How many Republicans who once were so hot to trot on term limits have since abandoned the cause? That would be an interesting topic for a college research paper — exploring term limits' pros and cons, and then citing all the hypocrites who haven't been able to let go of power once they have it.
We cats have never been big fans of the whole concept. Public servants' careers should run their course, and the only reason the two-term limit for the Presidency is in the Constitution is because the 1950s GOP, shut out of the White House during the Depression and World War II, never wanted to see another Franklin Roosevelt.
Now, the latest Republican to board the hypocrite train is Elise "Elsie" Stefanik, who just announced for a sixth term for Congress even though back in 2014 she pledged to only serve five. Are we surprised? Absolutely not. Will journalists give her a free pass on it? We fear maybe yes. (Granted, it is a little difficult to question her when she avoids people like the plague, but there are ways.)
The most hilarious part of all of this is that Elsie's crowing that she's "proud" to have "universal support" of her local Republican pooh-bahs. If so, then why does she have a primary opponent? We cats HISS.
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