Matt Gaetz Is the Best Possible Outcome for Attorney General (www.thenation.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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The column actually backs up the hed, as abhorrent as it is at first, second and third glances.

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[-] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 9 points 1 day ago

ive heard some people theorizing his nomination is also a distraction from Tulsi Gabbards nomination . Gaetz is monopolizing most of the conversation around the nominations when he has a shaky chance at being confirmed at all. Gabbard is way more likely to cause serious damage to national security.

[-] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 27 points 1 day ago

I expected to be offended and/or astonished by a ridiculously transparent bit of sanewashing here, but you know... I think I actually might agree.

It does seem to be a valid point - Gaetz is a grotesquely destructive demagogue and Trump sycophant, but he's also a buffoon, and that's undoubtedly better than a grotesquely destructive demagogue and Trump sycophant who's also a smart and devious and highly skilled politician.

Huh...

[-] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day ago

This logic is going to keep getting trotted out throughout the trump presidency. In some cases it'll be true. In this case I think it could be. In many cases it won't be , simply because destroying things is easier than building things and they're mostly there to destroy .

[-] Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 points 1 day ago

I mean, it also forced him to resign from Congress and he's also unlikely to survive the confirmation process, especially if the ethics report is released...

Either way, that's a good outcome I suppose.

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