7 thoughts on “Thursday Open Thread”

1. Today is National Sloppy Joe Day

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   1. does anyone have an answer for what the opposite food of "Sloppy Joe" might be? 

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      1. Stinky Donald?

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      2. Meatloaf comes to mind, with ketchup

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2. A former colleague encouraged me to go back and read some Molly Ivins …  many choice gems, but one jumped out because of all the concern for "fairness" and "balance" in covering politics.

   Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel — it's vulgar. ”
   ― Molly Ivins

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   1. Ivins coined the nickname Shrub for GWB. My favorite quote, which I can't find now was in reference to some politician, "Everybody steps on their d!ck now and then but no one says you have to dance on it."

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3. The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine.

   The district attorney is sifting through millions of pages of his tax records. The state attorney general has subpoenaed his lawyers, his bankers, his chief financial officer — even one of his sons.

   And that’s just in New York. Former president Donald Trump is also facing criminal investigations in Georgia and the District of Columbia related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. And Trump must defend himself against a growing raft of lawsuits: 29 are pending at last count

   Now, prosecutors roam free in his financial records. New lawsuits keep arriving. Some of his key lawyers have quit. A man who once used the law to swamp his enemies, overwhelming them with claims and legal bills, is finding himself on the other side of the wave, unable to control what comes next.

   Here's a vision of what the front door to Trump Tower will soon look like:

   

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