The way the pundits and prognosticators are acting, you'd think that the MAGA Republicans have magic powers that will get them back into the White House and Congress in 2024. We cats would like to push back against that mindset. The Republicans are, in fact, incredibly weak.
Witness Benedict Donald's tantrum in New York civil court today. He was performing for his MAGA fundraising base, because he knows the jig is up and Attorney General Tish James has won. Justice Engoron will surely impose withering financial penalties on him. The only recourse he has is to try to raise $25 contributions from idiots in trailer parks.
Meanwhile, in Washington, Preacher of the House Mike Johnson has run into the same problems Kevin McCarthy had in dealing with his crazyass right-wing caucus. "Conservatives met with Johnson," POLITICO's Jake Sherman reported, "They left saying Johnson is open to renegotiating top line. Johnson says he hasn’t committed to anything. If he does abandon the deal, that’s probably a shutdown and a huge problem with his relationship with Dems. If he doesn’t, right will feel like he turned their back on them." Ya think?
In short, Johnson has no easy answers to the conundrums that McCarthy dealt with (and failed).
And as long as we're on the subject of the House, how lame have the Republicans looked this week? From Elise "Elsie" Stefanik, who has earned scorn from all quarters for her "hostages" comment, to Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was stunned by Hunter Biden's walkout yesterday, to James Comer, who clearly doesn't know what he's doing, the GOP is laughable and flaccid. These are the people who are supposed to take the government back in November? Please. We cats HISS.
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