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“Is there a proper blessing…for the Missouri Attorney General?

18 Monday Aug 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, FBI, MAGA, missouri, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump sycophant

“A blessing for the Missouri Attorney General? Of course! May God bless and keep the Missouri Attorney General…far away from us!

Andrew Bailey stepping down as Missouri attorney general for job in Trump administration

Bailey’s short tenure as attorney general was defined by confrontation with the federal government and local officials, as well as accusations of corruption, incompetence and grandstanding

By: Jason Hancock – August 18, 2025 5:34 pm
[….]

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Announces Resignation In Order To Accept Federal Position

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that he will resign effective on September 8, 2025.

“It has been a humbling privilege to serve as the 44th Attorney General of the State of Missouri, and I am forever grateful to the people of Missouri for the opportunity to represent our state and your families. My life has been defined by a call to service, and I am once again answering that call, this time at the national level. But wherever I am called, Missouri is and always will be home,” said Attorney General Bailey. “I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to serve as the Co-Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I extend my deepest gratitude to President Trump and U.S. Attorney General Bondi for the privilege to join in their stated mission to Make America Safe Again.”

Pursuant to Missouri state statute, the Governor possesses the authority to appoint Bailey’s successor, who will complete the remainder of his term. The Attorney General’s Office has coordinated with the Governor’s Office to ensure a seamless process to fill the vacancy and prepare for this transition.

[….]

Did not have that on my bingo card.

The reviews aren’t great.

[….]
Andrew Bailey’s departure gives the governor an opportunity to appoint a competent and professional attorney general who will defend the rights of all Missourians instead of wasting taxpayer money on frivolous culture war lawsuits that regularly get laughed out of court. Given the damage that Bailey inflicted on the reputations of both the Attorney General’s Office and the state of Missouri, he will not be missed. While his new role in the Trump administration allows Bailey to take his antics to the national stage, his record of incompetence provides some solace that his impact on the federal system will be limited.

House Minority Leader Ashley Aune
D-Kansas City

MO-GOP’s Orange Crush

17 Sunday Aug 2025

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Uncategorized

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Donald Trump, MAGA, Missouri 2026 Congressional Race, Missouri 5th District, missouri congressional map, Missouri Gerrymandering, Missouri GOP, Missouri Redistricting, Missouri Republican Party, Republican Gerrymandering, Republican Voter Suppression, Trump Gerrymandering

The epitaph

04 Friday Jul 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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4th of July, Donald Trump, Epitaph, LGM, MAGA, May you live in interesting times, Scott Lemieux

Here we are:

“…That it was a self-inflicted wound makes it no less tragic or deplorable, but also no less self-inflicted…”

Wishy Washy Joshy

01 Tuesday Jul 2025

Posted by penroseonpolitics in Healthcare, Josh Hawley, Resist, US Senate

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access to healthcare, Big Ugly Bill, Donald Trump, Hawley January 6th, Hee Hawley, MAGA, Medicaid, Missouri Republicans, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, One Big Beautiful Bill

Tariff

11 Friday Apr 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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China, Donld Trump, MAGA, Tariffs, Trade War

What a 145% tariff will get you:

Trade war.

Go figure. Donald Trump and the Trump Administration didn’t.

Yes, that Ed Martin (r)

01 Tuesday Apr 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in US Senate

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Adam Schiff, District of Columbia, Ed Martin, hold, MAGA, nomination, right wingnut, sycophant, Trump, Trump sycophant, US Attorney

Today:

April 1, 2025
STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Announces Hold on D.C. U.S. Attorney Nominee Ed Martin

Washington, D.C. — Today, Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, announced he would be placing a hold on the nomination of Edward Martin to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, citing Mr. Martin’s troubling conduct in his months as Interim U.S. Attorney in the same role.

“In every way he can, Ed Martin has demolished the firewalls between the White House and his own office within the Department of Justice. Confirming him to serve permanently in the role he has already abused in his interim capacity would cross the prosecutorial Rubicon that every single Senator would come to regret and that would threaten the rights of Americans from all walks of life.

“For the past nine weeks, Ed Martin has consistently undermined the independence and abused the power of the U.S. Attorney’s office in DC – openly threatening and intimidating political opponents, dismissing charges against his own clients, firing public servants for their roles in legitimate investigations, and using his office as a cudgel to chill dissent and free speech.

“No one embodies Donald Trump’s personal weaponization of the Justice Department more than Ed Martin. He is unfit to serve as a lawyer, let alone one with the resources – and cover from the Senate – to further twist the power of the law and law enforcement to go after Americans who stand up for the rule of law and for our democracy. With all of the power I am afforded as a United States Senator, I intend to place a hold on his nomination and block attempts to jam through his appointment at every stage.”

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Too bad, so sad.

Previously:

Scott Eckersley and Matt “baby” Blunt: there’s a lawsuit in here somewhere (January 11, 2008)

Ed Martin (r): proof that we never get out of junior high school (May 7, 2012)

Ed Martin (r): We were sitting around trying to think of a metaphor for the campaign… (June 16, 2012)

Gaslighting for his base

22 Saturday Mar 2025

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media

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Donald Trump, Elect a Clown Expect a Circus, Fascist pig, gaslighting, Hypocrisy, idiot, judiciary, MAGA, social media

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check. Conviction. Check.

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas does not exist. It never existed. There were no injunctions. There’s nothing to see here. Move along.

Rinse. Repeat.

It works without fail.

On Thursday:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Unlawful Nationwide Injunctions by Radical Left Judges could very well lead to the destruction of our Country! These people are Lunatics, who do not care, even a little bit, about the repercussions from their very dangerous and incorrect Decisions and Rulings. Lawyers endlessly search the United States for these Judges, and file lawsuits as quickly as they find them. It is then the obligation of Law abiding Agencies of Government to have these “Orders” overturned. The danger is unparalleled! These Judges want to assume the Powers of the Presidency, without having to attain 80 Million Votes. They want all of the advantages with none of the risks. Again, a President has to be allowed to act quickly and decisively about such matters as returning murderers, drug lords, rapists, and other such type criminals back to their Homeland, or to other locations that will allow our Country to be SAFE. It is our goal to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and such a high aspiration can never be done if Radical and Highly Partisan Judges are allowed to stand in the way of JUSTICE. STOP NATIONWIDE INJUNCTIONS NOW, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. If Justice Roberts and the United States Supreme Court do not fix this toxic and unprecedented situation IMMEDIATELY, our Country is in very serious trouble!

8.21k ReTruths 28.4k Likes Mar 20, 2025, 5:22 PM

A little later:

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Judge James Boasberg is doing everything in his power to usurp the Power of the Presidency. He is a local, unknown Judge, a Grandstander, looking for publicity, and it cannot be for any other reason, because his “Rulings” are so ridiculous, and inept. SAVE AMERICA!

7.81k ReTruths 31k Likes Mar 20, 2025, 5:29 PM

“…It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury
Signifying nothing.”

Even more economic anxiety

26 Saturday Oct 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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Tags

MAGA, missouri

Today, in the crowd at a parade in west central Missouri:

Not fans of the Democratic Party, apparently. They don’t appear to be billionaires.

Previously:

Economic Anxiety (October 26, 2024)

Economic Anxiety

26 Saturday Oct 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

campaign swag, MAGA, missouri

Today, in the crowd at a parade in west central Missouri:

That campaign swag doesn’t pay for itself.

One question.

Whatever happened to Mike Pence (r)? Just asking.

It’s a fucking cult

22 Sunday Sep 2024

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

≈ 1 Comment

Tags

cult, Donald Trump, ignoranimus, MAGA, maroon, missouri, right wingnuts, signs

We’ve noticed fewer campaign signs supporting the convicted felon in out-state Missouri this cycle. That doesn’t mean they’re not going to vote for him. It’s just that there might now be a social cost to expressing public support for the incoherent grifter and that they are increasingly aware of that cost.

Still, the true believers have got to sign.

Today, on the drive from Springfield to Warrensburg:

Another great moment in sign placement.

Own goal.

“Make Missouri Great Again!”

Aside from the fact that republicans have controlled the General Assembly and statewide offices for two decades this would make complete sense to an ignorant idiot.

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