By Zamboni
When the crazy Capitol Hill Republicans started making noises about contesting the 2020 election certification on January 6, the first thought that occurred to us cats was, "Oh! The GOP wants to abolish the Electoral College!"
You can't blame us. After all, the Republicans have lost the popular vote in the last zillion elections, haven't they? Killing the EC sounds great.
But then sanity prevailed. Of course the Republicans aren't supporting democracy — because then they would lose, every time. It's discouraging to those of us who believe in the process, but there you have it.
We cats agree that the House members and Senators who are planning to sow chaos this week are engaged in pointless theatrics. In the words of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson: "Friends, please do not mistake a political strategy — aimed at capturing headlines, pandering to extremists, and engendering confusion and chaos — with anything that will actually succeed in overturning the unequivocal will of the American people."
Still, it's dispiriting. First, because one realizes that the GOP — at least before it destroys itself — will never change. They will be assholes of the first order, no matter what Democrat occupies the White House. Second, because when you think about the record number of Americans who risked their lives to stand in line and vote Trump out of office — who are now hospitalized and dying in droves — the fact that the Republicans are responding to their sacrifice by tearing up the Constitution and burning down the country is, well, just depressing in the extreme. We cats HISS.
No comments:
Post a Comment