The one thing that brightened-up Robert Mueller yesterday was his firm belief that Russians interfered with the election in 2018 and they are preparing to do it in 2020.

Meanwhile, Republicans are refusing to do anything about it.  Other than encouraging it to happen again, of course.  They say that God made Trump president, not the Russians.  Nope.

So, following Mueller’s testimony they voted down another bill to look into the problem.  They called this one “overly broad,” which is kinda like they’ve been saying before.

This is the third bill they have voted down, including one by Republican Tom Cotten and Democrat Ron Wyden “that would allow the Senate Sergeant at Arms to provide voluntary cybersecurity assistance for personal accounts and devices of senators and staff.”

Voluntary.  In the list of things to do about Russian interference, that ranks three levels below being on alert for a couple name Boris and Natasha looking for a squirrel.  But, no, they’d vote the down, too.

All it’s gonna take is for the Russians to help one Democrat – anywhere in America – to win.  I don’t care if it’s a constable in Pennysquat, Mississippi, that’s all it’s gonna take.

Click here to see the big one.

In case you missed it, the man passing with his back to the camera is Mitch McConnell.

Thanks to everybody for the heads up.

Okay, so you know where I’ll be today.  I will be sitting in front of the teevee this morning wondering which Republican can be the most outrageous.  Remember: the House Judiciary committee has Louie Golmert, Jim Jordan, and Matt Gaetz so it’s going to be  close race.

And then this afternoon, I will see the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Hearing.  That will star Devin Nunes.

Please feel free to comment – I’ll check at least hourly to approve comments and will make a few of my own.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security targeted 2,105 people who had received final deportation orders but had not reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers for deportation.

We won.

Of the 2,015 migrants targeted, they arrested 35.

The acting director of ICE blames the publicity surrounding the raid, which allowed migrants to know their rights or to hide.  He wants you to know, “You didn’t hear ICE talking about it before the operation was taking place.”  In other words, “Thanks, Donald Trump.”

Can you even imagine what that raid cost us?  Wasted.

I guess I don’t love America because I want to abolish ICE. It is cruel, ineffective, and far too costly.  Formed in 2003 under George Dubya, it has been about as effective as his presidency was.  We dumped him, now dump ICE.

Remember when Pence quickly cancelled a trip to New Hampshire while airborne on Air Force 2 to return the DeeCee and everybody was worried that we were going to war or semi-thrilled that Trump resigned?

Well, we found out why he returned.

He cancelled the trip because he didn’t want to meet with somebody in New Hampshire who was fixing to be arrested for drug trafficking heroin.

Or as it is known in the Trump White House, Tuesday.

Look, I dunno whether this is true or not since Omarosa is the source, but …

Omarosa Manigault Newman revealed in an interview with Rev. Al Sharpton that President Donald Trump has section leaders of each rally that helps urge the audience to chant and even leads them in chants. One of those so-called “section leaders” is Mike Pence’s nephew, John Pence.

So, Pence’s nephew may have been the one who started the chant.  Damn.  Omarosa also says there’s signal Trump gives to get the chants to stop and they would stop immediately.  These section leaders are like a pep squad.

And if you want this story to get weirder, I accidentally found this.  That same John Pence is engaged to Kellyanne Conway’s cousin.

Now let me put a cherry on top of this.

Coia, 24, is White House communications aide whose father is Conway’s first cousin, and Pence, 29, is a senior adviser on Trump’s campaign. Before joining Trump’s staff, Coia worked for Conway’s polling firm and interned for Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa). Pence, a graduate of Indiana University’s  Maurer School of Law, first joined the Trump campaign in August 2016.

Steve King?  She worked for Steve King?  Oh Dear Lord, do not let them reproduce.

Thanks to Scott for the heads up.