Tuesday February 28, 2021
Mitch McConnell delivered a speech on the Senate floor right after voting to acquit Satan that, as many have said, seemed to have been taken from the House Impeachment Managers’ desk.
Shirking responsibility, while admitting that Satan committed all the things he was accused of, he then left it to others to clean up, claiming the Senate did not have the authority while days before voting that it did.
To say it was hypocritical would be correct. Cynical? You bet.
McConnell said as much. What does he stand for? He told you. In a follow up statement he said he didn’t care what stripe a person in the party was, what he cared about was electability. Is there anything higher than that? Not in McConnell’s mind.
In postitive news the organization Run For Something has said that it will help anyone who wants to run against the 57 Republicans identified as being at the Insurrection. I wonder if they will extend that to the 43 Senators who voted to acquit Satan?
Meanwhile, local Republican parties are busy censuring those Senators who voted to impeach the former president. We obviously have a long way to go.
There are also reports that many fear Trump and his supporters and the backlash that they may get for standing up for what’s right. In other words, witness tampering and intimidation. Hey, it’s worked for The Donald all his life why stop now? Let’s not forget destroying evidence, lying as a way of life, and creating false narratives.
The ice storm has passed. We are watching the remnants melt away. I understand much of the country is in the grip of this huge cold wave. We’ve never experienced anything like this before. Huh? Something must be changing. Wonder what it could be?
Oh, Stacey Plaskett was on Morning Joe and said she fears a return to Jim Crow style politics if we don’t hold these perpetrators accountable. I think she’s correct.
And did you see the Trump lawyer stealing the coaster from the Senate chamber? Yeah, they got it on tape. I wonder if the guy who stole the stationary from Nancy Pelosi’s office will hire that lawyer to defend him? Why not? What’s the defense? “Everybody does it.” Yeah, right on.
PS The Great Coaster Steal Caper*
- Credit Hank Murphy for the tip