Precisely. In this fight we are not choosing friends. We are choosing a side - that of democracy.
I have mixed feelings of course. On the one hand, her opposition to Trump is sudden. During Trump’s Presidency I can’t recall her ever opposing him, at least until the eve of the insurrection. She was a rising force within the Party and I g…
Precisely. In this fight we are not choosing friends. We are choosing a side - that of democracy.
I have mixed feelings of course. On the one hand, her opposition to Trump is sudden. During Trump’s Presidency I can’t recall her ever opposing him, at least until the eve of the insurrection. She was a rising force within the Party and I guess it behooved her to be a good soldier through his Presidency. She appears sagacious now, but she was one of the leading voices in support of Trump in the Ukraine impeachment, with numerous media moments. I thought her arguments were typical of the weak tea the GOP was serving up on behalf of Trump.
Nonetheless, she is now at the head of a movement to pull the Republicans back from the cliff they are so rushing so eagerly to. She may succeed in the long run and she may not. But she was unequivocal in her words last night and has at least rocked the lickspittles who currently “lead” the Republicans. One suspects that she has more powerful support behind her than we know.
And finally, who else could we expect to perform this feat. The Republicans have been the very embodiment of mediocrity and mendacity for decades now. Their intellectual poverty came dazzlingly into view with Newt Gingrich in the 90s a man of some intelligence and no wisdom. George W., Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz led a bound to fail bid for a spreading of American hegemony going forward. It’s not hard to recall how they wreaked havoc in pushing forward A Project For a New American Century.
They moved on to be slapped around by the Tea Party movement with luminaries such as Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin and Grover Norquist swinging for the fences. For a hot minute Bobby Jindal was thought to be the savior of the Party. Then it was Marco Rubio’s turn. Then, in an hour of greatest weakness, they allowed themselves to be seduced by Trump.
Really, it’s beyond astonishing how stony their soil has been. The Republicans have been masters of tactical maneuvers to win elections. Once won, they have not once shown themselves worthy in leadership.
The stakes appear immensely high now. The loyal opposition will do what it will do. We can but watch uneasily as they confront yet another “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” moment.
There is no Joe DiMaggio. Liz Cheney will have to do for the time being.
Precisely. In this fight we are not choosing friends. We are choosing a side - that of democracy.
I have mixed feelings of course. On the one hand, her opposition to Trump is sudden. During Trump’s Presidency I can’t recall her ever opposing him, at least until the eve of the insurrection. She was a rising force within the Party and I guess it behooved her to be a good soldier through his Presidency. She appears sagacious now, but she was one of the leading voices in support of Trump in the Ukraine impeachment, with numerous media moments. I thought her arguments were typical of the weak tea the GOP was serving up on behalf of Trump.
Nonetheless, she is now at the head of a movement to pull the Republicans back from the cliff they are so rushing so eagerly to. She may succeed in the long run and she may not. But she was unequivocal in her words last night and has at least rocked the lickspittles who currently “lead” the Republicans. One suspects that she has more powerful support behind her than we know.
And finally, who else could we expect to perform this feat. The Republicans have been the very embodiment of mediocrity and mendacity for decades now. Their intellectual poverty came dazzlingly into view with Newt Gingrich in the 90s a man of some intelligence and no wisdom. George W., Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz led a bound to fail bid for a spreading of American hegemony going forward. It’s not hard to recall how they wreaked havoc in pushing forward A Project For a New American Century.
They moved on to be slapped around by the Tea Party movement with luminaries such as Michelle Bachmann, Sarah Palin and Grover Norquist swinging for the fences. For a hot minute Bobby Jindal was thought to be the savior of the Party. Then it was Marco Rubio’s turn. Then, in an hour of greatest weakness, they allowed themselves to be seduced by Trump.
Really, it’s beyond astonishing how stony their soil has been. The Republicans have been masters of tactical maneuvers to win elections. Once won, they have not once shown themselves worthy in leadership.
The stakes appear immensely high now. The loyal opposition will do what it will do. We can but watch uneasily as they confront yet another “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?” moment.
There is no Joe DiMaggio. Liz Cheney will have to do for the time being.
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