Thanks, Charlie, for compiling this. You are spot on - the way that Republicans (and their media allies) have tried to ignore the catastrophe of last January 6, and to persuade others that it was no big deal, has been profoundly amoral and disturbing. Their capacity for dishonesty is stunning, and their willingness to abjectly humiliate …
Thanks, Charlie, for compiling this. You are spot on - the way that Republicans (and their media allies) have tried to ignore the catastrophe of last January 6, and to persuade others that it was no big deal, has been profoundly amoral and disturbing. Their capacity for dishonesty is stunning, and their willingness to abjectly humiliate themselves and to sacrifice what little dignity and integrity that they have left is both sad and deeply disappointing.
However, even more concerning is their willingness to take things to the brink with former President Trump, and then almost immediately revert back to the patterns of behavior that brought us very near to the most serious Constitutional crises we have faced in our national history.
The next calamity will be worse.
And the time for political leaders to pretend to do something without following through with courage and resolve is past. If they will not do anything to stop the authoritarians, crackpots, and grifters in our midst, our Republic is surely doomed. Because the authoritarians, crackpots, and grifters are willing to take action, even if those actions destroy the Constitutional order.
If we expect that order to survive, it must have defenders willing to take action and to take risks. Right now, I don't see that sort of firm resolve on the national stage in either party, other than from the incorrigible Mr. Trump and his worst allies.
Thanks, Charlie, for compiling this. You are spot on - the way that Republicans (and their media allies) have tried to ignore the catastrophe of last January 6, and to persuade others that it was no big deal, has been profoundly amoral and disturbing. Their capacity for dishonesty is stunning, and their willingness to abjectly humiliate themselves and to sacrifice what little dignity and integrity that they have left is both sad and deeply disappointing.
However, even more concerning is their willingness to take things to the brink with former President Trump, and then almost immediately revert back to the patterns of behavior that brought us very near to the most serious Constitutional crises we have faced in our national history.
The next calamity will be worse.
And the time for political leaders to pretend to do something without following through with courage and resolve is past. If they will not do anything to stop the authoritarians, crackpots, and grifters in our midst, our Republic is surely doomed. Because the authoritarians, crackpots, and grifters are willing to take action, even if those actions destroy the Constitutional order.
If we expect that order to survive, it must have defenders willing to take action and to take risks. Right now, I don't see that sort of firm resolve on the national stage in either party, other than from the incorrigible Mr. Trump and his worst allies.