Day 36 – When Fools Are Left in Charge

Wednesday February 24, 2021

I understand we need decorum in our chambers of government, but I also think idiots need to be held to account.

I offer up two examples:

1 – Ron Johnson, Republican Senator from Wisconsin, went on and on yesterday that the events at the Capitol were not an armed insurrection by Trump supporters but rather a few provocateurs dressed up in Trump gear that insighted the crowd of mostly peaceful MAGA folks. This is clearly Bull Shit. He should “be held to account.” But instead they let him say this stupidity and then other Senators can tweet out that it is untrue. But I’d like to see someone say, “Senator other than the one article you are reading from, which is an opinion piece by a controversial right wing questionable group calling itself a think tank and having a history of various phobias especially against Islam, do you have any concrete evidence?”

Then there’s Josh Hawley saying similar stupid stuff.

2 – This phenomena isn’t confined to the U.S. Capitol. The states have far worse people and actors. I give you Amanda Chase, Republican senator from the state of Virginia. She first came to prominence when she wanted to park her car in front of the State Capitol because she was too lazy to park in the parking lot and walk the distance. She claimed she was scared to park there. She also boasts she carries a gun in her purse and I think wanted to take it onto the Senate floor. She’s been videoed pushing vote buttons on other senators desks when they aren’t there (I think it was her.) But that was just her warm up. Well, wait, one more before we get to the real stuff. I went to a “town hall” where she and former Congressman Dave Bratt were in charge. The crowd was not friendly. I guess it had something to do with the BS and steamrolling that she and Bratt tried to pull off. At one point, she was so enraged that she stood at the edge of the stage, stomped her foot, and said, “This is my Town Hall.” 

I’ve noticed that her look that day was quite different than the young blond haired picture she runs on her election posters. 

But now Amanda is on a whole different plane. Well, the same old one only more so. 

Remember the two guys who were busted outside a Phillie vote counting center? They had unlicensed guns, and were attempting to stuff the ballot box with phony ballots. Yeah, well they were photographed with Chase shortly before their little run. Big Chase supporters. 

I think it was at a “Stop the Steal” rally. Apparently, Chase attended or ran a bunch of those rallies. She was very active in them.

She also seems to think Covid is some kind of hoax. No doubt perpetrated by Hugo Chavez and George Soros. She refuses to wear a mask in the State Senate Chamber. So they’ve put a plexiglass box around her. Isolated.

She says she’s running for Governor and the scary thing is she’s the lead candidate among Republican voters.

The problem is that these fools get elected and then they infect and destroy even more of our democracy. 

Meanwhile, the Republicans and Joe Manchin have adopted a holier than thou attitude, or some say double standard, when it comes to some of Biden’s cabinet picks. They don’t like the pick for Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland. I get it. American Indian. Can track her heritage in this continent back 35 generations. What does she know?

She believes Climate Change is real and will use science to clean up the environment. Republicans are concerned that she will kill jobs. That of course it not the issue. The issue is they want their rich contributors to be able to drill in our National Parks and everywhere else.

Neera Tanden’s nomination “is in peril,” because she has sent out mean tweets in the past and the Republicans’ sensibilities are offended. Aw. She compared Mitch McConnell to Voldermort and called him “Moscow Mitch.” Well, is he? What’s the matter? Should she say, “Can’t take a joke?” or “You let that guy who you confirmed for Ambassador to Germany get away with calling women fat pigs and the like, what’s the big deal? Put on your big boy pants.”

I think at a minimum they should bring in posters of Mitch and Voldermort and compare them and then maybe she should say, “Yeah, you’re right you don’t look like him. You only act like him. You know as in the comments you made about being the Grim Reaper. That’s what I meant. I stick by that.”

But that’s not what’s going to happen. What will happen is she’ll say she regrets her comments and it won’t change a vote and either Manchin will come around or one Republican will vote for her or not. Forget the fact that she is really qualified to do the job. You wouldn’t want a kick ass woman running OMB would you? You may not be able to get away with the stunts you pulled off during other administrations.

Ah me.

PS Me and the bead lady at Isa Khan’s Tomb, Southeast Delhi, Feb 14, 2020.