Oh, Senator Mitch McConnell. You had a chance to be the leader we needed. You could have saved America from a vindictive, childish autocrat and saved your own party in the process.
Instead, the Senate Minority leader in a 51-50 Senate counting Vice President Kamala Harris tie-breaker vote, chose not to push for the Senate conviction of the second impeachment of former president Donald Trump. His rationale was politically calibrated as every decision he makes is. He did not want to offend the offensive acting MAGA base.
Seven Republican Senators said to convict to Trump making the vote 57 to 43 to convict. But, they needed ten more Republicans to make it a 2/3 vote. McConnell said he would not convict as Trump was no longer president. Yet, a vote to convict him of impeachment could have precluded him from serving in a public office again.
He could have pushed others to vote to rid the country of this seditious person and tell Republicans we had no choice. For opening Pandora's Box, Trump has thanked him by denigrating McConnell and his Asian-American wife whenever possible. As a Trump attorney once wrote, if you are on Trump's good side, don't get used to it as you won't be there for long.
Now too many Republicans believe the January 6 insurrection was contrived to discredit Trump. Too many Republicans choose to instead believe someone well documented as untruthful, who has been adjudicated as a financial fraud three times in five years and who is facing 91 charges under four indictments some of which include the word sedition.
McConnell missed a huge opportunity. Other Republican Senators misplaced their spines and missed the same opportunity. Now, we have to deal with this mess that these 43 spineless Senators chose to avoid. Note to Republicans, the key person to blame for the insurrection which put all of you in danger looks backs from the mirror when Trump shaves.
It is not too late to find your courage, although you made it harder for yourself. Do something good for your country. Your own party would benefit as well.
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