Briefly Noted: Tulsi To Campaign For GOPers, Mearshimer, Dementia Zhou
I got quite a bit done today that needed doing, and now I’m catching up.
The big political story came a bit late in the day. We don’t know yet whether Tulsi Gabbard will be seeking political office at some point in the future, but it appears that for purposes of the Midterms she’ll be basically identifying herself with Republicans. What that will lead to remains an open question:
Tulsi Gabbard To Stump For GOP Candidate A Day After Leaving Democratic Party
Retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc, who won the Republican primary and is campaigning against Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), confirmed in a statement Wednesday that Gabbard will be stumping for him.
“We don’t agree on every issue, but I am honored to have the support of Tulsi Gabbard who shares my view that the status quo is broken, and we need a change of direction,” Bolduc said in a statement.
“Tulsi is a fellow change agent and independent-minded outsider willing to speak truth to power.”
Bolduc, notably, was endorsed by former President Donald Trump earlier this year.
I imagine she’ll be an effective campaigner, saying things for Republicans that not too many Republicans say out loud. This video shows off Gabbards great speaking voice—contrasting with a squeakier than usual Tucker:
Another independent thinker, Poli Sci prof John Mearshimer, continues to speak truth to whoever is listening. In this brief outtake Mearshimer makes the point that there’s plenty of blame to spread around for the current mess our foreign policy is in:
This last one pretty much speaks for itself:
Biden says son Beau 'lost his life in Iraq' during Colorado speech | Fox News
If the GOP wins both houses of Congress in the Midterms, I expect them to let this sad spectacle continue. Or perhaps use it to drive a very, very hard bargain.
Tulsi is a great pick up by Republicans as a campaigner. That NH senate race is winnable and none of the pollsters seem to have given it any notice.
What’s Tulsi’s angle? Full disclosure—I like her; I’m a GWOT veteran who turned anti-war after my last deployment, and though I’m as white as they come, I’m married to a Desi woman. So she’s an easy sell for me—reminds me a little of myself and my wife. But what is she trying to get out of this? Someone who has been elected to the Congress of The United States of America multiple times is not a Saint or a prophet—except perhaps Ron Paul, PBUH—trying to save our souls. She wants something; just tell me what it is—there’s nothing wrong with transactional politics. The rub is when I have to figure out how the idealist pitch guy is actually trying to profit.