I keep a copy of Doris Goodwin's "Team of Rivals"

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On my nightstand and reread it looking for parallels to today’s chaos. Here’s one passage of particular relevance.

Lincoln looked to Chase for guidance on the complex problem of financing a war at a time when the government was heavily in debt. The economic Panic of 1857, corruption in the Buchanan administration, and partial dismemberment of the Union had taken a massive toll on the government coffers. With Congress not in session to authorize new tariffs and taxes, Chase was forced to rely on government loans to sustain war expenditures.

An eerie echo from the past and I’m wondering if the Sinister Six on SCOTUS will consider this when “debating” the question of the fucking pedophile unilaterally placing tariffs on foreign imports.

My initial thought is, “Nah,” because they are corrupt to the core.