With Friends Like These . . .
Over the weekend, notorious social conservative firebrand Mitch McConnell raised the possibility of a national abortion ban.
Roe v. Wade is terrible. Making evils invented parts of the Constitution is wrong in every way.
McConnell’s comments make it less likely to be overruled.
If overruled, his comments galvanize the opposition and make it more likely they will do extreme, dangerous things.
They also put off ordinary people and make it harder to make real progress on protecting the unborn when the issue is returned to the states.
Add to that Blackburn and others shooting off their mouths about how Griswold was wrongly decided. It was, but it shows the political savvy of a drunk kindergarten teacher to highlight that particular abstract claim right now.
I am struggling to fight off the conspiracy-minded voice that says there is something more at play than world-historic incompetence.
Zen
May 9, 2022
So, he is stirring up opposition either ignorantly, or purposely.
What are his incentives? He doesn’t get re-elected, or important party positions, by solving problems. He gets them by whipping up his base, and his opposition’s base.
His incentives aren’t there for solving problems. Regardless of how he feels about abortion. And I am by no means convinced GOP leadership feels as strongly as they claim.
E.C.
May 9, 2022
Honestly, having to pick between active evil and incompetence in our state and national leaders does not confidence in our government make.
Zen
May 9, 2022
I am going to go on record and say, Mitch knew what he was doing. He was 100% focused on stirring up both bases, in order to make himself appear as a more important politician. He doesn’t care much about stopping abortion at all.
The GOP is 100% about re-election, and racking money in, with very few exceptions. They are not long term friends. I understand short-term expediency, but that is all the GOP is. They will knife us in the back the moment it makes them a dime. We need to be ready to stand on our own two feet.
Patrich Henry
May 9, 2022
When a man says X, with completely obvious effect Y, Y was what he wanted.
Gore Vidal
May 10, 2022
“It’s better to own a _____, than be a _____.”