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The Galt and the Lamers 0

Paul Krugman tries to make sense of the Republican rush to enrich those who already have more money than they can use. A snippet (emphasis added):

Today’s Republicans are apparatchiks who have spent their whole lives inside an intellectual bubble in which cutting taxes on corporations and the rich is always objective No. 1. Their party used to know that it won elections despite its economic program, not because of it — that the whole game was to win by playing on social issues, national security and above all on racial antagonism, then use the win to push fundamentally unpopular economic policies. But over the years the party has seemed increasingly out of touch with that reality, imagining that if only it preaches the gospel of supply-side economics loudly enough voters will be won over.

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The Stages of Trumpery 0

Title:  The Five Stages of Trumpism.  Captions:  The Five Stages of Trumpism.  #1:  It's a total lie never happened fake news!  #2:  It happened, but it's not a big deal.  #3:  OK, it might be a big deal, but it isn't illegal.  #4:  OK, it's illegal but Hillary's emails!  Benghazi!  Obama!  #5:  Shutup you dang faggot libtard snowflake sore loser!

Via Job’s Anger.

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Voiceless of the People 0

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

A constituent writes an open letter to his Congressman asking why he refuses to do his job.

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Trumpling Women 0

Warning: Language.

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Immunity Impunity 0

Bob Egelko explores Donald Trump’s lawyer’s claims that, to paraphrase Richard Nixon, if the President does it, it’s not illegal. A snippet:

But there appears to be little support among legal analysts for the view that a president who corruptly interferes with an investigation of his administration would be immune from charges of obstructing justice.

“That would mean that if the police were corrupt, you could never investigate the chief of police,” said Hadar Aviram, a professor of constitutional law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. “The law enforcement system is not the private police of the president. It belongs to all of us.”

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Republican Family Values 0

Eric Shepherd reminds us to watch what they do, not what they say.

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Sucklers at the Public Teat 0

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If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0

Jay Bookman of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution calls out Donald Trump’s hypocrisy on freedom of speech. A nugget:

Foremost among those “unalienable rights” are the freedoms of speech and conscience, which is why they are listed first in the Bill of Rights. And while Trump assures us that “no earthly force” can ever take those rights away, he also insists strenuously that NFL owners can and should do exactly that. In Trump’s mind, owners ought to force athletes to stand, against their conscience, and he is more than willing to use the bully pulpit of the presidency to ensure that conformity is enforced.

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Republican Economic Theory: A Parable 0

Teacher:  Okay, children!  Pass aroung these styrofoam balls you can use to make your solar system models.  Student, querolously:  Syrofoam balls?   This seems suspiciously extravagant, Ms. Foster.  Donald Trump bursts through door saying,

Via Job’s Anger.

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Both Sides Not 0

Democratic Donkey reading headline,

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Afterthought:

“Republican Family Values” has always been a con and a scam.

Republican politicians make “used car dealer” and “real estate developer” look like honorable professions.

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Unquestionable 0

Farron’s source for the story.

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Newspeak, GOP Style 0

Plutocrats raiding the U. S. Treasury.  One says to man wearing MAGA hat,

Via Job’s Anger.

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The Art of the Con 0

Shorter Jay Bookman: Believe what they do, not what they say.

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Kindred Spirits 0

Donald Trump standing in door of Miss USA Teen Dressing Room saying,

Via Juanita Jean.

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Bait-and-Already-Switched 0

Paul Krugman marvels at the swiftness of the switch.

Republicans don’t care about budget deficits, and never did. They only pretend to care about deficits when one of two things is true: a Democrat is in the White House, and deficit rhetoric can be used to block his agenda, or they see an opportunity to slash social programs that help needy Americans, and can invoke deficits as an excuse. All of this has been obvious for years to anyone paying attention.

(snip)

Yet even the most cynical among us are startled both by how quickly the bait-and-switch is proceeding and by the contempt Republicans are showing for the public’s intelligence.

In fact, the switch began even before the marks swallowed the bait.

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The Rule of Lawless 0

Will Bunch.

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A Pig in a Poke, Reprise 0

Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan looking at steaming pile of excrement labeled

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Q. Name Something That People Believe In Which Does Not in Fact Exist 0

A. Republican Family Values

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The Pwned President 0

Facade of the White House bearing big sign saying

Via Job’s Anger.

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