Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts
- Smoke coming from a building next to Sweetie Pie's on the square in Decatur caused fire trucks to surround the area for over an hour yesterday afternoon. Even Bridgeport Fire showed up. Not sure what was going on, but everyone was very slow to leave. The Messenger caught video of the initial smoke.
- They got her after all.
- And in today's America, the jury scrambles to get on TV.
- In an absolute clown-car type showing last night, the Republican led House failed to count the votes before they voted whether to impeach the Director of Homeland Security. They then lost.
- It took way too long, but an appellate court told a guy who is trying to become president that he can't do anything he wants with impunity while president. This always seemed obvious to me.
- From a timeline perspective, the federal D.C. Insurrection case has been on hold while the appellate court decided that issue. That stay expires next Monday unless the Supreme Court decides to keep it in place. Whether they do or not is a big deal since it will likely determine whether Trump is tried this year or not.
- After an arrest in Texas, a person will normally be brought in front of a magistrate within 24 hours for bond to be set. We had a ruling yesterday that those "hearings" should be public. I don't think Wise County holds them in a public place.
- These are not impeachment related costs. Oh, no. This is taxpayer money used to defend Paxton in the Whistleblower's lawsuit -- a lawsuit where he admitted all liability last month.
- Trump wielding more power over the Republican Party.
- They signed off on a resolution. And it comes as no surprise that Rep. Ronny Jackson is in this photo. He embarrasses us once again.
- And what's that Orwell quote in 1984?: “The Party told you to reject all evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
- I have no idea what this means other than streaming is about to become more confusing -- and probably more expensive.
- DPS Update: I kept my appointment to get my license renewed but wisely chose the Bowie office over Decatur since Decatur didn't have any "free" time for another two months. There was one nice lady working in Bowie and it went off without a hitch. But get this: I had to fill out a long form and she told me "You can take this back to your car to fill it out." There was no one else in the office except her and me. There were empty chairs everywhere. DPS is the most dysfunctional organization in Texas.
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