ICYMI, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) was asked on MSNBC’s Morning Joe the other day why it is “so hard for Republicans to speak out” against the attempted murder of Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), allegedly by apparent QAnon fan David DePape last weekend. [DePape has pleaded ‘not guilty’ to all charges related to the attack.]
“Because we are close to election,” he replied, “and the new view is, you never admit defeat, you never back off …”
Referring to himself and fellow Republican on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, Rep. Liz Cheney, Kinzinger continued; “By the way, Liz and I are not courageous. There’s no strength in this. We’re just surrounded by cowards. … It looks like courage when it’s barely your duty.”
Cheney may be no hero, but Pundit-at-Large Stephen Macaulay singles out the former as among the rare “Respectable Republicans” in his column below. Scroll down with the trackbar on the far-right to read Macaulay’s latest column.
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