Get rid of the radicals undermining from within and replace them with people who believe in your agenda, Mr. President!
-"Ilsa" Ingraham, FOX "News" 2/7/20Now that's a quote that republicans will heil to. For them, it's all about the Nazi agenda. Laws are just nuisances that get in the way. That's a lesson Trump has learned from reading so much about Hitler and listening to his friends Kin Jong-un, Vladimir Putin, and the Saudi royals.On Friday, Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman was fired and physically marched out of the White House and off the grounds. His crime? As tonight's meme says, he told the truth. Truth has no place, zero place in today's Republican world. Oddly, Lt. Colonel Vindman's twin brother received the same treatment. His crime? Looking just like his twin brother. Perhaps, the goons in the White House wanted to make extra sure they got the right brother. It would have been so wonderful if they had escorted the wrong brother off the property, our property. Imagine the embarrassment.Also on Friday, Ambassador to Ukraine Gordon Sondland was recalled and fired for the same reason: He also swore an oath and told the truth. And, so, the Stalin-style purge has begun in earnest. It's Trump's petulant retribution and revenge as fully endorsed by the Republican majority in the $enate when they voted to OK Trump's crimes against the Constitution and every American (whether they realize it or not). What will happen next to those who get purged remains to be seen. But, what is easy to see is what Trump will want to have done. Perhaps, $enator Rand Paul or some other Republican goon will publicize their home addresses. It's easy to imagine that FOX "News" will do the same, complete with cameras. This isn't just revenge, it's future witness intimidation. It's designed to send a message to anyone who might have thoughts about testifying against Trump or any other Republican official. Who will be the next person to testify against the Trumps and their crime family? Will they need to go into a witness protection program to avoid the bone saw? What will Ingraham and her ilk say if the next FOX-watching pipe bomb-building fan doesn't get intercepted in time?Defense Secretary Mark Esper publicly said things like these firings would not happen on his watch. He personally guaranteed it. "No retaliation. That's the law," he said. Ah, but Esper is a Trumper, a republican. For such lowlifes, as Rudy Giuliani has said, "truth isn't truth." For Republicans, there is only omerta.