Third Time’s A Charm February 5, 2025 The richest man on the planet, with Trump’s blessing, has withheld USAID food to starving children in your name and mine. In addition to being spectacularly cruel and immoral, they are playing right into the hands of Russia and China — and terrorists around the world who feed on people’s desperation. Separately, we are insulting Canada. Lawrence O’Donnell — we are no longer a nation of laws. So powerful. Watch! Another impeachment? “Third time’s a charm,” argues our own Professor deLespinasse, who acknowledges that, for it to succeed, it should be led by Republicans. We’re obviously not there yet . . . and may never be. But at the rate Trump’s going . . . and to the extent he may simply ignore the powers of the other two branches of government . . . those two humiliated, emasculated branches might — conceivably — decide to honor their oath to the Constitution. Especially if impeachment were endorsed by Mitch McConnell. You will recall that the last time Trump was impeached, the Senate voted 57 to 43 to convict. But the then majority leader rallied enough Republican votes to save Trump from the required two-thirds majority. His rationale: “we have a criminal justice system . . .” He didn’t foresee the cravenness of U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, or the fecklessness of Merrick Garland, or the degree to which our justice system can fail us. Had Trump been impeached, the Constitution would have prevented his running for reelection. Maybe McConnell is feeling regret? Maybe he’d like to save democracy? Unlikely — but not entirely inconceivable. If you own OPRT — only, needless to say, with money you can truly afford to lose — you may have noticed that it’s more than doubled in the last three or four months. If the scheduled February 12 earnings report disappoints, the stock may tank; but either way I’m not selling mine. I think it could double from here in the next year or two . . . and perhaps double again after that.