... as to the 2020 presidential election. This episode was about 2/3 Coronavirus, but it was all about making a closing argument against Trump for a second term, as though he was that bulldog of a prosecutor Jack McCoy from Law and Order, making his closing arguments before the jury.
And exhibit A in why Donald Trump should not be reelected in John's argument is how he handled the Coronavirus and how nothing is going to be different in a second term. It might even be worse - if you can conceive of such a thing - because Trump has had Covid and considers himself immune.
The last 10-15 minutes of the episode is about Attorney General Bill Barr and how Trump and Barr have found in each other their "dream partner". Barr has finally found a president who dares be that authoritarian and Trump has found an attorney general who is willing to do anything on his behalf. John took time out to criticize Jeff Sessions who had the job first, but I have to say I think that is unfair. If Barr is the blueprint of what Trump wanted in an AG, I think Sessions resisted Trump's worst instincts pretty well. He lost his job and lost what would have been a lifetime Senate seat had he stayed where he was. Maybe not a profile in courage, but at least a man with a spine.
Funny bits in this episode - John is back on the subject of local news with excerpts of news anchors dressing up for Halloween. And he has film of Bill Barr playing the bagpipes. He promises if he ever gets his hands on film of any member of the Trump administration playing the bagpipes he's playing it regardless of how hard it is on the ears. I believe him.
And exhibit A in why Donald Trump should not be reelected in John's argument is how he handled the Coronavirus and how nothing is going to be different in a second term. It might even be worse - if you can conceive of such a thing - because Trump has had Covid and considers himself immune.
The last 10-15 minutes of the episode is about Attorney General Bill Barr and how Trump and Barr have found in each other their "dream partner". Barr has finally found a president who dares be that authoritarian and Trump has found an attorney general who is willing to do anything on his behalf. John took time out to criticize Jeff Sessions who had the job first, but I have to say I think that is unfair. If Barr is the blueprint of what Trump wanted in an AG, I think Sessions resisted Trump's worst instincts pretty well. He lost his job and lost what would have been a lifetime Senate seat had he stayed where he was. Maybe not a profile in courage, but at least a man with a spine.
Funny bits in this episode - John is back on the subject of local news with excerpts of news anchors dressing up for Halloween. And he has film of Bill Barr playing the bagpipes. He promises if he ever gets his hands on film of any member of the Trump administration playing the bagpipes he's playing it regardless of how hard it is on the ears. I believe him.
