A reader writes concerning Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III kick-off TV ad for his campaign to regain his old Senate seat:
That’s the most blatant act of self-abasement since Zelenskyy’s pathetic brown-nosing on the Trump-Ukraine phone call.
I think it’s a hard call. However, Zelensky has an entire nation under siege by Russia, while Sessions, who should have gone into retirement following his resignation from the AG spot (he’s currently 72 and, based on his statements as AG, significantly out of touch with much of America), is merely attempting to extend his political life.
I think I must disagree with my reader: brown-nosing to help an entire nation survive is not as morally revolting as brown-nosing merely to restart a political career. Indeed, in the latter case, ‘brown-nosing’ doesn’t seem to adequately describe the pathetic sight of Sessions’ humbling himself before the Altar of Trump. He should be kicking the crumbling marble, spitting on it with sulfuric acid, and leading the general revolt against this blasphemy called Trump. Instead, he … he …
Perhaps I should suggest Sessions should visit a geriatrics doctor to see if he has dementia.
Another reader writes:
He was a bad senator before.
Well, he certainly didn’t seem to have done much in the Senate, at least that I can remember or find in Wikipedia; and Trump didn’t pick him to be AG for his outstanding skills or contributions:
Sessions, a Republican former senator from Alabama, was among the earliest and most high-profile supporters of Trump during a GOP primary campaign in which the real estate mogul and reality television star was shunned by most elected officials in Washington.
“You know, the only reason I gave him the job is because I felt loyalty,” Trump said on Fox News. “He was an original supporter.” [WaPo]
A sort of non-starter.
