I've never so much faux butt hurt in my life. What in hell is Comer the gomer going to do with the rest of floor time in the house? His favorite whipping boy is now off the table! Oh sweet tears.
That's it. He's trying to appoint blatant loyalists who have promised to pursue vengeance in his name. Joe Biden knows very well that if he hadn't pardoned Hunter, then Trump, a petty, vindictive swine who despises what little he dimly grasps of concepts like responsibility, integrity and generosity, would focus a lot of concentrated effort (foreign as the concept of focussed, concentrated effort usually is to him) on sending Hunter Biden where he wouldn't hear the dogs bark - solely in order to hurt Joe Biden. And if Hunter came out of prison more addicted than he'd ever been before? To Donald Walking Abomination Trump that'd be gravy. He'd chuckle for a week.
I keep reading that Democrats are outraged that Joe would change his mind and pardon his son. I mean, there is no way Joe wins reelection now. And, his sparkling legacy of bipartisan unity, republican respect and soaring popularity rating is now soiled! Soiled I tell you!
Joe is 82 and in his final years. He loves his family deeply and has suffered unimaginable tragedy. People expected him to leave Hunter in the hands of a Trump DOJ? All of this is utterly absurd.
Oh nos! He went back on his promise after the Republicans used the lauded system to go after the sitting president's spawn with a fucking charge /that has never been prosecuted by itself in all of history/ AND submarining a plea bargin /which is the only reason said charge exists to begin with, to force plea deals.
Gee.
Ya know what? these "Centrists" can fuck the fuck off with their pearl clutching morality posing. They let us know who they are; we are not fooled by their pantomime high horse.
What's sad about the Biden pardon is that even the Democratic pundits discount the threat of Republicans going after Hunter and through him Old Joe. I'm no politics junkie but even I know about Rep. Comer's years long investigation about Hunter Biden, which, even though it can't find any evidence of criminal behavior, still wants to impeach Biden over ... something. This is what Murc's Law is all about. "Only Democrats have agency" Republicans are always innocent.
Exactly correct: With re-publicans(*), the cruelty is always the point.
(*) This is a reference to the universally detested "publicans" of the Roman Empire. They were the tax farmers, who learned their trade in the allied professions of loan sharking, protection racketeering and debt collection. The modern ones who style themselves as "re-publicans" are just the modern incarnation of these vile life forms.
The GOP and Trump have perfected the art of double-think, demanding strict adherence to "rules" they’ve gleefully torched. They insist on accountability for their enemies while excusing or outright celebrating their own rule-breaking. From undermining the justice system to defying constitutional norms, they weaponize laws as tools of convenience—enforcing them selectively to punish dissent while claiming victimhood when held to account. It’s not rule-following they champion; it’s the illusion of it, wielded to mask their own relentless pursuit of unchecked power.
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I can't even... Tim Miller of the Bulwark is "furious". (Can one be a RINO and a DINO at the same time?) Jon Stewart, who just did a thing on how they don't follow norms, but we have to and how that sucks and such and so on. But yet he lamented that he wasn't the first to say "fuck you" at Joe Biden. Welcome back to the Democratic circular firing squad, 2.0? 4.0? Ten point oh? Jeezus.
Oh thank god for Wonkette/Gary. Even here, a long way away in South Africa, I'm dreading the sanctimonious BS that will be the reaction ("See? Biden no different from Trump", etc.
It’s rich reading all the breathless opinion pieces about how Joe be-filthed his “legacy” by saving his son from heavy-handed political persecution. Ayup, you betcha those same writers held enormous respect for the steady, capable job Joe did keeping America afloat during and after the pandemic. You bet.
Trump and his insane FBI boss pick have vowed “retribution” against their enemies. Hunter was going to be stretched, racked and stoned, especially if Trump found no traction or basis to investigate or harass Joe Biden. They want to hurt Joe by hurting Hunter. So do his terrible voters. Joe did what everyone should have expected - he showed his fatherly protective nature and saved Hunter from more pain and exposure to Republicans.
With regard to the desirability of commuting death sentences while he still can, yes, my blood oath Biden would be well advised and humane to do that. Because among other reasons, Trump is sure to sign the biggest slew of death warrants he can, as soon as he can, as a fuck-you to liberals and also for sheer sadistic giggles. He's just that kind of swine.
I've never so much faux butt hurt in my life. What in hell is Comer the gomer going to do with the rest of floor time in the house? His favorite whipping boy is now off the table! Oh sweet tears.
That's it. He's trying to appoint blatant loyalists who have promised to pursue vengeance in his name. Joe Biden knows very well that if he hadn't pardoned Hunter, then Trump, a petty, vindictive swine who despises what little he dimly grasps of concepts like responsibility, integrity and generosity, would focus a lot of concentrated effort (foreign as the concept of focussed, concentrated effort usually is to him) on sending Hunter Biden where he wouldn't hear the dogs bark - solely in order to hurt Joe Biden. And if Hunter came out of prison more addicted than he'd ever been before? To Donald Walking Abomination Trump that'd be gravy. He'd chuckle for a week.
Wait, don’t conservatives hate taxes and adore guns? Why aren’t they erecting monuments honoring Hunter?
I keep reading that Democrats are outraged that Joe would change his mind and pardon his son. I mean, there is no way Joe wins reelection now. And, his sparkling legacy of bipartisan unity, republican respect and soaring popularity rating is now soiled! Soiled I tell you!
Joe is 82 and in his final years. He loves his family deeply and has suffered unimaginable tragedy. People expected him to leave Hunter in the hands of a Trump DOJ? All of this is utterly absurd.
Oh nos! He went back on his promise after the Republicans used the lauded system to go after the sitting president's spawn with a fucking charge /that has never been prosecuted by itself in all of history/ AND submarining a plea bargin /which is the only reason said charge exists to begin with, to force plea deals.
Gee.
Ya know what? these "Centrists" can fuck the fuck off with their pearl clutching morality posing. They let us know who they are; we are not fooled by their pantomime high horse.
You know whose name I haven't seen mentioned in this discussion? At all? Gerald Ford.
What's sad about the Biden pardon is that even the Democratic pundits discount the threat of Republicans going after Hunter and through him Old Joe. I'm no politics junkie but even I know about Rep. Comer's years long investigation about Hunter Biden, which, even though it can't find any evidence of criminal behavior, still wants to impeach Biden over ... something. This is what Murc's Law is all about. "Only Democrats have agency" Republicans are always innocent.
Exactly correct: With re-publicans(*), the cruelty is always the point.
(*) This is a reference to the universally detested "publicans" of the Roman Empire. They were the tax farmers, who learned their trade in the allied professions of loan sharking, protection racketeering and debt collection. The modern ones who style themselves as "re-publicans" are just the modern incarnation of these vile life forms.
The GOP and Trump have perfected the art of double-think, demanding strict adherence to "rules" they’ve gleefully torched. They insist on accountability for their enemies while excusing or outright celebrating their own rule-breaking. From undermining the justice system to defying constitutional norms, they weaponize laws as tools of convenience—enforcing them selectively to punish dissent while claiming victimhood when held to account. It’s not rule-following they champion; it’s the illusion of it, wielded to mask their own relentless pursuit of unchecked power.
Tired of the GOP's hypocrisy, nihilism, and corruption? Subscribe here:
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When's he gonna fucking pardon Leonard Peltier? Hmmm? Now couldn't be a better time since the Dems have no political capital to risk.
I can't even... Tim Miller of the Bulwark is "furious". (Can one be a RINO and a DINO at the same time?) Jon Stewart, who just did a thing on how they don't follow norms, but we have to and how that sucks and such and so on. But yet he lamented that he wasn't the first to say "fuck you" at Joe Biden. Welcome back to the Democratic circular firing squad, 2.0? 4.0? Ten point oh? Jeezus.
they have to be actual democrats before they can be in the circular firing squad. Those you named are not that.
What they are is "ratfuckers"
Thank you. Duly noted.
Oh thank god for Wonkette/Gary. Even here, a long way away in South Africa, I'm dreading the sanctimonious BS that will be the reaction ("See? Biden no different from Trump", etc.
Hello fellow South African! I'm in the US now, but I miss Africa every day..,go Bokke! <waves>
Wasn't is Louis XIV (the sun king) who had the palace at Versailles built
Exactly right. And commute all the Federal death sentences. And, what the hell, pardon Bob Menendez, just to piss off the pearl clutchers even more.
It’s rich reading all the breathless opinion pieces about how Joe be-filthed his “legacy” by saving his son from heavy-handed political persecution. Ayup, you betcha those same writers held enormous respect for the steady, capable job Joe did keeping America afloat during and after the pandemic. You bet.
Trump and his insane FBI boss pick have vowed “retribution” against their enemies. Hunter was going to be stretched, racked and stoned, especially if Trump found no traction or basis to investigate or harass Joe Biden. They want to hurt Joe by hurting Hunter. So do his terrible voters. Joe did what everyone should have expected - he showed his fatherly protective nature and saved Hunter from more pain and exposure to Republicans.
So fuck them.
With regard to the desirability of commuting death sentences while he still can, yes, my blood oath Biden would be well advised and humane to do that. Because among other reasons, Trump is sure to sign the biggest slew of death warrants he can, as soon as he can, as a fuck-you to liberals and also for sheer sadistic giggles. He's just that kind of swine.
To all those losing their shit over Biden pardoning his son:
Fuck you
Fuck you
And fuck you
Who’s next?
Ask them why they did not lose their shit when Trump pardoned his brother in law.
And Jared's dad. I remember ZERO uproar on the MSM.