The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2022

A new month - the last one of this godforsaken year - has arrived, and with it the opportunity to nominate the last three ass clown awardees for 2022. Without going into the usual spiel about how difficult it is to single out each winner, I'll just say that it's amazing that it took me this long to get around to today's recipient. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, the tinfoil and toilet paper crown of

The Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2022

 

is presented to

Representative Kevin McCarthy (R, CA-23)

Representative McCarthy has made a name for himself as one of the most, if not the most, nakedly ambitious and utterly amoral members of Congress. Having for years set his sight on the dream of being Speaker of the House, he has abased himself before Der Furor (after blaming him for the storming of the Capitol on January 6th, 2021) and prostituted himself to the most radical and extreme wings of the GOP Congressional delegation in order to gain their votes for his candidacy. He is a man with ambition to power but no actual plans to use the office he seeks for the betterment of the nation. He is a man whose positions change with the whim of the crowd, unencumbered by truth, ethical considerations, or simple humanity.

Mr McCarthy is so tightly bound to Der Furor that he is completely unable to call out The Mango Mussolini for statements and actions he condemns in others, twisting himself into rhetorical knots to avoid giving offense to his idol and thereby turning the howling right-wing mob against himself and torpedoing his dreams of power and revenge.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, the Right-Cheek Ass Clown for December, 2022, is Representative Kevin McCarthy - a man loyal in the end only to himself and his lust for power. To paraphrase the great parody poem Deteriorata, "A walk through the ocean of his soul would scarcely get your feet wet."

Have a good day, and come back tomorrow for the first Cartoon Saturday of the month. More thoughts then.

Bilbo

Special Note! 

Voting for the 2022 Ass Clown of the Year will begin on Monday, December 19th. On that date I'll publish the official list of 2022 awardees-to-date, plus the rules for voting. Because the rules do not limit you to voting for previous awardees, you may want to start thinking about ass clowns I haven't gotten around to yet ... just remember that the final awardee should exemplify the very depths of ass clownery, and tower above other ass clowns, however "worthy" they may be. Make your plan to vote now - this is one election that can't be won through gerrymandering and frivolous lawsuits ... only by weight of evidence!

Bilbo