Commentary
After Sen. John N. Kennedy triples down and a new poll reveals Republicans rank Trump second to only Reagan as the “best GOP president,” is it time to “give up the ghost?”
After watching Sen. John N. “You’re No John Kennedy” Kennedy continue to push an unfounded conspiracy theory that both Russia and Ukraine interfered in the 2016 presidential election, I read the results of a new poll that indicated that a majority of Republicans ranked Donald Trump as a better president than six of seven other Republicans presidents, even better than Abraham Lincoln.
Impeachment? Never mind!
John N. Kennedy
Asked to defend his statement that “I think both Russia and Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election,” the senator said “it’s been well documented” that “the prime minister of Ukraine, the interior minister, the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, the head of the Ukrainian anti-corruption league, all meddled in the election on social media and otherwise.”
When Chuck Todd of Meet the Press asked, “Are you at all concerned you are doing Russian intelligence work here?”Kennedy called on Todd to “read the articles,” saying that “they’re very well documented,” citing reporting by the Economist, the Financial Times, the Washington Examiner and others.
Problem is, the U.S. National editor of the Financial Times, Edward Luce, said this morning, “I’ve been racking my brain, as have my colleagues at the Financial Times, about this contention, and I can’t find it. I don’t know if he’s done the same thing with the Economist and the Washington Examiner, but he seems like he plucked those names out of thin air.”
And, then this.
Economist/YouGov survey
As reported by the NY Post (and many other sources):
“A majority of Republicans ranked Donald Trump over Civil War hero Abraham Lincoln when asked which was the better president, according to a poll — a result that Trump seized on as an argument against impeachment.
“‘And the Do Nothing Democrats want to impeach President Trump?’ he tweeted over a link to a news story about the stunning results, which found that 53% of GOP voters prefer Trump, while 47% favor Honest Abe.
“The Economist/YouGov survey of 1,500 adults asked Democrats, Republicans and independents to compare Trump to seven other GOP presidents, including Lincoln, Richard Nixon and both George Bushes.
“Although every one of them — even the widely despised Nixon, who resigned his office in disgrace — beat Trump among all voters, Republicans named Trump their favorite by a wide margin in every matchup — with only one exception, according to the poll released Friday.
“Ronald Reagan remains Republicans’ most beloved president, beating Trump by 59% to 41% in terms of favorability.”
You can’t make this up (and believe me, I try)
Or, to paraphrase Ricky Ricardo’s enduring admonishment to Lucy, “Republicans, you got some ‘splainin’ to do!”
Guess I’ll just write travel articles from now on.
Around the Block 
There is just no way to describe how very scary it is to be an American these days!
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And you guys came back from Canada! Do you remember the words to Oh, Canada? I understand that’s all you need to renew your Canadian residency. LOL
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Not long after I posted “Impeachment? Never mind!, Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post basically suggested that point of view was wrong when she wrote: “(Sen) Kennedy is not alone in his obfuscation, but he is one of the most egregious examples. Frankly, it is for this reason — the need to set the public straight and to make a historical record — to proceed with impeachment.” I can’t wait to read what she says about the great Lincoln/Trump “who is greater” debate!
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