The Queen is dead! Long live the Queen!
That’s what the RINOs running the Republican Party would have us all believe. Since Donald Trump is the flavor of the day among rank-and-file Republicans (and much, much more!), the RINOs in the House GOP conference think that we will be satisfied with their tossing a NeverTrumper (Liz Cheney, RINO-WY) for the “up-and-coming” Elise Stefanik (RINO-NY) as the number three ranking House Republican and GOP conference chairman.
Stefanik gave a good public performance during the first and second impeachment farces, as well as in the aftermath of the November election, gaining national attention and support among Trump backers for her vigorous defense of the president. That was a political no-brainer for a Republican, as Trump loyalty is the number one virtue in the eyes of many Republican voters. Rightfully so, give his lengthy list of accomplishments and promises kept, in contrast to The Hologram’s America Last campaign to blow up the US a
WASHINGTON
Amid increasing tension between Republicans and Democrats in Congress over the January insurrection, the House is expected to vote this week on whether to establish a commission to investigate what led to the violence and whether to spend nearly $2 billion on police backpay and the security reinforcement needed to respond to the incident.
More than four months after the events of Jan. 6, the hostility surrounding the day and the role Democrats believe some Republicans played in fueling the event is deeply felt on Capitol Hill.
It came to the fore last week. Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) said the events of the day looked like a normal visit from tourists. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) shouted down Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in the hallway, and one of Greene’s staffers got into a verbal altercation with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) over wearing a mask.
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