Paul Krugman writes that what happened in Washington last week has been a long time coming. It began when the GOP started coddling the crazies: This coddling of the crazies was, at first, almost entirely cynical. When the G.O.P. began moving right in the 1970s its true agenda was mainly
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Northern Reflections: I Have My Doubts
Max Boot writes that it’s time to destroy the Republican Party: I have watched with incredulity the GOP’s descent into collective madness. Many Republicans I know began by holding their noses and voting for Trump because of judges and taxes and their hatred of Hillary Clinton. Now the whole Republican
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Trump’s Lizard Boy Was Destroyed By Jake Tapper
In a White House full of freaks and flunkies Stephen Miller stands out as the freakiest of them all, after Great Orange Leader himself.The Trump "policy adviser" has been called everything from Goebbels to Gargamel, the evil wizard who wants to destroy the Smurfs and turn them into gold.But I
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Measure of His Madness
Donald Trump is said to be in a desperate state. A man raging at the world.Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury, and Steve Bannon's betrayal, have apparently driven him to the verge of a nervous breakdown.This tweet sent out late last night is a measure of his madness. And what
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Republican Civil War
Once they were America's oddest political couple, the flaming dotard Donald Trump and the grubby boozer Steve Bannon.Five months ago, after he fired Bannon, Trump couldn't say enough nice things about his alt-right buddy.Now he's saying that the day Bannon was fired, he didn't just lose his job, he lost his
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Samantha Bee on the Homophobic Pervert Roy Moore
As I'm sure you know, Roy Moore is a disgusting creature, more hog than human, for many reasons. He's a dirty old man who had to be banned from a mall so he couldn't harass young teenage girls.He's a religious fanatic, who makes a mockery out of the Christian religion.But the
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Roy Moore and the Religious Perverts
I can't imagine a more satisfying situation, or justice more divine.Roy Moore, the homophobic bigot who likes to portray himself as a God's gift to America, now being accused of being a pervert who liked to go after VERY young women.Moore, who is running for a Senate seat in Alabama, is
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Roy Moore: Another Homophobe Bites The Dust
I have always believed that in the sweaty core of every homophobic religious fanatic there lurks a monstrous pervert.And the case of Roy Moore, a Republican senatorial candidate in Alabama, only proves my point.Moore believes that the Bible not the U.S. constitution should guide the affairs of government. He believes that homosexuality should
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Turning of the Tide
It's hard to believe that today marks one year since Donald Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States.It seems like so much longer.But at least he's far away in South East Asia today, and at least he doesn't have much to celebrate.Not after voters in the U.S.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Holy Bigots
He's a dirty old man, a grubby sexual predator, a racist, a white supremacist, and an anti-gay bigot.He steals from the poor to give to the rich. He's trying to leave more than 20 million Americans without any health coverage, and leading his country to war.The only time he goes
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Revenge of Puerto Rico
As I'm sure you know, Donald Trump's visit to Puerto Rico last week was the worst visit by a U.S. president, to any place, ever.He insulted the people of that battered island by telling them to stop complaining because hurricane Katrina was worse. And they should save their energy to praise
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Republican Civil War
Donald Trump likes to compare himself favourably to Abraham Lincoln, the only president he believes who was (slightly) greater than him.And when there's a full moon, he has even been heard to describe himself as the Great Uniter.Which of course is hilarious. MAGA !!! MAGA!!! MA HA HA HA!!!But now at least
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Deplorable Ship of Fools
Yesterday I wrote about how Donald Trump's dinner with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer had outraged many of his loyal supporters.After it produced a deal between the main course and dessert to protect young undocumented immigrants.A deal which has given the Republican leadership a bad case of indigestion.One that has
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Alex Jones: Donald Trump Is Being Drugged By the Deep State!
Ever since Donald Trump gave Mitch McConnell the cold shoulder and made a deal with Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Republicans have been in a state of total shock.And to a slightly lesser extent so have the Democrats… But while the Republicans scream betrayal, and wonder what Trump might do next…Read
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Steve Bannon and the Death of the Republican Party
I don't know or care how the grubby boozer Steve Bannon managed to burrow into Donald Trump's diseased brain.And only a psychiatrist can explain why Trump believed anything Bannon told him.But now Bannon has granted an interview to CBS' 60 Minutes, and one thing he said did make sense.Read more
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Deadly Threat of Hurricane Mueller
As you can imagine, Donald Trump has so many things to worry about these days. What with Hurricane Irma threatening to engulf the state of FloridaAnd the Hispanic Hurricane Jose following so closely behind.It's a climate change denier's AND a bigot's nightmare. But of course the hurricane he's really worried about is Hurricane Mueller.Read
Continue readingMontreal Simon: When Fascism Finally Came to America
When I was in university I used to bore and no doubt depress my friends, by frequently and confidently predicting that fascism was coming to America.And that it would be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross, as Sinclair Lewis said it would in his 1935 novel It Can't
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Who Would Be Worse Donald Trump or Mike Pence?
He can often be seen looking on at Donald Trump's grotesque travelling circus with a strange smile on his face.When asked to say something about his boss, Mike Pence sounds as loyal as a butler, or as giddy as a college cheerleader.But appearances can be deceiving.For it seems that should
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Children’s Hour
As you know, the other day Donald Trump was quoted as calling the White House a "real dump." But now that he's at General Kelly's Tough Love School he's denying it. And to prove how much he loves the place he's going to extraordinary lengths.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Week Donald Trump Set The White House On Fire
As the conservative author and broadcaster Charlie Sykes said, it was the week when President Pyromaniac set the White House on fire. His worst week ever. In five torrid days, the US president alienated conservatives by savaging his own attorney general; earned a rebuke from the Pentagon over a rushed ban on transgender
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