Cowardly, lyin' Kevin McCarthy, bad faith "negotiator" --
A wakeup call for anyone who needed one about bipartisan negotiations. McCarthy deputized Katko to negotiate on his and his caucus's behalf. Katko took negotiating direction from McCarthy and McCarthy was briefed on the negotiations. A deal was struck and now McCarthy is ... https://t.co/29MWPxe8aE
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 18, 2021
A small but significant data point on the GOP's anti-democratic path.
— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) May 18, 2021
For months now, the GOP insisted they want to know the truth about the Jan 6th insurrection, but the reality is they just want the Fox News version. https://t.co/HOnKze3g1w
This one is pretty easy: Kevin McCarthy is working to block a bipartisan congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 insurrection because Kevin McCarthy is deeply implicated in the Jan. 6 insurrection
— Mark Follman (@markfollman) May 18, 2021
Clickbait media, fiddling while democracy burns --
“After a wildly successful first 100 days in office, Biden is riding high in the polls. But instead of touting his victories, the press seems eager to paint a portrait of a presidency on the brink.”
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) May 18, 2021
— @EricBoehlert https://t.co/b1eg2djQyo
Bill "Low" Barr's subversion of justice, part infinity --
This speaks to the remarkably petty ways Bill Barr was willing to subvert justice in support of Trump & his allies. But also of how quickly Biden’s DOJ is righting those wrongs-this came to light after they dropped Barr’s subpoena. https://t.co/iqwgIY22GW
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 18, 2021
Protecting the crime boss --
Palm Beach County's top prosecutor says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cannot unilaterally block Donald Trump from getting extradited to New York to face criminal charges.https://t.co/Mly5WOORvx
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 18, 2021
"You have rented out the once good name of the Arizona State Senate to grifters and con-artists" --
The Republican controlled board of supervisors of Maricopa County writes to the Republican president of the Arizona Senate. https://t.co/qKW3hPtuDZ pic.twitter.com/kw34R8N6NE
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) May 18, 2021
Musical prodigy interlude --
The band had to stop & let him flex 🤗 pic.twitter.com/DHkRQiGErg
— Theo Shantonas (@TheoShantonas) May 18, 2021
