Bugsy McGurk
President
In the immediate aftermath of the murderous rampage orchestrated by Trump, senior members of Congress said the right things. They vocally criticized Trump in the strongest terms. They justly blamed Trump for the attack. Shucks, even Trump’s most loyal fluffer, Lindsay Graham, basically said “enough is enough” - he said he was done with enabling Trump’s insanity.
If that’s how things ended, the January 6 insurrection, as horrifying as it was, could have been a positive turning point for the nation. It could have been the day the GOP leaders finally rejected the insanity Trump has visited upon the nation.
Alas, that was not to be. Within a matter of days, those same leaders did a 180 and returned to praising Trump. They even went to Mar-a-Lago to kneel down and kiss his ring. And where do they stand now? Well, their position is that GOP leaders must accept Trump’s Big Lie about the election, and they must support his actions that brought about the January 6 insurrection. They DEMAND that Republicans help Trump cast doubt on the election in which Trump got trounced. And if Americans can’t trust the election system, America as we knew it is dead. Tragically, GOP leaders are fine with that. Their support for Trump and their own re-elections is more important to them than the values of the nation.
Sad, right? January 6 could have been a positive turning point at which Trump madness was finally rejected. Instead, that madness has been cemented in the USA. Trump killed America, and GOP leaders helped him do it. So deplorable.
If that’s how things ended, the January 6 insurrection, as horrifying as it was, could have been a positive turning point for the nation. It could have been the day the GOP leaders finally rejected the insanity Trump has visited upon the nation.
Alas, that was not to be. Within a matter of days, those same leaders did a 180 and returned to praising Trump. They even went to Mar-a-Lago to kneel down and kiss his ring. And where do they stand now? Well, their position is that GOP leaders must accept Trump’s Big Lie about the election, and they must support his actions that brought about the January 6 insurrection. They DEMAND that Republicans help Trump cast doubt on the election in which Trump got trounced. And if Americans can’t trust the election system, America as we knew it is dead. Tragically, GOP leaders are fine with that. Their support for Trump and their own re-elections is more important to them than the values of the nation.
Sad, right? January 6 could have been a positive turning point at which Trump madness was finally rejected. Instead, that madness has been cemented in the USA. Trump killed America, and GOP leaders helped him do it. So deplorable.
