TWGB: Sometimes You Need A National Security Emergency, Is All

 

Former Trump COS Mark Meadows might not actually be the sharpest ball in the ball pit, because damn, he seems to have incriminated himself by giving "just the tip" of information to the House January 6th Committee, because it looks like the "but her emails" crew learned nothing about properly digitally maintaining and giving over records required to be kept. Also, they may have just gotten enough to pretty much nail Meadows' involvement down, anyway. And you, know, besides all that, he did undercut himself about wanting to keep privilege about certain details by a) Writing a book and b) going on news shows to talk about just what he wasn't willing to talk about. 

And all this before he knows exactly how the courts are going to come down ultimately on the executive privilege claim--but it doesn't look great for him. Because we only have one president at a time, Trump isn't it right now, and OMG YOU ASSHOLES TRIED TO STEAL AN ELECTION. And left a detailed PowerPoint about what the fuck?

So, before I go all Stringer Bell about taking notes on a criminal conspiracy (again! because I'm pretty sure I did that reference before) I have to note there are similarities between the PowerPoint and the Claremont war games. The really hilarious things are how the PowerPoint definitely leans on the Chinese Thermostat/Italian satellite kind of conspiracy theories for what happened to give the election to Biden (instead of like, the COVID-19 disaster, the unemployment and the fucking constant drama) and relies on "a national security emergency" on or about January 6 that means the military totally has to take over. So sad!

TWGB: The Open Questions

 In Des Moines, IA, elder statesman Chuck Grassley openly embraced the traitorous and obviously unwell twice-impeached one-term ex-president while he ranted his way through grievances and conspiracy theories. Which hearkens me back to when the Senate Pro Tempore tweeted that maybe the Vice-President wouldn't be available to do his ceremonial duties on 1/6, and how wrong I had been. Pence showed up then, in the breach, and did the right thing. Grassley shows up at a rally, 9 months after Trump has been out of office, and at this advanced age and reputation, kisses Trump's medi-ochre behind because he would like another crack at being Senator. 

Because what else is there? Eating you know what, riding a tractor, telling the History Channel to get off his lawn and bothering with "pidgins"? 

Of the two, Grassley looks like the one who is up for a grueling campaign, though. Trump looks sad. His hair is gracelessly in denial of the baring of his scalp, as much as his clothes can not contain the drooping quality of his gait and posture. But why should Grassley be any different than the young suck-ups who salute Trump and then do their thing? The salute is what matters. Keeping that untidy Trump ass pleased and almost normal. Denying his obvious transgressions.