Arraignments are inherently boring. Perfunctory and procedural are the words that come to mind.

The MSM’s obsession with former President* Pennywise continues. Please don’t call him president: we have only one president at a time. That goes for the former presidents I voted for. Come on down, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

Today may be the Trumpiest day of all: all hype and precious little substance. We can expect him to lie about the crowd size. I suspect he lied about the size of something else to Stephanie Clifford DBA Stormy Daniels.

Arraignment Day is bound to test everyone’s patience. Neither the media nor the Indicted Impeached Insult Comedian’s followers are known for their patience. They agree with this classic tune:

The only thing that really matters today is the release of the charges. It’s supposed to be bigger than a house cat and smaller than an elephant. I have no idea what that means but it scans well. Scanning well is my jam.

While we’re waiting, here’s a quick and dirty Arraignment Day Top Ten List to ward off the boredom. It features the only image that matters: Michael F’s portrait of Pennywise.

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I’ll be back either later today or tomorrow afternoon with an assessment of the charges and Alvin Bragg’s press conference. I don’t give a shit what the Kaiser of Chaos says at Mar-a-Doorn later today. It will be a pack of lies.

The last word goes to XTC: