Thursday, April 14, 2022

Opinion | After appealing to con men, the GOP now complains about the hucksters - The Washington Post

…Ironically, and sadly, the Republican Party used to be concerned with personal rectitude and "public virtue." They've long given up the notion that ethical conduct, honesty, empathy or self-discipline have anything to do with politics. McConnell's baffled reaction this past week when Axios's Jonathan Swan asked him about his "moral red lines" reveals that holding and expanding power is all that matters in the modern GOP. For McConnell to sound the alarm about sleazy candidates now is rich. 
He, along with Trump and the rest of the MAGA crowd, have been telling voters in word and deed that morality is for suckers…


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