Because It's Friday

NKP 767:

Poor Donald Has a Genetic Defect

His STFU gene is missing. Four days after the debate, he can't let the Miss Universe thing go.

Petty and vindictive seem to be good words to describe Trump. Anyone who is even remotely comfortable with giving that man the ability to order around federal cops and the military should be seriously considering the concept of letting a man with the emotional maturity of a pre-teen play with big weapons.

(His base won't abandon him.)

Jimbo Goes Back to Prison

John G. Rowland has apparently decided against appealing his sentence for campaign-finance fraud and the former governor reported to a federal prison on Monday to serve a 30-month sentence, Hearst Connecticut Media has learned.

Rowland, 59, was given his old identification number - 15623-014 - when he reported to the federal prison facility in Otisville, N.Y. in Orange County, about 93 miles from his home in Middlebury.

Besides his two convictions for corruption, thanks to Rowland's fuckery as governor, the state is faced with paying out a nine-figure amount to people who Rowland had illegally laid off.

His first conviction was for "honest services fraud", which is pretty much a bullshit catch-all charge that Federal prosecutors would bring when they couldn't really prove anything else. If you left work five minutes early and didn't put that on your timesheet, arguably the Feds could try to send you to prison for that. Or they could until the Supremes limited the charge to cases involving bribes or kickbacks.

It's Time!!

Chip doesn't do this, thankfully.

At least, not yet.

Would Clinton Be in Politics If...

... she were on her third marriage, had children by different men, and had six of her businesses go under and file bankruptcy?

Would she be in politics if she bragged about not paying taxes? Or if she had bragged about making money in a crisis that cost millions of people their jobs and their homes?

I tend to doubt it. She'd have been run off from any chance at elective office.

But it's OK if you're a Republican. Even if you're one of Mitt Romney's 47%.

Trump Can't Give It a Rest, Ever

The more time goes on, it begins to look as though Hillary Clinton gave The Donald a can of gasoline and a match, then stood back to watch the fun.

Donald Trump and his allies are refusing to let up on their attacks on former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, with Newt Gingrich shaming her for gaining weight during her reign and Corey Lewandowski suggesting she’s an attempted murderer.

A seasoned pol would recognize when he triggered a land mine and would back away. Not Trump. He has to go on the attack and keep attacking, even if he blows himself up in the process.

Continuing to attack a woman for gaining weight isn't going to play very well with about 95% of the women out there.

Moral:  If you find yourself stepping on your dick, at least take off your golf shoes.

I'll Help Pay to See This Done!

Just go read it.

The Hits Keep Coming for Wells Fargo

They've been fucking with the military and now they're in trouble.

Wells Fargo & Co., reeling from weeks of pummeling over fraudulent customer accounts, is now facing a Justice Department sanction over improperly repossessing cars owned by members of the military, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation.

Federal prosecutors and the bank’s regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, are planning to punish the San Francisco-based lender for alleged violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, said the people, who asked not to be named because the investigation isn’t public. A penalty of as much as $20 million is expected from the OCC, one of the people said. That’s an unusually large fine for abuse of this law, which in most cases requires that firms obtain court orders before seizing vehicles from soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who are delinquent on their loans.

I'm somewhat surprised about the OCC's involvement, for they've been the agency that has long taken the lead in shielding banks from consequences of their financial fuckery.

Speaking of bank fuckery, hedge-fund managers (otherwise known as "very wealthy psychopaths") are starting to flee Deutsche Bank. Which is bad news for Trump, as that's about the last bank that will deal with the short-fingered grifter.

Keep Smoking that Crack, Gary

Gary "What's Aleppo" Johnson has written an op-ed arguing that people should vote for him.

Good luck with that, Bucko. When Nanny Bloomberg was mulling over a third-party run, I wrote a post to explain why if he made a real try at it, he'd toss the election to The Donald. That still holds. If Johnson garnered enough electoral votes so that neither Clinton nor Trump racked up 270 electoral votes, then Trump wins, even if he only won Mississippi.

Johnson's smoking political crack. The sad thing probably is that deep down, he likely knows it. Which makes him just another huckster.

Republican Newspaper Implies that Trump is Worse than Hoover

Since The Arizona Republic began publication in 1890, we have never endorsed a Democrat over a Republican for president. Never. This reflects a deep philosophical appreciation for conservative ideals and Republican principles.

This year is different.

The 2016 Republican candidate is not conservative and he is not qualified.

That’s why, for the first time in our history, The Arizona Republic will support a Democrat for president.

They could stomach Herbert Hoover, Alf Landon, Richard Nixon and Sarah Palin John McCain, but they can't stomach The Donald.

Nothing to add to that.

(H/T)