Not ready for schadenfreude

The big news this week is that Robert Mueller charged Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and George Papadopoulos with crimes, including conspiracy against the United States. Some people are giddy that Mueller now seems a step closer to the nasty guy. Perhaps he is. Several headlines want to make sure we know the nasty guy is angry because of this news.

Which prompted Melissa McEwan of Shakesville to ask: What does that mean for us?

Trump doesn't sit well with any kind of discomfort, and he is, by his own admission, a vengeful guy. He likes to hurt people whom he believes done him wrong. And he's already learned, thanks to the press' slavering admiration of any president who drops a bomb on people, that hurting other people can be both a distraction and a way of earning praise.
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I see a lot of people celebrating that Trump is squirming with discomfort and seething with rage. That doesn't make me happy. It makes me scared. Scared for what he may do, and the people he may harm. He is still the president, after all. He retains enormous power that he can flex in frightening ways.

And what is the GOP doing? Trying to figure out how to minimize the damage to their steamroller.



Roger Stone, a long-time master of political dirty tricks and a great believer in conspiracies gave a hint why the GOP has resurrected the thoroughly debunked Uranium One story from Bill Clinton’s presidency (Correction:it happened in 2010 and Bill Clinton was not involved). One reason is to continue to smear Hillary. The other is that Robert Mueller was a part of that story. Stone claims that Mueller is guilty of obstruction and cover up. Stone claims that Mueller can’t be a special prosecutor if he is the subject of an investigation. A twofer!