Friday, April 08, 2022
AXIOS' JONATHAN SWAN INTERVIEW: The Moral Boundaries of Republican Senate Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell's 'Revealing' Remarks About His Moral Red Lines Stun Commentators
A reporter asked the Senate Minority leader how he could support Donald Trump after holding him "morally responsible" for the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
"Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) gave a telling nonanswer to a question about his moral boundaries that circulated widely on social media Thursday.
“You are known for playing a ruthless style of politics. Where do you draw your moral red lines?” Axios’ Jonathan Swan asked the Kentucky Republican in an interview.
McConnell joked that “my wife thinks I’m a really nice guy” and then said he was “shocked to hear such a comment.”
“I’m perfectly comfortable with the way I’ve conducted my political career,” he added when Swan pressed again, saying he’d be happy to respond to specific examples.
Swan then cited McConnell’s speech in February 2021 following the second impeachment vote over former President Donald Trump’s role in the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
“You said Donald Trump’s actions preceding the Jan. 6 insurrection were ‘a disgraceful dereliction of duty’ and that he was ‘practically and morally responsible’ ― your words ― ‘for provoking the events of that day,’” Swan told the senator.
“How do you go from saying that to, two weeks later, saying you’d absolutely support Donald Trump if he’s the Republican nominee in 2024?”
McConnell said it should not be surprising that he would support the nominee of his party and that he feels an obligation to do so.
Swan then wondered if there was anything a Republican nominee could do to lose McConnell’s support.
The senator avoided answering, responding only: “I say many things I’m sure many people don’t understand.”
The exchange drew sharp rebukes from commentators online, many of whom interpreted McConnell’s response as an indicator of his fealty to his party over the country.
See more of the reactions >> https://www.huffpost.com/
LIVING GREEN HERE IN MESA: Almost Everything from A Petting Zoo to Rosetta, The Garden Fairy
Intro: Promoted as a free family-friendly spring party in the park
Celebrate Mesa Event Honors Earth Month
April 7, 2022 at 6:27 am
Celebrate Mesa and Mother Earth on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pioneer Park, 526 E. Main St.
The Living Green Village, featuring nearly 30 exhibitors, will celebrate Earth Month with fun and educational activities about gardening, trees, recycling, and energy and water conservation:
Native Americans Tony and Violet Duncan will display their Water = Life story walk and provide hoop dance performances
Mesa's Household Hazardous Materials Facility and Swap Shop will offer spray bottles with natural cleaning recipes attached to discourage the use of dangerous household materials
Mesa Arts Center will host an area to make picture frames out of natural objects and there will be art activities like Origami in Nature
EVIT (East Valley of Institute) students will bring their Laundry Lab-EVIT Fashion Program featuring zero-waste garments and accessories
Mesa Urban Garden volunteers will be talking composting and vermicomposting with worms
Roberta Gibson, local author of the newly published book "How to Build an Insect," will provide a fresh look at insect anatomy
Noelle Johnson, the AZ Plant Lady, is a local horticulturist, landscape consultant and garden writer who helps people learn how to create, grow and maintain beautiful landscapes in a hot, arid climate
The Living Green Sustainability Stage includes yoga for kids, Mesa Library book readings and Rosetta, the Garden Fairy, providing fairy etiquette
Local businesses, such as Bookmans, Stardust Building Supplies and Revive IT, will have information on how to repurpose household items
Celebrate Mesa is the City's free family-friendly spring party in the park. It includes a petting zoo, live music, carnival rides, a game truck, food trucks and free raffle prizes. City departments will have booths with information and fun, interactive activities for children. The Mesa Police Air Unit and a Mesa Fire and Medical Department vehicle will be on display.
While admission and parking are free, there is a $5 fee for unlimited access to carnival rides, plus the rock-climbing wall.
Celebrate Mesa is made possible by the City of Mesa; Mesa Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities; Mesa Recycles; Foundation for Mesa Parks and Recreation; SRP; Apache Lake; Renewal by Andersen; Legacy Traditional Schools; Somos Dental Orthodontics; Vantage West Credit Union; Fry's and Dental Depot.
For more information, visit www.celebratemesa.com.
Contact: Ana Pereira
(480) 644-2069
ana.pereira@mesaaz.gov
A RARE PUBLIC STATEMENT: Prepared for a mostly closed-door House Armed Services subcommittee hearing
U.S. Satellites Spying on Russia’s War Tap Commercial Technology
"U.S. surveillance of Russia’s Ukraine invasion has been buttressed by two newer satellite systems built with commercial parts and on-board imagery processes, the head of the intelligence agency that manages the programs said in a rare public statement.
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