Midweek Musing

 These days, I get most of my news from sources I consider alternative media, mostly liberal online journals that give a lot of attention to what the traditional mainstream media are currently peddling. I don't waste money or effort on the NYT, Washington Post, or Associated Press since liberal webpages can tell me what the conservative press (CP) is writing about.

Joe is stubbornly refusing to reject his nomination as the Democratic candidate, and most Democrats seem prepared to fall in line and work to help him be reelected in November. Even though opposition within the party is diminishing, the CP won't put stories about (D) panic to rest.

Common sense says if the CP are convinced the Waste of Shit will beat Joe in a landslide, the preference would be that Joe remain in the race. Although they publish polls showing Biden trailing the W/S, they may be aware of other polls telling a different story.

Also, there are fresh negative press reports making it necessary to distract attention from the W/S, especially coverage about Project 2025, his involvement with Jeffrey Epstein and young girls, and his own cognitive issues.

Fire That Cannon, Part 2

In several ways, May has been a month from hell and I've been preoccupied with a series of problems involving health, weather, and transportation issues. This has limited my interest in mucking around in political news, most of which only confirms (again) that Don Old Thunderfarts and MAGA are a river of filth of infinite length, width and depth.

This afternoon, there's some liberal media chatter about Aileen (Loose) Cannon, who's been the barrier to progress in the Waste of Shit's stolen secret documents case, but may have presented Special Counsel Jack Smith with the basis for seeking her removal from this trial. 

One thing in life that's completely predictable: The Waste of Shit always denies that he has done anything wrong, regardless of the accusation. The simple truth is that TSF has never done a single thing that was right. He either does the wrong things because he's evil, or he does them because he's stupid and incompetent. Either way, it's always ends up the same.

Mind Games Part 2

The Biden White House has been coordinating with the Senate to develop and pass a bipartisan border security bill which would benefit both parties. It's easy to guess what happens next: Yeah, Demented Dumbass Donny whines that he's being betrayed since passage of the legislation would erase the only fucking campaign issue in DDD's notepad, and will be a winning move for Joe. To make the situation interesting, some (R) realists are pushing back. Naturally, being publicly resisted by Senators more interested in doing their jobs than fluffing a mental case will provoke DDD's next meltdown.

According to an article in the right-wing rag Politico, in private conversations, Joe refers to Demented Dumbass Donny as "sick fuck" and "fucking asshole." This is something Joe probably has in common with about 78,000,000 or so other decent Americans.

Q NOTES # 828: Duhmped

Where Donnie Duhmp is concerned, there's a consistent inevitability that's predictable. As soon as Duhmp realizes the authorities are closing in on him, he starts cutting ties with anyone who aided and abetted his latest malfeasance, and quickly blames his accomplices for committing the crimes without his knowledge.

Given his habitual blame-dodging, it's no surprise that Duhmp wants to pin the responsibility for criminal activity HE led on some guy he barely met, John Eastman. Maybe Eastman will finally wise up and call Liz Cheney to arrange a meeting.

Why are two Republicans on the House select committee investigating January 6th, but not a single Trumplickan? Well, by god, don't blame Duhmp for that. (More same old, same old).

My preference? Let's call what he did "treason" instead of "seditious conspiracy" - especially if there's a case for treason waiting to be made.

Those of us who paid attention to the news in November-December 2020 and January 2021 already know that Trumplickans in Congress were supporting (or participating in) Duhmp's plot to overturn the presidential election. What we don't know for sure are specific details (names and total numbers), and exactly how deeply individual members were involved. But be patient...

Tough break, dude. We could'a warned ya...

Q NOTES # 726: Trumpism? What's that mean?

I just finished skimming an article at electoral-vote.com which discusses the idea that Trump is fading, while trumpism is not. It's a good article, but it raised questions for me.  

It's trendy for print and electronic news media organizations to blather about how Donald Pudd transformed the GOP by re-making it in his own image or some such horse manure. So what is trumpism exactly, and how is it different from what the old GOP has been dumping out since Reagan was elected in 1980?

The two big "policy" scores of Pudd's term were (a) signing a massive package of tax breaks for billionaires, and (b) getting three hardcore right-wingers seated on the Supreme Court. In the case of the tax cut bill, any (R) president with control of Congress could've accomplished that. As for the three Supreme Court additions, most of that was accomplished due to the evil conduct of Moscow Mitch, and the unfortunate timing of RBG's demise. The Pudd nominees themselves match the established (R) pattern that produced Fat Tony Scalia, Scumbag Sammie Alito, and Clearance Sale Thomas.

The only things that would be considered unique about Pudd's so-called precedency (sic) were the following, which are the key elements of trumpism (if the term is used to differentiate this asshole from the three (R) assholes who preceded him).

• He was able to begin his political career in the most powerful elected office in the world with critical assistance from Russia.
  
• He had no experience, knowledge, skills, or ability that qualified him to hold any elected office, least of all this one. 
• His ignorance and incompetence were dwarfed by his depravity, corruption and mental problems (narcissistic sociopath).
• He was not a traditional U.S. president; he was a mediocre TV reality show version of a mediocre president. His four years were characterized by constant chaos, destruction, mistakes, misinformation, self-enrichment, and criminal activities, with no penalties or accountability for any of it.
  
• He staffed his administration (sic) with vermin who were also incompetent and/or corrupt in order to meet Putin's goals of weakening the United States internationally, and destroying it from within by trashing traditional institutions, discarding national values, and dividing its people.
  

The imbeciles, goobers and yahoos forming the membership of MAGA are devoted to Pudd because they're convinced he's just like them.

• Will they demand the only genuine Pudd, or will they be satisfied with a cheap imitation? 
• How far will the would-be replacement Pudd go to be like original Pudd? 
• And, can anyone who promises to replicate Pudd's four years win a national election?
  

Q NOTES # 633: Short Cuts 80

 Digby @ Hullabaloo has written an interesting piece on Mark Meadows and his new book. Meadows screwed the pooch by pissing off his former boss, a worthless bastard who measures the competence of subordinates strictly by their eagerness to sniff his butt. Like 99.99 % of the fools who believe Donno Guano was the epitome of presidential greatness, Meadows needs some time in federal incarceration to rethink his position.

My other favorite blog lady, Juanita Jean (her own self), writes about the newest adventure of Devin Nunes, who has the same deficiencies as a human being as Mark Meadows. 

Donno Guano is ignorant, corrupt, and incompetent. Anyone working for him must also be ignorant, corrupt and incompetent. Associating with people who are knowledgeable, honorable and capable threatens Guano's fragile ego. 

Daily Kos @ those who live in Texas should ignore the bullshit coming from the Trumplicans who run state government, and instead start praying for milder winter weather than they experienced last February. 

Politicus USA @ how Donno Guano may be helping the Democratic Party keep control of Congress in 2022. It involves lardbutt's need to totally control the Trumplican party. 

Out there in the bizarre alternate reality of extremely hardcore right-wing media, there's speculation that so many anti-vax activists are dying from COVID because they've been targeted for destruction in some sort of conspiracy. It couldn't be because of something as simple as their refusal to protect themselves like millions of sane people are doing. Talk about your lunatic fringe--

Q NOTES # 557: Short Cuts 53

I remember when the Republican Party was the party of conservatives, and the Democratic Party was the party of liberals. On most social issues and government policies, the two parties took opposite sides, and that's how I could tell them apart. But there were a few areas where both parties were generally in agreement, and both parties were willing to follow some basic rules that made it possible for the national system of government to survive despite the disagreement on specific policies or issues.

Then along came Depraved Donnie. Books have been (and will continue to be) written about the thousands of reasons why this corrupt, incompetent mental case should never have been the (R) party nominee, much less the so-called precedent (sic). The fact that he is effectively a Russian agent being manipulated by Vladimir Putin to destroy America from within made him even more dangerous. The nation was damaged, and Republicans are now Trumplicans who are loyal to one maniac rather than the traditional rules of American democracy. 

The biggest question now is whether Depraved Donnie will destroy the party before the party destroys the nation. In Donnie's demented visions of his future, all Trumplican politicians will be required to affirm that his landslide 2020 victory was stolen from him through methods that only exist in his imagination.. Whether or not he has the long-term ability to make this happen remains to be seen.    

Trumplicans who pass ridiculous anti-abortion bills like the newest one in Texas look like stupid fucks when they bitch about government interfering with freedom.   

The much-discussed "fraudit" that wasted money and time digging through the votes in Maricopa County is apparently over, and yeah, Biden still won and nacho man still lost (by even more votes than in the first few counts).

Q NOTES # 373: Normal People

A very readable post at No More Mister Nice Blog explains how Porky's life might be better if he could just behave like a normal person. Like, he might be getting more credit for the successful COVID vaccination process now if he hadn't been showing us his ass for most of 2020, when some simple basic leadership might have made a difference.

More good analysis @ Daily Kos: The Senate filibuster isn't the real problem. The big problem is the Senate rule on Cloture, the one that requires 60 votes to end debate and get on with business. Leave the Filibuster be and focus on Cloture,

Finally, this thought:

RepubliQAns who brag about loving Cheez Doodle can't then turn around and insist they love America. Loving the former guy and loving America are mutually exclusive concepts.

Q NOTES 297

Judging by the visuals that are available online, the MAGA rally in Washington D.C. today is nowhere close to the hundreds of thousands I was led to expect. Looks like a mangy assortment of unemployed white guys who need to shave and maybe lose some beer gut. My official position is that every one of them who says he's ready to die for MAGA should get that opportunity within the next 24 hours.

Mike Puntz has issued an official announcement that he won't play the game that Cheezy is insisting on. Now if the other assholes would straighten up and fly right, we might get this election over with. 

Update 6:15 PM: This turned out to be a hell of an eventful day. Both Democrats won Senate seats in the Georgia runoff election, which should make the next 2-4 years better for Joe Biden and America. The joint session was disrupted by an insurrection incited by Cheez Doodle, in a preview of what he's probably planning for his final two weeks in office. 

Madam Speaker has notified the press that the joint session should resume tonight as soon as it's safe to reenter the Capitol Building. Vermin like Rafael (Ted) Cruz and Louie Gohmert need to be told to STFU and sit their ass down if they try to challenge the certified electoral votes of any state. We've already gotten a taste of what trying to keep Cheezy happy leads to, and he needs to go fuck himself if he can't handle an ass-whipping.

Q NOTES 284: Revenge

Cheez Doodle is down in Florida, playing golf on the taxpayer's dime as usual, and has decided that now's the time to declare war on the (R) party, at least on the Senate part of it. The worthless lard ass apparently thinks recognizing Joe as president-elect is the same as betraying him personally. He went a step further by announcing that as savior of the party, he'll never forget their disloyalty. 

Since Cheezy's spent the last week throwing monkey wrenches into the works of Congress, threatening revenge should be the buzzer indicating it's time to cut the motherfucker loose. Instead of worrying that he'll be mean to them, let them see how far Cheezy gets as an independent free agent with creditors and lawyers ready to pounce in a few weeks.

Louis DeJoy damaged the U.S. Postal Service as Cheezy's stooge, and there must be a way to authorize an investigation of his actions that will make resignation his easiest option.

Q NOTES, DAY 258: Campaigning

We just kinda knew this was about to happen. Cheez Doodle is making sure the media are aware of his idea (scheme?) to launch his 2024 presidential election campaign with a major event which will be scheduled to compete with Joe Biden's inauguration on 20 January. It would be a crying shame if he had a massive turnout and there were no TV cameras there to make sure the whole country could enjoy the spectacle.

Update 12:35 AM Sunday: That lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania last week pissed me off, since it was seeking to throw out all the mail-in ballots because the bill that authorized them (Act 77) was supposedly unconstitutional. Today, the state supreme court told the plaintiffs to go piss up a rope. This has been a pretty good day, other than the shitty weather. 

Lindsey Graham alleged recently that if mail-in voting is allowed to continue, the (R) Party won't be able to elect a president. Actually, Lindsey, your problem isn't voting by mail, it's candidates like Cheez Doodle. The election was largely a national referendum on the fucking psycho who's been turning the U.S. into a shithole for the last four years, with the assistance of gutter trash like Lindsey Graham.

Q NOTES, DAY 249: Escort Him Out, Please

All those gimmicks Cheez Doodle thought he could use to reverse the results of the election are failing, not surprising since fail is one of four things he does consistently. We don't know how much cash he's raking in with his "Quick, Save My Ass" fund-raising scam, but hopefully, the take will peter out when it becomes obvious he'll be gone after January 20th. 

All that Cheezy has left is to stall the transition process as long as possible, and find ways to make Joe Biden's first year in office more difficult by adding new problems to the ones he already created.

If I had the authority to give the order, Cheezy and his rotten spawn would be handcuffed, transported to an airport, herded into a cargo plane, then flown to Moscow and dumped there to live in permanent exile.

Daily Kos @ Normally, the transition period would be the stage at which right-wingers are shaping plans to demolish the incoming Biden administration by working their voters into a frenzy over how terrible it'll be. Unfortunately for them, the official position in what is now the Party of Cheez Doodle is that there will never be a Biden administration. Apparently, even discussing President Biden as a hypothetical is verboten.

Washington Monthly @ why religion = politics among white christian nationalists, most of whom are devout followers of Cheez Doodle 

While the (R)s in Congress stand back and ignore this shit circus, the only conclusion to be drawn is that 98 percent of the party members are yahoos, mental cases, dimwits, dipshits and assholes. The 2 percent who aren't have been working for the Lincoln Project or comparable groups.

Cheezy needs to feel superior, so he avoids people whose intellect, character and competence will expose his inferiority. That means, unfortunately for America, that big decisions are being made by ignorant, immoral, incompetent assholes. 

If we're lucky, the year 2021 will be the start of the worst five years of Booger Bill Barr's rotten life. 

I'm reading that hosts on the most extreme right-wing news channels are urging Cheez Whiz loyalists to abandon the (D) and (R) parties and form an all-new MAGA party. It won't happen, but it would be great to see all those goddamned freaks consolidated in one place, and seeing the right-wing vote being split in every red state and some of the blue ones.

The Dump Dodge

For 70 years, IMF-45 has been trying to perfect the art of avoiding the blame for everything he fucks up, which is basically everything he does.

Boredom

Is it possible that an empty suit could weigh over 300 pounds? No More Mister Nice Blog has an interesting post which considers the idea that Squats & Shits is bored with being the so-called precedent (sic) and fills his time bouncing from one nutty impulse / half-baked idea to another. Makes as much sense as any of the other theories I've read.

Wondering what he should fuck up next

That's some really sick shit, man.

According to the New York Times, Donny Stink Eye believes that everything he says is true, therefore, strictly speaking, he isn't lying. It's only a lie if he makes a false statement deliberately.

Are you fucking kidding me? This is Stink Eye's world:

• If he thinks something, it's brilliant.
• If he says something, it's true.
• If he does something, it's legal.

No wonder things are fucked up all to hell.

PS added 7:19 PM Monday 10 June: Has everyone noticed that worthless assholes like Matt Gaetz are attracted to Donny Stink Eye like flies are attracted to steaming piles of fresh shit?

Tweets

I have to wonder if the world would still be able to function if Twitter locked the orange shit smear out once and for all. For that matter, would the smear be able to function?

The Greatest Challenge

During the 2016 campaign, Donnie Hump bragged that he could murder somebody on 5th Avenue and not lose a single vote. That was probably a slight exaggeration, since he probably would've lost two, maybe three, votes. But he believed it, and to him, that made it true.

In real life, Hump is too chickenshit to murder anyone himself. Instead, he wants to find out if he can get his followers to murder people for him, just by working them into a frenzy with Twitter nonsense. If he can, that's REAL power.

This is what passes for a great challenge in the twisted thoughts of a make-believe precedent (sic) with too much free time.

Scary stuff?

DAILY KOS: Donald Wangdoodle wants to rule the United States through fear. Every time I turn around, Donald (or a surrogate) is dropping hints that if he doesn't get something he wants, he'll do something really scary. He's usually bluffing, but no one was willing to call his bluff until Madam Speaker took over the House.

Abnormality in Fantasy Land

I was listening to a song by Nanci Griffith on headphones while I did my mall walk this afternoon. It's a peppy little number called "Hell No (I'm Not Alright)" and it inspired the following post:

Hell no, motherfucker, we're not alright.

One big reason we're not alright is that nearly all of the mainstream media and most Republicans are delusional. The media (print and electronic) insist on covering Donny Nachos like he's a normal Republican politician who won a normal election in 2016 to become a normal president of the United States. Not one of those things is true, but pretending they are is the main reason Donny's job approval hasn't fallen below 30 percent yet.

When people are constantly told this insane bullshit is normal, it makes it practically impossible for them to recognize the truth. They're refusing to realize there's a first time for everything.

What's on TV today?

Here's an idea that looks promising: Televise the House committee hearings.

Right now, Donny Motherfucker loves TV publicity because he wants to be the focal point of the media's short attention span. Maybe putting House investigations on the tube would change his mind about that.

Meanwhile, there's another impeachable offense just waiting to happen.

After all his lies, is there any reason to believe Donny if he says he didn't know about something? Of course not, because he lies the way you and I draw breath.

You know those ignorant yahoos who think Donny's the best prezodent (sic) ever? Those dumb fucks were born to be taken.