And the reason is (was): Hard drive issues.

I won't go into detail, but let's just say it was self-inflicted, completely predictable, and 100 % preventable...yet it still happened and rendered me inoperable for most of the day.

In any event, the Morning Sixpack is back!

And here it is.

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Did you know? Mike Pompeo and Steve "Money Man" Mnuchin tried getting #TFG out of office using the 25th Amendment...or so they say, now.

Mnuchin and Pompeo Discussed a Plan to Oust Trump from Office on Jan. 6: Report

Steve Mnuchin and Mike Pompeo discussed a plan to remove Trump from office after the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to Jonathan Karl’s new book Betrayal, which chronicles the final days of the former president’s time in office.

Then-Treasury Secretary Mnuchin reportedly called then-Secretary of State Pompeo on the evening of Jan. 6 to suggest using the 25th Amendment, which outlines the protocols for how to replace the president or vice president in the event of their death, removal from office, resignation, or incapacitation. “I learned that Mnuchin had several conversations about the 25th Amendment and, further, that Mike Pompeo actually asked for a legal analysis of the 25th Amendment and how it would work,” Karl said during an appearance on MSNBC Monday morning.

Read all about it in Rolling Stone (affiliate link).

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Make it a great day!

Bill

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