Home Republicans have a way—a deep instinct—that their political adversary, Democratic President Joe Biden, simply may need achieved one thing unsuitable. They don’t seem to be positive what he did or when he did it, however Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy introduced Tuesday his caucus would open a proper impeachment inquiry to unravel it as soon as and for all.
Consider it because the “all vibes, no proof” impeachment inquiry—an ideal encapsulation of the MAGA agenda in motion.
Naturally, reality-based commentators on the proper and left had ideas. Professional-democracy conservative David Frum summed up McCarthy’s “plan” in a telling tweet:
1) Impeach Biden for his son’s unhappy life.
2) Shut down the federal government.
3) Federal abortion ban.
4) Impunity for Trump’s coup, doc thefts, business frauds, Kushner’s Saudi $2 billion, and many others.
5) Discover a lobbying job earlier than November 2024.
On the Democratic facet, veteran strategist and Hopium Chronicles substacker Simon Rosenberg enumerated “what MAGA is fighting for”:
– The top of American democracy
– Recession, financial spoil, plutocratic tax coverage
– Hotter planet, rolling again local weather good points
– Extra weapons, extra useless youngsters
– 10 12 months olds giving beginning to their rapist’s infants
– Russian victory in Ukraine
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