Mike Johnson goes down the rabbit hole
As Bill Palmer says, there are no magic wands. Donald Trump cannot just wave a magic wand and end democracy, no matter how much he’d enjoy doing so. Likewise, there are no rabbits to pull out of hats. Mike Johnson cannot just reach into his bag of stale tricks and pull a rabbit from a hat. It’s just not possible.
That doesn’t mean he didn’t try. Mike Johnson, creeper of the House, ATTEMPTED to pull such a rabbit out of his hat. But what came out of that hat was not a rabbit (what rabbit would want anything to do with Mike Johnson?)
What came popping out of Mike Johnson’s hat was Pinocchio. Stammering and stuttering, looking more foolish with every passing second, Johnson struggled fiercely to say something about Trump’s absurd Gaza plan without looking like he wasn’t in lockstep with the traitor in chief.
What proceeded to happen was a mish-mash of a word salad.
“Ah, look,”
“The initial announcement yesterday.”
“I think…”
“Greeted with surprise but cheered.”
“cheered by people all around the world.”
I did omit all the “uh’s” and the awful pauses. As Johnson struggled for equilibrium, his lies were already being savaged. People around the world reacted all right. And they are FURIOUS.
That did NOT STOP Johnson from trying to flatter Trump, calling him bold and decisive.
But a waiting reporter put Johnson on the spot. Noting Johnson had avoided answering the question , he asked again — does he approve of what Mr. Trump said?
Well, uh, uh, uh…..
“Yes or no?”
“So we’ll have that discussion,” Johnson answered, not answering the question or clarifying anything.
What a fool this man is. So scared, tail between his legs, attempting in vain to pull out a rabbit from his chickenshit hat, alas all Mr. Johnson managed to pull from he hat was his own foolishness.
