"Some of the votes [Republicans] cast -- we would be on trial for treason if we had voted against defense appropriations in the midst of a war," he told reporters on his way to the Senate chamber. Durbin was referring to GOP members who tried to block the defense bill out of concern that a hate crimes bill was attached to it.There's no denying Durbin is absolutely right. But it goes further than that.
True, Republicans treated any disagreement with them as anti-Americanism or as aiding the enemy and ruled their majority with little wiggle room. But, but, they still do it now. It's not that they only acted that way while in power, they are still doing it. And it's all because the Democrats let them do it.
Republicans still claim anything and everything that doesn't come from their Super Patriot caucus as being enemies of the country. That's why they constantly refer to the president as an enemy, as a tyrant, as a socialist; it's because nothing has changed. They are not held to their rhetoric and are allowed perfect impunity to frame debates around conspiracy theories and patriotic revolutions. It's very possible that Democrats today-- even with their huge majorities-- could still be tried for treason by a Republican minority for simply not giving them what they want. Possible might even be an understatement.
The last time Durbin spoke out with such candidness he was forced by the GOP to give a tearful apology on the senate floor. Start the countdown cause I'm sure he'll have to do the same if he wants to keep his good graces in the MSM. Start the waterworks senator.
*Update:
I find it excruciatingly stupid how Democrats whimper away from actual debates with Republicans. Something I find even stupider are the comments left on The Hill article I linked to above. It seems everybody from Illinois is from Chicago.
-- "Durbin is an evil clown creep from the Chicago thug machine in Illinois."
-- "Hey Chicago thug… the IMPUNITY comes from US, the American people!If you do the right thing, you will have impunity too!"
The Chicago comments go on and on. Durbin is from the Metro East of Illinois. Or East St. Louis. That's the polar opposite of Chicago. The two regions hate each other. It's Cardinals vs. Cubs and Durbin is by far a Cardinals fan. Durbin is the farthest thing from a Chicago politician that you could find. He owes nothing to Chicagoland and holds what is considered the "downstate" senate seat-- a seat that belonged to my former boss Sen. Paul Simon.
Not only do the comments show the stupidity of most political junkies, it also demonstrates just how well-greased the Republican conspiracy machine really is. Durbin has nothing to do with Chicago, idiots.
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