Ditto to everything David says below to this denouement of the latest House GOP clown show. The big picture: House Republicans first demanded huge spending cuts.
underlying issue here. a discomfort with majority democracy among the trumpist right. it is a definitive example of putting party over country, and props to nyu historian who recognized the danger of lee s logic saying such talk often precedes exceptional and authoritarian government actions. look for more of this in the future. we sure did. if you need a reminder of why this is a rear view mirror exercise, remember the ex-president s lackeys are still pushing the big lie and trying to have the election dece decertified. if you re still not convinced, listen to what retired federal judge michael ludig told the new york times this is the clearest and most present danger to our democracy. trump is now preparing to lay the ground work to overturn the election in 2024. where trump or his designee to lose the vote for the presidency. those are the stakes. and that s why we need truth and accountability for trump s plot.
we ll have to see if he can make that case. maybe it can rally his base but the truth is right now republicans have enough political strength to win without cheating, without violence, without things that threaten democracy, and joe biden and democrats are going to have to make that threat as vivid as possible. before you jump through the screen, john? look. aside from the historic nature of a former president warning that democracy is in danger in america, you know, this isn t about popularity. it s not about all the things that drive people to distraction in their daily lives. this is fundamental. there does need to be a broader movement to defend our democracy. folks should be single issue voters if they re not part of the trumpist right. this should be something that can unite us. there is nothing more important than defending our democracy at the end of the day. it does require people realizing that that is the issue and
political strength to win without cheating, without violence, without things that threaten democracy, and joe biden and democrats are going to have to make that threat as vivid as possible. before you jump through the screen, john? look. aside from the historic nature of a former president warning that democracy is in danger in america, you know, this isn t about popularity. it s not about all the things that drive people to distraction in their daily lives. this is fundamental. there does need to be a broader movement to defend our democracy. folks should be single issue voters if they re not part of the trumpist right. this should be something that can unite us. there is nothing more important than defending our democracy at the end of the day. it does require people realizing that that is the issue and forming broader coalitions to defend our democracy. honoring those republicans who did the right thing, you know, people who are some of the heroes of the last year, but