I think you meant to write "Mike JOHNSON" (instead of Jordan). But as they say in Germany, "immerhin" - which just means, "anyway". You are correct. Believe what they say and believe what they do. The issue with Buck and others is that instead of defeating Johnson, the crowd of spineless wonders gave in! For goodness sake! He goes home w…
I think you meant to write "Mike JOHNSON" (instead of Jordan). But as they say in Germany, "immerhin" - which just means, "anyway". You are correct. Believe what they say and believe what they do. The issue with Buck and others is that instead of defeating Johnson, the crowd of spineless wonders gave in! For goodness sake! He goes home with a pension and healthcare and washes his hands of all he himself has been part of and has been complicit in. At least Adam Kinzinger seems a little more truthful and forthcoming - "I was part of it...I benefitted even as I saw / understood what was going on. I knew being on the January 6 committee would be life changing." And of course it has been and seems that it still is. That the media keep treating Nikki Haley as though she is something better in the gop is absolutely ridiculous! There is nothing normal about this party now, other than they are normal compared with the black shirts, the brown shirts, the red hats etc. The danger still exists, and the gop has elected a guy who was at the center of the attempt to end democracy. They will keep trying from the inside until or unless they're all thrown out by voters. The problem of course is that most of their seats are safe due to gerrymandered districts. It's not exactly what all the people want even in the districts where they vote - it is that the political party that is now a danger to democratic processes and norms, even as these relate to the oath of office, is no longer a party that supports any of that. They have for the most part become performers for Faux news, or whoever is holding a camera. But you are correct. Believe what they say because that is exactly what they intend to do. Reagan's administration was not the first but it was in a way the tip of the spear. A good number of people now at the center of right wing think tanks and such came into government during that time. But you can also look back to Gerald R Ford and see some of the "bad guys/gals" getting into government then as well - Dick Cheney is one example, I believe. Correct me TC if I'm not on the right path here. When they depart government they still engage in right wing activity through all the fascist organizations that took shape during the Reagan years. Gorbachev took down a wall while Reagan and his crowd were building one.
I think you meant to write "Mike JOHNSON" (instead of Jordan). But as they say in Germany, "immerhin" - which just means, "anyway". You are correct. Believe what they say and believe what they do. The issue with Buck and others is that instead of defeating Johnson, the crowd of spineless wonders gave in! For goodness sake! He goes home with a pension and healthcare and washes his hands of all he himself has been part of and has been complicit in. At least Adam Kinzinger seems a little more truthful and forthcoming - "I was part of it...I benefitted even as I saw / understood what was going on. I knew being on the January 6 committee would be life changing." And of course it has been and seems that it still is. That the media keep treating Nikki Haley as though she is something better in the gop is absolutely ridiculous! There is nothing normal about this party now, other than they are normal compared with the black shirts, the brown shirts, the red hats etc. The danger still exists, and the gop has elected a guy who was at the center of the attempt to end democracy. They will keep trying from the inside until or unless they're all thrown out by voters. The problem of course is that most of their seats are safe due to gerrymandered districts. It's not exactly what all the people want even in the districts where they vote - it is that the political party that is now a danger to democratic processes and norms, even as these relate to the oath of office, is no longer a party that supports any of that. They have for the most part become performers for Faux news, or whoever is holding a camera. But you are correct. Believe what they say because that is exactly what they intend to do. Reagan's administration was not the first but it was in a way the tip of the spear. A good number of people now at the center of right wing think tanks and such came into government during that time. But you can also look back to Gerald R Ford and see some of the "bad guys/gals" getting into government then as well - Dick Cheney is one example, I believe. Correct me TC if I'm not on the right path here. When they depart government they still engage in right wing activity through all the fascist organizations that took shape during the Reagan years. Gorbachev took down a wall while Reagan and his crowd were building one.