woopsDec 30, 2022
mtsw
Seems like the salient thing about the Santos story is something no one is articulating out loud: in a normal situation, GOP would be happy to throw him overboard and eliminate the embarrassment but their razor-thin House majority forces them to defend every seat
Dec 30, 2022 at 3:02amWeb
Show threadmtswDec 30, 2022

Idk what McCarthy can really offer him at this point though considering how legally screwed he probably is

RT @pixelpusher220 - @mtsw it's more McCarthy's even thinner margin.  And with all that stuff hanging over Santos Kevin knows he can demand his vote

Show threadmtswDec 30, 2022

Maybe, but tbh the story seems like a huge embarrassment for the GOP that no one on their side is really willing to publicly defend

RT @neilasaurus - @mtsw nah they have completely lost all decency. It wouldn’t matter if hey had a large majority or were in the minority. The more corrupt and insane a person is the more they like him

Show threadbusticatedDec 30, 2022
@mtsw @neilasaurus they’ve just learned the tactic works. remember all those trump tweets they never saw?
Show threadAshtonDec 30, 2022
@mtsw @neilasaurus the NY Post isn’t even bothering to defend him. They called him “liar elect” in a headline.
Show threadAshtonDec 30, 2022

@mtsw @neilasaurus my strong suspicion is that everyone aside from McCarthy knows this is only going to get worse, so they’re cutting bait early. Why bother wasting some credibility when the outcome is predictable and the stakes are low personally?

McCarthy is stuck though, as you said.

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Dec 30, 2022

@mtsw not telling him he won't be seated is a gift in and of itself.

Nothing long term sure, but McCarthy could simply end any chance of actually being seated right now.

That would of course take backbone which is sorta Kevin's problem

Show threadPusher Of Pixels (old account)Dec 30, 2022
@mtsw it's more McCarthy's even thinner margin. And with all that stuff hanging over Santos Kevin knows he can demand his vote
Show threadBarneyRCN🇨🇦⚓️🎓Dec 30, 2022
@mtsw That is the only reason…
Show threadbusticatedDec 30, 2022
@mtsw nah, it’s who they are now
Show threadTom Bellin Dec 30, 2022
@mtsw I think this begs the question. In a normal situation, half the GOP house caucus would be in jail or under a court enforced conservaorship.
Show threadWarren TerraDec 30, 2022

@mtsw
I lack your confidence that in a post-Trump era they would toss even this guy.

One of the amusing things in this whole affair has been Santos's response to questions, demanding that he be assessed not on his lies about who he is, but on his promises about what he'll do in office. The thing is: every one of those is equally a lie! They're all nonsense based on absurd non-facts! But they're standard Republican lines - and unlike his employment history, they get absolutely no inspection.

Show threadHobson LaneDec 30, 2022

@mtsw That's kind of like a runner that won a #race by only a few steps saying that he was **forced** to #cheat by doping so he could gain those steps.

Supporting #Santos isn't an #ethics breach now that the #GOP won the #House, he was an ethics breach from the beginning.

Show threadjohnmillerDec 30, 2022
@mtsw I really don’t think this guy thought he would win. He figured running would give him a legitimate entry for his fake resume that he could then use to expand his grift.
Show threadGoobermunchDec 30, 2022
@mtsw Counterpoint: this is the new normal for the GOP, and they love him for his grift.