I think ol' Joe has finally lost it. Apparently he wants to send representatives from the World Wildlife Fund to Gaza to negotiate for the release of the ostriches.

Diane Abott tackling the hummus with him

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

What beats me is why anyone would think they would be when it all works against them. Trump must be delighted to have all of this as a smokescreen for what he has actually done. If the Democrats did get politically involved it would be for the federal cases to be suspended and ensure that those at state level went ahead, because he can only pardon himself in a federal case. I don’t think there is any evidence even of that. I think they are being scrupulous in ensuring they stay away from it. That though doesn’t stop the repeated assertions now being regarded as fact. That’s what Trump does. Tell big lies so often they get perceived as the truth.

I see the USSC has refused to consider the request from Special Counsel Smith for an expedited opinion on Trump’s claim for Presidential immunity to apply to ex Presidents. They won’t consider it until the appeal has been heard. The Judge having already dismissed it. This has the potential to delay Trump’s trial on his involvement in the insurrection until after the election. It also raises the possibility of a sitting President being given a Jail term by a State Judge. Which is new territory.

It’s no more than I expected. I thought the USSC and its 3 Trump appointees would come to his aide. If you are looking for interference in the legal system by politics look no further than this.

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What rules? They are in territory where the rules are so ambiguous that they can be interpreted in many ways. The USSC will decide whichever way they want. They didn’t even explain why they refused to expedite.

They now hold a strong “conservative “ bias and this is likely to be the most enduring legacy of the Trump era. Which will be a drag anchor on the ability of the USA to react to change.

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Ambiguity is non political.

It’s those who take advantage of it who are and I would call them out whoever they might be.

I would like to think the USSC made a decision based solely on an unbiased interpretation of the constitution but without any explanation how can that be evaluated? When the Court has been deliberately packed with conservative thinkers by a politician and the Justices not independently appointed on merit it is inevitable that suspicions are raised.

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It’s often illuminating to know something about the background of those others follow and use as their sources of “information”.

This particularly so:-

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