The Mystery that Is Roy Blunt

 

November 17, 2022

 

With the end of his Senate career in sight, Roy Blunt is voting for gun control measures and for making gay and interracial marriage safe through congressional laws.

 

His late-stage turnaround makes me wonder if he ever voted his conscience, or if he just voted the way he thought he needed to in order to stay in office. (In which case, why be there, if you’re not going to shape the country the way you think it ought to be?)

 

I don’t read tell-all books, but I would like to see a professionally-produced psychological profile on the guy.

 

 

The Cost of Doing Business?

 

November 16, 2022

 

Question of the Day:

 

If the government spends $19,500 in bribes to catch a crooked politician in a sting,

 

Should the politician have to pay back the money?

 

A former St. Louis alderman says, “No.”

 

His contention is that the government spent the money to catch him; they got what they paid for. So he should be able to keep the cash.

 

We’ll see how it turns out.

 

I Could Probably Scrape By

 

 November 3, 2022

 

The Powerball is over $1 billion right now, but lottery buyers were warned that if they took the lump sum, they’d only get $700+ million. 

 

I could probably scrape by on that.