Oh, Ryan and McConnell--Anytime Now, Fellas, Find Your Spines

[orangecrush]

Which brings me to my final point. It seems high time for the institution of Congress to step up. Make no mistake, what Trump said on Sunday was a big deal. Imagine, for a second, that this was a Democratic president ordering a Democratic attorney general to investigate the last Republican administration. Imagine any president making this instruction to any AG. It's a step beyond where we've been, but it is consistent with Trump’s M.O., which is to accuse others of the thing he has been accused of doing.

Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should make it clear that they view Trump’s tweet as having crossed the line. Likewise, as Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Trey Gowdy (who, like Ryan, is choosing to step away from the fight—which means he has little to lose) should publicly speak out on this.

The (apocryphal) line often attributed to Edmund Burke—“All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing”—is especially true today.

Our institutions are only as strong as the people leading them. Will Congress answer the call?


https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thedailybeast.com/its-about-time-paul-ryan-and-mitch-mcconnell-located-their-spines

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Never. They have zero interest in or belief in the rule of law, zero.

Some in the GOP do but most do not, these two hell no.

[orangecrush]

11. It was great

while it lasted.

[imanamerican63]

2. There has extensive research done to find their spines!

Still looking!

[lapfog_1]

3. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

Unfortunately, these men you named are not good men.

[world wide wally]

4. Very true, but I think you are confusing Ryan and McConnell with "good men"

[duforsure]

5. Ryan and McConnell have no spines

Putin has them after bribing them by financing their campaigns.

[davekriss]

6. Are you sure they're not complicit?

Why would they take action to stop this train wreck of our democracy if they’re directly benefiting from it?

[Chickensoup]

7. GOP leaders wake up .

Our country is being corrupted
before our eyes.
sooner or later when the truth comes out
you will be held to account.

[nancy1942]

8. Of course not.

Why on earth would the spineless cowards suddenly wake up from their stupor at this late moment? They're well on the road to the total destruction that they have obviously chosen to take against us. No-one is going to rock the boat.

[MyOwnPeace]

9. They ARE awake!

They are riding the sled to the bottom of the hill, getting their "thrill" - all of the "anti-Obama" - "feed the rich" bills they can get through before the "realize" that the Emperor has no clothes.
They will bail out when they see (admit) that there have been crimes committed and before they can be connected to them.

We can only hope that the sled has already passed the point of no return and they all crash into the wall.

[orangecrush]

10. Great post!

Thanks!

[MyOwnPeace]

12. And to you, Crush!

Appreciate the thought!

Obviously, great minds think alike!