Bury Soetoro?

Barack Obama is back in the news in two entirely different contexts depending on which political universe you live in.

If you're a Leftist, or someone stupid enough to trust the mainstream media, the only Obama story in the news is that in a (suspiciously) "leaked" video chat with former members of his administration, the former dog-eating, gun-running president viciously attacked President Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis as "an absolute chaotic disaster." A phrase which he perhaps remembers being applied to every aspect of the Obamacare rollout.

Referring to Attorney General Barr's handling of the dismissal of charges against General Michael Flynn after the FBI admitted gross malfeasance, Obama declared "the rule of law is at risk."

And as long as he was on a roll, Barry once again ripped into the American people and the "long-term trends in which being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as an enemy has become a stronger impulse in American life." Of course, he may have a valid point, because we could feel our impulses growing stronger with every word he spoke.

Meanwhile, if you're on the Right (or simply sentient), you're seeing an entirely different representation of Obama in the news. Specifically that he's been clearly linked to (and possibly headed) the cabal of high-ranking (and highly rank) Washington insiders who framed and persecuted General Flynn as part of the grander plan to undermine or remove Donald Trump as President of the United States. A coup attempt, plain and simple.

Our best guess is that Barry's comments were deliberately funneled to the news outlets to distract from the very real criminal charges that may soon be rolling out against miscreants like Jim Comey, James Clapper, John Brennan, Lisa Page, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, and many others - including the Fresh Prince of Chicago himself.

We are living in a chaotic time, but finally seeing actual justice and the real rule of law applied to these treasonous conspirators would help give us at least a little peace of mind.

FROM THE VAULT: MOTHER'S DAY

Stanley Ann Dunham, Obama's mother, taught him how to "lead from behind."

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Some years ago in this space, we tried to institute "Good News Friday" with only positive stories. The world, however, didn't get the memo and we quickly discarded the idea when "good news" failed to materialize on a weekly basis.

And such is the case again this week (to put it mildly), which is why we're wrapping things up with yet another visit to the yellowing, 30-year old pages of the Spensive Gifts catalog. Happy browsing!

BREAKING NEWS: OUT LIKE FLYNN

It turns out that there IS good news to report: the Justice Department has dropped its criminal case against General Michael Flynn! We only hope that this will initiate the aggressive investigation and prosecution of those who framed and defamed Flynn in a brazen attempt to overthrow the Presidency.

It's criminal - literally - how long this smear campaign has been going on and how far it's reached. As evidenced by this visit to the vault from June, 2017...

Despite stratospheric levels of hype, yesterday's laughably named "intelligence hearing" testimony by disgraced former FBI Director James Comey wasn't so much "shock and awe" as "Rorschach" and "Aw, shut the Hell up."

We cite Rorschach because, as is the case with other meaningless ink blots, everyone interpreted Comey's remarks however they wanted: the Right sees Trump as completely exonerated, and the Left believes they heard so much dirt that they can't decide whether to take the time to impeach the President or simply march on the White House with pitchforks and torches and burn the building down while he's still inside.

The reality, as nearly as we can tell, is that Trump didn't do anything legally wrong when talking to Comey about Mike Flynn and the Russian investigation. But in true snowflake-style, Comey is now interpreting his own bizarre feelings and fantasies related to that conversation as proof of wrongdoing.

Comey, who is dishonest and Machiavellian but no fool, is fully aware that Trump did nothing to obstruct justice - but he was spinning like a Dervish trying to imply otherwise. Which makes it fortunate that he no longer runs the Federal Bureau of Implication.

Comey did occasionally share interesting truths, including his concern that former DOJ head Loretta Lynch had been compromised during her meeting with Bill Clinton on an airport tarmac. He additionally confirmed that Lynch asked him (which in Comey's mind is apparently a direct order) to refer to Hillary's criminal investigation as a "matter" - which Comey subsequently did, even though he freely admits that it was a lie designed only to help Hillary's image during election season.

All in all, his testimony showed only that Trump can be ham-handedly (but legally) direct when expressing his thoughts...and that Comey (among others associated with Obama and Clinton) has genuinely made a practice of obstructing justice by attempting to interpret the hints, nuances, and implied desires of his political masters.

Because a nod is as good as a wink when justice isn't intended to be blind.

We Pause For A Brief Word From Our Ulcer

Cartoon by Stilton's Dad!

We're more or less taking the day off because, somehow, ever since The Great Plague of 2020 hit, there never seems to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. Or, all too often, anything done. Ergo, the whole "juggling chainsaws" thing - although we never need much of an excuse to share a cartoon by Stilton's father.

Of course, there's plenty to talk about in the comments section: the "winding down" of the White House Coronavirus Task Force (just a bit premature in our estimation), the latest information about how the FBI totally boned General Michael Flynn as part of their coup attempt against Trump, and Biden's declaration that he plans to choose a female VP candidate based solely on a "sniff test."

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