Look down that loathsome road

 "If a ten-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape, and it was threatening her life, then that's not an abortion so it would not fall under any abortion restriction in our nation," Catherine Glenn Foster of Americans United for Life told Rep. Eric Swalwell at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee.  He was confused, too.  Foster is evidently unaware of all the "under no circumstances" states, or she's a practiced liar.  That "if" suggests that there is some doubt, which was indeed the Lie of the Day from Fox meathead Jesse Watters.  He suggested it was a "hoax" perpetrated by Dr. Caitlin Bernard, the Indiana doctor who treated the girl.  Todd Rokita, the Indiana attorney general, says he's opening an investigation into Dr. Bernard, though it's not clear why:  "This is a horrible, horrible scene caused -- caused by Marxists and socialists and those in the White House who want lawlessness at the border."  That last bit was a reference to the arrest of Gerson Fuentes, who allegedly told police he raped the girl twice.  And he's undocumented, which will allow the Rightzis to save face.  Even Gym Jordan, who had to delete the tweet where he said "Another lie.  Anyone surprised?"  By now the former athletic director should know enough not to comment on sexual abuse or call anyone else a liar.

You knew this was coming:  A lawyer named Jim Bopp from National Right to Life (remember those assholes?) had advice for Miss Roe II.  Under the laws he dreams up "she would have had the baby and as many women who have had babies as a result of rape, we would hope that she would understand the reason and ultimately the benefit of having the child."  This is why Margaret Atwood should sue America for copyright infringement.  Not that it should matter but she's ten.

The State Department believes Iran is planning to assassinate "current or former" senior American officials to avenge the murder of General Qassem Soleimani in 2019.  They thought Joe Biden's arrival in the Middle East was a good time to share this.  Biden is being criticized for "legitimizing" the murderous Saudi regime, evidently to get more oil on the market.  I wonder why Iran doesn't seem to threaten Israel, which regularly rubs out highly placed Iranians, seven in the last three months.  In fact, assassination is a recognized tool of Israeli foreign policy, starting with Count Folke Bernadotte of the UN in 1948.  Maybe we should worry about which country Biden is legitimizing.

Just in time for the beach, Lauren Boebert has "written" a book, which Graig Graziosi describes as "221 pages of God, guns and election fraud claims" and she describes as a memoir.  Of her political career, I assume.  If it tempts you to plan your vacation around a trip to Rifle, Colorado, there's bad news:  The House of Ptomaine has lost its lease.  A taste of the book:  Boebert says her husband Jayson did not expose himself in a bowling alley in 2004, perhaps the quintessential white trash crime, to which he pleaded guilty and for which he served time.  Fake felony! 

An Arizona carbuncle, Andy Biggs, has been kicking up a lot of dust lately, ranting about "coyotes" at the border, demanding an Official Investigation of the nonsense in Dinesh D'Souza's comedy smash 2,000 Mules.  He must have been good and spooked when his name was mentioned in the pardon context at that other Congressional hearing.  

Speaking of which, the inspector general of DHS has determined that the Secret Service erased texts they exchanged on January 5 and 6, 2021, after the IG asked for them.  That's an "oops," at least.  Coupled with the denial of Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about Trump's tantrum in the car and the agent on Biden's detail who was sent home after an incident in a Jerusalem bar -- well, maybe a double "oops."

Ivana Trump died today, affording Fredo, Other Fredo and Princess an excuse to avoid testifying in New York.  Otherwise I'm sure it's a sad time.

I love how Hillary just Does Not Care anymore.

A man digging up his lawn in New Jersey found over a thousand dollars in 1934 bills, all Series A.  If this turns out to be Lindbergh ransom money, someone owes Bruno Richard Hauptmann an enormous apology.