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In reply to the discussion: Adam Schiff Appreciation Thread [View all]Hekate
(90,202 posts)...and what a strange pair of historical bookends it creates if you look at it a certain way.
Senator Joe McCarthy was a crazy Commie-hunter who ruined numberless lives with his Inquisition. But I'll give him this much: he thought he was saving this country from Russia. He was despicable, but a traitor he was not.
The modern Republican Party, currently led by Trump (who is really more of a symptom than a cause), is a whole different kettle of stinking fish. They have chosen to stand by the men who literally will sell this country to Russia for cash. They are despicable -- and traitors.
In one lifetime. I honestly do not understand this.
But today Congressman Schiff delivered a resounding, blistering, "At long last, have you no shame?" to the GOP. And Lawrence O'Donnell is right: this speech is going to be remembered a long long time.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Adam Schiff.