I see Steve Benen is knocking Rep Jim Jordan’s spankin’ new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government about:
Rep. Jim Jordan realizes that his Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government isn’t off to a good start. The panel’s first big hearing was an embarrassing display, and it was soon followed by revelations that the FBI “whistleblowers” the Ohio Republican has been touting for months aren’t actually whistleblowers, and their recent behind-the-scenes testimony was literally unbelievable.
The far-right chairman is confronting complaints from disappointed conservatives and headlines about his GOP-led crusade being “a dud.” Jordan has tried to defend the endeavor with excuses that don’t make a lot of sense.
The far-right victimhood routine is a key part of the strategy to keep the herd together for fleecing and power. That sense of victimhood, especially when it’s both existential and true, can prove a strong bulwark for many groups.
But there’s a stronger American tradition that I think the Biden Administration should be using: Laughter. A simple press release should do the trick, especially for such an humorless man like Jordan:
The President and Vice President plan to watch the next meeting of the Subcommittee while eating popcorn, as this may be one of the most entertaining spectacles on C-SPAN these days.
Ridicule: spice liberally over idiots.
