Dear John,
Not really sure where to begin this letter. I see you went all ragey feely on the orange one while visiting in Germany. I want to say thanks, but there’s a big part of me that simply doesn’t believe you. See as much as you want to perceived as the true hero, the renegade… the… um… maverick standing up to the horrifying corruption and incompetence pouring out of the White House tweet by tweet I just don’t buy it.
I agree, something needs to be done to support our allies, to stand up for American interests, to stem the tide of Putin’s newfound and unchecked aggression. And here you come, riding in, huffing and puffing and threatening to blow the doors not just in, but off their hinges. Calling out the orange buffoon for his lack of experience, policy, sanity and ability. YAY! says me and yet… I wonder… What have you actually done to stem this tide? What have you actually contributed to standing up as our country’s most basic principles are under attack? What have you done to prevent the coporatization of the cabinet? How have you stood up for the people you so claim to represent? What have you done to not just placate but actually help these allies you reach out to in all your earnest angst?
Let’s break it down… You voted for every single one of his cabinet picks except for the budget dude. Wow… way to take a stand. You have actually called for an investigation into the Flynn/Russia issues, but that’s all you’ve done… talk. You’re doing the same thing in Germany… flapping your gums. Hey, don’t get me wrong, that’s more than most of the Sheep in the GOP controlled congress are doing. It’s appreciated, BUT…
There’s actually a way you could make a difference. I don’t expect you to honestly do it, but what the heck, I’ll throw it out there…
Switch…
Parties…
*GASP!*
I know… it’s crazy. John McCain... the Democrat. Heck, you don’t even have to go that far. Just go independent and caucus with the Dems. Bring Lindsey along, he’ll follow you anywhere. Then find one more Mavericky GOP senator to tag along and cut a deal with Schumer that you get to lead the Intelligence committee in the Senate when he gets elected majority leader. Then do all the digging and investigating your heart desires. Don’t stop there, call for special prosecutors. Call for independent investigations. Call for that orange head on platter and make… it… happen…
I know… I know… you’d be throwing away your career. Oh like you were running again in 2022 anyway. Puh… leeze… Your time is up and you know it. So how do you want to go out? Do you really want to go out rubber stamping Trump’s racist, twisted, anti-American, Putin loving agenda while ranting at the press and foreign leaders about the injustice of it all and how much you feel their pain or do you want to actually do something about it? Heck you don’t even have to vote lockstep with the Dems on their agenda. Not that I’d expect it anyway, but you can still enact a bunch of your bullshit conservative wishlist while managing to actually make a dent in saving the country you so claim to love. The one you’ve given your heart and health and life for.
This is your moment, John. Maybe it’s the reason you came back in 2016. Maybe it’s for this exact instant in time. Don’t just talk the talk… Walk the walk and… be that maverick you claim to be. It only takes 3 and you can be the first. Heck even if you don’t manage to accomplish much just think of how much you’ll piss Hair Twitler off. That has to be worth something and the rage tweets will be all the sweeter knowing you made them happen.
Ah heck, don’t do it for any of these reasons then… do it because the press will come running to hear whatever you say for the rest of Trump’s brief and chaos filled reign. You can be the difference. You can be the firewall. You can save America (well at least you can act like you did). All you have to do is quit the GOP...