:  Sure, good luck with that.  Past Sparky Two appears:  Hey, guys.  I'm from 2006.  Is George W. Bush an international pariah by now?

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And, just in case you need a reminder . . . .

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The Rule of Flaw 0

Mark Peckham reminds that the Republican Party has become the party of flaw and disorder.

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Courting Disaster 0

Conservative Supreme Court Justices, one wearing a MAGA hat, painting a red carpet for Donald Trump with the blood of Lady Justice.

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The Oath-Breakers 0

E. J. Montini.

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The Party of Flaw and Disorder 0

Michael in Norfolk documents the duplicity.

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The Rule of Flaw, Courting Disaster Dept. 0

Justice John Roberts says to a smirking Donald Trump,

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Florida Fly-by-Night Man 0

At the Tampa Bay Times, Daniel Ruth notes that Florida governor DeSantis (remember Desantis–he was much in the news a few months ago) and his staff refuse to disclose where DeSantis goes using a state-owned jet funded by Floridians’ tax payments. Ruth offers several theories for the refusal to disclose this information.

So why all the secrecy in the first place? Perhaps DeSantis, R-DeSantis, Ron DeSantis, sees himself as an international man of mystery even when he uses the Citation to fly into Yeehaw Junction for a “your eyes only” ribbon cutting at a new pig farm.

It’s entirely possible the governor moonlights as a CIA contract assassin, who jets off to the Middle East on weekends to do battle with Hamas terrorists in the tunnels under Gaza.

Or maybe in the end, all the mystery is simply a matter of a little man, surrounded by silly, venal lap dogs who want to deny the public’s right to know — because they can, or think they can. Because if the public exercises their right to know stuff, then they’ll, you know, know stuff. That’s no fun.

Follow the link for the rest of Ruth’s column. It’s a gem.

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The Greene New Spiel 0

David dissects the dissimulation. (Warning: Short commercial at the end.)

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Court Packing 0

Donald Trump's

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American Exceptionalism, Trumpled 0

Title:  World leaders react to Putin killing his enemies.  Image:  Every world leader says,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Courting Disaster 0

Arizona Republicans choose to dishonor native daughter Distinguished Extinguished Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.

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What’s in a Name? 0

The Arizona Republic’s E. J. Montini wants to know.

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Implements of Infiltration 0

Image:  Open toobox containing Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, James Comer, Mike Johnson, and red-hatted man.  Caption:  Putin's Tools.

Michael in Norfolk has more.

Image via Job’s Anger.

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He Is His Owned Man 0

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says,

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Mitch McConnell’s Parting Words 0

PoliticalProf decodes de code.

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The Hunt for Hunter 0

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