...... If you can keep it.

 A quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin on September 18, 1787 the last day of the Constitutional Convention,,,  “A lady asked Dr. Franklin  "Well .... Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy" 

 – "A republic" replied the Doctor "if you can keep it.” 

The J6 Committee has referred the Former POTUS to the DOJ - thats the Department of justice - for Criminal prosecution.   and , while it has gotten a fair amount of Press coverage, I have to tell you that  this - as we have seen with many many things that surround the former POTUS is kinda a no big surprise...  OK - think back to say 10 - 12 years ago - at a time before Trump//  IF a past president was referred to the DOJ for Criminal charges everyone would be losing their minds !!  Remember Watergate... Remember the Bush Iran Contra Scandal..   but I think this shows you the level that we are used to from Trump , that we kinda just say ...  Ahhh that Crazy olde trump...  But in coming years this investigation, the Summary issued by the Congressional panel, and the involvement of the POTUS, his immediate staff , lawyers, advisers, some senators, Congressman, rival what even Nixon was up to with the Watergate scandal.  

I am not the 1st or even the 1000th person to say this,, but if NO incitement's come of this,,, then we can't be surprised when it all happens again,,, and maybe next time it will succeed in overturning an election,, and that will be the end of the Democracy and the Republic as we know it...

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The 2nd piece of news is the House Ways and Means committee is going to release the last 6 years of Trumps tax returns... that he - Trump - has tried to keep secret since way back in 2015....  

The Republicans say  that this sets a bad president for the future that anyones tax return can be made public,,, Senators, Congressman and even Supreme Court Justices....  two things about this..

1) the Republicans saw fit to use their majority in the Final days of the Trump presidency to approve Supreme court justice Amy Barret even thought Moscow Mitch said that during the Obama Administration - that a year before his term ended that that year was way to close to the next  election to Confirm or even vote on Garland's nomination, but had no problem voting in Barrett even as votes were being counted that would eventually UN Elect Trump..   NOW the GOP is pissed that the Democrats are using their power in the last weeks of their majority in the House to release Trumps taxes.

2) I fail to see the Problem here,,, Why not make it that if you are going to run for public office and/or serve in the government , WE the People know who is paying you ... we know where you are invested.. what businesses,, what countries,,  where do you have loans from that may compromise your voting position...  Make it a LAW  !! that way no Political Party would have that power - it would just be the Norm....

and in the Summary we have seen so far - Trump pays NO TAX... he carries huge Debts forward year to year to offset his taxable burden - and where he says he donates money to organization there is no specific of that donation(s) , where you and I have to have receipts of our small donations to SPCA, Veteran organizations , etc etc.... HE should have to show proof of those donations... 

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SO - we wait for the Incitement's to be handed down. The DOJ, Special Counsel Jack Smith,

and Merrick Garland - DO YOUR DAMN JOBS ! 

Quik observations about livin in the South....

 While I knew it was warmer /  different here,...  I was not ready for 

- Flowers blooming next to Christmas decorations &  lights

- Folks moving their lawns in Mid December

- the fact that Red lights and speed limits are  merely suggestions

- Turn signals are a sign of Weakness

- There are things - packages meats and Poultry - in the Meat store that I have no clue what they are / where on the Cow / Pig they come from nor what you do to prepare them...  and Chicken Feet !!  HUH 

- The Truth is that there are no more Confederate flags there than in NY

- You do see that the Confederate Veterans adopt highways for Clean up.... we do remember that these were the folks that tried to destroy  the country --right  ??

- Purchasing a gun - hand gun or Shotgun or Rifle is Really easy....

- I could get away with wearing shorts every day (so far) 

 

The good news

  Let's deal with this 1st -  and just move along if you ar sick of all the Political stuff..

On Wednesday - Dump says that he has a major announcement coming the next day,...  and the speculation os that he is 1) dropping out of the Presidential race 2) he names a running mate , 3) he is going to go after the House Speaker seat....  and guess what NONE of these and any other guesses were even fucking close ......  his Latest grift - thats GRIFT- not GIFT...  is that he is selling Trump NFT cards - Lie  baseball cards - only not hard copy NFT ...   ,, just images of himself - thats not surprising !!  and I gotta ask are you people really that gullible - that dumb! that you would send - this so called Billionaire - more of YOUR money ! 

Here is the announcement,,,  and yea - Totally photo-shopped or Cartoon that the Blob like Urine soaked Cheeto man thinks  he looks like......   I mean seriously - what  CON Man - that he thinks / knows that there are people that will PAY him for this !!

 

The trump organization is found guilty - by a JURY - of 17 counts of Tax Fraud.

Trump loses an appeal  on the Special Master to oversee the Documents he stole from the government

Trump Lawyers find more classified documents at another property of his in Florida,, and we can talk about WHY it's his Lawyers looking for them - after they certified in writing  that all had been retuned.

Herschel Walker loses bid to be a Senator from Georgia- and we can discuss later why 48% of the Georgia voters look at him as a good candidate for Senator.