In Mueller We Trust

Once again, Robert Mueller has shown he is several steps ahead of public officials and journalists.  The quickness with which he has filed initial indictments took most by surprised.  In an effort to catch up with the #realnews, cable news outlets have spent the last 48 hours speculating about arrests and perp walks based on what usually happens after a prosecutor files a sealed indictment.

I caution you not to be disappointed if this does not happen.  All the pundits are assuming the indictments were sealed in case the persons named are a flight risk.  But there is an alternative possibility.  Mueller may not want the next group of interview subjects to have the benefit of what he already knows.  If I were on Mueller’s team, I would hope to catch future interviewees in contradictions between their versions of what happened and what a grand jury has already determined as sufficient to bring charges.  It would be much easier for these interviewees to elude the truth without committing perjury if they had advance knowledge of what others have offered up or the prosecution’s interpretation of the evidence.

I’m “Mattis” as Hell and I’m Not Going to Take It Anymore

We’ve already seen how contact with Comrade Trump has corrupted one general as evidenced by John Kelly’s pathetic effort to defend the liar-in-chief by dishonestly smearing a member of Congress.  It now appears Trump’s stupidity is also a health threat to anyone in his proximity.

On Saturday Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis made two statements which appear to have come straight from Trump’s cranium.  First, he said, “I cannot imagine a condition under which the United States would accept North Korea as a nuclear power.”  I hate to break it to you, General, but North Korea IS a nuclear power.  You are not the father of the bride.  Kim Jung-un obviously did not need your blessing.  Recognizing this fact would go a long way toward crafting policy to lessen the threat of a no-win nuclear confrontation.

This non-starter was followed by, “Make no mistake, …any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response that is effective and overwhelming.” Duh!  Some things need not be said.  And while this statement is probably true, it could be said by any nuclear power to any other nuclear power.  Imagine Trump’s tweet-storm if Kim Jung-un had said, “Make no mistake, any use of nuclear weapons by the United States will be met with a massive military response that is effective and overwhelming.”  Trump’s tiny fingers would be on fire.

A Tale of Two Administrations

Carl Jung must be laughing hysterically this weekend.  I can hear him point to Friday’s news and saying, “Now you know what I meant by synchronicity, unrelated events which can have a deeper meaning.”  Is it a coincidence that on the same day CNN reported the filing of the first indictments in the Trump/Russia investigation, former President Barack Obama was called for jury duty?  In other words, while one man continues to honor his oath to “preserve and protect the Constitution” by fulfilling his public duty, the other is trying to figure out how he can sidestep his oath of office to save his own skin.

For what it’s worth.
Dr. ESP