Stupid is as Stupid Does
In my last article, I wrote about the adage, “...and a sickness too took root.” I was fairly sure it was from a Shakespeare play and probably from Macbeth. I’m embarrassed that it wasn’t from any Shakespearean play.
This is a famous Shakespearean saying from Julius Caesar, which Caesar spoke to his wife.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.
Therefore, this essay deals with the cowards that make up the Republican Party. The three top national Republicans are Vice President Mike Pence, Senator Mitch McConnell, and Representative Mike Johnson. Talk about cowards. The rioters on January 6 were looking for Pence in order to hang him.
Even after fleeing the Capital, Pence didn’t stand up to Trump. The rioters got within 40 feet of where Pence was hiding. The cowardly vice president did not testify during Trump\'s two impeachment proceedings and the January 6 committee. Why? Let me ponder that for a moment.
Pence did testify before the Special Counsel headed by Jack Smith. He said, “You know, I don’t think I have the authority to change the outcome.” Pence’s “I don’t think” isn’t leadership. Yet, Pence wants to be a macho man and a leader. Tell me what Pence thinks about himself. If I were in his shoes, I’d feel like a failure.
Had Pence gone to Mt. Lebanon High School, he could have taken Mrs. Davis for English. Had he been in Mrs. Davis’ class, he would have read Julius Caesar, and he could have memorized,
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of course, he would have qualified Caesar’s statement to read,
Cowards might have some run-ins with important things
The valiant need to be careful a little more than necessary.
After nearly four years of Trump babbling on, Pence finally said that he wouldn’t endorse Trump nor would he vote for Harris. Methinks, if you are looking for a leader, you won’t even consider Pence. Additionally, mainstream Republicans don’t look to Pence for leadership either. Had Pence taken Mrs. Davis, he also would have read Macbeth.
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
The next tepid Republican leader is Sen. McConnell, aka Mumbling Mitch. When Mitch isn’t mumbling, he is resting. A year ago, when answering questions from the press, he paused as if he was resting.
McConnell froze while speaking to reporters.
Mitch didn’t speak during the impeachment hearings and did not vote to impeach Trump. McConnell is another paradigm of the lack of leadership and guts. However, Mitch’s new book comes out a week before the election. The title is The Price of Power. Those with an early copy say Mitch calls Trump a trio of disparaging terms: "stupid as well as being ill-tempered, despicable and a narcissist." Despite Mumbling Mitch’s book, he supports Trump in his bid for reelection. So, Mitch is like Pence; they “die many times before their deaths.” And no one respects them as leaders.
The last of the leaders of the Republican party is Mike Johnson.
While Johnson is the Speaker of the House, a prestigious post, he managed to get elected because no one else wanted the position or could get enough votes from their Republican House members. He can’t even act like a leader.
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10/18/24