Ooh, juicy! Ryan Zinke's exploding cigar is exploding.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

The IG for the Interior Department is opening an ethics investigation against Zinke for pressuring Lisa Murkowski to change her vote on ACA repeal.

Yummy.

(Just announced on TRMS)

[malaise]

1. Seriously this bunch of goons is worse than any given banana

republic

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Banana Republicans.

[malaise]

4. Indeed

Icahn is also in trouble

[WhiteTara]

10. Oooh! That is so good!

May I use that? I would change it slightly to Banana Republicons. It fits them better, don't you think? Feel free to call them republicons any time you think of it!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

18. I didn't invent it - read it somewhere.

It sure fits, doesn't it?

[WhiteTara]

24. I'm appropriating it for my next column

and I always call them Republicons. And yes, it fits VERY well.! Thanks.

[mountain grammy]

15. Excellent!

[Angry Dragon]

17. I like it

[montana_hazeleyes]

20. Oh, that is good!

[uponit7771]

22. +1

[hlthe2b]

3. Bet he wishes he could mount that horse and ride the hell back out of town...

hmmm.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. K&R - great OP title!

[Angry Dragon]

6. A lot of people wanted a business man to run the country

He brought in a bunch of other business people
None of them know how to run a country
They are running it as a business
We see how they think a business should run
Lies threats stupidity
Is not working
Look and see why people do not trust business

[klook]

8. They're running it as a shell corporation.

Not even as any kind of legit business.

Truly a low point in the history of our republic.

[groundloop]

12. But 45* is NOT a good businessman (SIX BANKRUPTCIES !!!!!)

45* is a con man, pure and simple. He rips off employees, contractors, and suppliers. That business model is not sustainable.

[Angry Dragon]

13. I never said he was good ........... and I have read 7 bankruptcies

[MrPurple]

16. Corrupt businessmen running it like a Trump University business

[dchill]

21. That's not a business...

It's a fraud. Which, believe it or not, is different.

[MrPurple]

25. Agreed

[KY_EnviroGuy]

27. 90s CEO Worship

A part of that comes from corporate executive worship created by the 90s stock market run and endless CEO interviews on CNBC, Fox business, WSJ, etc., and America buying into the stock market and IRAs. Americans (especially Repugs) seen to have an endless hunger for heroes, father figures, symbols of wealth and celebrities.

[Ilsa]

7. K&R. nt

[Honeycombe8]

9. What's an "IG"? Inspector General? nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Yes, every agency has one.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is a generic term for the oversight division of a federal or state agency aimed at preventing inefficient or illegal operations within their parent agency. Such offices are attached to many federal executive departments, independent federal agencies, as well as state and local governments. Each office includes an Inspector General (or I.G.) and employees charged with identifying, auditing, and investigating fraud, waste, abuse, embezzlement and mismanagement of any kind within the executive department.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Inspector_General_(United_States)

[Honeycombe8]

14. LOL. Makes me think of a movie...Danny Kaye in "The Inspector General." nt

[spanone]

19. K&R...

[KelleyKramer]

23. THIS is what Trumps crazy antics overshadow and cover up

Thanks for posting

Kick!

[leftstreet]

26. DURec

Interesting!