Political Theatre category archive
See Foot. Shoot Foot. 0
Michael in Norfolk makes the case that Donald Trump has hoisted himself on his own petard.
Stray Question 0
When an executive unilaterally imposes taxes without consent of the legislature, is that not a text-book case of taxation without representation?
Reflection Deception 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay looks into the Reflecting Pool and sees reflections of Trump’s lies.
Unbalanced and Unchecked 0
At the Des Moines Register, veteran attorney and long-time civil servant Dean Lerner argues that America’s system of checks and balances is broken and offers a theory as to who broke it.
Methinks he makes a strong argument. Read it and see what you think.
Stray Thought 0
Republicans keep complaining about “election integrity.”
Even though today’s Republican Party does not know the meaning of “integrity.” (Look it up.)
Heck, if they met integrity on the street, they would probably call 911 in a panic.
That Was the Wierd that Was 0
Seth takes a closer look at how well Trump has lived up to his campaign promises.
Emoluments 0
David follows the money.
The Rule of Lawless 0
In the midst of a longer piece regarding a U. S. District Attorney who was lawfully appointed, but whom the Trump maladministration fired 56 minutes after he was sworn in, Above the Law’s Joe Patrice reveals what may be behind said firing:
Trump wants to install prosecutors illegally and indefinitely without Senate approval.
Follow the link for context.
The Me Veneration . . . 0
. . . has a poster child.
A Tune for the Times 0
From the Youtube page:
Larry Lazuli knows that nothing says “trust me” quite like a Republican press release. If the Republicans say that the missing Mitch McConnell is doing great and possibly not only recovering, but preparing for an Iron Man competition, who are we to question that? Larry naturally took the whole kerfuffle and turned it into a swingin’ tune. He hopes you dig it like a gravedigger.
The Blame Gamers 0
Ring of Fire’s Josh Gay sees a method in the maliciousness. Indeed, he posits a pattern in the perfidious proclamations poisoning the polity and debasing the discourse.