Kane is Able

Pennsylvania State Attorney General Kathleen Kane is a number of things – stating most of which would probably land me as a defendant in a number of lawsuits. To say she is a fraud – a manipulative, narcissistic, bullying, underhanded disgrace to the office – would be a reckless statement devoid of tact.

But I bet she makes her idol and former campaign contribution beneficiary, Hillary Clinton, proud.

Elected on a platform of being “a prosecutor, not a politician,” Kane has made nothing but political moves since she stepped into the role in 2013. From attacking her opponents and predecessors to playing by her own rules, her contempt for the law, and the will, of the people of Pennsylvania has been evident from day one.

Her latest assault on the justice system is the recent dismissal of an in-depth, multi-year investigation into bribery allegations against four Philadelphia-based Democratic representatives. She had them dead to rights. But by the whimsy of her grace and her whisper of desire, countless hours and thousands of dollars are flushed down the Kane drain.

Because it’s racist, yo.

Political motivation is a hell of a drug. The fact that the investigation was started under her predecessor, Tom Corbett; that only Democrats managed to be swept up in the bi-partisan inquiry; that the charges were so abruptly dismissed, with minimal reasoning, makes her actions stink of political cronyism. The Philadelphia Inquirer performed an in-depth look into the situation, only to come out the other end with threats of libel and defamation suits from Kane’s grotesque, troll-like lawyer, Richard Sprague.

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

Hiring a personal attorney to hold a “news conference,” unsupported accusations of an investigation tainted with racism, and charges against critics of being cowardly and sexist only fuel the fire of speculation. Who’s the libelous and defamatory one now? Add “hypocrite” to the ever-growing list of adjectives.

Kane’s first affirmation of her political exhibitionism was her blatant attack against lawful firearm owners shortly after her election. In February of last year, the repealing of the well-established concealed carry reciprocity agreement with Florida was announced. Some urban municipalities, such as the city of Philadelphia, do not properly follow the “shall-issue” status of the state of PA regarding the issuance of carry licenses. This leaves little room for options for its law-abiding citizenry, other than to apply for an out-of-state permit that is legal to use here. Chalk up a win for her in the name of “loopholes” for party support. It did nothing to actually deter crime.

Shortly thereafter, Kane affirmed that she would not uphold the state’s constitution, primarily the section related to marriages recognized under the law. Despite breaching her oath of office, she took it upon herself to rally further support from her base and ignore the law in the name of ethics. That level of irony could only be taught from the playbook of US Attorney General Eric Holder. A match made in heaven.

There are ways of changing state laws, and it’s not by pretending they don’t exist. You’d think someone would know their role in government after going to law school, but education doesn’t breed intelligence. And the only people who could hold Kane accountable to any level are either targets of her investigations or those who could easily become one.

When it comes to keeping corrupt politicians in office, superseding the rights of citizens, and making up all the rest in-between, Kane is Able!

Free Fallin’

In what’s being heralded as a triumph in democracy, Crimea successfully parted ways with Ukraine after a peaceful referendum was held, in accordance with international law, and voted upon with an outpouring of majority support.

Wait, no?  Well, how about:

With blatant disregard for their constitution, angry mobs of Ukrainians led a violent coup against their former President, leading to his expulsion and illegal takeover by an interim government.

But isn’t that what happened?

It’s hard to tell, given the position of the White House and the European Union, and how dictated facts spread in the press like herpes on prom night.  What we have right here is grounds for a good, old-fashioned info war cold war!  Obama already forms a stiff erection every time Putin is slighted.  And right now, he’s waving his raging semi in the direction of… sanctions against Russian “cronies.”

Convincing.  So much so, that the Russians laughed it off by inviting sanctions against their entire parliament.  “Bring it on, pussies!” I believe is the quote I read, though I may be mistaken.  This, followed by initiating their own sanctions against the US.

I’ve never bared witness to such a large scale superpower pissing match.  It’s not to say I support certain actions of a politically motivated, power hungry, deceptive President (Putin or Obama, take your pick), but the Cold War is long dead.  We don’t have to hate the Russians anymore.  This isn’t Rocky IV.

Hell, nowadays, even Stallone and Lundgren are working together.

What the Obama administration is exercising is not diplomacy.  Isolation tactics are not diplomacy.  Justifying said actions with “well, they did it to themselves, so there!” is not diplomacy.  We can go right ahead and have high-level, direct talks with Iran without preconditions, but we’ll snub the President of Russia by cancelling his G8 membership and imposing sanctions because he supported his own people, ethnic Russians, in an independent, self-governed state?  Who is he, the world’s police?  Only the US can be the world’s police!

The double standard is blinding.

No one’s feathers were more ruffled than Obama’s when Russia stepped in amidst the crisis in Syria and deescalated tensions derived from supposed chemical weapons usage.  Putin prevented the war that Obama and Kerry were all horny over – the same war they decried when Bush waged it in Iraq, for the same reasons.  Flaccid jimmies betwixt thighs, they decided to follow the Russian-led appeal to dismember Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile.  Putin stopped them in their tracks, redirected, and led much in a manner as we should have.

Thanks for making us look bad, bruh.

What should be multi-lateral open dialogue has become Russia dictating the terms to the world.  But we can’t talk anymore, because we’re not friends.  And you can’t put a price on friendship.  Wait, yes you can.  It’s one billion dollars, via taxpayer funded foreign aid to Ukraine.  That’s a real rebuke to the likes of Russia.  Yeah, that’ll teach them.

In a world full of children, we’re supposed to be the adults.  We should be leading the conversation, not just being mentioned in passing.

The free world has begun to free fall.

Family Ties

I don’t know who is more of a monster – Adam Lanza or his father, Peter.  An appropriate name for such a dick.

This week, it was revealed that Peter Lanza had broken his silence and came out with the audacious claim that he wished his son were never born.  That’s more than harsh, it’s wrong.  Given the nature of his son’s heinous crimes, I’m sure many would agree with his sentiment.  However, this does not preclude a father from disowning his own offspring in such an irreverent manner.

If you have a child, you may understand.  From the first moment his tiny fingers wrap around yours, you become awash with unequivocal love.  You find you can stare for hours at the face of the tiny person you helped create.  You dream for him, you wish for him, and you do everything within your power to provide for him.  You relish and reflect on this moment in your life as one of your proudest.

So where the hell did everything go wrong?

In reading excerpts from the interviews, I gathered that Adam’s mother may have been as mentally unstable as her son.  Peter Lanza viewed his son’s mental illness as all-encompassing, having wrenched the entirety of Adam’s personality from within him, while Peter did seemingly nothing about it.  I am by no means a mental health professional, or even a first person spectator, but I am a dad.  It’s a shame.  That kid never had a chance.

Unconditional love is the only kind you should have for your children.  To wish Adam was never born is to write off an entire lifetime because of a moment.  Wish not for his non-existence, but that he had received the proper, timely treatment for his illness.  We, the public, find it easy to dehumanize the mentally ill because of their actions, and it makes clear the separation between evil and innocence.  But a parent is not the public.  A parent raised this child, for better or worse.  To deny parentage by invoking this level of publicly displayed guilt means you are sorry for yourself – not your loss, and not the crime.

Peter, cry me a river with those crocodile tears.  You may end up looking as ugly on the outside as you do on the inside.