Come, and I will take you on a journey that plumbs the depths of the insanity of the modern GOP. This one's gonna be good, I promise. 1/
Rep. Lee Zeldin voted against the tax reform bill that is, without a doubt, the number one legislative priority for President Trump. His vote was a meaningful rebuff of the President on an actual policy issue. 2/
As reprisal for this vote, Speaker Paul Ryan cancels a fundraiser for Zeldin. nytimes.com/2017/11/29/nyr… 3/
Now the Trumpistas like Bannon are stepping in to do fundraising for Zeldin to... I guess... punish Paul Ryan for standing up for Trump's legislative priorities? 4/
This is what's nuts to me. Ben Sasse hasn't voted against Trump even once, at least so far as I know. Certainly not on anything of importance. But the Trumpistas are going to make defeating him in a primary a top legislative priority. 5/
The sole reason for this is that Sasse doesn't kiss Trump's ring with sufficient obeisance in public. 6/
In other words, it is literally more important to Trump supporters that a member of Congress SAYS Trump is great than it is that he ACTUALLY VOTES THE WAY TRUMP WANTS. 7/
This is not how political parties work. This is how cults of personality work. And the people driving this cult are just as insane as the Branch Davidians ever were. The end. 8/
