This morning began with House Democrats filing one article of impeachment against Trump, charging him with “incitement of insurrection.” It makes its case by noting that Trump’s months of lies about the election and his inflammatory speech to the rally on January 6-- including lines like “if you don’t fight like hell you’re not going to have a country anymore”—led directly to “violent, deadly, destructive and seditious acts.”
He will wither and eventually die an angry, broken, delusional man.
And many will try to forget him.
But I will not.
We may escape his tenure in office bruised, but not mortally wounded.
Our environment may begin to recover from the assault he leveled at it that delayed action to slow the creeping warming that is engulfing our earth and threatening our children’s lives.
Communities that were the targets of his hate may entertain some hope for deep and lasting change.
People who fear illness or death from the Coronavirus may live to see those fears relieved.
The world may breathe a sigh of relief that the tyrant who ruled the United States has passed from the scene.
But I will not.
I will not forget him.
I will not breathe easily when he leaves.
He did not act alone.
Those who enabled his worst behavior remain in positions of trust and power.
When the article in The Atlantic appeared, warning of the dangerous period of the Interregnum, it talked about how he could move from the electoral, to the litigation phase, but that after January 6th, the only option remaining was insurrection.
The visual of a constructed gallows, and vigilante groups, who carried zip cuffs, who new the location of secret congressional offices, tells me this was not simply a flash mob of angry citizens.
No, both from an offensive and defensive standpoint this a planned assault conducted by hate groups. He gave them their marching orders. He removed the leadership of the agencies tasked with guarding the Congress, ensuring that the response would be weak and ineffective. He influenced 147 political leaders to reject their oaths to the Constitution and swear their allegiance to him alone.
Almost seventy years ago, one man stood up to a demagogue saying, “Have you no decency, sir?”
We are at such a moment today, except that what’s at stake is far more than decency. Our country is badly divided, with about one in three citizens in support of the carnage that occurred on January 6, 2021. We face a most formidable adversary.
As Pogo said many years ago, “We have met the enemy... and it is us!”
Seventy five years ago we vanquished Fascism. Using our might, we built the greatest economy the world had seen. We conquered polio. We put a man on another celestial body. And we expanded the rights of the least powerful among us.
In an earlier letter, you described how Lincoln insisted on completing the dome of the Capitol at the same time the Civil War was killing over half a million people. Now we are facing dueling crises, one of our own making.
Conquering Covid does not demand we set aside what happened last week. We can, and should hold our leaders accountable for their false allegiance to a person that cares not one whit for the welfare of anyone but the privileged few.
Let that shining dome remind us of our shared history, our decency, our common purpose; and serve as an inspiration to those who yearn for and love freedom to continue the quest for the “more perfect union”.
What has disturbed me the most during the past months is not simply 45's continual assault on our democracy, on our moral and ethical standards, on our safety and security as a nation, but his total disregard for a health disaster that has killed (in the most cruel of ways -- the utter depravation of the oxygen needed to breathe in our life source) more than 375,000 of our kin.
As you so eloquently put it, Heather:
"[A]ccording to Maggie Haberman at the New York Times, what is upsetting him most is that the PGA has pulled its 2022 golf championship from Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club.
That, not the riots, not the deaths, not impeachment, and certainly not the coronavirus--which has now killed more than 375,000 of us—has “gutted” him."
Just think of it ... this traitor can only be "gutted" by financial loss and the destruction of prestige in a "white" sport that most US citizens cannot afford to play. Not one iota of compassion runs through the veins of this so-called human being, nor through the veins of his family, his administration or his blood-thirsty followers. At a time when thousands are on the brink of death, he has ensured that the spotlight remains on him rather than on the dying, the grieving, the homeless, and the starving.
May the Force be with our country and her citizens.
Screw bipartisanship, at least with the racist and theocratic terrorists who make up the bulk of the Republican party.
Would the so-called "moderate" Republicans like to rejoin government? Then they should form a new party, maybe call it the "Conservative" party. Denounce Trump. Denounce racism, violence, and the evisceration of our governmental agencies. Declare loyalty to the separation of church and state, the rule of law, and the Constitutional transfer of power. Do that, and after a few months to make sure you mean it, and we can talk about sharing power with the Democratic party. Until then, to hell with the lot of you, for we know you by the company you keep.
Democrats should -- must -- "ram through" as much comprehensive, well-drafted legislation as quickly as they can without any "bipartisan" participation. Don't worry about "inflaming their resistance," because they do that to themselves without any help from anybody else.
In their current incarnation, on a bus driven by racists and religious fanatics, Republicans can only negotiate in bad faith, hoping to delay and impede the functions of government while they mount another insurrection.
I'm new to this community, so forgive me if I say things that have already been said, or which irritate any followers. I've been following Heather on Facebook for a while now, though I somehow missed until just the other day that there was a newsletter.
I have watched with growing alarm what has gone on in this country since even before Trump took office, though his taking office in 2016 certainly made things a lot worse. I trace a lot of what is going on now to the rise of "conservative talk radio", led by Rush Limbaugh, etc., because when that happened, Republicans and Democrats started getting their actual news and information from different sources. Even into the early 1990s, Republicans and Democrats used to get the same information. They may have interpreted the information differently, but the "base predicate" was the same. However, that all changed once Limbaugh, et als, arrived on the scene, and it was accelerated and exacerbated by the rise of Fox News and its ilk. Now, we have a huge chunk of the population which doesn't even get the same news as the rest of the population. How can that possibly work in the long run?
As well, there are clearly--and horrifyingly--there are a lot of people in this country who would be just fine if we became a fascist autocracy. That is something that I never in my worst nightmares ever imagined.
Sorry to be a "Debbie Downer", but the last few months have just been so disheartening.
Watching the "death spiral" of the GOP is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. My spirits were buoyed by the commitments from corporate America to NOT fund the 147 Republicans who were not far behind Trump in culpability for the insurrection. Clearly the corporations and the social media companies are late in their condemnations and shock at what has happened, but they ALL should have been way out in front of this quite some time ago. I do realized that they are still concerned for their bottom line, but better late than never. Taking away their money and their social media megaphones will do more to weaken Trumpism as any political speeches or condemnations from Editorial Boards of mainstream media. -- HCR, keep up the good work!
Of course he's "gutted" by the loss of the golf game - of all the problems, that's the only one that affects his ego personally.
The nice thing is, he is going to be DESTROYED on all fronts. He owes a billion+ in debts that come due this year, and now no one will give him money (I'm certain even Putin and the Russians have washed their hands of him now). So his "great business" goes totally bankrupt. All his golf courses will have to be sold, along with everything else - and the company that was handling his real estate business has announced they will have nothing more to do with him. After making himself a traitor, nobody's going to want to give him money to have his name on their building. He is toast. Over. Done. Stick a fork in him.
And that doesn't even count the Department of Justice coming after him for sedition, the New York Attorney General going after him and also his company for major tax fraud, and the New York DA also going after him and his spawn. And that doesn't mention SDNY, which is going to be relentless.
Bye bye, shithead. You and your worthless children are ALL going to lose EVERYTHING and then go to jail.
And all the Trumpscum are going to "get theirs." When their names and addresses are linked to their hate speech, and then that information is given to their employers, they're going to be Out On Their Asses, and since so far they're getting "fired for cause" (which will continue) that means they can't collect unemployment. They're going to WANT to be picked up and put in FEMA camps, as the only way to have a roof over their head and a meal.
The owners of the wingnut noise machine are already telling their puppets to STFU on pain of being fired.
Then we pass The Fairness Doctrine as law, rather than revocable regulation, and shut down their whole Wingnut Welfare State.
2021: the year we SMASH the pseudo-conservative Far Wrong Wing.
We're going to need to convene a Truth & Reconciliation Commission, similar to the one that took place in South Africa after apartheid, similar to the one that should have taken place in the USA following the Civil War. If we are going to root out this sickness that has infected the body of American politics since the founding and now threatens its very life, all of it has to be exposed to the light.
Thank you Heather. Always on spot with the facts and details. I appreciate this lifeline to reality as I grapple with friends and colleagues that are complicit with Trump and his accomplices.
The days seem endless as we approach the first step to righting this ship. We have so far to go on this journey. I am delighted with the mass fallout away from Trump. It's as if we are watching an onion peel away from itself in fast forward. I'm hoping this will lead to making Trump insignificant in due time. Something is needed to break the trance he has on his cult.
I am still, and will likely always be sickened by the images coming from the attack on the Capitol by the domestic terrorists. I feel a Commission should be set up to concentrate on all aspects of who and why this happened. A price must be paid for this insurrection.
I'm curious as to why Chad Wolff chose now to exit. Jumping ship or trying to save his ass? I have watch a couple of interviews with Colin Powell these last few days. His is dripping with disdain towards Trump. My hope is that Biden will pull him in to investigate the insurrection.
As a side note, if nothing else comes of Trumps involvement, we can all settle on the fact that even Bellichick won't tolerate him. Damn.
I am concerned with the Inaugural events. I wonder if it would be safer to officiate the New Elect President and Vice=President in a small, closed event, with the attendance of those who must be present to make it official and legal, and leave visits to cemetery and other regular activities for next day or end of the month. By then, there would be a new cabinet, new leaders in charge of our Nation's security, better security plans in place as well as removing infiltrators from any agency related to national and local security. Vesting Joe Biden and Kamalla Harris with all the legal powers, securing that step, in my view, would be the most relevant act on the 20th.
Such a long day, and yet true to form, Dr HCR is able to tell us not only what has transpired, but also to explain the significance of each action and reaction, all while keeping a connection with the humanity of everyone involved and providing an objective insight into the psyche of each.
Question: I have clear memories of studying about propaganda and The Big Lie in grade school. These concepts were introduced early on, before middle and high school, and were revisited over the years. Did I just happen to end up with brilliant teachers - or was this just being taught because W.W. II was a relatively recent (within the past 20-25 years) memory? I am extremely worried that it seems we don't have a cultural knowledge of these concepts. How can we rectify the situation that we find ourselves in, with such a large percentage of our citizenry believing The Big Lie that the election was not a fair election? How do we get past this?
A week ago, DT was likely to run for election in 2024. Now he has lost all his communications platforms. His extremist supporters have too, their organizing ability is severely compromised. He has diminished fundraising ability by losing Stripe and Shopify, compounding the crippling loss of his megaphones.
The Trump brand is now radioactive, only a week after being hotter than the sun.
I HATE POLITICS. I hate the party posturing to which it has devolved, where ppl must ask permission of the party rather than doing the right thing. (Yes, I am an Independent and a Berner). I especially hate the hypocrisy, obfuscation and outright lying that comes so easily to the Repugnant Party.
Senator Rick Scott (Reptile FL) actually used a tRumpism yesterday “On Both Sides.” No, you HMO pilfering crook, the killing and destruction is on the Repugnant side with their following of Hateful, White Supremacist Terrorists who attacked the Capitol and are still posing a threat to our government.
WTF is wrong with that 1/3 of ppl who approve of this traitor’s job performance or 40% of voters who can’t see that he has done no work for the nation? And, WTF is wrong with almost half the ppl can’t see that he was directly involved in inciting a rabid cult mob to attack the Capitol with the possibility of removing all successors to his power? Those are rhetorical questions. As I have been saying since 2016, ignorant deluded ppl with no critical thinking skills who live in an alternate fantasy realm would support this clearly insane person or the Repugnant Party that does not have the best interests for them or the nation.
Please keep all of his transgressions enumerated in the News Letter and in the sage comments close at hand. I sense in coming days, weeks, months and years many more aspects of his devious character will see sunlight.
I have written this before but I have to repeat myself. All those elected republicans in Congress and in the various states, with very few exceptions, would have rejoiced at his reelection. Certainly last Wednesday was the icing on the cake, but the cake was long baked for all to smell and taste. And they did, and supported him anyway.
Surely djt is one of the most reprehensible men to have lived. But he is not the cause of where we find ourselves today. He is the result of the Republican Party of the last 40 years. The biggest lie was voiced by Ronald Regan when he said “government is the problem”. What we witnessed at the Capital building last week, and what we have endured during this pandemic, is what you get when you “shrink government to a size that you can drown it in a bathtub”.
HCR: how much of this madness echoes the McCarthy fever? Very worrisome to read of how a lot of the Republicans who voted to object to the results of the election told their friends that they knew Trump lost, but voted as if he did not because they are scared of threats to their families. Also, scuttlebutt says McConnell is making the rounds along K Street warning people "I vill be back" in 2022 and they better not drop him too hastily or he will remember when he gets back in power. The characters who were cowardly supporters (the majority of the Republicans in the House), rabid supporters (Proud Boy types), and cynical supporters (McCarthy, McConnell, and seven seditious Republican Senators) need to be contained, mitigated, set to the side firmly out of power for at least 8 years while Biden cleans up this horrible mess they made. Far, far more than Trump, they are now the greatest danger to this country.
He might resign.
Mike might pardon him.
Congress might impeach or censure him.
Some Republicans will pretend to disavow him.
Prosecutors will indict him.
Citizens will sue him.
Banks will abandon him.
His followers will erect shrines to him.
He will wither and eventually die an angry, broken, delusional man.
And many will try to forget him.
But I will not.
We may escape his tenure in office bruised, but not mortally wounded.
Our environment may begin to recover from the assault he leveled at it that delayed action to slow the creeping warming that is engulfing our earth and threatening our children’s lives.
Communities that were the targets of his hate may entertain some hope for deep and lasting change.
People who fear illness or death from the Coronavirus may live to see those fears relieved.
The world may breathe a sigh of relief that the tyrant who ruled the United States has passed from the scene.
But I will not.
I will not forget him.
I will not breathe easily when he leaves.
He did not act alone.
Those who enabled his worst behavior remain in positions of trust and power.
They must be held to account.
They must be rooted out.
Some may forgive and forget.
But I will not.
When the article in The Atlantic appeared, warning of the dangerous period of the Interregnum, it talked about how he could move from the electoral, to the litigation phase, but that after January 6th, the only option remaining was insurrection.
The visual of a constructed gallows, and vigilante groups, who carried zip cuffs, who new the location of secret congressional offices, tells me this was not simply a flash mob of angry citizens.
No, both from an offensive and defensive standpoint this a planned assault conducted by hate groups. He gave them their marching orders. He removed the leadership of the agencies tasked with guarding the Congress, ensuring that the response would be weak and ineffective. He influenced 147 political leaders to reject their oaths to the Constitution and swear their allegiance to him alone.
Almost seventy years ago, one man stood up to a demagogue saying, “Have you no decency, sir?”
We are at such a moment today, except that what’s at stake is far more than decency. Our country is badly divided, with about one in three citizens in support of the carnage that occurred on January 6, 2021. We face a most formidable adversary.
As Pogo said many years ago, “We have met the enemy... and it is us!”
Seventy five years ago we vanquished Fascism. Using our might, we built the greatest economy the world had seen. We conquered polio. We put a man on another celestial body. And we expanded the rights of the least powerful among us.
In an earlier letter, you described how Lincoln insisted on completing the dome of the Capitol at the same time the Civil War was killing over half a million people. Now we are facing dueling crises, one of our own making.
Conquering Covid does not demand we set aside what happened last week. We can, and should hold our leaders accountable for their false allegiance to a person that cares not one whit for the welfare of anyone but the privileged few.
Let that shining dome remind us of our shared history, our decency, our common purpose; and serve as an inspiration to those who yearn for and love freedom to continue the quest for the “more perfect union”.
Eight days...
What has disturbed me the most during the past months is not simply 45's continual assault on our democracy, on our moral and ethical standards, on our safety and security as a nation, but his total disregard for a health disaster that has killed (in the most cruel of ways -- the utter depravation of the oxygen needed to breathe in our life source) more than 375,000 of our kin.
As you so eloquently put it, Heather:
"[A]ccording to Maggie Haberman at the New York Times, what is upsetting him most is that the PGA has pulled its 2022 golf championship from Trump’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club.
That, not the riots, not the deaths, not impeachment, and certainly not the coronavirus--which has now killed more than 375,000 of us—has “gutted” him."
Just think of it ... this traitor can only be "gutted" by financial loss and the destruction of prestige in a "white" sport that most US citizens cannot afford to play. Not one iota of compassion runs through the veins of this so-called human being, nor through the veins of his family, his administration or his blood-thirsty followers. At a time when thousands are on the brink of death, he has ensured that the spotlight remains on him rather than on the dying, the grieving, the homeless, and the starving.
May the Force be with our country and her citizens.
Screw bipartisanship, at least with the racist and theocratic terrorists who make up the bulk of the Republican party.
Would the so-called "moderate" Republicans like to rejoin government? Then they should form a new party, maybe call it the "Conservative" party. Denounce Trump. Denounce racism, violence, and the evisceration of our governmental agencies. Declare loyalty to the separation of church and state, the rule of law, and the Constitutional transfer of power. Do that, and after a few months to make sure you mean it, and we can talk about sharing power with the Democratic party. Until then, to hell with the lot of you, for we know you by the company you keep.
Democrats should -- must -- "ram through" as much comprehensive, well-drafted legislation as quickly as they can without any "bipartisan" participation. Don't worry about "inflaming their resistance," because they do that to themselves without any help from anybody else.
In their current incarnation, on a bus driven by racists and religious fanatics, Republicans can only negotiate in bad faith, hoping to delay and impede the functions of government while they mount another insurrection.
I'm new to this community, so forgive me if I say things that have already been said, or which irritate any followers. I've been following Heather on Facebook for a while now, though I somehow missed until just the other day that there was a newsletter.
I have watched with growing alarm what has gone on in this country since even before Trump took office, though his taking office in 2016 certainly made things a lot worse. I trace a lot of what is going on now to the rise of "conservative talk radio", led by Rush Limbaugh, etc., because when that happened, Republicans and Democrats started getting their actual news and information from different sources. Even into the early 1990s, Republicans and Democrats used to get the same information. They may have interpreted the information differently, but the "base predicate" was the same. However, that all changed once Limbaugh, et als, arrived on the scene, and it was accelerated and exacerbated by the rise of Fox News and its ilk. Now, we have a huge chunk of the population which doesn't even get the same news as the rest of the population. How can that possibly work in the long run?
As well, there are clearly--and horrifyingly--there are a lot of people in this country who would be just fine if we became a fascist autocracy. That is something that I never in my worst nightmares ever imagined.
Sorry to be a "Debbie Downer", but the last few months have just been so disheartening.
Watching the "death spiral" of the GOP is both exciting and terrifying at the same time. My spirits were buoyed by the commitments from corporate America to NOT fund the 147 Republicans who were not far behind Trump in culpability for the insurrection. Clearly the corporations and the social media companies are late in their condemnations and shock at what has happened, but they ALL should have been way out in front of this quite some time ago. I do realized that they are still concerned for their bottom line, but better late than never. Taking away their money and their social media megaphones will do more to weaken Trumpism as any political speeches or condemnations from Editorial Boards of mainstream media. -- HCR, keep up the good work!
Heather, if you keep posting in the middle of the night, we’ll have to make you an honorary truck driver
Of course he's "gutted" by the loss of the golf game - of all the problems, that's the only one that affects his ego personally.
The nice thing is, he is going to be DESTROYED on all fronts. He owes a billion+ in debts that come due this year, and now no one will give him money (I'm certain even Putin and the Russians have washed their hands of him now). So his "great business" goes totally bankrupt. All his golf courses will have to be sold, along with everything else - and the company that was handling his real estate business has announced they will have nothing more to do with him. After making himself a traitor, nobody's going to want to give him money to have his name on their building. He is toast. Over. Done. Stick a fork in him.
And that doesn't even count the Department of Justice coming after him for sedition, the New York Attorney General going after him and also his company for major tax fraud, and the New York DA also going after him and his spawn. And that doesn't mention SDNY, which is going to be relentless.
Bye bye, shithead. You and your worthless children are ALL going to lose EVERYTHING and then go to jail.
And all the Trumpscum are going to "get theirs." When their names and addresses are linked to their hate speech, and then that information is given to their employers, they're going to be Out On Their Asses, and since so far they're getting "fired for cause" (which will continue) that means they can't collect unemployment. They're going to WANT to be picked up and put in FEMA camps, as the only way to have a roof over their head and a meal.
The owners of the wingnut noise machine are already telling their puppets to STFU on pain of being fired.
Then we pass The Fairness Doctrine as law, rather than revocable regulation, and shut down their whole Wingnut Welfare State.
2021: the year we SMASH the pseudo-conservative Far Wrong Wing.
Mmmmmmm.... tasty!
We're going to need to convene a Truth & Reconciliation Commission, similar to the one that took place in South Africa after apartheid, similar to the one that should have taken place in the USA following the Civil War. If we are going to root out this sickness that has infected the body of American politics since the founding and now threatens its very life, all of it has to be exposed to the light.
Thank you Heather. Always on spot with the facts and details. I appreciate this lifeline to reality as I grapple with friends and colleagues that are complicit with Trump and his accomplices.
The days seem endless as we approach the first step to righting this ship. We have so far to go on this journey. I am delighted with the mass fallout away from Trump. It's as if we are watching an onion peel away from itself in fast forward. I'm hoping this will lead to making Trump insignificant in due time. Something is needed to break the trance he has on his cult.
I am still, and will likely always be sickened by the images coming from the attack on the Capitol by the domestic terrorists. I feel a Commission should be set up to concentrate on all aspects of who and why this happened. A price must be paid for this insurrection.
I'm curious as to why Chad Wolff chose now to exit. Jumping ship or trying to save his ass? I have watch a couple of interviews with Colin Powell these last few days. His is dripping with disdain towards Trump. My hope is that Biden will pull him in to investigate the insurrection.
As a side note, if nothing else comes of Trumps involvement, we can all settle on the fact that even Bellichick won't tolerate him. Damn.
Be safe, be well.
I am concerned with the Inaugural events. I wonder if it would be safer to officiate the New Elect President and Vice=President in a small, closed event, with the attendance of those who must be present to make it official and legal, and leave visits to cemetery and other regular activities for next day or end of the month. By then, there would be a new cabinet, new leaders in charge of our Nation's security, better security plans in place as well as removing infiltrators from any agency related to national and local security. Vesting Joe Biden and Kamalla Harris with all the legal powers, securing that step, in my view, would be the most relevant act on the 20th.
Such a long day, and yet true to form, Dr HCR is able to tell us not only what has transpired, but also to explain the significance of each action and reaction, all while keeping a connection with the humanity of everyone involved and providing an objective insight into the psyche of each.
Question: I have clear memories of studying about propaganda and The Big Lie in grade school. These concepts were introduced early on, before middle and high school, and were revisited over the years. Did I just happen to end up with brilliant teachers - or was this just being taught because W.W. II was a relatively recent (within the past 20-25 years) memory? I am extremely worried that it seems we don't have a cultural knowledge of these concepts. How can we rectify the situation that we find ourselves in, with such a large percentage of our citizenry believing The Big Lie that the election was not a fair election? How do we get past this?
A week ago, DT was likely to run for election in 2024. Now he has lost all his communications platforms. His extremist supporters have too, their organizing ability is severely compromised. He has diminished fundraising ability by losing Stripe and Shopify, compounding the crippling loss of his megaphones.
The Trump brand is now radioactive, only a week after being hotter than the sun.
I HATE POLITICS. I hate the party posturing to which it has devolved, where ppl must ask permission of the party rather than doing the right thing. (Yes, I am an Independent and a Berner). I especially hate the hypocrisy, obfuscation and outright lying that comes so easily to the Repugnant Party.
Senator Rick Scott (Reptile FL) actually used a tRumpism yesterday “On Both Sides.” No, you HMO pilfering crook, the killing and destruction is on the Repugnant side with their following of Hateful, White Supremacist Terrorists who attacked the Capitol and are still posing a threat to our government.
WTF is wrong with that 1/3 of ppl who approve of this traitor’s job performance or 40% of voters who can’t see that he has done no work for the nation? And, WTF is wrong with almost half the ppl can’t see that he was directly involved in inciting a rabid cult mob to attack the Capitol with the possibility of removing all successors to his power? Those are rhetorical questions. As I have been saying since 2016, ignorant deluded ppl with no critical thinking skills who live in an alternate fantasy realm would support this clearly insane person or the Repugnant Party that does not have the best interests for them or the nation.
Please keep all of his transgressions enumerated in the News Letter and in the sage comments close at hand. I sense in coming days, weeks, months and years many more aspects of his devious character will see sunlight.
I have written this before but I have to repeat myself. All those elected republicans in Congress and in the various states, with very few exceptions, would have rejoiced at his reelection. Certainly last Wednesday was the icing on the cake, but the cake was long baked for all to smell and taste. And they did, and supported him anyway.
Surely djt is one of the most reprehensible men to have lived. But he is not the cause of where we find ourselves today. He is the result of the Republican Party of the last 40 years. The biggest lie was voiced by Ronald Regan when he said “government is the problem”. What we witnessed at the Capital building last week, and what we have endured during this pandemic, is what you get when you “shrink government to a size that you can drown it in a bathtub”.
HCR: how much of this madness echoes the McCarthy fever? Very worrisome to read of how a lot of the Republicans who voted to object to the results of the election told their friends that they knew Trump lost, but voted as if he did not because they are scared of threats to their families. Also, scuttlebutt says McConnell is making the rounds along K Street warning people "I vill be back" in 2022 and they better not drop him too hastily or he will remember when he gets back in power. The characters who were cowardly supporters (the majority of the Republicans in the House), rabid supporters (Proud Boy types), and cynical supporters (McCarthy, McConnell, and seven seditious Republican Senators) need to be contained, mitigated, set to the side firmly out of power for at least 8 years while Biden cleans up this horrible mess they made. Far, far more than Trump, they are now the greatest danger to this country.