The arrest of Roger Stone adds to the ever-growing list of Donald Trump associates who have been arrested, indicted, and convicted of all manner of crimes. As this tweet says, this is one area where Donald trump indubitably leads Barack Obama.
Obama, 8 years in office. Number of indictments: 0
Trump, 2 years in office. Number of indictments: 90.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) January 25, 2019
Fresh from her break, she has some thoughts on the shutdown, pointing out rightly that senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell could reopen the government any time he wants to.
This cartoon by Ruben Bolling demonstrates that tariffs are ultimately paid by the consumer but that this is the only way that Donald Trump can justify his boast that he would make Mexico pay for the wall.
Tom the Dancing Bug 1422 tariff man
When I first saw this Free Range cartoon, I was baffled, wondering why people were putting their desks down the elevator shafts. It took some staring before I finally got it.
From Tom Tomorrow.
… is not good.
As I said, the only way that I can get through listening to what Donald Trump says when you are laughing at him. Jimmy Kimmel helps.
During the shutdown crisis, the usually noisy creature known as the McConnell has suddenly disappeared into the undergrowth. Stephen Colbert finds nature documentary footage of the behavior of this animal when threatened, which explains the lack of recent sightings in the wild.
On #LSSC tonight: We found Mitch McConnell! pic.twitter.com/0FnniaugPU
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) January 12, 2019
Otherwise it is infuriating. Seth Meyers distills the latest nonsense uttered by Trump, as he desperately tries to make the case that his wall is not a wasteful and stupid idea.
Some time ago, comedian Jim Jeffries delivered a sobering corrective message about the boast about America being the greatest country in the world that every American politician repeats incessantly and which many others repeat, and to which the rest of the world responds with snickers. At the end, he provides a new patriotic song that can be sung at all sporting events that represents a more accurate picture. This message is needed even more now as the country goes through this ridiculous shut down over a stupid wall that makes it the laughing stock of the world.