Much about politics is ridiculous. Sometimes the ridiculousness has to be dealt with seriously because of the harm it can do, but sometimes it is just plain fun. Threatening to fail to raise the debt ceiling is an example of the first. It has to be raised, and if the Republicans want to cut spending, they can do so in the next budget cycle. The business over Santos is an example of the second. Democrats are pretending to be outraged over the fact that, of all things, a politician would lie about his qualifications and background and demanding that Santos resign to preserve the purity and essence of our electoral process. Republicans are responding that Santos should resign only after Elizabeth Warren, Richard “Rambo” Blumenthal, and Joe Biden set the example and resign first. I think people should leave Santos alone and let him serve his term. The little scoundrel is in a place where he belongs among a bipartisan group of people with whom he fits in.
Much about politics is ridiculous. Sometimes the ridiculousness has to be dealt with seriously because of the harm it can do, but sometimes it is just plain fun. Threatening to fail to raise the debt ceiling is an example of the first. It has to be raised, and if the Republicans want to cut spending, they can do so in the next budget cycle. The business over Santos is an example of the second. Democrats are pretending to be outraged over the fact that, of all things, a politician would lie about his qualifications and background and demanding that Santos resign to preserve the purity and essence of our electoral process. Republicans are responding that Santos should resign only after Elizabeth Warren, Richard “Rambo” Blumenthal, and Joe Biden set the example and resign first. I think people should leave Santos alone and let him serve his term. The little scoundrel is in a place where he belongs among a bipartisan group of people with whom he fits in.
I agree with your first point but not on the second.
Santos is a pathological liar and apparently a crook to boot. He has no place in Congress.