With retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn’s 25-day tenure as Trump’s national security advisor exploding in an extraordinary ball of fire on Monday night—a Valentine’s Eve Massacre, if you will—what are Republicans planning to do about Flynn’s ties to the Putin regime?
Absolutely nothing, of course. Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the head of the House Oversight Committee who was frothing like a deranged chimp to probe every lie ever told about Hillary Clinton, has once again refused to take even a glimpse at the latest Trump scandal, even though our country’s safety has been compromised at the highest levels by a mole working for the Russians. “It’s taking care of itself,” blathered Chaffetz, a delusional hack praying for it all to go away until the GOP can get the tax cuts it’s been praying for.
Well, nuts to that. Unfortunately, there’s not a lot that congressional Democrats can do at the moment except scream bloody murder (which they ought to and are), but if we can win back the 24 seats we’d need to retake the House in 2018, then we’ll gain the ability to conduct our own investigations, complete with subpoena power—and no matter what Satanic magic Republicans try to use to make him disappear, we aren’t going to forget about Flynn.
We’ve got to get there first, though, but we don’t have to wait until next year to get started. On April 18, voters in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District in suburban Atlanta will head to the polls in a special election to replace Tom Price, who’s now Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary. This traditionally conservative district only gave Trump a 48-47 margin, which means that it’s winnable for Democrats if we can effectively put President Agent Orange on the ballot—and with the way things are going in Washington, we definitely can.
That’s why Daily Kos has endorsed investigative filmmaker Jon Ossoff, a Democrat who served as an aide to Reps. John Lewis and Hank Johnson (and has their backing as well). Ossoff is running a vigorous campaign, and the Daily Kos community has—and this is a technical term—gone just bonkers in supporting him.
Please send $3 to Jon Ossoff now so that we can get started on taking back the House!
But we have more still to do, and the obstacles are many. Atlanta’s one of the most expensive media markets in the country, and voters in this district are still very accustomed to supporting Republicans. We may have already given a ton of help to Ossoff, but he needs two tons more.
And if you want Democrats to have a shot at taking back the House next year, winning 23 seats is easier than 24. More than that, an Ossoff victory would send shockwaves through the political establishment, boost Democratic recruitment efforts, and terrify the bejeezus out of Republicans.
And it would get us one step closer to investigating Flynn. America needs to know the truth, and with Republicans abdicating their duty to the country, it’s up to us to step into the breach.
Can you give $3 to Jon Ossoff today so that Democrats have a better shot at winning the House in 2018? Thanks!