How apt are these words for so much of what has gone on in this country particularly in the halls and byways of political life. So much for the supposed scholarly reveals on the GOP side, as liar after liar purports to blow the roof off the hidden 'truth' - manifestly not the truth - and reveal the ugly underworld of the GOP instead. So much for the quality and the character patently missing among these tattered remnants of a once upon a time respectable, patriotic, reasonably competent entity.
This is what troubles me a great deal. Paul Ryan, not one of my favorite people as I disagree greatly with his luddite safety net opposition, got it right and it frightens me. He said,"
“new swing voter in American politics is the suburban voter and it’s really clear the suburban voter doesn’t like Trump but they like Republicans.”
“So I think anybody not named Trump, I think is so much more likely to win the White House for us"
If that does not frighten you, then understand what those words actually reveal and the terrible future it portends if they come true.
The "for us" is not for America as a whole in achieving some kind of uneasy political balance, but a victory for the GOP. End- Stop. The partisan GOP. The same GOP which sanctions bigots, haters, incompetents, and those who, frankly, belong in some kind of treatment program where they can be disillusioned of their autocratic spouting and possibly restored to sanity. A large step, but maybe, just maybe...
However, that is not in the plans of the GOP. They threaten to 'go after' the Democratic Party. They do not disavow Trump openly; instead, they praise him and his ideas, support his lies and viciousness. With obvious mental difficulties of all sorts, from lack of a working brain to complete absence of any positive character trait, on he goes and on they go.
They are indeed weasels, poisonous, vicious in their attacks and plans. Vicious in their complete disregard of honesty, for true care of the nation, the responsibility they undertook the minute they ran for office and/or swore an oath. Now if feels as if they have taken an oath of loyalty in a deal with the Devil and are supporting his acolytes - Greene, Jordan, Johnson, McCarthy, Cruz, Rubio, DeSantis, and on the other side, AOC, Omar, Tlaib, and America has gone totally off the track. At least the Democrats sideline them as much as possible, call them out for some outrageous statement. However, not so in the GOP, as they do the very opposite and tout their value every chance they get or manufacture. Their goal is to "take" the country. Then what? And then what. I ask despairingly.
When the outrageous false story is told of a political attack on a GOP supporter, the truth is ignored. The man beaten was a White Power extremist, well known, and there is no connection to Cruz or Rubio other than in their twisted minds and crooked tongues. Frankly, these extremists hang around the GOP these days. given warm welcomes, seen as allies to "take" America. Members of their greatly dysfunctional family. The only honest GOP members are in hiding, resigning, or torpedoing their careers as they speak openly. Too few of those. Too bad for America.
If I sound a bit over the top, I am. How can we accept this state of being? How do we allow, support, even solicit these corrupted people who have no concern for the very people they count as their base. How does this base continue to willingly wear the blindfolds, the ear plugs needed to convince themselves that those who would harm them are the ones they support. How does this continue apace?
Why is a Party so obvious in its plans continue to function as a 'patriotic' party. Frankly, they are uncaring of and for America, only for themselves. Openly supportive of a corruption of the judiciary system, they have enabled through lies and omissions, to pack the Court and so many lower courts with partisan incompetent judges. Judges? They shame the word. Thomas and his alleged collusion with his extremist lie spouting spouse, his openly, spit in your face granting Graham sanction, the truth of his perversion which came out during his initial hearings. The blind endorsement of male privilege at that time, continuing to our times. Endorsing him and Kavanaugh over the anguished truth telling tones of their victim. There they sit, Thomas in all his now talkative glory, vindicated by current disgraceful behavior by the body politic.
Why do women, educated, thinking, feeling, women who carry the burden be prevented from choosing their course of decisions, vote for the very ones who treat them as garbage.? Why and wherefore is it permissible to reimagine, redefine women as chattel, with no rights?
Why do those who need aid, or who supposedly think of themselves as forward thinkers, support them? Because they are GOP, and the GOP must retain power? For what? For the destruction of American society as we know it? As we wish it to become? Democracy or autocracy. The choice is upon us. NOW. Not soon, not a bit later, but right now. In a few weeks and even today as we early vote.
Truth? An endangered species. A fading concept. Perhaps the truth in this case will not set you free but instead put you in an orange jumpsuit? A well-deserved sartorial necessity.
Will we not rid ourselves of these destroyers of the dream? Will we rescue the future for our kids, or shall we consign them to misfortune and dictatorship? Those are the choices. Unfortunately. But there it is. The truth.
No more weasels. Enough!
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