TPM reports on an effort to remove the statues of traitors and fools from the Capitol:
House Republicans on Tuesday viewed the chamber’s upcoming vote on legislation to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol as an opportunity to accuse Democrats of trying to “erase history” and boost their hysteria over so-called “Critical Race Theory.”
Amid throwing his support behind the bill, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) gleefully remarked that the Confederate statues in the Capitol are “Democrats.”
“Let me state a simple fact,” McCarthy said. “All the statues being removed by this bill are statues of Democrats.”
Which is both true and, if not irrelevant, to the Democrats’ credit. Speaker Pelosi should have simply smiled and said,
I’m glad the Minority Leader agrees that it’s a good thing to not celebrate traitors and dunderheads, be they Democrats or Republicans, and, for that reason, I expect 100% cooperation from Republicans on this matter.
Sure, vote against the Speaker and find yourself in despicable company. It’s rather like a pin in chess.
