In a Times Picayune column of 2/3/19 titled, "What became of Country before Party" Thomas thinks back to 1968 when democratic majority leader in the U.S. Senate, Mike Mansfield said he would work with then elected President Nixon and put country before party. Thomas then tries to compare that to the democratic party's attitude before the 2016 Presidential election and says some democrats have not had a single pleasant word for President Trump. (When has Trump ever had a pleasant word for anyone?)
Thomas then questions the patriotism of todays democrats (the usual personal attacks against them by so called conservatives) But Thomas is silent on Trump's relationship with communist Putin and his willingness to collude with Russia and put Russia first over country in order to win election. Thomas is also silent on former speaker of the House, republican Newt Gingrich who vowed to destroy President Clinton, shut the government down and ruled with personal attacks and lies. Nor did he mention the name of republican senator Mitch McConnell who vowed to make President Obama a one term President and would not work with him or help his agenda. He did not bother to mention those two names in his article because it would tell the real story of a republican party who put party before country.
And of course he did not mention Trump who has put himself above country, rejects the country's constitution and institutions, brought shame to the White House and committed traitorous acts and continues to do so, especially with the nations intelligence community. Thomas is Trump's ditto head and partner in blame who refuse to accept responsibility for their own un-American actions and deeds. They truly deserve each other. And when it comes to putting party before the country, it started with the Newt Gingrich era, and continues to this very day with an extreme conservative ideology of the republican party. The November elections told the real story who can be trusted to put country first.
Trump's support for Putin and his lack of respect for American intelligence agencies also have testified to Russian involvement to help Trump win the 2016 election, coupled with the republican party's enabling of Trump, represents all the proof needed how the party has turned their backs on America and its people. And that really says it all.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
