HOW’S THAT FOR YOUR POSTWAR COMMIE CONSPIRACY, MANDRAKE? NBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell: What if Putin and Trump arranged the Syria bombing to distract from Russiagate?

Man, when I dubbed them “The John Birch Left” for seeing racism, sexism, homophobia, and the Koch Brothers everywhere in 2014, I had no idea Democrats would also be looking for Russians under every bed just two years later.

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