The GOP stands on the wrong side of every important social and demographic trend re-shaping this country, writes Leonard Pitts.
The GOP stands on the wrong side of every important social and demographic trend re-shaping this country.
They shattered windows and chanted death to the vice president, these “ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” Over the last 13 months, we’ve heard Republicans offer all sorts of rationalizations for the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. We’ve heard the white nationalist thugs who perpetrated it called patriotic and good and likened to tourists. We’ve borne repeated insults to intelligence, memory and the service of police who defended against these gangsters as they tried to overthrow an American election.
The resolution’s larger purpose was to formally censure Reps. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney, which it described as people who “purport to be” Republicans. Their sin? To serve on the aforementioned committee. You’d think every American, regardless of political affiliation, would want to know all they could about what happened on Jan. 6th. You’d think every American would demand accountability.Keep in mind that on the national level, Republicans are losers.
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