Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) thinks he’s proven himself to the far-right contingent in the Republican Party:
The Senate tabled an effort by Sen. Rand Paul Tuesday to force a vote on the constitutionality of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, but the vote offered an indicator for how Republican senators — who overwhelmingly voted for Paul’s measure — feel about the trial.
Paul’s motion was killed on a 55-45 vote, with five Republicans joining all Democrats, meaning 45 Republicans voted for Paul’s effort. Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah, Ben Sasse of Nebraska, Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania crossed party lines to vote with Democrats. [CNN/Politics]
But I’d like to suggest to Corporate America that we now have forty five more candidates for deprivation of corporate funds and support in their reelection campaigns.
And I think Corporate America, which faces an existential crisis if Trump is not forcefully rejected politically, had better take this seriously. The Republicans have only themselves to blame for their crisis in the extreme position of their party. Refusing to deal with it not only damages themselves, but endangers democracy itself – and all those corporate entities which it supports.
Go get ’em, kids!
But let’s extend the theme, eh? I think Corporate America should make a promise, to America as well as itself, not to support far right candidates of any sort, and at any level. They need to show judgment and maturity in their support choices.
Or consumers, in their turn, may have to make those judgments on them.
