AT LAST, A CONSPIRACY THEORY THAT MAKES SENSE

Conspiracy theories have been part of the political landscape since, well, there's been a political landscape. Most conspiracy theories are given little credence by sane individuals. Adherents of your run-of-the mill conspiracy theory are generally of the wild-eyed fanatic persuasion, grasping at the extremely unlikely as a substitute for rational thought.

Notable conspiracy theories in recent history include the alleged second shooter on the grassy knoll in the JFK assassination, Barack Obama's forged Hawaiian birth certificate, and the Clinton's "removal" of Vince Foster. Recently, Cranky even came across an elderly and quite loony lady who believed the Watergate break-in never occurred, the reason being that no self-respecting break-in professional would tape a door open by applying the tape horizontally. "Everyone" knows that break-in tape is applied vertically.

But at last we have a believable conspiracy theory. The hacking of Democratic party emails was done on Vladimir Putin's orders, and the emails publicly released on the eve of the Democratic convention to support his friend and preferred candidate for President of the United States, one Donald J. Trump.

Now that's a believable conspiracy theory.