By Jim McCraw
The Villages, the largest retirement community in Florida, the United States, and on Earth, is home to a huge number of Republican retirees -- retirees from all 50 states, many of whom have served in the military and/or law enforcement. They voted overwhelmingly for Trump two elections in a row and were mighty pissed off when the second one didn’t go as they planned.
The other night, there was a raucous “America First Tour" rally near The Villages, fronted by Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, reported to be under federal investigation (begun by Donald Trump’s last attorney general, Bill Barr, no less) for allegations of sex trafficking, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, who was stripped of her committee positions shortly after the 117th Congress commenced, because of her controversial social media postings.
These two people purportedly speak for the Republican party, and it’s a shame, really. Matt Gaetz, whether he turns out to be charged with sex trafficking offenses or not, is as slick as snot on a doorknob. The hair, the smile, the oily presence, all hold a mysterious attraction for these retired Floridians.
If anything comes of the investigation of sex trafficking or not, that will be the end of him, because even Republicans are not fond of sex criminals. If he isn’t convicted, he will carry on following the same path as the departed Donald J. Trump, ego first, mouth open, principles not easily visible, ready to flatly deny any accusations sent his way, true or not.
The other congress member, Marjorie Taylor Greene, is not a Floridian, but a Georgian with a big mouth and a big set of pistols, who came all the way down here to support Gaetz in his bid to stay alive politically. Wonder how much that cost him.
We sit here in bewildered awe, wondering how the Republican party has come down through history after Ike, Nixon, Reagan and the Bushes, to not only allow, but foster, liars and fantasists like these two. I would have zapped both of them, but my Jewish Space Laser is in the shop for repairs.