In the National Lampoon's recorded radio coverage of the Nixon Impeachment Day parade, as the John Dean float passed by, they remarked that it was decorated as a giant paper mache' rat.

In Trump's parade, would the giant paper mache' rat be on the Cohen float, or the McGahn float?

In Trump's parade, the rodents are more like Chipmunks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vk0wqgxQd0

Well, you asked! ;)

In Trump's parade, would the giant paper mache' rat be on
the Cohen float, or the McGahn float?

After today, Manafort becomes a sideshow. A longshot outside chance he flips and blows up the presidency. But a really long shot.

You might be surprised, LB. Whether or not he decides to join the Mueller Snitch Hunt Choir, Manafort is nevertheless a huge part of the conspiracy while Cohen is "new potatoes." Think bigger picture, LB. :)

Manafort is walking alright, just as Kick said, into a cell. He is 69 years old, and there is a good chance he won't be free again.

I have heard the case in DC is even more airtight than the bank fraud charges Paulie was just found guilty of... not a good sign.

Now, I wonder if he is interested in a plea deal for sentencing and a walk on the second trial, and what he is willing to pay for it?

Neil is right about this, of course, and Manafort can now weigh several new factors while he is contemplating whether or not to put himself through trial two. Cohen has now plead guilty to 8 felonies in SDNY, including two that directly implicate Donald Trump. I would say that Manafort's hand was looking pretty pathetic were it not for a few cards that he uniquely holds: Paulie was in attendance at the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower and is a very large glob of the glue that binds the books together.

It is more like a giant book... oh, let's say... The Holy Bible. There's multiple books and two giant sections. In the Old Testament, you will find names like Cohn, Rybolovlev, Deripaska, Sater, el alia, and in the New Testament, you will find names like Cohen, Flynn, Agalarov, Assange, Putin, et alia. Manafort and Stone are the glue that binds all the books.

Sater and Flynn have beautiful singing voices. Stay tuned.

http://www.chrisweigant.com/2018/07/18/the-real-double-negative-trumps-non-denial-denial/#comment-123167

Trump can pardon these clowns until the cows come home, Mueller has more charges in his back pocket and is just getting started... tip of the proverbial iceberg. Furthermore, Trump cannot pardon these clowns for crimes against the State of New York, can he? :)

It's Cohen. With the NY state charges pending, there's no pardon. Mueller likely knows that Cohen was in Prague discussing payment for contracting individuals for Clinton hacks, as the Steele dossier sources.

If Cohen was in Prague with Russians dealing over Clinton data, that's the ballgame.

The other thing, of course, is that Avenatti gets to depose the President, with Cohen deposed as a witness. No scotus decision required there. And thanks to the Clinton deposition, it's video recorded.

"What a f**king nightmare!"
Mona Lisa Vito, in My Cousin Vinnie.

And, of course, you can't complain about the jury because"

I'll remind you of that claim when they let Manafort walk and then you start trashing them... :D

Manafort is walking alright, just as Kick said, into a cell. He is 69 years old, and there is a good chance he won't be free again.

Now, I wonder if he is interested in a plea deal for sentencing and a walk on the second trial, and what he is willing to pay for it?

Of course he could gamble on a pardon, and the traitor might pardon him tomorrow, but the implications of overturning a unanimous jury decision on 8 counts is obvious abuse of power, and is likely to hurt the traitor in the long run more than help him.

Ford gave Nixon a pardon, and it caused rancor for many years. It the traitor is hoping that Pence will pardon him, it would be good to ensure that the right to pardon isn't toxic before the traitor needs it for himself or his treasonous offspring.

OK, so it wasn't a unanimous hung jury on ALL counts like WaPoop initially said...

"WaPoop" didn't say anything of the sort. You just read EXACTLY what you wanted to into the story. #SSDD

Still, the fact that ya'all claimed it was a "SLAM DUNK" on all charges, ya'all really got egg on yer faces... :D

NOBODY on this board claimed it was a slam dunk on ALL charges, quite the contrary, in point of fact. You were the one, however, who insisted over and over and over ad nauseam that Manafort would walk on ALL charges. Since Manafort was found guilty on two of the more serious charges of bank fraud, that tells you EVERYTHING you need to know. :)

Furthermore, Michael Cohen just plead guilty to 8 counts of felonies in SDNY, including 2 payments of hush money regarding the Trump campaign. Michael Avenatti is no doubt ready to depose the sitting President of the United States in the Stormy Daniels case of his.

Alexa: Order all the popcorn! :)

Jury reaches verdict on 8 counts in criminal trial of Paul Manafort, Trump's former campaign chairman

In a note to U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis, the jurors said they had not reached a consensus on the 10 remaining counts in the bank fraud and tax crimes trial.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/21/paul-manafort-verdict.html

The majority of charges, the jury said "NI!!!" :D

Still, the fact that ya'all claimed it was a "SLAM DUNK" on all charges, ya'all really got egg on yer faces... :D

Let the back-pedaling begin!! :D

Not absolute like some philosophical concept? Philosophy = Absolutes.

That sums up the GOP’s collective mindset better than any attempt I have ever heard!

Not so sure the police are as anti-legalization as you might assume. The one I sleep with definitely supports legalization. Of the ones that I know that I’m not sleeping with, all but one supports it. The one against it also believes we should re-enact prohibition laws on alcohol and has a photo of him with VP Mike Pence in his office.

(He has commented multiple times that he cannot believe that we are gay because we don’t act the way he always thought “gays” were supposed to act. I apologized and offered to “queer it up” for him next time I was around him to better conform with his prejudices, but he just laughed nervously and said that wasn’t necessary!)

The NPR piece suggested that the brewing companies would probably just add THC to their non-alcoholic lines (since they make those anyway), and then rename them things like 'Coors Mellow'.

"The truth is relative and it's not absolute like some philosophical concept." - Rudy Giuliani

Interesting that you didn't mention Santa's elf at the DOJ and his long-time animosity toward marijuana.

Hint: Google "anti-marijuana lobby"

Corrections industry
Police
Opiod industry
Tobacco industry

All the above have strong economic (cash flow)incentives to keep pot illegal...or at least hedge their bets going forward.

CW- What is Wells Fargo trying to accomplish with their sudden hyper attention to the letter of the law? It's not exactly in character. Is somebody putting them up to this? Perhaps somebody in government? Wheels within wheels... Follow the money.

Big pharma will fight this tooth and nail, and they have deep pockets and a good reason to fight (who needs Excedrin PM when you can relax and fall asleep with a 25 cent hit from a vaporizer?)