Being opposed to abortion rights is probably the closest thing the current Republican Party has to a unifying policy objective. Of everyone who’s not actually on the Supreme Court, McConnell is most responsible for the demise of Roe. He’s not a member of the Trump personality cult but also refused to end Trump’s political career when he …
Being opposed to abortion rights is probably the closest thing the current Republican Party has to a unifying policy objective. Of everyone who’s not actually on the Supreme Court, McConnell is most responsible for the demise of Roe. He’s not a member of the Trump personality cult but also refused to end Trump’s political career when he had a chance to do so during the second impeachment trial. I see McConnell as somewhat like John Roberts, whose very real right-wing commitments are occasionally tempered by simultaneous jealousy of institutional prerogatives.
Being opposed to abortion rights is probably the closest thing the current Republican Party has to a unifying policy objective. Of everyone who’s not actually on the Supreme Court, McConnell is most responsible for the demise of Roe. He’s not a member of the Trump personality cult but also refused to end Trump’s political career when he had a chance to do so during the second impeachment trial. I see McConnell as somewhat like John Roberts, whose very real right-wing commitments are occasionally tempered by simultaneous jealousy of institutional prerogatives.