Last week, I asked, “What do all these quotes have in common?“, including things like “Fucking moron,” “Just pathetic,” and “completely unhinged.” Well, no one guessed, so here’s a hint:
.@POTUS: “The Republican Party is very, very unified.” https://t.co/vBPARhRl5cpic.twitter.com/L3jnCf5tpY
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 16, 2017
That’s right, they’re all from Republicans. A few date back to the primaries, where nastiness toward members of a candidate’s own party is expected, but by far the majority post-date President Trump’s inauguration. Go take a look, and tell me how unified the Republican Party really is.
The look on poor* McConnell’s face is priceless.
* Yes, that is sarcasm. I have no sympathy for the leadership of the GOP. Trump is what they have been aiming for since the Reagan wing took over — governing (well, not governing) by perception, by demonization, by division, by fear. Trump is the exemplar of GOP tactics. And now, too late to do a fucking thing, McConnell and McCain, and other (too few others) GOP leaders are looking upon their creation, the GOP hard-line voter, with fear and loathing. Bannon understands, and caters to, the GOP voter far more than most of the GOP senators and representatives.
McConnell looks like he’s trying to pull his head back into his shell.