The black Knight triumphs

Remember Monte Python and the holy Grail? The black Knight was lying on the ground without arms or legs wanting more combat, saying they were mere flesh wounds. Today, in responding to a question about Director Comey"s testimony, Donnie claimed complete victory and vindication. Apparently being called a liar numerous times, and told the conversations were memorialized in contemporaneous memos was not even a flesh wound. Donnie really has to hold more Rose garden Press conferences on windy days. As he spoke the front flap of his hair bounced up and down like a ducks bill. That combined with his perma-frown made for comic relief. Really better than Falstaff.

Apparently Donnie's speechwriters are not big on history. Donnie described Romania as having been a valued ally for more than 100 years. Apparently neither he nor his writers are familiar with the second world war. Even after that war when the iron guard and the other Nazis running Romania were gone , there were subsequent truly despicable regimes. Ask Nadia .

The most disheartening event of the last two days was congressman Ryan's pathetic attempt to cover Donnie on the basis that he was" new on the job ". Apparently Ryan believes there is some sort of apprenticeship program, a phrase with which Donnie is familiar, leading eventually to journey- man status. Of course what Ryan is actually saying is that Donnie is totally unprepared and incompetent and therefore can't be expected to do the job well. On that point he is obviously right.

The upshot of the Comey affair and the Russian investigation is predictable. Unless there is incontrovertible proof that Donnie actively conspired with the Russians to sway the election, nothing will happen. The Republican Congress people have made it abundantly clear they will continue to make excuses for Donnie as long as they believe he can be useful. Thus there will be no impeachment. There will also be no obstruction of justice charges brought in federal court no matter what the special prosecutor finds. Donnie will continue to lie, claim victory and talk about how he won the election and his magnificent accomplishments thereafter.

Our best hope is that the Republicans pass healthcare and tax bills along the lines they have now proposed as soon as possible so that the voting public may see that they have been had unless they are in the plutocracy or kleptocracy classes.