This is most certainly not good trouble, either. Individual actions and/or words keep coming to light. They show dysfunction, not solidarity. Sure, the Democrats have their fair share of skeletons in the closet, but at least they haven’t been coming out into the light *that* much. This one did. From AlterNet:
House Republican leadership recently took action to bar one of their own members from international trips, according to a new report. Punchbowl News reported Wednesday that GOP leaders decided to ban Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) from traveling for three months due to an “alcohol-related episode” in Mexico this summer. In details laid out by Punchbowl reporter Andrew Desiderio, the original incident took place while Crenshaw and other Republicans were on an official Congressional delegation (CODEL) visit to Mexico in August, and Crenshaw was “having drinks with a group of Mexican officials.”
Yea, many a slip comes between cup (or bottle, or glass) and lip. Holy cow. You see the words “having drinks,” and you already know what’s probably going to happen. This is why you have one drink and then switch to something non-alcoholic, because drinking loosens too many tongues, his included. These people really need to learn this!
“One Mexican official cracked a crude joke that made a woman present uncomfortable. Crenshaw toasted the remarks,” Desiderio wrote on his X account. Following the August CODEL, Crenshaw reportedly met with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Intelligence Committee chairman Rick Crawford. (R-Ark.) Desiderio’s sources told him that the meeting grew “heated,” and that Crawford apparently wanted Crenshaw kicked off the prestigious committee.
Yikes! The rest of that episode wasn’t included in the article, but we can bet he was raked over the coals. Whether or not it’s a given that’s known in that country, still, he did it. He toasted a rip on a woman attending, instead of defending her. Any one of us would have done that, but no, apparently, he thought he came across as “machismo” or some sort of other condescending bullsh!t description. No idea on how she kept it together, but she had some serious control. Wow.
Johnson reportedly didn’t strip Crenshaw of his seat on the committee, though the Texas Republican was banned from international travel for 90 days. Crenshaw’s cartel task force was also disbanded. Desiderio further reported that Crenshaw and Crawford were squabbling over appropriations for counterintelligence programs in the annual legislation to fund intelligence agencies. Crawford had been pushing for additional funding and was reportedly “frustrated with Crenshaw’s lack of support for the plan.” Those funds were ultimately included in the version of the bill that reached the House floor.
That’s some pretty unimpressive restraint. Perhaps they were treating it as a “boys will be boys” episode. It’s still crap. That’s worth a lot more than a slap on the wrist, but it seems that’s all we’re going to get. Well, that and the news article that was written. It doesn’t do any good. He didn’t get punched with it. There is no happiness in seeing this result. Maybe he’ll legitimately get primaried, because that’s the only thing left!
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