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Rep. Zoe Lofgren opposes DOGE, but only if 2 sets of rules apply

Politics. Blog. December 6, 2024 0

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/zoe-lofgren-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy/2024/12/05/id/1190510/   Be careful what you wish for.  Exercising the vaunted “Power of the Purse” may or may not be the answer.   CFPB operates without appropriated funds.   DOGE could be funded out of savings.  Yes. Of course there are differences.    But with GOP controlled WH and both houses of Congress and a friendly USSCt, it will …

Chicago residents rip mayor over spending on migrants: ‘Worst mayor in America’

Politics. Blog. December 3, 2024 0

https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-residents-rip-mayor-over-spending-migrants-worst-mayor-america Whether or not you may think the jokes about Chicago voters including the “graveyard vote” are funny, or whether you think that voters in Chi-town include folks who are here legally (or even exist), there is no doubt that the Brandon Johnson administration has left behind any pretense that the city will be run …

Joe Biden Receives Molière Citation for Thanksgiving About-Face

Politics. Blog. December 3, 2024 0

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/politics/joe-biden-presidential-history-pardon/index.html As recently as last week, President Biden announced that he would not exercise his presidential power to pardon his son, Hunter for various federal crimes he admittedly committed. Although Biden (the Elder) made quite a show of “pardoning” Peach and Blossom, who were scheduled for execution, he left out son Hunter until the weekend …

Molière Citation to Justin Sun, who paid $6.2 Million for a banana with a piece of duct tape

Finance. December 1, 2024 0

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/22/banana-worth-6-million If we paid more than 42 cents (in American dollars) for that “Comedian,” we would want to remain anonymous, but Justin Sun has chosen to reveal himself, and also to let everyone know that he plans to eat the banana!  (Whatever will he do with the left-over duct tape?) It’s not as if it …

Fetterman berates Democrats for freaking out over Trump victory: ‘Just grab a grip’

Politics. Blog. November 30, 2024 0

https://www.foxnews.com/media/fetterman-berates-democrats-freaking-out-over-trump-victory-just-grab-grip Who would have predicted that John Fetterman would turn out to be the voice of reason for the Democratic Party? For his insightful and timely advice, the good Senator is awarded the distinguished Molière Celebration. “Democrats just can’t stop losing our minds every fifteen minutes. We really need to pace ourselves, or, you know, FFS …

We have too few heroes — here’s an opportunity for one to appear!

Politics. Blog. November 21, 2024 0

https://www.npr.org/2024/11/17/nx-s1-5193064/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-trump Of all the opportunities for a federal agency to stand out from the crowd of those coming under the scrutiny of the DOGE, while simultaneously replacing a long-time wasted budget item from another agency, this is the one that can win the hearts of Americans of every political stripe! The Molière Citations team cautiously …