Bill Clinton

Donald Trump, not yet president-elect, ironically seated with Paula Jones (right), the woman who established the right of a citizen to sue a sitting presidentby Gaius PubliusIn an unusually ironic twist, the Paula Jones lawsuit against a sitting president, Bill Clinton, has set a precedent for four years of lawsuits against another sitting president, Donald Trump. With a caveat.Story first, then the caveat.

Cowboy up! Imagine that being the rallying cry of a disgusted and fed up America. Herein is the latest disquisition and indictment against and anent the aforementioned. Enjoy. 

They never even gave the man a chance. And meanwhile the Trump angst and insanity prevails with he added twist of calling for his removal, censure, indictment and/or impeachment for reasons I’ve yet to fathom. Simply and utterly amazing.

Data firms, monitoring children and the dark web + this day in history w/March Against Death and our song of the day by GOAT on your Morning Monarchy for November 15, 2016.

Two very unpopular candidates made the 2016 presidential campaign an embarrassment for American democracy. Now, the outcome could become one more tragedy for U.S. politics, observes David Marks. By David Marks Mourning seems a strange response to election results; as I…Read more →

Myriad miscellany from my Facebook latrine wall. Brain farts inter alia.

Part 1: Introduction  

For the last 30 years, I have witnessed and experienced the severe restraints on any free and balanced discussion of the facts. This reluctance to criticize any policies of the Israeli government is because of the extraordinary lobbying efforts of the American-Israel Political Action Committee and the absence of any significant contrary voices.
— Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter1

The Democratic Party’s long sojourn into corporate-friendly politics – and neglect of its old working-class base – has led to the shocking result of an erratic and untested outsider becoming President. But is there a route back, asks Joe Lauria.…Read more →

Outspoken, outrageous and absolutely indifferent to others’ opinions, Janet Reno was truly one of a kind.
— Paul Anderson