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Jon Margolis's avatar

The defeat of Liz Cheney marks the end of hope for Republicans as a political party. They may still call it the Republican Party, but it has descended to the level of a conspiratorial gang, dedicated to destroying democracy in the service of a mainly white and mainly “Christian” elite and, rather ironically, in the service of a coterie of wealthy individuals and corporations. Until yesterday there was a glimmer of hope that the party might re-discover its roots as a legitimate conservative movement, albeit deeply flawed. That possibility has now been extinguished, and the true nature of the gang is clear. And because it is a gang not a political party, the doom of the “party” is even more clear.

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Swbv's avatar

I'd feel a lot more optimistic about the next decade if it weren't for Kevin McCarthy. What's his latest, besides chortling over Liz Cheney's loss, threat? He says he'll investigate the 1/6 investigators. Jim Jordan's bloviation will be our daily news breakfast. McCarthy is really a small man, in thrall to a meglomaniac, and interested only in his ascension to the Speaker's chair. He's bad for our country. The next two years will be a horror for all of us unless the Dems pull a rabbit out of a hat and keep the House majority.

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