Being a Real Opposition Party

People are scared and upset about Kash Patel becoming FBI Director. There’s good reason to be. But the language illustrates problems we should have learned about during the election. I hear that he’s an “extremist”, that’s he’s a “norm-busting” pick, that he’s inexperienced, that he’s a “hardcore MAGA loyalist.” This all sounds like yada, yada, yada to me. In one ear and out the other.

What I want to hear Democrats saying is that Patel has literally promised to abuse his power as soon as he’s sworn into office. He’s said repeatedly over the last year. I want to hear Democrats saying they don’t want an FBI Director who has promised to abuse the powers of his office as soon as he’s sworn in. To me, that’s not complicated. That’s pretty straightforward. Everyone can understand it.