“What am I missing here?”
Lee Haywood
Sure, his wardrobe consists of sweaters layered over ties and dress shirts. And with his big black spectacles and feathered hair he looks like any other yuppy Young College Republican straight out of Animal House. But that’s not a crime, is it?
Well OK, he has been charged with 23 federal fraud charges. But that’s normal for Congress isn’t it? Maybe they’re just mad he got caught.
And though he walks, talks and speaks like a liberal Yankee (I think he’s gay, but there’s nothing wrong with that, is there?), his Heritage Action scorecard is an incredible 100%.
Yes, 100%. My Congresswoman comes in at 84%.
So with a razor thin majority at risk in the House, what is the hurry?
From “The Guardian”
“Amid a flood of increasingly bizarre stories, including about Santos’s past as a drag performer in Brazil and a claim to have been a volleyball star at a college he did not attend, Santos admitted embellishing his record but denied wrongdoing.”
I’m sure he’s got some great stories to tell. I’ll bet he’ll even buy the drinks.
Again, 100%.
“A majority of Republicans, 112 of 222, voted not to expel. Five did not vote, 105 supporting the motion. Among the New York delegation, 22 members voted for expulsion. Three New York Republicans voted no: Santos himself, Claudia Tenney and Elise Stefanik, the House Republican conference chair.”
Then they quote Robert Reich. I hate this guy and hate myself for agreeing with him.
“Robert Reich, a Berkeley professor, former US labor secretary and Guardian columnist, said: “George Santos may be gone from Congress, but a majority of Republicans voted against expelling him – including the entire House GOP leadership. The Republican party once again showed that it doesn’t really care about ethics or the law, only power.”
I guess my point is this.
Santos has not been found guilty in a court of law. He won the seat as part of a New York Republican “red wave” in the midterm elections last year, a key part of Democrats’ loss of control of the House. NY now has to hold a special election to replace him when the Republican’s could have run just about any anti-Biden conservative for November’s election. In my opinion, an incredible waste of time and effort.
But what do I know?
100%. What am I missing here?
Lee Haywood is a franchise owner for Winzer USA, an MRO supply company based in Plano, TX.
He services industrial and government accounts across NC. Lee and his wife Brenda reside in Summerfield, NC and have been married for 39 years. He considers himself to be quite the dude.