They deserve each other because they allowed Donald Trump to be the face and leader of their party and its ugly ideology of un-American and anti-democratic values that threaten the country, the constitution, the rule of law, our institutions and the peaceful transfer of power during our democratic elections. And the ugliness it created is being played out now in the GOP controlled U.S. House of Representatives.
Steve Scalise, the majority leader of the GOP controlled House was nominated by his party to be Speaker of the House and then dropped out of the race when he could not secure enough votes to be elected. Some local Louisiana opinion writers blamed it on the right wing conservatives and their right wing agenda. But the atmosphere in the House was helped created by Scalise himself, the party and Donald Trump who they still support and his lies of a stolen election.
The fact is Scalise and the GOP are no longer a political party that represents America, its people, its national security or the rule of law. They are an organization that support authoritarian rule and government that has been confirmed by their own actions and or inaction. No one republican can trust another and it is obvious by the actions of the GOP controlled House. They cannot even agree on a simple resolution to keep the government open and running so the federal government can go about executing their responsibilities.
The end of the GOP as a political party was self determined and there exist no leader in the party to change the status quo. And Scalise was always part of the madness. It is a story of a toxic rhetoric up and down the GOP's ranks that has actually encouraged violence. And as everyone knows, Scalise and the GOP backed Trump's agenda when he was President the majority of the time and just let everything slide.
The country now finds itself in a position of having a President and democratic controlled Senate trying to do business for the country with a GOP controlled House bent on obstruction and willingness to sabotage democracy. No one living can remember a time of such a toxic republican party.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
