Donald Trump send out a couple of twitters over the weekend that made him look and act ridiculous. Or so we thought. Now, in retrospect, he may have been brilliantly luring the Democratic leadership and the MSM into a fatal error. If they had just laughed because he told people who were born here to go back where they came from, they could have hurt Trump. But they simply cannot help themselves, so instead they responded to this with an act of incredible stupidity. Democrats, led by Nancy Pelosi, literally called Trump a racist and voted to condemn him. They saw zero reason to consider condemning those who are spewing hatred about our country.

The MSM rejoiced. All of them missed something important. They merely helped Donald Trump get his story out in a way that cannot be ignored. All those headlines and news broadcasts will hurt the Democratic party more than it hurts Trump. Actually, according to the first polls, Trump actually increased in support after he published these tweets.

All of the experts predict this will hurt Trump because it united the Democrats against him. That is true, but they forgot the most important thing. They are united in supporting people who spew vile, bitter hatred toward their own country. The things these clowns have been saying is vile and repulsive to a many people, including a lot of Democrats. Uniting in support behind people who deserve none is the opposite of leadership.

The bottom-line is would you rather be on the side of the people who are bad mouthing the country, or the person who called them out about it. That answer is beyond obvious, unless you are Don Lemon or Anderson Cooper. What Trump wrote was insulting and he got some of his facts wrong, but his criticism is spot on.

The result is that AOC and her class of malcontents have officially become the face of a united Democratic party. The problem is that it is a really ugly face.  These people have almost zero support, other than from fellow millennials following their twitter accounts from the basement bedroom in their parent’s home. There is no chance that they will even consider moving toward the center and start viewing this rationally.

At some point, Nancy Pelosi will either stand up to them or she will watch the complete self-destruction of what was formerly known as the Democratic party. It is easy to predict that these four will do and say things so thoroughly disgusting that Pelosi will have to stand up to them or risk losing the rest of her caucus.

Democrats up for re-election in 2020 have to be terrified, if they have an ounce of common sense. I just recently visited the California State Fair. This is located at Cal Expo, in Sacramento, right in the heart of liberal land. Yet everywhere you looked there were American flags. They were there for a reason. The vast majority of people are proud of our country, our flag and our national anthem. When they are confronted with the vile hate speech by AOC and her band of sisters they are not impressed, they are disgusted.

I know. Impeach him. That will show him one and for all.  Like I said, a monumental mistake.

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If verified, the following article will absolutely blow the lid off the Mueller Investigation and the entire Russian collusion narrative. This is absolutely unbelievable, except as incredible at it seems, there appear to be a lot of documented facts:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/breaking-lawsuit-outs-reporter-ellen-ratner-as-source-for-seth-rich-information/

Ed Butowsky is a former Fox Business Network commentator. He was allegedly banned from the network after it had to retract the story regarding the Seth Rich murder.

Last year it was Butowsky who was sued for defamation. Those law suits were dismissed by U.S. District Judge George Daniels who said there was a “failure to prove statements were false or a basis for the defamation claims.” Hmm. So they could not provide proof that his statements were false? He was accused of working with the White House to create a false story about the death of Seth Rich.

At the time, Butowsky warned that he would fight back. Well that may have just happened.

He reported that Fox News Analyst Ellen Ratner is the one who advised him that Wiki-leaks founder Julian Assange told her it was Seth Rich who forwarded those DNC emails. He has e-mails to document this.

He also says that he discussed this with Joel and Mary Rich, the parents, and they said they knew their son(s) were involved in the DNC email leak. But they didn’t know who murdered their son. They said they were reluctant to go public because they didn’t want anyone to think their sons had a role in getting Trump elected. Perhaps they were also reluctant, understandably, to go public to protect their other son from a similar fate.

This is impossible to evaluate. The theory that Russia hacked the DNC email server was always more than a little too convenient for a lot of people. There are at least some experts who claim that the only way these emails could have been obtained is if they were downloaded to a flash drive. If it can be proven that it was Seth Rich that downloaded those e-mails, then the Mueller investigation is not only worthless, it is a deliberate fraud.

Just recently Yahoo reported that Russian Intel started the Seth Rich rumor to cover for DNC hack. That was from Michael Isikoff.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/07/report-russian-intel-started-the-seth-rich-rumor-to-cover-for-dnc-hack/

That story was quickly shredded by Real Clear Politics.

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/07/12/isikoff_spins_his_own_russian_conspiracy_theories_–_again_140764.html

Remember that last year the theory was that Butowsky did this in cooperation with the White House. When I saw the Isikoff article, it smelled of desperation. Now we may know why.

The long hot summer just got hotter.

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This is going to be a long hot summer, but not because of climate change. There are several stories that are winding up and they all have the potential to be explosive. Perhaps the most dangerous one for Democrats is the battle to prevent the Trump administration from asking if someone is a U.S. citizen on the census. Democrats are too full of hatred and rage to notice that EVERY opinion poll shows that at least 70% of Americans think this is an appropriate question. Most are shocked to learn that Obama deleted this question for the 2010 census. Even if Trump loses the legal battle, he will definitely win the political battle.

Jeffrey Epstein is going on trial and this is going to get very ugly. Just recently Alan Dershowitz admitted that he got a massage while at Jeffrey’s pad. Dershowitz claims he got this by an older Russian lady and he never removed his underwear. I doubt that anyone will buy that. Bill Clinton is desperately trying to distance himself from Epstein. That isn’t working either. One of the problems is that there are, well, documents and witnesses. Dershowitz was “exposed” by a butler who testified under oath. There obviously has been a serious investigation and a lot of people have been asked whether they want to go to jail with Jeffrey or wish him the best of lock (“luck J) from the outside. Since Jeffrey will soon be out of funds, odds are a lot of people will start singing like canaries.

In addition, if you’re someone like Epstein and you like to have special rooms where you can express yourself creatively chances are you installed hidden cameras so you can relive your “best of” moments. Anyone else who took advantage of the facilities was probably also filmed. This means in addition to the witnesses, of whom there may be many, there could be a lot of not for prime time video. That would sure explain why Epstein caught such a sweetheart deal last time. Some have even speculated that he made a lot of money from blackmailing people. There is no evidence of that, but there is seldom evidence of blackmail payments. There also is little evidence showing exactly how he made all that money.

Then there is the Mueller report. I doubt that he is even going to testify, because he has a huge problem.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/in-major-blow-to-mueller-federal-judge-rebukes-mueller-and-doj-for-falsely-claiming-russian-bot-farm-linked-to-russian-government/

It is really simple. If Mueller got this wrong, then his entire report loses credibility.

The Michael Flynn trial is also blowing up. While the New York Times, predictably, thinks this is terrible for Flynn, the facts do not necessarily sustain that opinion.

Here is what the Judge actually said, in writing:

MINUTE ORDER as to MICHAEL T. FLYNN. On June 24, 2019, defense counsel represented to the Court that Mr. Flynn was scheduled to testify at the trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia before the Honorable Anthony J. Trenga. See Hr’g Tr. (June 24, 2019), ECF No. 94 at 5:18-25; 6:1-11. On July 9, 2019, Judge Trenga issued an Order unsealing certain court records, see Order, United States v. Rafiekian, Criminal Action No. 18-457 (E.D. Va. July 9, 2019), ECF No. 279 at 1-2, including the following: (1) the government’s “Notice of Correction to the Record,” (2) Mr. Flynn’s “Memorandum Opposing Coconspirator Designation of Non-Party Witness Michael T. Flynn;” and (3) Mr. Bijan Rafiekian’s “Memorandum Regarding Notice of Correction to the Record.” See Attachment. The government is ORDERED to file a submission to this Court by no later than 5:00 PM on July 10, 2019, explaining how the unsealed records in United States v. Rafiekian will impact the proceedings before this Court. Mr. Flynn is ORDERED to file his response to the government’s submission by no later than 5:00 PM on July 11, 2019. The Court will not extend these filing deadlines. Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 7/9/2019. (lcegs3) (Entered: 07/09/2019

One will note who is trying to suppress documents and who is not. In addition, this is far more legally complex legally than was initially reported. There is no doubt, at least to me, that Flynn knew he was working for the Turkish government. But, his contract was not with the Turkish government and one suspects that a whole lot of people in Washington use very similar arrangements to avoid reporting as Foreign Agents. That may even include people like Tony Podesta who has close connections with the Clintons. There is way more than a little blatant hypocrisy here.

Michael Flynn is hardly a choir boy here; I just don’t think he should be singing in the choir all by himself.

In any event, originally Flynn was a presented to the court as a cooperating witness and not a co-conspirator. Now he is not going to testify at all and the prosecutors are saying he is a co-conspirator. That would be the same prosecutors who are resisting turning over key documents. This is a lot of things, but consistent and transparent is not on the list.

I personally think Democrats would be wise to cancel Mueller’s testimony and move on. They were expecting a one-sided public fiasco that would allow them to continue beating the drum for collusion long after the rest of the band went home. Now Mueller may be hit with very tough questions and if he just reads from the report he still has a problem because at least one Judge said the report is WRONG.

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Do not expect Jeffrey Epstein to go down without a fight. He frankly has nothing to lose. If convicted, he will almost certainly spend the rest of his life in jail. He apparently has no family to protect. The last time he was in trouble he hired Alan Dershowitz. We will never know what really happened in that prior plea deal, but there is no doubt that a full-fledged trial of Mr. Epstein would have been a world class fiasco. Part of the plea deal included immunity for “co-conspirators.” It seems very likely that the DOJ was getting a lot of pressure from some very powerful people to make this go away.

Epstein will hire the most expensive, creative and ruthless legal counsel on this planet. They will start by calling witnesses who definitely won’t want to participate. There is already one “leaked” list that includes Donald Trump. It is extremely unlikely that Trump will testify. Other “witnesses” may be equally reluctant but with fewer legitimate options for dismissal. The list of well known people allegedly involved is mind blowing. Top of the list will be Bill Clinton. He has already issued a statement, easily disproved, that he only flew on Epstein’s plane 4 times. Pilot logs appear to show about 27 trips. Since Mr. Clinton has already been disbarred for committing perjury, no competent counsel is going to want to see him testify under oath. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him plead the 5^th.

The MSM will try to make this all about Trump, but that is not likely to work. For one thing it was the Obama DOJ that defended this plea deal for years and it was the Trump DOJ that reopened the investigation. William Barr recused himself, because he worked for one of the firms that defended Epstein, but he also said he would see that this was investigated. He appears to have kept his promise and assigned someone to take this on.

This is a real mess. It is going to be hard to make this go away with a plea deal this time. Yet, Epstein has a lot of interesting names in his Rolodex and it wouldn’t be a shock to learn he has interesting video recordings of people engaged in “not for prime time” activities. It boggles the mind.

Mr. Epstein is in jail and that just may be the safest place to be. Few people are expressing any concern for his well being and a whole lot of people would sleep easier if he just quietly departed this planet. This is impossible to predict. There are extremely powerful forces exerting pressure from all directions. The least likely outcome is that we will ever learn the full story. There is almost certainly a worldwide search for a sacrificial lamb. Bill Clinton would seem to be the ideal candidate, but he is probably not interested in volunteering. Bill might also consider how convenient it would be for a lot of people if he took an early exit from this earth. No one said a sacrificial lamb has to be alive.

This is certain to get very ugly. For one thing, Epstein doesn’t think he did anything wrong. Justice is supposed to be blind, but it is not color blind. That is why when O.J. Simpson was on trial I reminded one of my black friends that O.J. was not black, he was green. No one is greener than Jeffrey Epstein. I don’t need my Enchroma sunglasses to see that.

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Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested and if the accusations are accurate it is about time. This seems to be a classic example of another rich and famous guy getting away with despicable behavior for years. The main stream media will immediately try to link Epstein with Trump. They will focus on one statement made by Trump years ago. During an interview with New York Magazine Trump said the following:

“He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

But, unless there is more, this is less than nothing. I think it is safe to assume that if the MSM had any information linking Epstein to Trump we would already know all about it. One problem is that the opposite may be true. There are reports that Epstein was banned from Mar-a-Lago for hitting on the underage daughter of a guest. It appears she was working as a massage therapist and Epstein demanded “special treatment.” Her father went nuts and Epstein was banned from the premises. This was probably done by a manager and Trump may not have been involved. However, it looks like the ban was real and Trump almost certainly knew about it.

Labor Secretary, Alex Acosta is accused of cutting Epstein a sweet heart deal when he was a U.S. Attorney. At the time Epstein was represented by Alan Dershowitz. This happened in 2008, during the last year of the Bush presidency. That does look very bad for Acosta. But there is zero evidence that Trump had any connection with that plea bargain. Democrats would be wise to be very careful about trying to connect Trump with Epstein, as that could easily backfire.

The person probably sweating bullets is Bill Clinton who allegedly flew on Epstein’s plane at least 26 times. So far, there is no evidence of Trump traveling with Epstein. At most he may have flown on his plane once. That makes sense, because Trump had his own plane. There was a lawsuit accusing Trump of an assault on Jeffrey’s island, but that was quickly dismissed. Even Snopes viewed this as a fraudulent claim with no basis in fact. Again, if there was any evidence linking Trump to Epstein you would already know all about it.

Nancy Pelosi’s daughter said a lot of “friends” are going to be embarrassed. I doubt she considers Trump to be a friend. This is a time to watch and see who is and is not commenting on this case. It is interesting to note that Alan Dershowitz has approved releasing documents. That probably means he is not involved. It definitely means he is distancing himself from Epstein. There were times when Dershowitz was on the same plane as Epstein, but since he was representing him as legal counsel that makes sense.

Rich people seldom do well when faced with the prospect of long prison terms. Jeffrey Epstein is looking at serious prison time and that has to rock his world. This is impossible to predict, but one would hardly confuse Epstein with someone who has an ounce of character. That means he just might be willing to do and say almost anything to spare his own hide. That makes him a very dangerous person.

The question of the day is: “how far up does Jeffrey’s ladder reach?” Based on the magnitude with which this was covered up in 2008, the sky’s the limit.

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According to John Ratcliffe, the DOJ Inspector general probe of FISA abuse is complete. It is important to note that John Ratcliffe is a former US Attorney and he is one of the most serious people in Washington. Unlike people like Adam Schiff, when Ratcliffe talks, people in both parties listen. He reported that this investigation is complete and they are drafting the report.

These types of reports seldom to turn out as strong as one hopes or as weak as others fear. The final product seems to always end up somewhere in the middle. But in this case, there are some important differences. One is that if Horowitz had found that the FISA warrants were properly documented, he would have reported that. That would seem to indicate that the big question is not whether they are deficient but rather why this happened.

Even if Horowitz only finds that the FISA warrants were deficient but there was no evidence of bad faith that is a huge problem for the Mueller investigation. It would mean that there was inadequate support for the investigation from day one. But, if Horowitz determines that the FISA warrants were fraudulent or that they failed to include exculpatory evidence, the results would be monstrous. That could literally render invalid all of the Mueller investigation. There are numerous court cases on this subject. If there is an investigation without a basis in probable cause there is a potential none of the evidence can be used. If there was fraud or material misrepresentation in obtaining a warrant, nothing obtained by that warrant, directly or indirectly is admissible.

Yesterday, Mike Pence cancelled an out of town appearance at the last minute. The White House is very cryptic about this, but said we will all know in a few weeks. We do not know if these two events were related. However, we do know that William Barr already has seen the unredacted report and odds are so has President Trump. The delay is in getting redactions processed. That impacts what will be reported to the public.

This caused me to ask simple questions? What would be important enough to drag Pence back to the White House that did not involve health and did not involve national security? The only previous occasions I recall where this happened was when the President was going to have an operation and be under general anesthesia. The VP was called back to provide continuity of government.

That does not appear to be happening here. There is zero evidence of a health issue with Trump. Then I asked: “What if the DOJ was about to announce indictments of people like Brennan, Comey, Clapper and perhaps even Susan Rice, or even Loretta Lynch or Hillary Clinton.” If Trump was the one who announced these decisions it would immediately turn into a political circus. The MSM would immediately attack the messenger, Trump, in a desperate attempt to distract public attention. But what if Mike Pence was the one who handled this instead? That would make it much harder for the MSM to pull that stunt. In addition, Pence is more disciplined than Trump and would be certain to stick to the message.

I only know this. Horowitz is done, a report is coming and no one is talking about this. It is often quietest just before the really big storm.

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Following is my open letter to Nike:

Today, as I get ready to celebrate our country on July 4, 2019, I am ashamed of what used to be an iconic American brand. I am a Vietnam Combat veteran and served several tours of duty in South East Asia. During that time I became used to people who protested those of us who were defending our country. I fully understood that among other things, I was fighting for the right for them to protest. Freedom of speech applies to everyone, even those with whom we disagree and those who are hopelessly misinformed.

I was appalled and disgusted when Nike chose Colin Kaepernick as a symbol of justice and freedom. I was amazed that you supported his anti-police antics, primarily based on a false narrative. Every credible statistics shows that the shooting of unarmed black men is rare, much rarer than it used to be. They also show that regardless of circumstances the liberal left will assume that the police are murderers.

We recently lost a young female police officer in Sacramento. Colin Kaepernick couldn’t be bothered to protest that. Instead people inspired by the Colin Kaepernick’s of this world were literally screaming insults at the police while she was lying there in a pool of blood, bleeding to death.

The sad reality is that Colin Kaepernick was not a superstar; he was a failing professional athlete who had been benched for poor performance. He didn’t sacrifice ANYTHING for sitting down during the national anthem. Instead, he was hugely rewarded for insulting behavior. Nike was thrilled to praise Kaepernick as some kind of heroic figure and throw money at him. Now, incredibly, you have decided to cancel production of a pair of shoes because, gasp, Colin Kaepernick is offended by the American flag on the heel. Well guess what geniuses.  I flew on over 200 combat missions wearing that flag on my flight suit. That was 20 years before Kaepernick was even born. He can’t even spell sacrifice.

I will never again buy another product with a Nike logo.  I have already ordered American flag patches so my wife can sew them over any existing items I have with a Nike Logo. I realize this will offend people like Colin Kaepernick, but the Nike Logo offends people like me.

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Kamala Harris filleted Joe Biden like a fish. But her staff was too busy celebrating to notice a couple of things. What she did amounted to stolen honor. Vietnam veterans are all too familiar with that. For example, Senator Blumenthal  tried to talk about how his war experiences in Vietnam influenced him. The problem was that although Blumenthal was in the service, he never came close to serving in Vietnam. Those of us who actually are Vietnam combat veterans were not amused. Well Kamala Harris was a black girl, but she went to school in Berkeley which had been integrated since before she was born. Her parents were very affluent, her mother was a breast cancer scientist and her father was a Stanford Economics professor. Her problem is not with how white folks view this; it is with how this is viewed by the real little black girls who actually were bussed to white schools in places like Alabama. They are very unlikely to be impressed.

She also forgot that while many of us like fresh meat, we don’t necessarily want to see the animal slaughtered. At some point, you start hating the butcher. Joe Biden is a jerk who did actually hang around with racist Democrats. But after lecturing everyone  else on the stage to avoid a food fight, it was Harris who promptly started throwing garbage.  You do not lift yourself up by putting someone else down. All of the Democratic candidates would be wise to remember that.

Harris forgot that accusing Trump of racism, with no evidence, is fine but skewering a fellow Democrat is not fine. Doesn’t Harris understand that if she starts really pointing out who was and was not a racist, she is going to be pointing at mostly Democrats? Democrats want people to feel that Republicans are the real racists and their whole narrative collapses if people start reporting the actual facts.

It may surprise people to learn that it likely to be African Americans who are the loudest voices defending Joe Biden, for exactly that reason. Bill Clintons mentor was a racist. Al Gore’s father was a racist. The last thing, and I do mean the last thing, the Democratic party can afford is an honest historical account of this.

Perhaps the most interested comment was by House Majority Whip James Clyburn, the highest ranking African American in congress.

“But I think the sentiment is something that we all know in the legislative body – that you work with people you don’t agree with.”

I would word that quite differently. I would simply point out that much of the legislation passed to give entitlements to African Americans was designed by racist Southern Senators. Perhaps it is time to ask an important question. Did they really denounce racism, or did they merely design another way to keep the minorities they despised in their place? That is exactly what LBJ said was the intent during a conversation on Air Force One.

Either way, this little one act play by Kamala Harris is more likely to end her chances at winning the DNC nomination than it is to elevate her to position “A.”

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We used to play kick the can during the annual three hours of summer while growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. OK, I may be exaggerating on the length of summer just a tad. But we did play kick the can, a lot, and we always yelled “OLLY, OLLY OXEN FREE.” Or so we thought.  I always thought it was “OLLY, OLLY OX IN FREE.” That doesn’t make much sense either, but Oxen Free made no sense at all.

Actually, it means the game and over and it is safe to come out from your hiding spot. That seems to be the perfect way to describe the DNC debate.

This was so bad; Donald Trump didn’t even bother to tweet much at all. He just said: “Boring” and went to visit the troops in Alaska. Even NBC, which tried and failed to moderate the debate, said that Trump was the big winner. Perhaps they sabotaged their own audio signal to reduce the level of embarrassment.

One way to know when a performance has really bombed is when your own fans start to boo.  The setting was the last Monday Night NFL Football game scheduled before a threatened strike. The Jets were stinking up the field. A TV camera focused on this guy in the upper deck. He had a paper bag over his head and was holding up a sign that said: “GO AHEAD AND STRIKE.” I understood exactly how he felt. The debate last night was so bad that even the usual class of left-wing wacko liberal Hollywood elites were disgusted.

This brings me to the whole point of OLLY, OLLY, OXEN FREE. The real issue here is that the debate was destined to be filled with Oxymorons. An Oxymoron is a set of words that are not inherently mutually exclusive but when used together express an opinion that is impossible. For example, “loyal opposition” or even better “liberal tolerance.” In other words, It is difficult to make a coherent explanation for policy positions that are impossible to achieve in the real world.

In addition, the policy positions demanded by the liberal left are not the same as what most Democrats want. For example there are reports that 70% of Democrats want some restrictions on abortions, but Julian Castro wants to make abortions available for men too. All over the country, men who are desperate for an abortion are already lining up at Planned Parenthood Clinics. Actually, this does happen, but only when they want their girlfriend to get an abortion. I wonder how many Democrats watching this at home ended up sitting there with a paper bag over their head. I suspect most of them switched the dial to something better, like reruns of “Heidi.”

The problem is that when you are trying to explain nonsense you have a tendency to resort to gibberish. If you are dumb enough to believe this crap you are unlikely to be smart enough to debate anyone about it. That is why liberals seldom debate with anyone. They only associate with people who believe the same things they believe. They consider anyone who disagrees to be too biased and stupid to matter. As a result, when asked serious questions, even the soft ball questions lobbed by NBC moderators, the results are predictably awful. In this case, so bad that the big winner appears to be the one who said the least?

I can’t wait to not watch tonight’s’ debate either.

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Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before congress. It is guaranteed to be a circus. Democrats and their liberal cheering squad in the MSM will portray this as the first step on the path to impeachment. They will be wrong, of course, just as they have been wrong at every juncture since day one. If anything, Mueller is likely to do more harm to their cause than good. Republicans are sure to ask him hard questions, like unnecessary redactions in parts of his report and areas that appear to be contradicted by other evidence.

Mueller cannot say anything negative about Trump that is not already in his report. If he does that, he will be admitting to perjury. He is likely to just read word for word from his report. At best, liberal commentators will be left to hyperventilate over the tone of his voice or inflection.

My prediction is high theater that will end up boring the audience to death. By the time this is done Mueller will, hopefully, be on his way to a long and very silent retirement. His report will go down in history as a huge mistake. If the president was guilty of something, Mueller failed to document it. If he was not guilty, that what, exactly, was the point? That is the real question a lot of people are asking today. What was the point of this? Republicans can legitimately argue that at least as much effort should be spent investigating Obama, Biden and Clinton. If Democrats have any brain cells left, they will be terrified at the prospect of that.

If the Obama administration had just cause to spy on Trump, Trump has just cause to permanently plant a GPS tracker and a wire on Biden. Talk about someone who has openly conspired with foreign governments. Biden looks like a case study in corruption. There was a recent report about blue collar Joe and his three homes, one of which rents for $20,000 a month. Biden may really regret running for President.

He has reportedly been getting $200,000 per speech. Who on earth would pay $200,000 to hear someone like Joe Biden. The obvious answer is someone paying off a bribe. Or, at a minimum, someone is returning a HUGE favor. This is the same reason Barack Obama has been showered with cash since leaving office. In Biden’s case it is excruciatingly obvious since, he draws massive crowds of about 100 people. At least Obama pretends to attract an audience. In reality, not so much. Remember all the news coverage of those massive Obama rallies lately? Nope, me neither. If Obama was drawing big crowds, the press would be all over it. Ain’t happening folks.

It is even worse with Biden. It is impossible to imagine a scenario where Biden gives a speech worth $200,000.

I really think this is an act of absolute desperation. The intent is to run out the clock, because the real investigations are heating up and none of the people indicted will have any connection with Donald Trump.

Always remember it is darkest just before dawn and when you start getting serious flak you are getting very close to the target. “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” Sir Walter Scott wrote this line in Marmion a poem about the Battle of Flodden Field in 1503. It is difficult to determine the actual facts surrounding the Battle of Flodden Field, but by any measure the Scots were slaughtered.

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