Above the law

Above the law

Madison Cawthorn has learned one lesson of the Trump era well: Republican politicians are above the law. He was stopped earlier this week for carrying a handgun in the Charlotte airport for the second time since he’s been in Congress. I doubt it was an accident. He...
The accountability gap

The accountability gap

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy lied…and lied…and lied. After the release of a book that claims McCarthy told people he would call on Trump to resign during the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, McCarthy denied that ever happened. And he denied it...
The corrupt and the incompetent

The corrupt and the incompetent

“If this isn’t impeachable, I don’t know what is.” Mitch McConnell in the wake of January 6. McConnell, of course, voted against impeachment just a few days later. He lost his spine, just like House Minority Kevin McCarthy who told colleagues he would call on Trump to...