Look here.

All the best people, most are in the pokey now, has another name for their list.

Trump wants Stephen Moore, a rabid right-winger, for the Fed board.

Court records state that Moore, a former Trump presidential campaign adviser, owes the US $75,328 for taxes incurred in 2014. A court clerk confirmed the claim filed by the IRS had not yet been satisfied by Moore.

Trump loved how Moore defends him on politics teevee, and as you know, that’s the main qualification for any job in this country.

The Guardian reported last week that Moore created a controversial political group during the 2008 presidential election campaign with his friend Paul Erickson, a veteran Republican operative. Erickson has been indicted on federal charges of money laundering and tax fraud and his girlfriend, Maria Butina, pleaded guilty to working as a Russian agent.

Oh good, he’s got sleazy friends with Russian connections and he’s got money problems.  Welcome to the Federal Reserve Board, Cowboy.

Thanks to S Gray for the heads up.

MSNBC is reporting that, even though Mueller has submitted his final report, his grand jury is continuing to work “robustly”.  This comes from Assistant U.S. Attorney David Goodhand speaking during a federal hearing this morning about the mysterious company trying to avoid a subpoena to testify in Mueller’s probe of Russian activity.

I’m starting to get pretty confused – the probe is ongoing, his grand jury is working, yet Mueller has submitted his “final” report and AG Bill Barr has told the Congress “nothing to see here”.  I think this thing is far from over.

Things got weird in Pennsylvania this week when Republican State Representative Stephanie Borowicz gave the opening prayer in the state house.

Borowicz was perturbed because Movita Johnson-Harrell, a Muslim woman, was sworn in that day after she won a special election, so she went high octane Jesus.

The Democrat from Philadelphia, who was elected earlier his month in a special election, said: “I knew I was going to receive some discrimination because of my religion, because I’m a hijabi woman, and I am the first, but I did not think it would come on the actual day of my swearing in.”

Borowicz did the Jesus Stomp at full blast.

You know, I’m kinda worried about this woman whacking Sweet Jesus around like he was a newly minted AK-47.  I think it’s better that she resign her seat and take Mean Jesus with her.

AOC tore up the GOP yesterday on climate change.  This warms my heart.

https://youtu.be/MMfWD2fHiYI

Y’all, Louie Gohmert sat in the United States congress and announced that Democrats are just like Nazis because they both are socialist.

No, I am not freeking kidding.

When several Democrats sought to set him straight about the difference between genuine socialists and National Socialist German Workers’ Party — known as Nazis — Gohmert insisted that he was correct.

“I’m sorry — we need to do everything we can to avoid another Holocaust,” he said, but “they were the National Socialist Party. It’s what they were. … They claimed to be socialists, and they were.”

Well, there’s a big ole bag of nope.

Louie went to Texas A&M University and I believe that A&M needs to be alerted to the deficiencies of their political science departments.  Or, oh hell, their thinking department.

Several other congress folks tried to school Louie on the differences between socialism, fascism, nazis, and communists but Louie ain’t hearing it.  Louie quit giving town halls after Gabby Giffords was shot because he was self-convinced that somebody would shoot him. I think he’s still not giving town halls. He’s that confused.

Oh well, at least he doesn’t think Democrats are all still in the Muslim Brotherhood. I guess that’s a little progress.

UPDATED: Mark Tice, Chambers County commissioner, insulted Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for speaking Spanish at a press conference about the aftermath of the ITC terminal fire that blackened our skies for several days last week.  On the live feed comment thread of a press conference, Tice blurted out, “She’s a joke; English this is not Mexico.”  When asked later by the Houston Chronicle about the comment, he confirmed saying it and added, “It’s real simple. This is the United States. Speak English.”

While shocking to normal people, this kind of language is common among Texas Teapublicans, who wear their xenophobia as a badge of honor.  Most of these guys, though, keep their ranting to Facebook and in private circles.  Some are blatantly offensive, like Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller who regularly spews bile on his social media pages.  Welp, here’s another one from Chambers County.  He’s a racist pig, and doesn’t care who knows it; he apparently thinks it’s fine to insult a colleague from a neighboring county government.  It will be interesting what Ms Hidalgo’s response will be the next time Chambers County asks for emergency assistance after a storm and/or flood.

Maybe “Habla Español” would be a good answer.

UPDATE: Mark Tice apologized publicly to Hidalgo for showing her and the public that he’s a racist prick.  When he spouted off to her on a public comment board to “speak English”, he was probably a little surprised that being a flaming asshole in public is generally not a good thing to do.  He issued a full apology sometime late yesterday:

“In regards to the comments I issued on Judge Hidalgo’s press conference: From my understanding, there were reporters asking questions in Spanish and Judge Hildalgo responded to those questions in Spanish, with no translation given. If that is not the case, then I sincerely apologize. Like many citizens concerned about the ITC fires, I was very emotional about the effect it was having on everyone. I apologize to Judge Hidalgo, the citizens of my County, and most importantly the entire Hispanic community for hastily acting out with transgression on social media. I recognize how my response could have been interpreted in a derogatory manner and for that I am sorry. I immediately regretted my choice of words. I’m not proud of my behavior, that is not the example I wish to lead by. I can only hope, in time, that my actions can be forgiven. Having grown up in Galena Park, Texas— a place that is and has always been a very diverse community—I was raised with the ideology that you do not judge anyone by their ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation. Those values mean everything to me. It breaks my heart that I may have said anything that would lead anyone to believe otherwise. Those who know me well, know how deeply rooted I am within the Hispanic community. My sentiments on this issue were grounded in the passion and love that I have for the City of Houston and the surrounding areas. Again, I am truly sorry for for creating this unnecessary situation.”

When asked about his comments to the Chronicle, Tice wrote:

“My comments towards Judge Hidalgo today in the Chronicle were inappropriate. I apologize for that. I was very emotional, and said things that I regret. Again, I am truly sorry.”

“My response could have been interpreted in a derogatory manner.”  Ya’ think? In what other way could that insult be taken other than derogatory?  In what world does a guy like Tice live where being a caustic racist in public is OK? Chambers County, apparently. The good thing, though, is that occasionally, even mouthbreathers like this clown can be shamed into not acting like a complete prick to others 24/7.