Paper Tigers or Cowardly Lions – Republicans in Congress Search for an Identity

Could be Both

The spectacle of Speaker Paul Ryan having to cave on the debt ceiling bill after calling attaching it to hurricane relief was both entertaining and confirming. It was entertaining in that watching a craven political fraud get caught being a craven political fraud is always entertaining. It was confirming in that if anyone still doubted that the GOP have no spine now there is no questions left.

Mitch McConnell at least was not on record as strong as Ryan, but his fishy face was on full display in the great GOP Cave In. Of course both of these men would do a Faust to get tax cuts for the rich.

Finally there is the genial and personable Mark Meadows, a conservatives whose policies would devastate the economy and cause millions of people terrible hardships.  Before Trump caved to the Dems Mark was adamant that he and his fellow right wingers would stop any effort to tie debt ceiling relief to hurricane relief.  When the Pres surrendered to Chuck and Nancy though, good ole Mark just went along.  Mark Meadows, all style, no substance.