In the aftermath of a failed attempt to rid the House of the indicted serial liar, George Santos it's a good time to take stock of the country which has spawned a political party so craven it elected a christian nationalist to the most powerful position in Congress. Mike Johnson, an election denier who is also against LGBTQ rights, marriage equality and women's health care, was elected, much as Dennis Hastert in an earlier era, because he is without powerful enemies.
His unanimous selection is further evidence there are no moderates in the GOP at this point. It has surrendered to the forces of intolerance and hatred. Johnson's first bill would eviscerate the IRS' ability to audit rich tax cheats. In return, the House would authorize $14 billion in aid for Israel. Not a dime for Ukraine. This is how the Trumpist Republican party rolls these days. It pitches its appeal to a slice of the electorate which holds the same hateful views as the Know Nothings and the Ku Klux Klan. Without these foot soldiers, the GOP cannot carry out its program of destroying the social safety net and further empowering the 1% at the expense of the rest of us.
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