Well of course. The fraud didn't extend down ballot? That's absurd on its face.
But let's back up a bit. AG Barr didn't say there wasn't any fraud; indeed there may have been substantial fraud. Nor did he say that the Justice Department was wrapping up its investigation. What he said was, almost a month following the election, that there was no evidence of fraud at the kind of level that would change the results of the election.
In other words, it is time to accept reality. Or, I guess, one of two versions of reality.
The American tradition has long been to accept the results of the election as the verdict of the people, a force, polity, greater than the tribal concerns of the parties. Keep up the fight, but on the new battleground established by the results of the election. After all, the situation may well be reversed in two or four years.
The new, subversive tradition was established by Stacey Abrams. Never concede, never acknowledge the outcome of the vote, and claim that the peoples' verdict was illegitimate and unworthy of respect. Now Trump is following that playbook to the letter, with the same poisonous results, the same subversion of faith and confidence in democratic norms.
I think all of us will likely agree that Abrams' play was that of a selfish scumbag, both dangerous and destructive of the fabric the holds our polyglot nation together. But only a handful here will say the same of the President, and indeed will admonish the few of who do as disloyal to the tribe.
My loyalty is to the Republic, not Donald Trump. If that's not you as well then you ought to think long and hard of the consequences of such naked hypocrisy.
Permit me to exercise my futility as much as you have overworked your towel throwing arm.
My loyalty, too, is to the Republic, but even more to a sense of fair play. I detest thieves of any stripe with a passion that cannot be expressed here. the theft of even one vote is intolerable, the theft of millions which is likely a capital crime, imho.
Barr said he hadn't seen evidence. Perhaps it hasn't been shown to him, perhaps because of his slow walking other investigations, no one will. His office has failed to charge even the most egregious violators, even those who have publicly admitted guilt. I no longer consider him a worthwhile source, and if it was up to me, his ass would be out the door fast enough there would be no chance of the handle contacting his backside. As just one of 330,000,000 plus employers, I'm seriously disappointed in his performance.
So, frankly, when it comes down to what he says, i don't give a shit. At least charge the bastards so Biden has to go on record pardoning them to save his cronies the sort of economic misery associated with providing a defense.
