I keep saying this and it's so true. I just can't believe where we are. I can hardly believe how low, how badly this Republican Party President Trump is dragging our nation.
In spite of his, Trump's, continued efforts to disavow, disregard and overturn our recent election, in which he lost, of course, and in spite of the Texas Attorney General getting some other states to go along with him, with them to try to do just that, overturn our election, there is a lot of press just now which is heartening and goes against all of that. Examples, starting from The Atlantic.
Republicans Are Going Down a Dangerous Road
“In elections going forward, not trying to steal the election will be seen as RINO behavior.”
The president and his party have gone to war against America
The Republican Party Is Now a Seditious Organization
These authoritarian yahoos believe that the Supreme Court will ride to their rescue and disenfranchise millions of people whom they don't believe should be allowed to vote anyway
The Republican Party is a danger to American democracy
A critical mass of the party has adopted Trump’s disordered personality for its own.
Trump and his GOP enablers are slandering American democracy
How voters are being ‘duped’ by Trump’s election challenges
Trump's SCOTUS stunt 'all theater to keep the fundraising going': Rep. Raskin
After SCOTUS bid, one last act for anti-democracy Republicans to try to install Trump
In Blistering Retort, 4 Battleground States Tell Texas to Butt Out of Election
The attorneys general of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia asked the Supreme Court to reject a lawsuit from Texas seeking to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victories.
Everyone needs to understand this next point.
Republicans are engaged in an act of sedition, and no one should pretend this is just politics
I think the St. Louis Post-Dispatch got this right, no overstatement.
St Louis newspaper editorial board warns GOP incitement close to 'getting someone killed'
There are two sane, responsible Republicans, anyway, speaking up and out on the subject of this President trying to overturn our election. Here's the first.
Mitt Romney tears into Republicans who are threatening to protest the Electoral College vote that will confirm Biden's election victory
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said it would be "madness" for Republicans to protest the Electoral College vote set to certify President-elect Joe Biden's win.
Here's the second.
Jeb Bush blasts Texas lawsuit: 'This is crazy. It will be killed on arrival.'
Other states are thankfully fighting the 17 states' attempt to overturn our election.
‘Seditious abuse of the judicial process’: States reject Texas effort to overturn Biden’s election
I could hardly believe this.
Russian state media are calling for Trump — or 'Trumpusha' — to get asylum in their country when he leaves the White House so he can save himself from prosecution
Sure, it's Donald Trump but THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES? Thought to be going to Russia?? To avoid prosecution?? Yet this is where we are. Insane.
Then there is the effect this is all having on Der Fuhrer.
'It Is Roiling Him': Reporter Maggie Haberman Unpacks Trump's Refusal To Admit He Lost
Fortunately, with all the Republican Party insanity, there is this, reality.
Despite Trump's Venting and Threats, Biden's Win Is Sealed
Meanwhile, with no leadership from this Republican Party President on this killing pandemic, we have this.
Among the deadliest days in U.S. history: Wednesday
So now, Republicans, we ask you, would you get your little temper tantrum over with and join back with the rest of hard-working, sensible, grounded in reality America, stop this nonsense and recognize, respect our vote, our votes, our election and Democracy? Please? We have work to do.