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Jay Shackford
“Whoa, mercy, mercy me
“Oh things ain’t what they used to be, no, no
“Where have all the bad guys gone
“Mar-a-Largo, Mar-a-Largo, Mar-a-Largo
“Mercy, mercy me”
Stealing and updating lyrics from Marvin Gaye’s 1968 classic hit song, let’s look at the actions of a few of the most vocal defenders of Donald T. Trump:
Lindsey Graham – Once a sidekick of the late Senator John McCain and former Senator Joe Lieberman who were known for hobnobbing around the globe as members of the Foreign Affairs Committee (mainly Iraq and Afghanistan), Lindsey never had what it takes to make it on his own. He always hooks his wagon to people who had acquired (rightly or wrongly) positions of power in hopes that some of that magic would rub off on him.
Now Graham is one of the staunchest defenders of Old Bone Spurs. In 1968, he led the GOP fight for impeaching Bill Clinton, warning his colleagues to keep an open mind, let the facts speak for themselves and not to jump to conclusions. This time around Lindsey is singing a different tune. “I’m not trying to pretend to be a fair juror here,” Graham admitted in a recent television interview.
In Graham’s opinion, having a consensual sexual affair with a staffer and then lying about it to protect his family is a much more serious and impeachable crime than withholding $391 million in military aid desperately needed to fight the Russians until the newly elected President of Ukraine went live on CNN to announce an investigation into Hunter and Joe Biden, Trump’s likely rival in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. No wonder the McCain family refused to select Lindsey as a pallbearer at John McCain’s funeral. They recognized Graham for what he is – soft, deceitful, back-stabbing, weak and a coward. Or, as a good buddy of mine from the backwoods of rural Alabama might say – he’s a tried and true “southern snake.”
Hell, had we known that committing an impeachable act is all about sex we would have called Stormy, Karen and dozens of other women to testify before the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees.
And what about Moscow Mitch – the guy who announced his allegiance to Old Bone Spurs on Trump TV (Fox News) by saying Trump “will never” be convicted in the Senate and that every aspect of his Senate trial will be coordinated very closely with the White House. Very interesting, or as Joan noted, it appears that the jury (the U.S. Senate) is working directly with the accused (Donald T. Trump and his White House lawyers) in writing the jury instructions even before the case comes to trial.
Perhaps Trump has something on the Moscow Mitch and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chou, who has two main concerns in her life – never having a bad hair day (she refuses to do outside appearances) and protecting her family’s shipping and other business deals with Putin and his cronies. As Nancy says, “all roads lead to Moscow.”
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