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Amethyst 💙♌🍀🏴‍☠️'s avatar

Even a less-terrible Republican would be a step in the right direction, since that person wouldn't have any seniority.

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Alternative Dog's avatar

Credit where credit is due, the NYT did good here.

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Rickyphoo's avatar

Elaine Chao is a grifter? OMG, I wonder if Mitch McTurdle is aware of this.

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Julian's avatar

The only plus is that somewhere in the world there are two other people who really dodged a bullet.

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Spring Badger's avatar

Fussing over luggage tags? The woman who demanded personalized lanyards, giant portraits of herself every three feet, and coins with her mug on them (sorry Ryan Zinke, she thought of it first)? I am shocked!

Chao Aiming To Lead The Second Tier Pack

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tim gueguen's avatar

The only swamp draining was so they could find the treasure hidden at the bottom.

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drbloor's avatar

I was thinking "Joker," but you're probably right.

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AdmNaismith's avatar

' "Firstly, we are thankful that we had such good associations built with Sen. McConnell and the U.S. Department of Transportation because without them it wouldn't have happened," declared Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson,...'

So, no one gets hwy money unless that personally kowtow to McConnell & Chao? We really are a banana republic.

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joel_hanes's avatar

Yeah, in this case, the word "wife" is properly spelled b-e-a-r-d

Ever wonder why McConnell was discharged from the Army early ?His hitch, back in 1967, lasted less than six months.

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sgt. jmk de la résistance's avatar

Jesus, they don't even try to hide it, do they?

Unlike Elaine's airbrush artist.

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joel_hanes's avatar

They didn't date -- they arranged a business merger.

Mitch doesn't get off on women.Not that there's anything wrong with being gay, unless of course you have power and use it to help oppress other gay people.

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Trumpist's avatar

Something to haunt your nightmares: Mitch McTurtle and Elaine Chao having sex. You’re welcome.

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Cliff Hendroval's avatar

Amy McGrath, is supposedly looking at running again.

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La forza del resistino's avatar

Modern seagoing pirates don't always come with peglegs and parrots, it seems.

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