Republican Hypocrisy category archive
Courting Disaster 0
More Cannon law.
Left Unsaid 0
Writing at the Las Vegas Sun, Mark Peckham notes a curious omission.
The Party of Flaw and Disorder 0
In related news, Republicans announce plans to end the rule of law, at least insofar as it applies to Donald Trump.
Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! 0
Seth notes that “it’s amazing when the actual news intrudes on Fox’s talking points.”
Republican Thought Police 0
Farron discusses Minnesota’s banning book bans.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Writing at AL.com, Roy S. Johnson finds (Alabama, since he’s in Alabama) Republicans’ reaction to be ironic, bemusing, and not at all surprising. Here are a couple of snippets from his article (emphasis added):
They were all-in on “rule of law” as long as most rulings tilted in their favor.
Now that one of their own—their big boo-thang—is a felon, justifiably convicted under rule of law by a jury of his peers, Alabama’s top Republicans are wailing louder than the bundled occupants of a neonatal nursery. Call it the big boo-hoo.
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With the 2024 presidential election looming in November and felon Trump the presumptive Republican nominee, I’m not shocked at the party-line tears shed by the faithful. Even if it exposes their party’s blatant and pitiful hypocrisy about justice and the rule of law.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
At the Austin American-Statesman, Brad Pritchett highlights the hypocrisy. Here’s a bit of his article:
After the resolution passed, Attorney General Ken Paxton and a cadre of Republican legislators immediately entered chest-pounding mode––a performance typical of firebrand conservatives. Paxton has now threatened to sue the city of Austin. As part of his statement, he insists that, “municipalities do not have the authority to pick and choose which state laws they will or will not abide by.” That’s rich coming from Ken Paxton who, only a week earlier was issuing statements declaring that Texas should defy the updates to Title IX issued by the Federal Department of Education because it includes updated protections for LGBTQIA+ students and faculty.
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First, There Was Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal.
Next, There Was Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Now, There Is Donald Trump’s Raw Deal.
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Chaos Agents, a Notion of Immigrants Dept. 0
At the Arizona Republic, Eddie Jones, an architect who designs border entry facilities and spends much time at around the U.S-Mexican border, argues forcefully that, despite the claims of right-wing politicians, there is no crisis at that border. Here are a couple of snippets from his article; follow the link for evidence and examples.
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One thing, however, is for sure: If we continue to make the border a security hot potato, ignoring the humanitarian reality and failing to upgrade our immigration system, we will continue electing people who feign outrage and perpetuate border confusion for their own self-interest.
The Patriot Gamer 0
As a Memorial Day memory, Dick Polman offers a quick review of occasions at which Donald Trump showed his (dis)respect for American service members.
Crossing the Jordan 0
Farron comments on Fani Willis’s response to Jim Jordan’s attempts to thwart the rule of law.