Jeff BealDec 29, 2022

In most jobs, if you get caught lying on your resume, you get fired. Congress? Nah; go ahead and keep your job. We need your vote.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3791270-george-santos-puts-gop-in-a-tight-spot/

George Santos puts GOP in a tight spot

Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) has put Republicans in a pickle: How do party leaders deal with his fabrications and misrepresentations without jeopardizing their slim majority or setting a precedent?  The answer so far, for the most part, is to say nothing and let Santos speak for himself — and perhaps to let voters decide Santos’s fate in…

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This anonymous Republican strategist is worried about the wrong slippery slope:

“And unfortunately, you also have a slippery slope here. If you go after this guy for lying, where does it stop?”

If you DON'T go after this guy for lying, what would it take for your party to eject a member of Congress for bad behavior?

Dec 29, 2022 at 3:50pmWeb