Way back in the mists of time, I lumped Jennifer Rubin in with the likes of George Will and Marc Thiessen. I thought she was kind of conservative and mostly wrong, though not as mean spirited as Thiessen (revolting) and not as elitist as Will (asshat in bowtie), but definitely batting for the other side. Not any more. Nowadays, I have become a big Rubin fan.
Two days ago, President Biden addressed the nation and laid out a plan for fighting the resurgent pandemic, including urging folks to get vaccinated, boosters after 8 months, required vaccines for some workers, and more. You can read it here www.whitehouse.gov/...
Her latest opinion piece www.washingtonpost.com/...Biden goes after MAGA governors. It’s about time. nailed it for me again. She recaps President Biden’s remarks on fighting covid and then amps it up:
He all but called these governors child killers as he vowed to take the side of the victims of Republicans’ reckless conduct (e.g., kids, parents, health-care workers). Biden should not shy away from declaring that no self-described “pro-life” governor should be willing to endanger the lives of children to avoid mild inconveniences (e.g., wearing a mask).
Biden and other Democrats should stick with the underlying message: Republican crackpots courting the MAGA base are willing to do anything to further their careers. In keeping with a necessary effort to identify Republicans as extreme, radical, dangerous and anti-American (in their support of insurrectionists), Biden should not be hesitate to hammer this message when it comes to covid-19 — or a host of other issues.
She then proceeds to make some pointed and concise, spot-on suggestions for Democrats, that we should totally take to heart and amplify over and over again, and follows those up with
Think of the people of Texas. They have a governor preventing schools from protecting their students from mask requirements, a state legislature that wants to suppress voting and one senator (Ted Cruz) who voted to overthrow the 2020 election. The state’s entire Republican congressional delegation, with the exception of Reps. Van Taylor and Tony Gonzales, voted against the Jan. 6 commission to investigate the insurrection set off by the disgraced former president, whom they venerate as head of their party. This is moral and constitutional madness on a scale we have not seen in our lifetimes.
She’s absolutely right.
I don’t see her represented in the Pundit Round-ups too much, and I think she deserves a wider audience.