The latest outrageous act perpetrated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is to accommodate the extremist members of his party’s Freedom Caucus by initiating a revenge-based inquiry into an impeachment of President Joe Biden.
I do not believe the speaker is a stupid or naive man. He is, though, one whose every move is dictated by politics rather than principle. He knows that the purpose of the inquiry is to place sand in the gears of the president and the country for no reason but to obstruct. Prostituting himself in this way is a price he is willing to pay in order to keep the slim majority that his party holds in the House and to remain as speaker.
It is interesting that, as the Republicans complain that the Justice Department and FBI have been weaponized, they undertake the weaponization of Congress to attack a leader whom they despise. Is this truly what they were elected to do?
Oren Spiegler
Peters