Because grifting chutzpah is his nature, and because there’s never enough money to fill the ugly gaping hole where his soul should be, Trump is still running penny-ante scams.
Kash Patel snorkeling over the tomb of the Arizona's sailors is just another flashing warning light of the moral collapse of the people elevated by Trump.
The Kash Patel bourbon has strong notes of insecurity, narcissism, incompetence and pairs well with taxpayer-funded getaways and the occasional SWAT-assisted wake-up call.
The history of the last few decades shows that, if there’s a way Democrats can screw up, they probably will. Yet there remains that chance—that little chance—one or two will break through.
November’s midterms will be the most important elections in U.S. history, only because the last most important elections in U.S. history went so disastrously wrong for the party with “democracy” in its name.
What we saw this week from Hegseth was not just incompetence. It was contempt for the institution, the process, and the principle that no one in this country is above scrutiny.
We cannot profess to be anti-racist and be silent right now. We either need to find and raise our voices in opposition or admit that we really aren’t all that interested in equality.