Mike on David Hogg

From Mike's "Ron Johnson and other nut jobs:"

Senator Ron Johnson is a nutcase.  Not a little nutty.  A big fat nutcase.  We're talking Robert Kennedy Junior level of nutcase.  Steven Benen (MSNBC) explains:

With this in mind, The New York Times described Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson as Trump's successor as the Republican Party’s “foremost amplifier of conspiracy theories and disinformation.”

The senator has seemed a little too eager to prove his critics right, peddling bizarre and easily discredited nonsense about Covid-19. And the Jan. 6 attack. And vaccines. And climate change. And the 2020 presidential election. And the 2024 presidential election.

It’s apparently time to add the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to the list. Mediaite noted:

Though it seemed difficult to believe, after the far-right host asked the Wisconsin Republican what he wants to know about 9/11, Johnson said, "Well, start with Building 7,” adding that he believes there was “a controlled demolition” at the World Trade Center.

He went on to say, “Who ordered the removal and the destruction of all that evidence, totally contrary to any other firefighting investigation procedures? I mean, who ordered that? Who was in charge? I think there’s some basic information. Where’s all the documentation from this investigation? There are a host of questions that I want — and I will be asking, quite honestly, now that my eyes have been opened up.”

He did not appear to be kidding.

Johnson claimed he’s been in touch with former Rep. Curt Weldon about this (the Pennsylvania Republican talked to Tucker Carlson last week about his theories), and when the host asked whether the public might see hearings on the subject, Johnson replied, “I think so,” adding, “Hopefully, now with this administration, we can find out what is being covered up.”

At this point, it’s probably worth reminding readers that, in the recent past, Senate Republicans thought it’d be a good idea to put Johnson in charge of the Senate Homeland Security Committee for six years.

Nutcase.

How do the crazies like that get into Congress?  

If David Hogg were serious about reforming Congress, he'd be focusing on getting the crazies out -- Johnson, Marjorie Taylor Greene (who should rot in hell for celebrating the death of the Pope), Lauren Boebert, Josh Hawley and Nancy Mace, among others. 

Instead of going after sitting Dems, Hogg should be going after the crazies.  I'd support that.  As it is, I feel like Hogg's lying about what he intends.  And I personally do not believe he should serve as DNC officer if he's electing to choose sides in Democratic primaries -- let alone if he's giving money for challenges.  How is that different from what we complained about Donna Brazile doing or Debbie Wasserman Schultz?  It's not at all different.