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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

To be fair / credit where it's due, he was vocally anti-Trump when he was still holding office. He and Cheney both, and they were ostracized for it.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

It's the reality of modern US politics. One party is a complex coalition of vaguely progressive neolibs, and the other is a literal cult. Either you say "Jan 6th wasn't a big deal" or they force you to quit.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

former congressman

Wow, he's not that old!

he was vocally anti-Trump when he was still holding office

Ah, that explains it.

;P

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Lol, yup.

Normally, you'd be right on the money. It's always some former congressperson/staffer dishing out all the illegal things they saw. Except instead of reporting it to the authorities, they want you to buy their book and read about it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Fact that a fucking Cheney was on the kind of sort of reasonable by comparison if you squint side of the Republican party and basically got chased out for it is wild.