Frank Rich, the retired opinion columnist with the New York Times, has been officially retired from that position since 2011. . His magnificent, powerful writing over the years has earned him a rightful place in the pantheon of gifted essayists.. And as a devoted fan of his writing, I was sad on the day his last column appeared
So it was great news to learn that Rich had agreed to participate in a question-answer column in New York Magazine on a weekly basis. His latest article, published today is provided below.. His answers to the political questions he is posed demonstrate how logically and critically, he still can coast right through complex questions. His answers capture his reasoning beautifully and will bring some readers to their feet. (only if one agrees with him obviously)
In this article, Rich posits his theory that Trump will resign soon due to his ugly and unprecedented malfeasance both during his campaign and tenure as President. He claims that very soon the GOP will FINALLY hit the wall and say “Enough”. ( I won’t reveal the cause for which Rich believes will send the GOP Senators over the edge.) Let’s just say that he argues convincingly.
Rich does not hold back his fury at the do-nothing GOP Congress during the Trump tenure. He calls them Vichy lawmakers which is a reference to the deplorable French Government in Vichy, France during the occupation of France by the Nazi’s during WWII. The Vichy Government was a puppet government toadying completely to the German army at great cost to the French Resistance and the Allies.
For Rich to compare the GOP Senate to the Vichy Government underscores his repugnance at how McConnell and the rest of the caucus have mismanaged their constitutional duty to hold Trump accountable to the rule of law. For the last two years they have looked the other way, made lame, unbelievable excuses or hid in their offices to avoid media scrutiny. With this reference, Rich suggests that the wrecking ball Trump continues to employ against our democratic system of government and the American people is more than an outrage it is akin to giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
That is how strongly, Rich feels about the the GOP’s Congress’s negligence and dereliction of duty during the time of Trump. He particularly goes after McConnell, Paul Ryan, Marco Rubio and Susan Collins but paints the the entire GOP conference with one disreputable broad brush.
Feel the power of Frank Rich’s writing as you contemplate his words. It is with ongoing due diligence with this article that the Resistance confronts the reality of where the nation sits today.. Believe Frank Rich that the end indeed is approaching and the nightmare at last will be over. Isaac Asimov presciently stated what we now know has happened to a good chunk if American citizenry. It continues to be our task to battle against the ignorance by remaining informed and active.
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’”
― Isaac Asimov
Enjoy the article: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/gop-leaders-wont-tolerate-trumps-chaos-for-much-longer.html