THE LIGHTER SIDE

God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Superman v Batman” fell 70 percent at the box office in the movie’s second weekend on Sunday. It makes total sense. If anyone wants to see a billionaire with an anger problem fighting a guy from another planet, they can always watch Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on the news for free.

The Justice Department withdrew its demand that Apple provide an unlocking device for FBI agents to hack into suspects’ iPhones. They got an outside source to invent one. At baseball’s opening day in Washington, Attorney General Loretta Lynch will be there to throw out the First Amendment.

Donald Trump’s poll numbers in Wisconsin began surging over the weekend. He had to rally from misstatements he had made on abortion and NATO. It’s surprising that Trump didn’t win huge in Wisconsin, considering he’s been wearing one of those cheeseheads for most of his adult life.

President Obama transferred more prisoners out of Guantanamo in an effort to close it. The place has air conditioning, two soccer fields, a library, a gym, a cafeteria and six armed guard towers. Why close it down when it could be converted instantly into a Los Angeles high school?

USA Today reported Monday that a law firm in Panama leaked documents that show how top world leaders and their cronies hide billions of dollars and avoid taxes. Reaction was swift. The scheme was exposed Monday morning and by that night was added to the Republican Party platform.