Latest / Systemic Error Podcast
'Begging!' Cornyn-bashing panel erupts in laughter at standout Republican's 'courage’
Papering Over PowerThe Joke Is the PointThe source story is brief: MSNBC guests laughed at John Cornyn and Thom Tillis for hesitating over Todd Blanche, and the exchange turned on one absurd fact. Republican senators are treating the Justice Department like a place where corruption can be managed if someone in power just agrees to write it down. That is not serious oversight. It is a cover story with a letterhead.The laughter lands because the performance is so naked. The senators are not confronting abuse. They are negotiating the terms under which abuse can continue without…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.