Cornyn’s Lobotomy
While the nation was reeling under the tsunami of convictions, plea deals, and indictments yesterday, John Cornyn was blithely unconcerned. In a media scrum late yesterday he dismissed courtroom events, saying,
“People who do bad things, who break the law, need to be held accountable, but this doesn’t add anything to the allegations of misconduct relative to the Russia investigation. How does this implicate the president? I don’t think it implicates him at all, especially on the Russia investigation.”
To say this, Cornyn would have to be simply bald-faced lying or be the victim of a very effective lobotomy. The point: Cohen pleaded guilty to illegally paying off a Playboy model and porn star to keep them silent and influence an election for PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. He said UNDER OATH in a federal court that he did it at the direction of his former boss, Trump. It doesn’t get much more illegal (or obvious) than that. For Cornyn to stupidly proclaim that it doesn’t implicate Trump in that crime lays bare his own corruption and unsuitability for high office (or any office for that matter).
The Trump clown car, now with two flat tires and a leaking head gasket, is still running enough to keep only the sell outs aboard. Everybody else has fallen off (or are on their way to jail).
There is a place for anger, and THIS is it.
Cornyn is a typical GOP useless sack of passed gas… no matter the issue I bring up with his office the only response I ever get is a request for campaign donations… he cannot be unemployed soon enough.
1That seems to be the official reaction, as loud-mouthpiece Giuliani was spewing the same swill last night. The Felon-in-Chief went on and on about “no collusion” at his rally in West Virginia. They might be stupid enough to assume that collusion/conspiracy can only occur with Russia, but the conspiracy to pay hush money to the two women in order to affect the election is a glaring example of domestic conspiracy/collusion. It’s their base which will swallow it whole.
2I know its hard to understand how anyone can think like that but HEY! Its Cornyn. That says it all right there. And
3GO BETO!!!
It has been reported that Cohen is, in reality, looking at the most 6 years for his purposeful criminal activity.
Same reporting places Manafort at between 7 to 9 years for his purposeful fraudelant activities. Does not include any time off for good behavior and/or parole-probation.
Meanwhile a texas woman gets 5 years for inadvertantly voting illegaly ( while hoali judge gets a stern lecture for same crime).
To steal JJ’s sentiment, This is time to get angry.
4You can’t blame poor Johnny C., he hadn’t yet gotten his call from Exxon telling him what to think about the verdict so he was winging it.
5‘apparatchik’ is the word that best describes the remaining non-outright-fascist GOP members of congress.
6I heard 80 years is the top end for Manafort. Cutting that down to 7-9 is incredible negotiating. His lawyer is certainly not associated with the Tangerine Wankmaggot deministration. They’re not good at anything, especially criminality. Keystones Kops, with Jue-lee-ahh-nee as captain.
7Hey, now. Cornyn is really good at propping up McConnell during press conferences. It’s the Old White Guys Club, all righteous smirks and really nice looking suits. What else does he do? Who knows! The only thing that keeps him from looking worse than nothing is Ted Cruz.
8Due to Cohen: state of NY can charge Trump if Congress won’t:
-“Trump’s election law offenses were when he was a private citizen in Trump Tower. NY can do what congress won’t. They have the evidence now….no one can pardon him” ~ lawyer discussion.
-“Trump isn’t just a co-conspirator in “criminal matter.” It’s in a criminal matter going to the legitimacy of Trump’s election as president”~ Harvard Law Professor, Laurence Tribe
–“While creating the Constitution, [the Framers] repeatedly described corrupt acquisition of the presidency as a paradigm case for impeachment.” [The guilty plea by Cohen makes that case….Alas, they didn’t anticipate a Congress that is complicit with an illegitimate president…so impeachment is not on the table….unless the GOP’s donor dollars dry up?]
9RE: Cornyn’s Lobotomy
“But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,
10Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.
I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.”
– Randy Hanzlick M.D. via Dr Demento’s radio show
My favorite photo of Cornyn, compliments of Juanita Jean’s herself!
https://juanitajean.com/john-cornyn-and-the-fringe/
Cornyn looks like he’s just spent a week relaxing with the boys on Brokeback Mountain
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