Political Theatre category archive
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Dreams in the White-House 0
Jamelle Bouie finds Lovecraftian overtones to these troubled times. Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest of his tale of eldritch horror made real.
It feels, at times, that when it comes to President Donald Trump, our political class is this Lovecraftian protagonist, struggling to understand an incomprehensibly abnormal president.
Aside:
Readers of Lovecraft will recognize this post’s title as a pun on the title of one of Lovecraft’s stories.
The Scandal Mill 0
Another Republican “investigation” turns up zilch, nada, nothing, but Sam suggests the GOP scandal mill will continue turning out bogus scandals.
Razzing the Barr 0
The New York Bar Association is fed up.
Florida Man? 0
No relo, says the judge, noting that the wannabe Florida Man is unwilling to speak for himself.
The Lies of the Land, Reprise 0
At the Bangor Daily News, David Farmer marvels at the magnitude of the mendacity of the Conman-in-Chief (and his entire staff).
So Much Winning . . . . 0
It looks like Steve M. may have called it.
Misdirection Play, Misreading Misleading Dept.
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At the Idaho State Journal, Retired Professor Leonard Hitchcock examines ten of Republicans’ most common arguments (methinks “smokescreens” would be a more accurate term) against the impeachment of Donald Trump and concludes that “deceptive” (my word, not his) would be a charitable description of them. Here’s an example; follow the link for the rest.
This objection stands the truth on its head. The Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to oversee the executive’s actions, in order to insure that the president does not become a tyrant. It is Trump who has overreached his authority and attempted to deny the Congress its proper role.
