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(Swallow it! I said, swallow it!)

Let the scorched earth campaign begin. Vindman was scheduled to be rotated out in less than a month but Trump had to make an example of him and have this decorated war hero and his twin escorted out of the White House. At the National Prayer Breakfast, Pelosi should've announced a new round of impeachment inquiries just to drive him over the edge so we could all see what a fucking monster he truly is.

Remember when the court in Florida issued a warrant to take a cast of Ted Bundy's teeth? He fought them every step of the way and they had to strap him into the chair and force his jaws open. We're seeing the same thing here with Trump refusing to submit to a DNA test in his upcoming rape trial. This is how guilty men act.

Aw, Bernie Madoff's dying and wants to get out early. Yeah, that ain't gonna happen because he ripped off the wrong people-The 1%.

Because as we all know, the National Prayer Breakfast is the perfect venue for slamming your political rivals.

Oh, thank God. Tom Perez is on the case.

President Hatbox Head went off the rails yet again. And the peasants rejoiced.

It turns out that Mayor Cheat called the IDP (Iowa Democratic Party) manager, who then called DNC chair Tom Perez, who sprang into action like a bald Batman to further confuse the Iowa caucus results & screw Bernie again. Cue the Nelson Riddle music.

At last. An explanation as to why the backup hotline crashed after the app did- Right wing scum and their usual dirty tricks.

Jesus, it just never ends for this poor woman, does it?

Don't forget, this essay on wet-legged Republican cowardice was written by an insider.

In other words, Trump's base.

Sweet Jesus, I'm getting sick and tired of listening to this glorified bleacher bum.

But she graduated from medical school in Barbados! Sounds legit to me!

Maybe Senate Republicans were a tad hasty in their acquittal.

So I don't want to hear any more bullshit about how Bernie's not "a real Democrat." Like Bloomberg is? (Tip o' the tinfoil hat to Constant Reader, CC.)

I'll go with the flaming rock in the total extinction event.

Yeah, asshole. That'll happen. Dream on.

How Neanderthals survived before elaborate combovers and spray-on tans.

Meme intermission.

And the Night of the Long Knives begins...

I think the most amazing thing about this article about Orson Bean getting turned into road kill is that Andrew Breitbart was his son in law.

So, while Democrats were burning down Trump's legacy, Trump was busy burning down the government.

That's right. Trump wants to blow up the ancient bones of Indians for his border wall.

Another guy I grew up watching has just passed away. WILD WILD WEST was one of my favorite TV shows ever.

Apparently, the only way to keep people voting right wing is to keep them rich or keep them dumb.

Well, Trump always wanted to be unto the world's dictators and he succeeded.

And then cops wonder why we hate them so fucking much.

This is amazing but what's most amazing is that this had to be done with low tech radio waves.

I can't believe anyone would ever seriously consider voting for this weasel even for mayor of South Bend let alone president.

Basically, what these executive douchebags are saying is, "For thee, not for me."

He admitted as much when he had those two Russian stooges over in the Oval Office the day after.

I see what Dionne is saying here. But I don't think he even begins to go far enough in condemning Trump for his atrocious conduct at the National Prayer Breakfast and the Professionally Pious who organize it. And weasel phrases such as, "You worry that this is as much about preening as praying,” don't come close to getting to the heart of the issue.
And the issue is that the National Prayer Breakfast shouldn't even exist. Whatever the main motivation for its founding, it's an affront and brazen rebuke of the First Amendment and the wall separating church and state. It also arrogantly promotes one religion (so-called Christianity) over all others in the name of religious primacy.

And then there's the issue of the true reasons for the existence of this annual shindig- It's a way for some of the most corrupt people in this country and those who have corrupted them to meet in the halls of power. Maria Butina, the convicted Russian spy, attended two consecutive events. It's a way for political insiders to meet to advance their often corrupt if not evil agendas and all of it made to look devout and patriotic behind the rotting fig leaf of institutionalized Christianity.

"The only good news in the proposed executive order is that Trump has not insisted on having his name emblazoned on building fronts." As it is, he might as well have his name on the Dept. of Justice's building as the DOJ is essentially his private law firm.

Come on, did you ever really expect better from Brian fucking Kemp, the guy who stole the Georgia Governor's mansion?

Duh, that's the idea.

Vultures of a feather... And finally...

Good on the judge. Basic human compassion shouldn't be criminalized.