Sen. Ernst's own personal experience and her past advocacy for awareness and prevention of sexual asault in the military may explain any tepidity, real or preceived, on her part about endorsing our 45th president's to become only the second chief executive other than Grover Cleveland to serve nonconsecutive terms. As far as Gov. Reynolds, well, it's hardly a secret she backed Gov. DeSantis. After all, Biden was the second or third choice of many from among the thundering herd of Democratic candidates in 2020 and everyone coalesced around him. Same's happening now. It's just the coalescing is a little more onerous, particularly on the GOP side -- not just hold your nose but pinch your nose through a COVID mask.
The sitting president pretty much laid out the stakes and he sees them last night. I read Speaker Johnson encouraged decorum and a modicum of respect during the president's speech -- maybe to not give President Biden a foil to play off of as much as maintaining traditional decorum. But Speaker Johnson did not applaud the president on arrival, nor did Biden allow the speaker to introduce him -- he just went ahead with this speech. Quid pro quo.
Rep. Greene looked like a contestant from Let's Make a Deal rather than a member of Congress. And, sorry Dems, whenever I hear a chant of "Four More Years!" I think of President Nixon in 1972.
This was a pep rally -- like putting fans of opposing sports teams in a big room and let them chant, jeer and grimace at one another. Kind of reminded me of a high school football game, or a sports bar in Iowa on CyHawk game day.
Sen. Ernst's own personal experience and her past advocacy for awareness and prevention of sexual asault in the military may explain any tepidity, real or preceived, on her part about endorsing our 45th president's to become only the second chief executive other than Grover Cleveland to serve nonconsecutive terms. As far as Gov. Reynolds, well, it's hardly a secret she backed Gov. DeSantis. After all, Biden was the second or third choice of many from among the thundering herd of Democratic candidates in 2020 and everyone coalesced around him. Same's happening now. It's just the coalescing is a little more onerous, particularly on the GOP side -- not just hold your nose but pinch your nose through a COVID mask.
The sitting president pretty much laid out the stakes and he sees them last night. I read Speaker Johnson encouraged decorum and a modicum of respect during the president's speech -- maybe to not give President Biden a foil to play off of as much as maintaining traditional decorum. But Speaker Johnson did not applaud the president on arrival, nor did Biden allow the speaker to introduce him -- he just went ahead with this speech. Quid pro quo.
Rep. Greene looked like a contestant from Let's Make a Deal rather than a member of Congress. And, sorry Dems, whenever I hear a chant of "Four More Years!" I think of President Nixon in 1972.
This was a pep rally -- like putting fans of opposing sports teams in a big room and let them chant, jeer and grimace at one another. Kind of reminded me of a high school football game, or a sports bar in Iowa on CyHawk game day.