Published January 8, 2021
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As America reels from yesterday’s MAGA siege of the Capitol, a select cadre of White House officials have reportedly revealed their deepest concerns. They’re not worried about the risk of violent mobs loyal to President
Donald Trump, and they don’t hold more esoteric fears about the sanctity of democracy. Instead, they’re focused on what really matters: their future employment prospects.
When newly elected Congressman Steve Kuykendall arrived in Washington, D.C. in January 1999, the Palos Verdes Republican made a point of visiting Tom DeLay as soon as possible. DeLay, a Republican from the Houston area then entering his eighth term in the House of Representatives, had served as the majority whip since 1995. In a legislature, the whip is responsible for ensuring that party members fall in line for upcoming votes. For those on the fence, DeLay would threaten to support primary challenges in an upcoming election, or to cripple a representative’s fundraising with unfavorable calls to influential donors. His reputation for intolerance of even occasional lapses earned him the nickname “The Hammer.”
we have elaina plott, rash sha rangappa, wajahat ali. not that early on the east coast, but history never sleeps. so let s leave some of this denser what ifs, what ifs, what ifs for a moment. in terms of first journalistically, history is being written right now. what is it saying thus far? i think what it s saying thus far is that, as you said, chris, not only was there not a single republican to break against the president, there wasn t a single republican to even concede that donald trump had acted inappropriately in his calls with president zelensky. i find that quite astounding in terms of measuring the level of partisanship, tribalization in this country right now. what that says about the 2020 election, i don t think we know yet. it is of course the first impeachment to take place during well, i guess andrew johnson was also his first term, correct? not even a term, right?
with asperger s. nobody says don t talk about the dead man that way. isn t that proof of his strength, not his undoing? chris, i cannot get into his crazy. honestly, like how about everybody else s? you can leave him out of it. i think what it demonstrates is a cowardice on the part of the people who believe that they either have to get in line or they re going to be thrown out of the tribe. and right now membership means everything when it comes to politics. i do think that what they are essentially trying to do with these analogies is continue to politicize this impeachment and say that this is a tribal thing as elaina mentioned. i think it s for that reason that going back to this procedural issue on whether pelosi should move these impeachment articles over you think she can? i think she can hold for a little while. she s got the resolution vote. i think this idea that they can hold it like a sword of
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