I have only been aware of Will since I started with The Bulwark. Everytime I hear and read anything he is a part of I come to appreciate his insight. Will is a "good get" so to speak.
I read this about McCarthy and I guess that I am not surprised. He got what he wanted, the Speakership. It was never clear to me as to why he wanted it other than to have it. It's not clear to me if he had any thought beyond getting the gavel and "being" Speaker. He's role-playing at best, doing what he thinks or has seen what a Speaker does, without knowing the whys of those actions.
Will Saletan’s next e-book should be about Kevin McCarthy’s descent into the sewer in the sheer pursuit of power for its own sake. Think Portrait of Doran Grey #Corruption of Lindsey Graham
What disturbs me about this is that Our Kevin is fine meeting with the far right counterpart in Italy but declines to meet with Ukraine’s president. The most charitable reading is that he’s a big old chicken (insert Foghorn Leghorn voice here) or my suspicion that he just doesn’t GAF. I’m not inclined to be very charitable when it comes to political cowardice so...
It’s a sad thing that I simply want to live long enough to see a Kevin McCarthy “where is he now” story.
"Former Rep. Devin Nunes and some of Trump’s children are slated to share a stage with Hitler-praising internet personalities this coming weekend at Trump National Doral resort in Miami. It’s hard to take care to avoid associating with the hateful conspiratorial fringe if you just don’t care that much about it in the first place."
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It's *not* that they don't care that much about their association with Team Wack, it's the fact that they are continuing to actively embrace those on the far Right fringe, and are still welcoming them into TFG's tent. They say that politics makes for some strange bedfellows but the "people" on this tour of hate and the Trumpettes endorsing them are more like two birds of a feather.
Fontana's beliefs and policies are far closer to what now passes for the GOP than many would like to admit. He and MTG are about the same level of strange.
I'm a lot more concerned about McCarthy inviting Netanyahu to speak to Congress at the same time that the Administration is trying to pressure the Israeli government to cease and desist from its efforts to cripple the few effective checks and balances that exist in the Israeli system by hobbling the Supreme Court. The Speaker of the House does and probably should meet with his/her counterparts when visiting foreign capitals, but partisanship should end at the water's edge, however polarized our own politics are.
I agree with you completely that investing time in Saletan's book is totally worth it. For those who think they don't have the time, go straight to the epilogue: https://specialto.thebulwark.com/p/epilogue-lessons
Kudos to the team for getting it on Kindle so quickly, too!
Maybe I’m just too cynical for my own good at this late date, but anyone who says Lega isn’t like the modern GQP has been asleep for the last seven years. Very fine people, indeed.
I have only been aware of Will since I started with The Bulwark. Everytime I hear and read anything he is a part of I come to appreciate his insight. Will is a "good get" so to speak.
Will Saletan's Epilog, all by itself, should be sent to every
Dem Congress person and Senator. Remind them what's
at stake and to quit their biting each other; get their act together. Time's awasting!
Kevin McCarthy.......notice all
the blank space. That's Our
Kevin.🙄 Isn't that guy he's standing next to in the photo,
the gr. grandson of Mussolini? /s This photo op
opwill come back to haunt him.
Just bought it on Kindle. I know I could have a copy free, but it sure doesn’t hurt to buy one, right?
Will Saletan is an American treasure.
I read this about McCarthy and I guess that I am not surprised. He got what he wanted, the Speakership. It was never clear to me as to why he wanted it other than to have it. It's not clear to me if he had any thought beyond getting the gavel and "being" Speaker. He's role-playing at best, doing what he thinks or has seen what a Speaker does, without knowing the whys of those actions.
Will Saletan’s next e-book should be about Kevin McCarthy’s descent into the sewer in the sheer pursuit of power for its own sake. Think Portrait of Doran Grey #Corruption of Lindsey Graham
What disturbs me about this is that Our Kevin is fine meeting with the far right counterpart in Italy but declines to meet with Ukraine’s president. The most charitable reading is that he’s a big old chicken (insert Foghorn Leghorn voice here) or my suspicion that he just doesn’t GAF. I’m not inclined to be very charitable when it comes to political cowardice so...
It’s a sad thing that I simply want to live long enough to see a Kevin McCarthy “where is he now” story.
"Former Rep. Devin Nunes and some of Trump’s children are slated to share a stage with Hitler-praising internet personalities this coming weekend at Trump National Doral resort in Miami. It’s hard to take care to avoid associating with the hateful conspiratorial fringe if you just don’t care that much about it in the first place."
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It's *not* that they don't care that much about their association with Team Wack, it's the fact that they are continuing to actively embrace those on the far Right fringe, and are still welcoming them into TFG's tent. They say that politics makes for some strange bedfellows but the "people" on this tour of hate and the Trumpettes endorsing them are more like two birds of a feather.
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Fontana's beliefs and policies are far closer to what now passes for the GOP than many would like to admit. He and MTG are about the same level of strange.
I'm a lot more concerned about McCarthy inviting Netanyahu to speak to Congress at the same time that the Administration is trying to pressure the Israeli government to cease and desist from its efforts to cripple the few effective checks and balances that exist in the Israeli system by hobbling the Supreme Court. The Speaker of the House does and probably should meet with his/her counterparts when visiting foreign capitals, but partisanship should end at the water's edge, however polarized our own politics are.
Fontana is the Minister for Families.
No, not the nuclear families like yours and mine.
You know, like the Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese families.
(Not that there's anything wrong with that, just sayin')
I agree with you completely that investing time in Saletan's book is totally worth it. For those who think they don't have the time, go straight to the epilogue: https://specialto.thebulwark.com/p/epilogue-lessons
Kudos to the team for getting it on Kindle so quickly, too!
OT: In E. Jean Carroll's civil case against TFG, he's been found liable for all charges EXCEPT rape. She's been awarded ~$5 million.
Maybe I’m just too cynical for my own good at this late date, but anyone who says Lega isn’t like the modern GQP has been asleep for the last seven years. Very fine people, indeed.