Hurricane Sydney

 

"The Chicken McNuggets have come home to roost"

Jimmy Kimmel

There cannot be so-much as a molecule of doubt: At this precarious hour, Donald Trump has to be shitting purple yoyos. 

The decision of former Trump lawyer Sydney Powel to flip on Donald Trump has a lot of folks within the sphere of the Trump Mob in a state of raw panic and terror I imagine. Other than The Donald himself, there are eighteen other co-defendants who are implicated in the plot to subvert and overthrow American democracy on January 6, 2021 - the latest "Day of Infamy". How many of her cohorts will be making sweet deals for themselves and turning on the hideous little thug in the hours and the days that follow? If she was an eyewitness in any room  where an insurrection was being formulated, one can only imagine the terror that is being felt at this moment by those who know of her presence. Just you wait! It'll be the equivalent an army of half-witted rats desperately fleeing a sinking ship. This is going to get interesting, folks.

There was always something about poor old Sydney that made me somewhat uneasy. I was always under the impression that the poor old gal was just a tad bat-shit crazy. It is my belief that both she and Rudolph Giuliani could make a convincing case of "not guilty by reason of insanity". it would make perfect sense; and if anyone out there has any familiarity with any of Sydney or Rudy's attorneys in this case, you might want to forward this piece to them.

As it turns out, Sydney Powell won't be doing any time in prison for her crimes against the people of the United States. She'll merely be forced to pay a few thousand dollars in fines and will be on parole for about a year (give or take a few months). The worst that can happen to her will be that she might be disbarred from ever practicing law again. Personally, I believe that she is getting a really sweet deal. She must be very relieved at the moment. She should be.

The former First Fool has always had nice things to say about Sydney Powell. That's about to change as you might imagine. Is Trump tampering with her as a witness? I can imagine him phoning her in the dead of night ordering her to keep tight-lipped regarding every crime she saw committed in the White House during the 2020/21 season. 

"But Sydney, I'm going to be re-elected next year, and my first order of business on January 20, 2025 will be a sweet and juicy pardon for you!"

I wouldn't put it past him for a minute. The fact is that no chief executive has the jurisdiction to pardon Sydney Powell. Hers' is a crime against the state of Georgia. It is not a federal crime. The guy's arrogance knows no bounds. I need to take note here of the fact that the word "bitch" rhymes with "snitch". Wait for that to be the next trend in extreme-right-wing talking points. Mark my words, campers.

It's almost a pity that Dick Nixon couldn't live to see this moment in our history. Compared to the Trump Mob, the Nixon Gang are starting to look like the Founding Fathers. Did you ever dream that you would live to see the day where our national civic dialogue would become this unhinged? I always knew that it would eventually happen - but not in my lifetime. 

Strange days indeed.

Tom Degan - Goshen, NY

SUGGESTED VIEWING:

This very well-made documentary about the 2020 campaign appeared on PBS's Frontline recently. 

(2) The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (full documentary) | FRONTLINE - YouTube

It's well-worth your precious time.

AFTERTHOUGHT, 10/28/23, 3:00 PM:

I posted this on Facebook three years ago. I found it in the Memories file. It ain't bad.

Is stealing ever justified?

If your child is hungry and you need to steal a loaf of bread and a pint of milk in order to feed that child, then, yes, stealing is more than justified. Blessed are the meek - even if they're forced to resort to theft. Even if they go to prison for the offense. That is why our prisons are filled with people for whom poverty is almost like an old and dysfunctional friend. Rich people don't go to prison - unless they steal from other rich people.

Breathe in the crisp, Autumn air.