There’s probably not a single liberal type blogger who hasn’t commented about the fact that every time a Republican accuses a Democrat, or Democrats, of something heinous, it is a sure bet that it is something Republicans are already doing or planning to do. I suppose it’s possible that someone in the mainstream media, possibly Paul Krugman, has commented on this fact as well, but it mostly goes unremarked because, after all, one must maintain objectivity, which means one must never mention certain obvious facts about our budding fascists, including the fact, now that I think about it, that they are budding fascists.
Case in point. We have the idiotic Gym Jordan heading a committe on the “weaponization” of the government against conservatives, a charge he has, to date, failed to back up with enough evidence to establish a whiff of suspicion, never mind, probably cause.
But of course this means that when given the chance Republicans intend to weaponize the government against their own foes, including, sooner or later, unless I miss my guess, the hapless media that fails repeatedly to call them out for what they are.
Today’s New York Times provides proof. Trump wants to make himself dictator if he’s reelected.
Donald J. Trump and his allies are planning a sweeping expansion of presidential power over the machinery of government if voters return him to the White House in 2025, reshaping the structure of the executive branch to concentrate far greater authority directly in his hands.
Their plans to centralize more power in the Oval Office stretch far beyond the former president’s recent remarks that he would order a criminal investigation into his political rival, President Biden, signaling his intent to end the post-Watergate norm of Justice Department independence from White House political control.
Mr. Trump and his associates have a broader goal: to alter the balance of power by increasing the president’s authority over every part of the federal government that now operates, by either law or tradition, with any measure of independence from political interference by the White House, according to a review of his campaign policy proposals and interviews with people close to him.
It goes on. It’s quite clear that the objective is to allow the president (provided he or she is a Republican) to use the machinery of government to subvert the law and attack political opponents. In fact, based on the quotes in the full story, they’re being fairly upfront about it.
It’s a good story, but not surprisingly, the fact that Republicans are accusing the Democrats of weaponizing the “deep state” is never mentioned. Perhaps it would help if someone wrote a book documenting each time the Republicans have confessed their sins by accusing Democrats of committing them.
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