Feb 8, 2024
It’s all falling apart for Republicans. They might even be in disarray! But since their voters don’t appear to want anything done, we’re not sure yet whether they’ll get away with it. They may fare worse among Republican Senators than they do with the voters. Those guys just seem to want chaos, and always have, just like Greg Dworkin says.
To no one’s surprise, the bluff was called and the “border bill” tanked. There’s just not much about the immigration situation that stands up to scrutiny, even among the true believers. And the situation is much the same with their other stunt, the “impeachment” of Alejandro Mayorkas. Not that that’s likely to stop them.
Remember that Nevada primary? Well, it may never have been much of a contest, but it was no sleeper of an event!
Meanwhile, the SCOTUS took up the 14th Amendment disqualification issue today, right smack in the middle of the show. Though they very courteously waited until the last segment to get to the good stuff. Once they did get rolling, though, we were introduced to TFG’s most odious lawyer yet.
Elsewhere in the country, it seems New Hampshire’s
primary notched the first AI-faked robocalls of the
season. New Yorkers found out you can shoot beat up a
guy in the middle of 5th Avenue 42nd Street and not
lose any votes even get a ticket. And everybody
else found out that where Chaya Raichik goes, bomb threats
follow.