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Your Asshole Of The Day

GOP Senator Ron Johnson, for suggesting that John McCain's brain tumor affected his vote on ACA repeal.

What A Maverick!

Mavericky Mavrick John McCain blasts McConnell's shitty, secret bill, says he wont vote for it, and then votes for it.  Toes the party line, maverickly, just like he always does.

Your Asshole Of The Day

Chris Christie.  What a freaking asshole.

Another Day, Another Scandal

Jeff Sessions is a liar.

At his Jan. 10 Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Sessions was asked by Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) what he would do if he learned of any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of the 2016 campaign.

“I’m not aware of any of those activities,” he responded. He added: “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.”

Of course, we now know that he did, in fact, have at least two encounters, one of which was a private meeting, with the Russian ambassador.  Now, amid calls for his resignation, Sessions announced he was recusing himself from the probe into Russian efforts to influence the election.  As well he should, since he's now a potential target.

Not even two months in, and this is shaping up as the most corrupt administration ever.

Brave Tim Murphy Ran Away!

What a craven, gutless little coward.

It was supposed to be a chance to “Join Representative Tim Murphy as he discusses his Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act.” But Mr. Murphy. an Upper St. Clair Republican, canceled a workshop scheduled at Duquesne University’s student union at 2:30 p.m. this afternoon.

The decision was hastily made: A Duquesne University spokeswoman told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette of the cancellation roughly 45 minutes before the event was set to begin.

“We were disappointed to learn that Congressman Murphy’s long-planned tour of the Duquesne University Psychology Department and discussion with students on his Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act had to be cancelled today,” said a spokeswoman for Mr. Murphy. “Duquesne staff brought to our attention at the last minute that organizations not affiliated with the university were planning to disrupt the discussion and campus security was unable to guarantee the safety of all involved.”

Brave Tim Murphy ran away.  Bravely ran away away!  When danger reared its ugly head he bravely turned around and fled!  Bravely taking to his feet he beat a very brave retreat!

Government By Clusterfuck

We're three days in, and Trump and his minions have lurched from one unforced error to another.  Shutting down the Department of the Interior's Twitter feed because it showed the small size of the inauguration crowd, having a plagiarized Styrofoam cake at the reception, blatantly lying in an appearance for the CIA's weekend crew, and doing it in front of the most sacred spot at Langley, to having your lickspittles lie repeatedly to the media and being called out on it by Chuck Todd, of all people.

In my job, I do a lot  of feather-smoothing, it just goes with the territory.  There are diplomatic ways of doing things, and ways of acknowledging disappointment without looking like a raving loon.  For example, this is what Trump, Spicer, and Company should have said: "Sure, we're disappointed with the turnout, but it was rainy day, and that had a depressing effect on turnout."  and MOVE ON.  Instead, they're getting into arguments with people who buy ink by the barrel.

I'm afraid that when they have to deal with a real crisis, this bunch will fail spectacularly and with tragic consequences.  I hope I'm wrong about that.

What Is In The Files??

So Hair Furor stands with a bunch of files on the table, claiming the files show how he's divesting himself from his business interests, but then won't let anybody examine the files?

When I worked in the theatre, we did something similar.  We had these things, called "props."  The props looked real, but they were just plastic or wooden facsimiles, and of course, we would never let the audience come on stage to examine them.

What we will witness for the next four years is Presidential Theatre.

Your Asshole Of The Day

Its no secret that I am not happy with the results of the recent election, but this sort of behavior is unacceptable.

Ivanka Trump and her three children were harassed by a fellow passenger Thursday on a flight out of New York.

An "out-of-control passenger" was "verbally berating" the 35-year-old daughter of President-elect Donald Trump and "jeering" at her children, according to TMZ.

"Your father is ruining the country," the JetBlue passenger said to Trump, the entertainment news site reports.

Elected officials are fair game for heckling and ridicule, but there is a time and place for it and leave the families out of it, especially children.

Your Asshole Of The Day

Pat Toomey.

Toomey supported extending legislation protecting retired miners' retirements and health care prior to the election.  Now that he's secured a new six-year term?  Not so much.

Threatning To Set Someone On Fire ANd Calling Someone A Racist

They're equally bad! At least according to the NYT.

Bias incidents on both sides have been reported. A student walking near campus was threatened with being lit on fire because she wore a hijab. Other students were accused of being racist for supporting Mr. Trump, according to a campuswide message from Mark Schlissel, the university’s president.

Incredible.  Calling someone a name (especially if its accurate) is in no way equivalent to threating violence.