Well, the "Mueller Report" is finally out there for the public to view.  I'm sure there are millions pouring over its every word trying to find something that will prove their side of the debate about guilty or innocence.

Not sure if the Barr presser really did anything to tell us things we didn't already know.  But, it was sure telling that Barr used the word collusion as if it were really part of the report.  The actual report only talked about coordinating and conspiring.  Is this guy really an attorney?

Parts that I found interesting:
Part I, Page 10

Further, the Office learned that some of the individuals we interviewed or whose conduct we investigated - including some associated with the Trump Campaign - deleted relevant communications or communicated during the relevant period using applications that feature encryption or that do not provide the long-term retention of data or communications records.  In such cases, the Office was not able to corroborate witness statements through comparison to contemporaneous communications or fully question witnesses about statements that appeared inconsistent with other known facts.

Accordingly, while this report embodies factual and legal determinations that the Office believes to be accurate and complete to the greatest extent possible, given these identified gaps, the Office cannot rule out the possibility that the unavailable information would shed additional light on (or cast in a new light) the events described in the report.

Part I, Page 173

In sum, the investigation established multiple links between Trump Campaign officials and individuals tied to the Russian government.  Those links included Russian offers of assistance to the Campaign.  In some instances, the Campaign was receptive to the offer, while in other instances the Campaign officials shied away.  Ultimately, the investigation did not establish that the Campaign coordinated or conspired with the Russian government in its election-interference activities.

So, from my own comprehension, it appears that some facts and statements could not be verified due to deleted or non-retrievable communications.  And although there was constant and repeated communication with Russians, the campaign is blameless?  Certainly seems to be a lot of ducks on the pond, but no one seems willing to call them ducks.

As for Part II, which deals with obstruction.  Here are a couple of jewels that caught my eye.

Page 8   Because we determined not to make a traditional prosecutorial judgment, we did not draw ultimate conclusions about Trump's conduct.  The evidence we obtained about Trump's actions and intent presents difficult issues that would need to be resolved if we were making a traditional prosecutorial judgment.  At the same time, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that Trump clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state.  Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, we are unable to reach that judgment.  Accordingly, while this report does not conclude that Trump committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.

For the 30+% who still believe anything that comes out of the orange blowhole, this will be viewed as complete victory.  For the other 60+% it will mean a variety of things.  The only reality that I want to see is this menace moving back to NY in January 2021.

Feeding Frenzy

Today's the day the Mueller report will be shown to the public for the first time.  Although there will be parts that are redacted, I'm sure there will more than ample information to keep the feeding frenzy going for at least a few days.  

Anyone hoping that the report was finally going to be the final nail in the coffin for agent orange, has been deaf and blind for the past three years.  Nothing is going to touch the evil that is oozing from every pour of the orange blob.  Close to 10,000 lies and he still gets away free from any type of repercussions.  

Reality and sanity seem to have taken a very long holiday.  What we accept now is garbage from every institution that we should believe and respect.  

Hype The Gnats

Again, I suppose the population is going to prove they have the attention span of a gnat.  Back in 2016 it was endless coverage of agent orange.  Every word, every rally, seemingly every tweet was analyzed to death.  

Now we face the same with a select few of candidates on the Dem side.  Buttigieg, Biden, Beto, Bernie seem to be getting all the coverage.  Hell, Biden isn't even in the race.  What about the others with name recognition?  Warren, Harris, Castro are running to, but one would be hard pressed to hear about them from the news.

It's hard to forget that cable stations are in the business of making money.  We tend to believe what we hear and think they're all reporting real news.  It's not the case.  Nothing is more important than the bottom line.

Want to learn about a candidate?  Better find tons of news sources and not depend on one or two.  Otherwise you'll never find out the truth.  Short of going to Iowa or New Hampshire there is very little probability you'll be able to question a candidate directly or even get to shake a hand.  Even with 24 hour news it seems it's becoming increasingly hard to find out what we need to know to be informed voters.
April 17, 2019

Chaos And Lawlessness

Less than two years away from the next major election cycle and we're faced with the prospect of another 4 years of agent orange.  With an almost endless number of candidates throwing their hats into the Democratic race, it's going to be a long and arduous journey.  I can only hope that voters will decide to pick someone with enough appeal to win.

Those leading in current polls are Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Pete Buttigieg.  Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are bringing up the rear, along with too long a shot Beto.  I'm not sure any of these people are what will bring people out in the numbers needed to defeat agent orange.  Biden hasn't even said he's running.  Bernie and Warren are spouting the same old far left message that just might screw things up so badly, that no one will want to vote.  Mayor Pete speaks well, has a confident demeanor, but I'm not sure the country is ready for a gay president.  

Of course, this is all speculation.  We may not have much a country left after agent orange and his pirates spend 2 more years spinning chaos and defying laws.  Since ass-lips rode down his elevator in his ivory tower, he's been demeaning and name calling and acting like an emperor.  His contempt for the law, and his contempt for stellar institutions may just be a pre-cursor of what he has in store.  Organizations run by honorable, hard-working people and doing service for its citizens, have been undermined, and maligned during his entire term.  

Almost daily, it seems, this administration hits a new low.  There seems to be end to the evil that will come out of this chaotic time.  There are no men or women of honor left in the Republican Party.  Blatant racism is now out in the open.  I see no decency left in the GOP. Being lapdogs for agent orange is their new normal.

While some administrations commit sins of omission, this one overtly sins with commission. It's now acceptable for men to treat women as objects, to be ridiculed and debased should these women speak their minds and express their ideas.  The depth of depravity have yet to be reached with today's GOP.