Here we are

Liz Cheney, a staunch Republican and Chair of the House Republican Conference is making waves. She had the unmitigated gall to tell the truth about Donald Trump. And apparently these days, that is a “yuge” no-no!

“The 2020 election was not stolen. Anyone who claims it was is spreading THE BIG LIE, turning their backs on the rule of law, and poisoning our democratic system,” declared Cheney. Now, for daring to speak the truth, Cheney, an ardently conservative Republican and daughter of former VP Dick Cheney, is being railroaded out of her leadership position and likely “primaried” out of office in 2022.

The whole election fraud, “stop the steal” movement was conjured by Trump as a means of saving face in the event of his likely defeat at the ballot box in 2020. If he won, the election was legitimate. If he lost, it was a fraud. The disgraced, twice-impeached reality TV star president is not known for his candor. Rather, he spent his term in the White House ignoring facts, tweeting bombastic lies and promoting outrageous conspiracy theories. To excuse his refusal to tell the truth is questionable. To pretend it isn’t happening is madness.

Yet, loyal Trump disciples continue to jump head first into the madness. A Republican organizer in Michigan summed it up. “I think I speak for many people in that Trump has never actually been wrong, and so we’ve learned to trust when he says something, that he’s not just going to spew something out there that’s wrong and not verified.”

And so, here we are. Reduced to abject denial of a narcissistic huckster with an orange face, black heart and a bad combover. God save us! Jarold Wright Santa Rosa