Okay, so you know about the board of canvassers in Michigan where the two Republicans refused to certify the vote even though is it just procedural.  Then they decided to sign anyway and then they decided not to.

I know, difficult to believe they are grown-ups.

Earlier this week, Trump called a member of Wayne County’s Board of Canvassers this week after a contentious meeting in which she first refused, and then agreed, to certify election results from the state’s largest county. She subsequently released an affidavit seeking to “rescind” her vote for certification — a move that the secretary of state’s office said was impossible.

Trump called a member of the … what the hell?

He was afraid people had pressured her or talked ugly to her. He was worried about her feelings? What is it they tell us to do with our feelings?  Screw them?  Okay, well, maybe Trump suddenly got religion.

I wonder whose feelings he’ll care about next?

Bless his heart.

It appears that Rudy Giuliani is sweating through his hair dye. pic.twitter.com/OY3dGL1BtX

— The Recount (@therecount) November 19, 2020

Thanks again to Kary for the heads up.

Just the kind of headline that doesn’t need to be hidden away on a local station.

Okay, so the Trump supporters who got arrested for a plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, hold a trial for her and then execute her, also had a B and C plan.

New filings claim there was a Plan B the militiamen had drawn up, that involved a takeover of the Michigan capitol building by 200 combatants who would stage a week-long series of televised executions of public officials.

And, according to government documents now on file in lower Michigan court, there was also a Plan C — burning down the state house, leaving no survivors.

These militia threats have carried over into Wisconsin and Illinois.

Now I’m sitting here thinking that while our rightwing Texas Governor has been silent about the spread of Covid in Texas, our big cities are run by Democratic mayors and county judges.  I worry for them.

Meanwhile, some of the militia guys in Michigan are already out of jail on bond.  And Trump’s egging them on about stealing elections.

Thanks to Kary for the heads up.

Oh y’all, Louie wants us to have a revolution.  You know, like the founding fathers did from England or, more recently, the Egyptian uprising.

Louie’s begging for a fight. Why the hell else did you guys buy all the prepper stuff with the end date on the MRE’s fixing to expire?

“They rose up though all over Egypt, and as a result of the people rising up in the greatest numbers in history, ever anywhere, they turned the country around …. If they can do that there, think of what we can do here,” he told thousands of cheering Trump supporters in downtown Washington at Saturday’s “Million MAGA March.”

What’s up, Louie?  You guys done spent all your ammo money on Trump flags for those big ole pickups you can’t afford?

I’ve seen Louie and his gang. They are going to have to uprise from their walkers first.

Have you ever noticed that Ole Louie just goes around looking for something he can holler about?  I’m thinking that hollering has replaced mattress trashing in the Gohmert household.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.

Nick Carraway has thoughts — 

When you are worried about the health of the republic, some issues end up taking a backseat. Space exploration happens to be one of those. However, since Ms. Carroway is one of those rocket scientists at NASA, space exploration and the politics around it are very important. For instance, I’m sure you heard about the successful launch for SpaceX this past week. Did you know that the Russians used to charge 70 million round trip per astronaut? That fact and the fact that they are crazier than a bed bug is great incentive for making our own way.

The two interesting questions with the transition will be what happens with Space Force and what happens with Moon 2024. Forgive a humble school teacher for pontificating on this, but the usual course is for agencies and military branches to remain once they are created. Ronald Reagan talked about killing the department of education back in 1981. Somehow, it survived the purge. Space Force might as well even though most people in the industry chuckle every time it’s mentioned.

Moon 2024 is another of what we call the unfunded mandate. They were already robbing Peter to pay Paul on that one, so it would be easy for Biden to scrap it and move on. However, you have a group of scientists without a clear direction. Where are you headed? Do we want people to walk on Mars? Do we want a colony on the moon? Do we want to focus on more unmanned exploration in the solar system and beyond? Should we make more Tang and Velcro?

Even small government decisions effect the lives of millions of people. Upwards of half of the Clear Lake area where we live make their bones through the space industry working on site or working as a contractor or sub-contractor. Who knows if a Biden administration will be good for the space business or not. It’s been a pretty tough go for over a decade now.

I think all of you know that the Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is a damn crook.  He was indicted for felony securities fraud in 2015 and still hasn’t gone to trial.  The man even got his Super DeLux Brand Christian wife elected to the state legislature to change the law he violated. Even the other Republicans in the lege, who all are lower than a snake’s belly in a wagon wheel rut, couldn’t swallow that one.

Now we’re adding more crimes and the FBI is involved. I’m here to tell you that this one is gonna stick.  Wanna know why? Simple. There’s sex involved.

Seven top members of Paxton’s staff at the AG’s office all resigned and accused Paxton of bribery, abuse of office, and holy cow – sex.