The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

For as odd as it may sound, being the political geek I am, Michael Cohen's public testimony before the House Oversight Committee was received as an early birthday present for me, coming 24 hours before I turned 30 yet again. I unashamedly watched it from beginning to end, only taking bathroom breaks when Majority Chair Elijah Cummings granted recess. Yes, I was glued to the tube last Wednesday like a perverted chicken gets stuck to a blow-up duck while crossing the road. Ever since Donald Trump got "elected" president, the meme has been going around, saying, "Elect a clown, expect a circus," and from the hearing's outset, that's what we had - a circus. North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows started the circus off by protesting the hearing, saying they should postpone it due to Michael Cohen speaking after midnight or something along those lines. Since Democrats control the House, this motion was obviously struck down. This cycle would continue throughout t...

Whether or not Donald Trump is convicted of a crime, the man has made himself look guiltier than a dog in front of a broken jar of cookies. Due to this, he's made it increasingly more difficult for me to believe he's innocent of any crime. What innocent person would go to such lengths to dissuade an investigator from ultimately proving their innocence? None that I know. Let's look at what Donald Trump has said or done since Robert Mueller was named the Special Counsel to the Russia investigation. - He literally asked Russia, on national television, for Hillary Clinton's missing emails. - He fired FBI Director James Comey. - He fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions. - He's continually changed his story regarding his connections with Vladimir Putin and Russia. - He's continually changed his story when it comes to the Trump Tower meeting. - He's been caught lying about the investigation and investigators from the outset. - He's increasingly att...

Monday on CNN's  The Lead with Jake Tapper , the show's host engaged in a mind-bogglingly ridiculous back-and-forth with Donald Trump's campaign advisor, Michael Cohen. It was with regard to the GOP frontrunner appearing to mock reporter Serge Kovaleski's physical disability, a condition called arthrogryposis. Here's how the back-and-forth ensued: Jake Tapper: "He (Donald Trump) said, 'You gotta see this guy,' and then mimics his injury." Michael Cohen: "Mr. Trump donates millions and millions of dollars, each and every year, in order to combat disabilities, in order to combat cancer. Whether it's children, he donates millions of dollars every year. Mr. Trump is not the type of individual that's gonna make fun of of somebody's disability. He wouldn't know this guy prior to this entire nonsense." Tapper: "But we just saw him do it. We just saw him make fun of his disability." Cohen: "He was being gest...