We're Number One

Yes, 

Florida is number one again.  No, this has nothing to do with Covid infections, and yes, we are number one there too.  This has to do with the fact that Florida has the largest number of people who have been charged with crimes related to the January 6th Insurrection.  

Governor Ron DeSantis is arguing that there was no insurrection and that the whole thing was just “Christmas for the D.C.-New York media.”  Perhaps Governor Ron is confusing what happened in Washington D.C. on January 6th with the January 6 Feast of the Epiphany (aka 3 Kings Day) commemorating the coming of the Magi.  I watched the events of that day, and I would challenge Ronny to find even one wise man in that crowd, let alone three.  I would also remind the governor that the definition of the word insurrection is, “a violent uprising against an authority or government.”

The Florida governor tried to put lipstick on the pig* that was the Republican-Trump-led attempt to disrupt the lawful transfer of power of our government.  One of the most cherished and heretofore untarnished examples of our great democracy was now bloodied.  DeSantis even went so far as to suggest FBI involvement in planning the events of January 6.  To quote Joseph Welch in his testimony during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, " Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”

[* I would suggest to the governor, that if he wants to put lipstick on a pig, perhaps he should ask Marjorie Taylor Green how she does it.]

MTG getting ready for her close up

Florida has seen 76 of its residents arrested for their involvement in the attempted coup d'état in January of 2021.  The group failed in their efforts to appoint, by the violent efforts of a small group, their choice of president and not the one elected by the citizens of the entire nation.  A successful coup requires, as a prerequisite, that they would control all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements.  

Of the 76 Floridians arrested, 20 were from the military extremist groups, Proud Boys (9) and Oath Keepers (11).  The latter group was very coordinated with travel plans and weapons caches outside town in preparation for the predicted armed conflict that would follow.  You know, like “Christmas” in DeSantis speak.  Four members of the Oath Keepers have apparently violated their “oath” and have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with authorities.

Titusville, Florida Oathkeeper inside Capitol

Florida’s governor spoke on Thursday to a partisan crowd (they removed or arrested all thought to have opposing views).  He said that this whole riot depiction was overblown and “it’s an insult to people when you say it's an “insurrection” and then a year later, nobody has been charged with that.”  He went on to label it a “politicized Charlie Foxtrot,” using the military alphabet to say it was a Cluster F**k. 

If he was talking about the outcome of President Trump’s insurrection planned by his brain trust of desperate sycophants, I would have to agree.  If he was talking about the ongoing investigation, arrests, court filings, and jail terms, I would remind him to listen carefully, the proverbial fat lady hasn’t hit her high note yet.

The high-note is coming