- Dianne Feinstein has departed this mortal coil.
One exchange comes up repeatedly on social media.
I especially enjoyed how she forced Senator Craig to backtrack, insisting he hadn’t said what he was recorded saying seconds before.
WATCH how a furious Senator Dianne Feinstein DESTROYED Sen. Larry Craig for trying to mansplain "firearms and their deadly characteristics."pic.twitter.com/bs79DHSZVi
— Really American đșđž (@ReallyAmerican1) September 29, 2023
After his career was later demolished, I expressed some sympathy a decade ago toward anti-gay, secretly gay, Senator Craig. - Adam Kinzinger brings fellow Republican, Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallagher, to task for a lack of political courage.
Adam Kinzinger accuses Mike Gallagher of backing off Trump impeachment out of re-election concerns https://t.co/Xw0ODvlhEO via âŠ@lawrencegandreaâ©
— Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) September 26, 2023
X denizen Aaron Rodriguez objects:If it passed in the house without him, then tanking his career over an unnecessary vote is stupid. We weigh pros and cons all the time. If I made choices without a second thought as to the consequences either to me or my family, I wouldnât be a moralist, but an impetuous person .
— Aaron Rodriguez (@AArod_1) September 27, 2023
Wisconsin conservative James Wigderson isn’t having it:We can be thankful you weren't at the Continental Congress. "Gee, Mr. Adams, I'd like to vote for independence but the British Administration has given me a nice position and my daughter would like a letter of recommendation from Gen. Howe."
— James Wigderson (@jwigderson) September 27, 2023
Aaron appeals to practicality.And lastly, sometimes there are good reasons to vote against your conscience. Our conscience is a guidepost based on abstract principles weâve learned. Itâs up to us to apply those abstract principles to the real world in a way that creates optimal results.
— Aaron Rodriguez (@AArod_1) September 27, 2023
And James has the last word:I'm not assuming anything. I'm expressing a possibility from doing the correct thing. We know the result from doing the wrong thing. It's amazing how that works. But it must be nice to absolve yourself of any responsibility when expedience is the highest principle.
— James Wigderson (@jwigderson) September 27, 2023
- The Palmer Report totals the potential years of jailtime for mr Trump, if convicted and sentenced on all counts. It all raises another question, will further evidence lead to charges against other Republican politicians?
- A summary judgment finds the evidence inexhaustible. Donald Trump cheated and bamboozled his way to a false real estate success. Green Eagle provides a bit of context most news media leave out, and predicts how long coverage will continue.
- Tommy Christopher captures another of mr Trump’s troubled sleep times, as he dead-of-night rages on Truth Social about such national dangers as Howard Stern criticisms and President Biden successes.
- Does Trumpâs rise represent something new, or is he a logical outgrowth of long term Republican authoritarianism?
In Letters from an American, noted historian Heather Cox Richardson goes all Schrödinger and says both. She demonstrates with a brief history of gerrymanders, including the recent explosion of their exploitation by the anti-democracy party.
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