Humpty Dumpty

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My college roommate, Fluffy, who we all agreed was a tad off was fond of saying:

"Humpty Dumpty was pushed."

Well, perhaps, but what we do know is that he had a great fall.

Friday night brought some news.

Mueller has indictments. The arrests would be happening as soon as Monday.

Who do you have in the office pool?

Manafort? Flynn? Carter Page?

They seem to be the low-hanging fruit.

Yet, Saturday morning was crazy on Twitter and Facebook because there was all sorts of wild theories being bantered about.

"It's for Obama and Clinton!" A number of hopeful people mentioned. "They sold all out uranium!"

Mueller wasn't working on that investigation. Also, that particular item had been investigated twice already.

Most of it has been pored over and debunked.

So, speculation is a weird thing.

"Trump is going to jail!"

Is probably a tad premature as well.

But who knows?

Jared Kushner?

When it comes to politics it's probably true that most everyone is a tad dirty.

The microscope has been on a whole bunch of people.

Someone is in a world of trouble...

...and if one goes...

...they may all have a great fall.

And all the King's men are going to have to work hard to put Humpty back together again.

Pushed or not.

This week promises to be a real mess.

Stay above the fray...

...try and not fight with people you love...

...over dirty politicians...

...who get what they get...

...'cause they deserve it.

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