New Report Ryan and Mcconnell took millions from Russian oligarch tied to Putin

[politicat]

6. Of the potentials, he's the first I don't actively curse.

I don't like him, don't trust him, think he would be icky, but...

There's a Mormon Culture prophecy about "the One Mighty and Strong." It gets used for a lot of nefarious bullshit, from Mormon fundamentalism motivated murder, to propelling self-aggrandizing, easily convinced dolts to run for office, but in recent years, it's been interpreted to mean a successful LDS president. Jon Huntsman was never going to get it applied to him (too close to cultural Mormon in name only) but Romney was a contender for it. It's never been applied to Hatch, certainly not as a caretaker in a dead engine, being towed administration. Hatch would not be re-elected; too many in the R base still think of Mormons as heretics.

I'd really like that prophecy to be nailed closed and ignored, and getting their first president by technicality would take a lot of power from that nonsense.

And Hatch is relatively clean for a Republican. (Which means the mud will wash out with enough Tide and hot water.)