Last week, I wrote a brief post about the apparent eventuality of a Biden-Trump rematch. Not much has happened on that front since then, other than Nikki Haley insisting that she’s in the race to stay, even though, she lost the first two contests (Iowa & New Hampshire), and despite the fact she will be completely shut out in the next one, the Nevada Caucuses, next week on February 8th, where she’s not even on the ballot, and notwithstanding, she is currently trailing by 30 points in the one after that, her own home state, of South Carolina, slated for February 24th. As long as Ms. Haley can persuade donors to pony up, she will be able to hang around. That’s been her focus the past week, while D-Trump and his backers have been engaged in a campaign to collect endorsements and donors, while concomitantly disparaging Haley and dissuading anyone who would be inclined to support her.
There are a lot of people, mostly non-Republicans, who wonder why so many people say they support Donald Trump over all other Republicans, many of whom insist they will do so, even if he is convicted on any of the 91 felony charges he faces. I’ve given that some thought, and I will likely write about it, in some future post. Now, I’ll leave you with one thought. When Trump says, I will be your retribution, or I would be a dictator for just one day, or Biden and the Democrats stole the election, his acolytes love that, want that, and feel that he understands their grievances, and only he, will make it right.
Today, I simply want to say a few words about the incongruous directions of Republicans, especially in the House, where there is an effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ostensibly for the "so-called" high crime and misdemeanor of not protecting the southern border, while they simultaneously and crowingly vow to kill a bi-partisan bill generated by Republicans and Democrats in the Senate, to protect the southern border. Indications are, even though an agreement in principle has been reached, some Republican Senators may back away from their consent, to avoid embarrassing their House counterparts, by sending them a bill they have already decided to scuttle, should it come their way.
It cannot be overlooked that one of, if not the principal reason, the GOP is contorting itself, and opting to commit political hari-kari, is because Donald Trump has asked them to do so. See my note two paragraph above, about why Republicans support Trump, even when he expresses sentiments antithetical to the democratic (small D) credo. The current rhetoric among Republicans asserts, “There is no need for legislation; the President can take Executive action to resolve the problem at the border. The thing is, whenever Biden openly considers taking Executive action, Republicans vociferously argue, the President is acting like an autocrat, and doesn’t have the power to act unilaterally. Consider Biden's effort to eliminate student debt.
The long and short of it is, we are in the midst of a Presidential Campaign, and every action Biden takes is going to be characterized as overreach, while every act of restraint will be called weakness. Trump and his collaborators will make sure that any other course will be deemed GOP political malpractice.
That’s all well and good…if you’re a Trumpophile. However, anyone else needs to see this for what it is, exactly the opposite of the so-called “Country-first” mantra Republicans purport to represent. In fact, it is a strategy designed to do one thing; grease the skids for Trump’s presumed run to the White House. If this gambit succeeds, cynicism carries the day, Trump wins (the argument), and America loses the high ground as the world’s leading voice of democracy. For shame. "Impeach Alejandro, Kill the Immigration Bill: The Screaming Contradictory GOP Illogic of It All!”
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