STRZOK BY LIGHTNING

I started watching yesterday's "Kill Peter Strzok" hearings on my Moto G5 while, quite appropriately, cleaning the toilet, just in case I had to throw up. You know how Trump has created a new group of self-proclaimed "former Republicans"? I want to start one called "former humans", just so I don't have to identify with what my species has devolved to.

Kind of makes you regret the South losing the Civil War.

Whether it's South Carolina's Trey "Zippy the Pinhead" Gowdy or Louie "Shitkicker And Proud of It" Gohmert of Texas, the GOP majority on the House panel spent nine hours yelling, yowling, and repeating questions that had been asked five times already, demanding that FBI agents disclose their political "biases" (formerly known as "points of view") upon hiring, and bringing up Strzok's marriage problems (Hello, Donald Trump!), all in a bid to cast doubt on the FBI's investigation of the President and his minions. 

It was a spectacle reminiscent of throwing Christians to the lions, only with more bloodlust, or a gang of idiot schoolyard bullies walloping the smartest kid in class because, deep down, they know how inadequate they are. The way the GOP Representatives were acting, why, you'd have thought they were doing the bidding of the Kremlin or something!

If Strzok had wanted to play their game, he could have said, "Gee, you guys loved loved loved the FBI when we were combing through Hillary Clinton's emails. You questioned the patriotism of any Democrat who wondered if James Comey deliberately threw her under the bus when he announced the investigation days before the election. But now that the shoe is on the other cloven hoof, suddenly we've become a combination of the SS, Stasi, and a power-mad crossing guard."

And yes, the Democrats have proven to be quite pliable in their opinions regarding federal law enforcement, too, with a couple of their Representatives saying something along the lines of, "I can't believe I'm defending the FBI." 

Well, I can believe it, because you have only a scintilla more principles than your Republican colleagues. (Is this a good time to bring up the deafening silence from Democrats when Pres. Obama suggested our NATO allies kick in a few more euros and pounds into the kitty?) Both sides have re-written the song Groucho Marx sings in Horse Feathers, so that the lyrics have become, "Whatever he says, I'm against it."

She's just doing stretching exercises, is all.

But it's the GOP that is not just in the gutter, but building permanent housing there, too. It would be pleasant to think that they know what's coming down the pike, and they are merely making their last stand before the Mueller investigators show their hand. 

They see the polls -- 90% of their party is pro-Trump, and his overall numbers are what Obama's were at this point -- but mainly they also listen to the bleating of the 30% of hardcore Trump supporters, who would gladly see him made Dictator-for-Life. (By the way, why doesn't somebody manufacture a jockstrap with his face on it -- The Official Trump Supporter!)

Make America Great Again.

That 30% is the about the same  number as Americans who doubt the validity of the Holocaust and the effectiveness of vaccines. If all those people were Republicans, we would  see their Representatives call for a revision of history books, and demand that doctors no longer prevent children from getting polio. And yes, it will happen if they hear from enough of their voters.

During his second inaugural address, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt declared, "I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished." Today, I see one-third of a nation ill-tempered, ill-behaved, and mentally ill. I get why many of them voted for Trump, for he appealed to those who were ignored by the establishment of both parties in favor of the big-dollar donors. 

But yesterday's hearing -- if Trump's behavior and first-grade-level vocabulary weren't enough -- should cause them to realize our country is careening toward a cliff from which there will be great difficulty climbing up. And if we listen carefully as we drive off, they'll hear a familiar voice shouting, "Das vedanya!" while they lift a glass of Stoli in tribute.

Breaking news: Robert Mueller team has indicted a dozen or so Russian military officials for hacking into the DNC and Hillary Clinton's emails. I look forward to the 30% saying, But they were just doing what Trump wanted them to do!


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