Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has …
- Decided to seek vengeance on the Democrats for suggesting former President Trump was, and remains, a flying nutcase;
- Received orders from on high – perhaps from flying nutcase former President Trump – to push this attack;
- Decided to cover up for Governor DeSantis’ (R-FL) incompetency (this one courtesy Chris Cillizza of CNN/Politics);
- Engage in a weird relative of moral equivalence;
- Decided it’s time to launch Rick Scott for President in 2024;
What’s making me laugh and wonder why I didn’t predict this all along?
After the disastrous events in Afghanistan, we must confront a serious question: Is Joe Biden capable of discharging the duties of his office or has time come to exercise the provisions of the 25th Amendment? https://t.co/l1bFrUdZH9
— Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) August 16, 2021
Given what little I’ve seen out of Senator Scott over the years, he’s not capable of confronting serious questions, just political questions of power.
For the record, here’s my take on the contents of his, errr, concerns:
- No, inflation is not raging. Show me an annual rate of 20% and I’ll express some concern.
- The debt ceiling is a Congressional responsibility, not a Presidential responsibility. Perhaps you should see if you can possibly address the issue without looking like a great hypocritical goof, Senator. Maybe you should agree to raise taxes, Senator. Maybe you should raise funding of the IRS so we can catch the cheats. You know. Do your job.
- The entire border crossings thing, whatever the details may be – I have not followed it closely – does not necessarily condemn the Biden Administration. It may signal that problems in Central America have worsened and need to be addressed, an issue I’ve ranted on before.
- And, yes, Afghanistan has gone from the forgotten war to front page news. We’ll need our experts – and, no, Senator Scott, you are not one of them, and I’m not particularly interested in your blathering – to investigate whether this collapse was predicted or not, and what went wrong over the four administrations responsible for this debacle. I suspect a shit-storm of blame will hit all four President in about 50 years, when today’s political polarization is no more than a chapter on madness in history books, and a fair assessment can take place. My suspicion: “nation-building” is simply hubris, and former President Bush (R) will bear most of the responsibility.
Meanwhile, the economy has come roaring back, foreign relations, with the notable possible exception of Afghanistan, is recovering from the debacle of the Trump Administration as shown in overseas polls and a general lack of drama, and we’re moving forward again with an adult in the Oval Office, rather than the boastful, vain child to whose ass you shoved your nose.
What a hollow grandstander this Senator has turned out to be.
