History is cool

 Sixty years and a little bit ago (February 10, 1962) Francis Gary Powers was exchanged for Rudolf Abel of the KGB at the Glienicker Bridge in Berlin.  I bring this up not just because Cold War II, or possibly Warm War, appears to have begun in eastern Ukraine but because the Second American Civil War has reached an unusual stage.  Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii is the scheduled Gipper-Gabber at the CrapPAC Ronald Reagan dinner in Orlando.  I assume the time is coming when she will be formally exchanged for Liz Cheney at a bridge to be named later.  We will also hear more about her very serious reasons for this, no doubt, for sure.  

"One of the things I've said to the president [sic] is that he gets to decide the future of our party and our country because he is still the loudest voice," a sad Tim Scott told Maria Bartiromo, after hinting that he'd love to be Trump's running mate.  If power was measured in decibels, Brian Blessed would be the British prime minister.  But he should go for it, if only to stop Trump calling him "Tom."  (Actually a lot of people call him "Tom" but for other reasons.)  Lucky South Carolina -- two Senators in complete denial about themselves.

Please give it up for the comedy stylings of Ted Cruz!  A pal of Jeffrey Epstein was found hanging in his jail cell in Paris, and Ted tweeted, "Anybody know where Hillary was this weekend?"  This would be a good time for that defamation suit, Madam Secretary, before it gets cold and he buggers off to Mexico.  Bernie Madoff's sister and her husband were also found dead in what the Boynton Beach, Florida, police are calling a murder-suicide, but so far the third Chuckle Brother has not accused her of that.  

Franklin Graham, CEO of the Graham Grift started by his father, wants all his followers to pray for Vladimir Putin in his time of need.  For the people of Ukraine, bupkus.  Some commentators suspect the presence of many rubles in the Samaritan's Purse and suggested its contents be taxed, but mostly it's just Graham being Graham, i.e., a sanctimonious asshole.  

Of course, Putin is known to be a pious Christian -- George W. Bush said so, not to mention these folks  at the Chapel of Russia's Resurrection.  (Myrrh?)  Check this out:

Not even Hitler.

Sorry you Trumpanzees can't gather online to pray for Vladimir because, surprise, Truth Social has crashed.  Suckers Users are assured it will be back up by "late March," and meanwhile they should keep paying their $4.99 a week.  Say, does this remind you of anyone?  Like Mike Pillow and his promise of millions of arrests by now, followed by the Supreme Court's restoration of Trumpism?  

It took two years but we finally have a metaphor for the Deploring Twenties:  Felicity Ace, a cargo ship loaded with Porsches, Audis and Bentleys, abandoned by its crew, burning and adrift off the Azores.  Also available as a porn name.