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<div><span>William Barr is reincarnating his predecessor John Mitchell, who, until
now, is the only U.S. Attorney General to serve time in prison. Barr's
apparent mental illness that suggests to him that he should serve time
behind bars because his surname condemns his professional malfeasance,
which then further goads his self-incriminating conduct, is
fascinating.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Mitchell was a bond lawyer and Nixon's law partner previous to Federal service, He may not have been an enthusiastic recruit to government, but once in, he was all in for his friend Nixon.</div><div><br></div><div>Analogously, Barr was recruited from semi-retirement, lured by the prospect of defending his pet abstract theory of presidential power, the unitary executive, in real life. Unfortunately for Barr, Trump's command to him to "enjoy your life" at a press conference shortly after appointment appears to have taken twists Barr did not expect. None the less, Barr is all in.</div><div><br></div><div>Contemporary YouTube videos bring to mind Mitchell testifying before Senator Sam Ervin's televised Senate committee 46 years ago. Whether or not history rhymes as it repeats itself is unknown, but it does seem that our ship of state, a steam-powered paddle-wheeler, is close enough to a sandy river bottom for the depth gauge man to holler "Mark Twain" before the gambling guys and dolls aboard get themselves into any more trouble.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Ken</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 6:38:46 AM PDT, Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv3195136603"><div><div><div><b>“William Barr’s Handling of the Mueller Report”</b> </div><div>By Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet</div><div><br></div><div>He had the résumé and name</div><div>For which such DC lawyers strive. </div><div>The headline of his life has changed. </div><div>It’s “William Barr; He Took a Dive.”</div></div><div><br></div>———————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style="">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style=""><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style=""> </span></div><div><div><span style="">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><span style=""><br></span></div><div><span style="">“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Trump”</span></div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Songs/Donald_Trump/Youre_a_Mean_One_Mr_Trump.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Songs/Donald_Trump/Youre_a_Mean_One_Mr_Trump.mp3</a></div><div> </div></div></div></div>=======================================================<br> List services made available by First Step Internet,<br> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br> <a href="http://www.fsr.net" target="_blank">http://www.fsr.net</a><br> mailto:<a ymailto="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com" href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>=======================================================</div>
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