Okay, maybe just one more late-night post for Thursday. Mikey, Mikey, Mikey. Has he really gotten that pitiful? His behavior at the SOTU was lame, in addition to what Trump said, which was also lame. Yes, he’s that pitiful. He’s walking a razor edge because he can’t afford to lose even one Republican member, but he has to keep Trump happy. And that is the reason for his behavior at the SOTU, or at least one answer. He embarrassed himself dreadfully. Apologies for the delay. With gratitude to Raw Story:
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s antics while sitting behind Donald Trump during the president’s State of the Union speech were raked over the coals on MS NOW on Wednesday morning. During a review of the president’s rambling and abrasive speech, it was noted that the president insisted, once again, that he doesn’t need congressional approval for anything he does.
Nice one, Mikey. Undercut your entire branch with your support. He cannot back down to Trump anymore, because Congress has very real duties to perform. Trump is NOT the Speaker or the Senate Majority Leader. Congress should damn well be doing its work, not kowtowing to the orange tin god with feet of clay. That means they need to *think* about what they’re doing (or not doing, dammit).
“Interesting that, as he said, I don’t need Congress to do tariffs. I’ll do it on my own, the speaker of the house, Mike Johnson, leapt to his feet in applause to support the idea that the president of the United States does not need Congress, perhaps not just on tariffs, but on anything anymore,” co-host Wille Geist reported. Co-host Joe Scarborough could be heard saying “Auggh,” off camera, before interjecting, “Yeah, Mike Johnson getting weaker by the day.”
He really is. He was the only milquetoast who could be chosen as Speaker, and no one could be happy or sad about it. It would have been nice to have someone who had a spine and a personality. Then things would be much more interesting. Instead, it’s a battle of the caucuses. It’s who can twist his arm far enough as to which one “wins”. What he has to handle is worse than herding cats.
“It’s like the final Harry Potter; he just kind of keeps shriveling up,” he joked. “It’s getting sadder and sadder if you listen to the words that he said. I will say it’s very interesting.” Scarborough also noted the look on Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s face as Trump spoke, and suggested, “I thought, that’s a woman I probably wouldn’t cross.”
Yikes! And that’s a big OUCH, especially considering she was a Trump appointee. What is Mikey doing to himself? Is he making all Republicans in the House frustrated? He’s only shown his spine twice that I can think of. Once for finally bringing the House back to Washington, and once for a yes vote on the Transparency Act. Otherwise, no. He loved the BUB. He didn’t care who got hurt by it. He only cared about the tax cuts and, potentially, but I’m not sure, for the money for ICE and its bitch. That BUB hurt a lot of people, and Congress didn’t care. (Joni Ernst can FOAD.) Sooooo, let’s watch MAGA Moses Mikey dance on the razor’s edge, and wait to see if he bleeds. Oof. See you soon!
Okay, folks, if my writing is that bad, should I stop? It’s looking that way.
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Okay.
Opinion writing is a useful thing. It can verify our thoughts or give us new ones. Since it’s your opinion, you’re entitled to speak it as you wish. I kind of enjoy personal commentary, mixed in with factual reporting.
That’s what I try to do. Keep to the subject with snarky (ha) interludes. I shouldn’t be using I, because it’s not exactly a good idea for someone who wants to be a pro. So I just say what I say and hope it works.Hah I should add a line that says “Please remember this is an *opinion* column.” The thought amuses me a tiny bit. Not much does these days.