I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are ready to enjoy the rest of the holiday season, because we have a long couple of years ahead.
Today is the final Friday of November, 2024, and because of the vagaries of the calendar, it marks the third opportunity in the month to present a scheduled Ass Clown Award. And so it is, Dear Readers, that we cue the flatulent blare of trumpets and roll the muffled drums to announce
The On-Crack Ass Clown for November, 2024
And the award goes to
Former Florida Representative
Matt Gaetz
Grandstanding douchebag Matt Gaetz, the former Representative of Florida's First Congressional District and arguably the most hated man in Congress*, resigned his seat last week, ostensibly because he had been nominated by Der Furor for the position of US Attorney General in the incoming administration. By an amazing coincidence, his resignation also came mere days before the expected release** of a House Ethics Committee report examining charges that he had engaged in drug-fueled parties and had paid for sex with underage women. The reaction to his nomination, even among Republicans, was so negative that he withdrew his name from consideration*** for the position after a mere eight days ... less than a single scaramucci.
In a Congress filled with people who are, to be charitable, utterly insane and unworthy of their positions (Empty G, Ted Cruz, and Ronny Jackson, to name but a few), Mr Gaetz lowered the bar of respectability until it was flush with the ground. His legislative record was so thin as to make gossamer look like sheet steel, and his behavior so despicable his fellow Republicans actually cheered when he resigned his seat; said one, speaking on the condition of anonymity, "This is the only decent thing Matt Gaetz has ever done."
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Readers, the On-Crack Ass Clown Award for this month is presented (for the third time†) to just about the most deserving individual imaginable, former Florida Representative Matt Gaetz ... whose departure is, indeed, probably the best thing that could have happened, both for Florida and for the nation.
Have a good day and come back tomorrow for Cartoon Saturday. If you live in Florida, please do a better job of selecting your Congressional delegation.
More thoughts coming.
Bilbo
* It's a tough call when the competition includes people like Ted Cruz.
** Of course, the Committee Republicans have voted against actually releasing the report, using as an excuse the fact that Mr Gaetz is no longer a member of Congress.
*** Reportedly at the "suggestion" of Der Furor.
† He was the Right Cheek winner in March, 2020, and again in April, 2021.
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