On Saturday, the New York Times published an intriguing story titled “How the Russia Inquiry Began: A Campaign Aide, Drinks and Talk of Political Dirt”, which chronicles the foibles of one George Papadopoulos back in 2016:

…previously undisclosed documents show that Mr. Papadopoulos played a critical role in this drama and reveal a Russian operation that was more aggressive and widespread than previously known.

Elsewhere in the Times, we read about Republican sycophants making specious claims meant to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the ongoing investigation into said collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians. The article opens with:

A growing campaign by President Trump’s most ardent supporters to discredit the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and the law enforcement agencies assisting his investigation is opening new fissures in the Republican Party, with some lawmakers questioning the damage being done to federal law enforcement and to a political party that has long championed law and order.

The Washington Post cataloged two dozen lies during the Slacker-in-Chief’s™ impromptu interview on Thursday with New York Times reporter, Michael S. Schmidt. The word “collusion” was used by Trump himself 16 – yes, sixteen – times, with no apparent prompting from Schmidt.

…and with Christmas barely behind us, I couldn’t help but reflect on other historic examples of adults going to ridiculous lengths to indulge a [man] child’s fantasy…

A link to a .PDF version of today’s poster here.