We cats refuse to engage in the DNC "bombshell" revealed at POLITICO today, which is so Inside Baseball that we're not sure people are going to understand it. We will say that we're disappointed in Donna Brazile, who apparently wants to sell a book. Why else would she try to stir up a Democratic hornet's nest when things couldn't get any worse under Trump and the Republicans? If Donna's thinking she'd only hold her intraparty fire if the GOP had Hitler or Stalin in power — well, guess what? Hitler and Stalin are in power.
In short, this is no time to fight in the War Room.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Paul Ryan has lost another member of his caucus: Lamar Smith of Texas is not running for re-election. The Republican chair of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee — who doesn't believe in science, space or technology — has announced that "this seems like a good time to pass on the privilege of representing the 21st District to someone else." Well! Could we get a more anti-science clown as the next chair? We're thinking not.
So, head's up, kittens: Watch for coverage from well-informed political writers that focuses on the number of Ryan committee chairs who are leaving Congress — either to run for Senate or Governor, or to just "retire." One thing we bet most media won't focus on is that Democrats are already out-raising Republicans in House races. And since being a committee chair is license to raise money, these guys retiring means that they won't have as much money to spread around to at-risk incumbents, and even challengers, in 2018. We cats PURR.
UPDATE: And as predicted, here's The Washington Post's take. "A lot of Republican lawmakers are just not having that much fun in this unproductive Congress." SAD!
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