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This morning I read a quote by Ted Cruz. He said "I'm pissed...We've never once indicted a former president...This is disgraceful...It is an abuse of power by angry Democrats who've decided the rule of law doesn't matter anymore.". After face palming and pounding my head on my desk I realized this is the new banner for the GOP. Anyone with half a brain can plainly see who is guilty of the very thing he accuses angry Democrats of. Rule of Law? Trying to laugh at the absurdity through my tears for our nation.

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Surprised you ignored it David, because there may not be a bigger ignoramus out there than Lindsey Graham. His argument regarding the the Georgia indictment was nothing short of mind-numbing. "Let the voters decide."

My new best friends at The Bulwark were at their finest with today's columns and summed it all up simply. Something akin to: "I guess he missed the whole point of the indictment."

Just freaking duh.

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Have you read the series of articles at The Bulwark titled "The Corruption of Liindsey Graham?

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I haven’t seen either

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Hey L. it's both in print and now available as a podcast.

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Lots of problems with your left of center analysis of the Georgia Trump election interference indictment but the most obvious problem with your piece is your ignoring the fact that Hunter Biden lied during the application process for purchasing a firearm (4473). Claiming he had no involvement with illegal drugs on the form he had to complete is a felony when you are a junkie, as he is. The average American breaking that law is convicted of a felony unless of course you are on the proper tier of the justice system. Maybe the proper tier is not the correct terminology, maybe it should be on the left side of the justice system.

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There’s really no defense of Trump’s actions in Georgia and that’s not just a Democrat view. Plenty of Republicans are likely to say it as well, only quieter.

I’m aware of the facts in the Hunter Biden case but they seem very similar to the facts in the other case. It’s not me saying that drug use may not invalidate the right to own a gun, it’s a panel of federal judges in a ruling based on Supreme Court precedent.

I don’t think we’ve heard the last on the subject.

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My point is that he provided false information on a government form mandated for the purchase of a firearm. That, aside from his drug use, is a felony. The case you are referring to seems to be about people owning guns and doing drugs. Not the same.

I believe the actions of the AG in Georgia are actually interfering more with election results than anything President Trump did. Georgia's absentee voting was fraught with problems of whose nature is almost impossible to prove, especially when the federal agency responsible for investigation and proving there was fraud, refuses to do just that. The movie, 2000 mules, made allegations that they were unable to verify as they had little to no authority, this is where the FBI and the DOJ are supposed to step in, investigate and validate or disprove the allegations. Nothing like that happened.

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Yeah, I’m not sure about that detail on the other case, but it could very well be the same,

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So it can't be proven in a court of law.

Glad we cleared that up.

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Throw Hunter Biden in jail if he broke the law...who cares?

Can you say the same about trump et al LP?

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I can and it includes Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, et al for mishandling classified documents. The crime is the same. Donald Trump might have been more combative so give him an extra year in jail.

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Not even close Curtis. But feel free to bring it on, that's why there's jurisdictions to present all of that evidence trump has. I suspect he can gather it and present it on Monday when he shows us the proof the election was rigged and stolen. By the way; don't hold your breath.

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Not close - which one of those did not mishandle classified information?

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You don't need to convince me Curtis, what you, trump, the world's mayor or the crazy kraken lady needs to bring the "PROOF" to a jurisdiction that will prosecute them. Oh yeah, the difference; trump could have returned the documents when he was told to, but he decided to hide them. On the other hand, Biden and Pence returned the documents when they stumbled across them.

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Not trying to convince you, Bill. Just saying they mishandled classifed documents

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Biden, most likely: he has the "I didn't pack those boxes" defense available (unlike Trump).

And you'll still need to ask why Trump AND the GOP did not further investigate and charge Hillary.

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BS. Biden had possession (probably unauthorized) of the documents and failed to control them. You do not know the rules.

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