There once was a time when we expected our elected leaders to represent the very best in us, yes?
What, then, has become of that standard in the halls of our Congress?
A Republican member of the House, Paul Gosar of Arizona, could be censured by his Democratic colleagues for posting an animation depicting him killing Democratic U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and attacking President Biden. Has there been any recrimination coming from the Republican side of the great divide? Has any of the GOP leadership scolded Gosar publicly for posting such a hideous depiction? No. Nothin’, man.
House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy has said nothing. Nor has any of the leadership team surrounding him.
Gosar could be censured. That means he will have to stand in the well of the House and listen to his colleagues excoriate him. The critics are likely to be Democrats only. But his conduct casts shame on the entire House of Representatives, which contains a significant number of Republicans as well.
The better angels of our elected House have gone silent.
What a horrible shame on them!