tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3631610587372792776..comments2024-03-18T21:09:10.627-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/19/24: Impeachment hearings: Do you respect law or power?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-8672732546656994422019-11-22T12:04:06.926-06:002019-11-22T12:04:06.926-06:00Hammurabi's code. It was the first item to cat...Hammurabi's code. It was the first item to catch my attention. The rest of the visit was a bit of a let down.ChrisHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106967832762174843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-82254649707000127402019-11-22T11:23:50.521-06:002019-11-22T11:23:50.521-06:00Go turtle!Go turtle!heydavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509102502417886790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-52218997948627288852019-11-22T09:40:16.366-06:002019-11-22T09:40:16.366-06:00Re: your brother: Did he walk out? or just stand t...Re: your brother: Did he walk out? or just stand there meekly waiting?<br />Perhaps he should have confronted the mayor? not the clerk?<br />'That is my drink, mr mayor'. Did mr mayor even know he broke in line? dodahmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956857111371773320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-9066262534276169632019-11-22T09:26:11.060-06:002019-11-22T09:26:11.060-06:00Hey, I'm just impressed Emanuel got his own dr...Hey, I'm just impressed Emanuel got his own drink, instead of dispatching some $85,000-a-year coat-holder to fetch it.<br /><br />As for the Republicans, they will turn on Trump if and when the same thing happens to him that happened to Joe McCarthy: The overwhelming majority sees through him and gets disgusted by his act. If that hasn't happened yet, I doubt it will.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-25160241573331763602019-11-22T09:07:04.555-06:002019-11-22T09:07:04.555-06:00Is that the Rosetta Stone? I thought it was bigge...Is that the Rosetta Stone? I thought it was bigger.<br /><br />As to the prerogatives of power: Neil's protein parable perfectly sums up the eternal dichotomy of justice versus privilege. Rahm no doubt did not even notice, just as those who are allotted favorable positions in life's race find it easy to ignore the poor chumps at the rear, lugging centuries of shame and abuse, while they scoot ahead to effortless comfort, wealth and prestige. I'm absolutely certain that Donald Trump is sincere in his shrieks of complaint that he is being treated unfairly, i.e. not consistent with his status as billionaire statesman. In contrast is John F. Kennedy, at least equally privileged, but able to distance himself from himself and regard his status with self-deprecating humor.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215684866966011198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84663665597953300122019-11-22T08:40:42.326-06:002019-11-22T08:40:42.326-06:00I don't agree, Grizz. Even if he isn't imp...I don't agree, Grizz. Even if he isn't impeached, the hearings are exposing a lot. It might help some former Trumpers jump ship in the 2020 election. privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50743386837486202412019-11-22T07:12:03.466-06:002019-11-22T07:12:03.466-06:00I have a late Aunt and Uncle who were gullible for...I have a late Aunt and Uncle who were gullible for many get rich quick schemes. Had they been younger, I could definitely have seen them sign up for Trump University. It completely astounds me their only child and his wife (along with my sister and brother and their spouses) still voted for this charlatan that would have defrauded my late Aunt and Uncle of their very last cent. <br /><br />Everyone knew he defrauded those people. It was inescapable.<br /><br />That's why I no longer respect them.KantBeGoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829186745710242489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-75490232166592023742019-11-22T02:53:41.782-06:002019-11-22T02:53:41.782-06:00What worries me is that all this sound and fury wi...What worries me is that all this sound and fury will signify nothing. Nothing will happen and nothing will change. People are more interested in whether or not there will be a riot when the Browns visit Pissburgh than whether or not Congress is on a long and winding road tour of In-a-Peach-a-Pa-Looza that goes nowhere, mostly because the House will vote to indict and the Senate will make sure he's acquitted. <br /><br />Meanwhile, a gazillion words will have been written and tweeted and spoken--and the final outcome will be "Nothing matters.” Enough people will feel that the Never-Trumpers unfairly targeted him and that it's all a Socialist Witch Hunt, and when the Democrats nominate Hillary Lite she will have her ass handed to her on a pink platter. And we will be handed four more years of darkness.<br /><br />Or maybe it's just that it's late November and the light fades at five o'clock and the prison door is slamming shut until April. Will it finally slam shut on Rudy and the fat man in the orange jump suit that he would wear so well? I'm praying the only slice of pie T-rump gets his hands on is a nice big piece of impeach pie, but I'm not yet betting the house payment on that. It's all moving along so damn S-L-O-W-L-Y. Will the turtle win the race?Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.com