Republican Hypocrisy category archive
The Courage of Their Conniptions 0
Gwynne Dyer is an optimist thinks that there’s hope for the Republican Party.
Here’s a bit of the straw at which she grasps. Follow the link for the rest of the broom.
The following day, in an open vote on whether Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a fanatical Trump loyalist, should keep her seat on several congressional committees despite her ugly and certifiably crazy views, the very same Republican members of the House voted to keep her in place by 199 to 11.
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The Republican members of Congress may be weak and cowardly, but most are not wicked. In an open vote, they felt they had to back Greene, because otherwise Trump’s loyalists back in their home districts would ensure that they never got elected again. But they’d love to dump him if they could do it safely.
One-Way Street 0
Jamelle Bouie skewers Senate Republicans bogus “bi-partisanship” cosplay.
Misdirection Play, Cancel Culture Dept. 0
Ravi Chandra, writing at Psychology Today Blogs, looks behind the smoke screen to see what claims of “cancel culture” conceal. A snippet (emphasis added):
Facebook Frolics, No, You Can’t Unsay That Dept. 0
Connie Schultz looks at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Facebook frolics and reminds us that, despite Greene’s recent (and likely less than sincere) repudiation thereof
Follow the link for her reasoning.
War on Christmas Redux 0
David looks at Republicans’ responses to criticisms of Marjorie Taylor Greene and suggests that “cancel culture” is the new “war on Christmas.” (Warning: Short commercial at the six minute mark.)
Have Cake, Eat It Too 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Gene Collier muses about the upcoming impeachment trial of the former federal executive. A snippet:
On the same topic, a constitutional lawyer considers the matter at the San Francisco Chronicle. Here’s a bit.
“A House Divided” 0
At The Roanoke Times, Glen Rose offers a theory as to the divisions within the United States, specifically as regards the impeachment of the former federal executive. He is speaking particularly of three Congressmen from western Virginia. An excerpt; follow the link for the full article.
Their argument is, “We need to unite the country and not do something so divisive.”
The country is already divided! But not between Democrats and Republicans, conservatives and liberals, rural and urban, rich and poor.
Our country is divided into one group which believes in truth, civility, egalitarianism, science, and our Constitution.
The other group is its antithesis, accepting lies, eschewing civility, nurturing bigotry and xenophobia, rejecting science, and ignoring our Constitution and rule of law.
Home on Derange 0
Seth skewers a shibboleth.
Along the same lines, but not quite so humorous, is Paul Krugman’s recent column.
Cancel Culture, Republican Style 0
The Orlando Sentinel’s Scott Maxwell looks behind the scenes at a bill recently proposed in the Florida legislature to wreak vengeance on cancel, well, just about everybody they don’t like. A snippet:
Follow the link to see why he reached that conclusion.
Enter the Thought Police 0
Cancel culture, Republican style:
Much more at the link.
If One Standard Is Good, Two Must Be Better 0
Elizabeth Dye marvels at the Republican Party’s sudden conclusion that Executive Orders are bad. An excerpt:
And if memory serves, there was a time when it was perfectly acceptable for the White House to freeze the defense allocation to an Eastern European ally whose leader wouldn’t knuckle under pressure to announce an investigation of a presidential candidate.
But those days are over.