The Left-Cheek Ass Clown for June, 2020

That we're awash in ass clowns is not surprising. What surprises me is that it is still possible - on occasion - quickly to identify the most "worthy" ass clown for a given period. So it is today.

With the usual flatulent blare of trumpets, we announce that the designation of

The Left-Cheek Ass Clown for June, 2020

is bestowed upon

John Bolton

Hard-line conservative national security hawk, former US Representative to the United Nations, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton is currently at the center of a legal knife fight with the Trump administration over the publication of his book, The Room Where It Happened, in which he relates unflattering (okay, damning), but not unexpected information about his time as part of Der Furor's administration.

The fact that a former government official would publish a book about his (or her) time in the limelight, or that that book would contain vignettes not flattering to the administration, is not unusual, and is in fact a part of life in the DC anthill. Bolton, however, deserves condemnation for his willingness to document the misdeeds of Der Furor's administration in a book from which he can personally profit after refusing to testify during the House impeachment probe of Der Furor unless subpoenaed, and then only if a court agreed that the House had a right to subpoena a presidential advisor. He did offer to testify in the Senate impeachment trial, but this was an empty gesture because he knew Senate Republicans would never agree to call witnesses who might be hostile to Der Furor.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, the Left Cheek Ass Clown for June, 2020, is John Bolton - a prime example of the shameless greed, ideological rigidity, and boundlessly self-serving attitude of those who serve in Der Furor's misbegotten government.

Have a good day. Expect more from your government, but don't be surprised when you don't get it from this administration.

More thoughts tomorrow, when Cartoon Saturday returns. Wash your hands, be sure you are registered to vote in November, and vote.

Bilbo