I wonder which way to go… Dr. John the Night Tripper.

Dr. John’s music came to mind as I was reading the following recent U.S. State Department press release .

Designation of Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez and Yacyretá Bi-National Entity Legal Counsel Juan Carlos Duarte for Involvement in Significant Corruption

The United States is designating Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez and Yacyretá Bi-National Entity Legal Counsel Juan Carlos “Charly” Duarte for involvement in significant corruption, including bribery of a public official and interference in public processes.

At first I thought that old Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole thing was applicable but that got eighty sixed  real quick when I got to

This public designation is made under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022. As part of this action, the Department is also designating Velazquez’s immediate family members, including Lourdes Maria Andrea Samaniego Gonzalez, Dionicio Adalberto Velazquez Gimenez, Sonya Rebeca Velazquez Escauriza, and Hugo Jose Velazquez Escauriza; and Duarte’s immediate family members including Ninfa Concepcion Vera Moreira and Tamara Duarte Martinez. 

That’s some serious Familiar Reality right there,  home.

But the State department  gets out of hand in the next paragraph; seriously out of hand. Somebody call the CDC and tell them the Foggy Bottom  vaccine is needed immediately Their grip on the Absolute has never been very reliable but there usually was someone on call who could haul them closer to shore until some degree of sensibility returned.

Now, the current white house has it’s own needs and while the CDC  might have some kind of vaccine for them, it’s not likely they’ll use it. All in all, things don’t look real well for US.  Read this last paragraph and see for yourself if the criminals-in-charge aren’t displaying a complete break with cognitive functions…

These designations reaffirm the commitment of the United States to combat corruption, which harms the public interest, hampers countries’ economic prosperity, and curtails the ability of governments to respond effectively to the needs of their people. The United States continues to stand with all Paraguayans in support of democracy and the rule of law and will continue to promote accountability for those who abuse public power for personal gain, regardless of their position or political affiliation.

(Must be over target… microwave applied and the heat is rising)

Meanwhile, the United States waits for the democrats to pull the beam out of their eye and recognize and support  obey our rule of law.