Juan Williams writes:

I am a Democrat. Yet I have voted for Republicans. In fact, one of my sons ran for office as a Republican. My other son worked for Republicans in Congress and the Republican National Committee.

But I can’t stomach what has happened to the GOP in the last year. And I can’t understand why every American isn’t screaming about it.

How can anyone dismiss a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol as just “one day in January,” to quote former Vice President Mike Pence?

Doesn’t it infuriate you to see so many Republicans make lying about the winner of the 2020 election a test of party loyalty?

This brings a story to mind.

Four years ago, I mentioned to the late Colin Powell, the former secretary of State, that a well-known conservative media figure had cursed at the mention of his name. The power player said Republicans made Powell rich and famous, and that he showed no loyalty by endorsing President Obama in the 2008 campaign.

Powell leaned into me and said it was “jerks like that” who caused the party to leave him. [Continue reading…]