Let’s get real real here

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Many of you may have missed the Washington Post article where McConnell let his view of Jan. 6 be known. As well as comments about the RNC voting to censure two of there own colleagues for working on the Jan 6 committee. I find this very interesting. Maybe there is a shred of integrity left in the GOP. The courts have disproven The Big Lie. There was no fraud. And the fact that Giuliani, Powell, and others present there cases in court, bound by professional ethics rules, have jettisoned the claims of widespread fraud in Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada. Trump’s lawyers have conspicuously refused to embrace the language of “fraud” while standing before judges, quietly undercutting the President and his allies’ increasingly histrionic public stance. On Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) became the highest-ranking Republican elected official to criticize the RNC for the resolution censuring Cheney and Kinzinger for serving on the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. McConnell described the attack as a “violent insurrection for the purpose of trying to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, after a legitimately-certified election, from one administration to the next.” “The issue is whether or not the RNC should be sort of singling out members of our party who may have different views from the majority. That’s not the job of the RNC,” he said. Several other Senate Republicans similarly voiced disapproval of the censure resolution. Some, such as Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), said it was “absurd” for the RNC to defend the events of Jan. 6 as “legitimate political discourse.” “Every moment that is spent re-litigating a lost election or defending those who have been convicted of criminal behavior moves us further away from the goal of victory this fall,” Collins told reporters at the Capitol. Senate Majority Whip Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) on Tuesday praised “my Republican colleagues who have been willing to speak the truth in the last few days,” but he said that “the vast majority of my Republican colleagues remained silent while the party leaders declared Jan. 6 legitimate.” Members of the RNC voted overwhelmingly for the resolution by voice vote Friday, with only a smattering of “no” votes, highlighting the divide between the party’s elite and grass roots. Former president Donald Trump called McDaniel on Saturday to congratulate her on the resolution, a person familiar with the matter said. After the resolution was submitted, Chairwoman McDaniel and a number of other members believed censure was the most appropriate action the body to take,” Danielle Alvarez, a RNC spokeswoman, said. “ … Outside of the D.C. bubble, our grass roots are very supportive of the decision to hold Cheney and Kinzinger accountable.” The resolution denounces the House committee’s investigation as “a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse” and states that the behavior of Cheney and Kinzinger “has been destructive to the institution of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Republican Party and our republic.” Violent pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol after months of the former president falsely saying the election was stolen, resulting in five deaths. The phrase “legitimate political discourse” did not appear in an original draft of the resolution by top Trump ally David Bossie, according to a copy reviewed by The Washington Post. Instead, Bossie’s version said the committee had a disregard for “minority rights” and “due process” and seemed “intent on advancing a political agenda to buoy the Democrat Party’s bleak electoral prospects.” It is unclear how the words “legitimate political discourse” came to enter the document as it was edited in Salt Lake City by Bossie, McDaniel and others. Bossie did not respond to requests for comment. The phrase “legitimate political discourse” did not appear in an original draft of the resolution by top Trump ally David Bossie, according to a copy reviewed by The Washington Post. Instead, Bossie’s version said the committee had a disregard for “minority rights” and “due process” and seemed “intent on advancing a political agenda to buoy the Democrat Party’s bleak electoral prospects.” In the packet, there were other resolutions, including one blaming China for the coronavirus, and another implicitly criticizing the party for creating an outreach program to target LGBTQ voters — a move McDaniel made last year. impression among important elements of our coalition … that the RNC was undermining essential aspects of our platform, including our planks on marriage and religious liberty,” the resolution read, according to a copy reviewed by The Post All the resolutions were passed without any debate, public reading or presentation. Bill Palatucci, a national committeeman from New Jersey, said he plans to push the committee to repeal the resolution censuring Cheney and Kinzinger. “At a minimum, they should remove the provision of ‘legitimate political discourse’ from the resolution,” Palatucci said. “But they should repeal the whole thing.” “There weren’t enough eyes on the document,” Palatucci said. Henry Barbour, a national committeeman from Mississippi, said there was “a lot of frustration with what happened” among members and other prominent Republicans. “With the strength of the environment, and the historical situation, the fundraising is good, we have the right nuts and bolts. … There are a lot of people who don’t understand why we had to do that. Resolutions shooting at other Republicans are never going to be helpful.”