As Plain As The Nose On His Face

By Miss Kubelik

Where has this New York Times guest op-ed writer been for the last two years? This drives us bananas.

James Sasso, senior investigative counsel for the January 6 Committee and one of the drafters of its final report, took an entire column in the NYT — not cheap journalistic real estate — to lament MAGAts' distrust of government (something we've already known from endless conversations with white guys in diners), and what the US should do to restore trust. Never mind that African-Americans have been treated miserably for 400 years and yet still turn out — despite suppression, gerrymandering and intimidation — to declare and reinforce their faith in American democracy at the ballot box.

So, okay — let's be blunt: Sasso is talking about white people here. But let's also get to the nut of his argument. In addition to campaign finance reform, which is obviously huge (hello, Roberts Supreme Court), he, astoundingly, says this:

"Our leaders need to build trust broadly by tackling economic inequality and reinvesting in communities devastated by globalization and technological changes. At the most basic level, politicians should refocus locally on building roads, lowering crime and revitalizing small business districts..."

Can it be true? This dude has never heard of the Biden-Harris Bipartisan Infrastructure Law? Instead of wringing his hands, Sasso should go from diner to diner, explain the law to the clueless MAGAts over their coffee and pancakes, and tell them to dial back their outrage. Problem is, we think Sasso may be clueless himself. We cats HISS.