the only thing scarier to Republicans than a violent mob is the fear that a violent mob might not like them any more (Groucho Marxism)

January 2021

“For the first time ever, the Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin on Wednesday warning of a ‘heightened threat environment’ for “homegrown violent extremists. I understand it’s a pandemic, we’re baking our own sourdough, but can we please not grow our own terrorists? But the looming threat of continued intramural violence raises an important question. Will the Republican party finally take a stand agains the man who legitimized American fascism? For the answer, we turn to the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, who visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week. So you’re gonna suck up to the man who sent goons to kill you? That’s not a lack of self-respect, that’s a lack of self-preservation Kevin!” —Stephen Colbert

“Kevin McCarthy is reportedly torn between members of his party disappointed in Trump’s encouragement of a violent mob at the Capitol and those who back his baseless claims of election fraud. The poor guy, he’s caught between a rock and a dumb as a rock. Evidently, the only thing scarier to Republicans than a violent mob is the fear that a violent mob might not like them any more.” —Stephen Colbert

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