Laura Ruby: "Vance represents the new breed of Republican charlatan — willing to see the democracy riven and its institutions reduced to rubble if it means he can be TikTok-famous for a while and ride around in armored limousines. For Trump-era evangelists, the only true sin is anonymity."

"Vance represents the new breed of Republican charlatan — willing to see the democracy riven and its institutions reduced to rubble if it means he can be TikTok-famous for a while and ride around in armored limousines. For Trump-era evangelists, the only true sin is anonymity."

the rare column where the author is quite clear about how they feel about the subject of the column (gift link).

Opinion | J.D. Vance wasn’t just some hillbilly after allwapo.st His journey from author to Trumpist senator is a fable for the GOP’s devolution into full-on farce.

Vance killed the investigation into Ivanka Trump and Coke Jr. for defrauding investors. www.propublica.org/article/ivan...

Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. Were Close to Being Charged With Felony Fraudwww.propublica.org New York prosecutors were preparing a case. Then the D.A. overruled his staff after a visit from a top donor: Trump attorney Marc Kasowitz.

Different Vance (the article I linked was about JD and not Cyrus. But Cyrus is a jackass, too)

ahhh. Sorry. And agree on the character analysis.

Right out of a 70s Heinlein novel

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