It's Official: GOP Stands for Grand Old Pedophiles

Two years ago, any casual observer could see that Donald Trump lied easily and frequently.  That pattern continued throughout the 2016 campaign, and unfortunately through his first year in the Oval Office.

His most tragic lie was his promise to 'Make America Great'.  For nearly 11 months now, he's been doing precisely the opposite.  And perhaps tonight marks the lowest ebb yet for this president, his party, and the country.

As everyone of a political bent knows, there's going to be an election in Alabama on December 12.  The candidates are Democrat Doug Jones, who has served as U.S. Attorney for 20 years, with a lifelong commitment to civil rights, and Roy Moore, a bible-thumping judge who was removed from office not once, but twice for putting his personal religious beliefs above the law.  He's a rabid sexist, and by any reasonable standard should be considered unfit for office.

And that was before November 9, when the Washington Post broke a story that in 1979, a 32-year old Moore sexually assaulted a 14-year old girl.  Additionally, the Post reported that when Moore was in his 30's, he pursued romantic relationships with three other girls who were between the ages of 16 and 18.

In the intervening weeks, more stories came out.  Two more women described receiving unwanted advances from Moore when they were 18 and he was in his 30's.  It turns out that it's common knowledge that Moore would cruise the mall for teenage girls nearly every weekend when he was in his 30's.

Let's be clear: there is absolutely ZERO reason to believe that any of these women lied about Moore's actions.  And while naturally Moore has denied that allegations, and declared them politically motivated, many other Republicans disagreed, and disavowed Moore.  Even Trump himself considered Moore to be toxic, as White House legislative affairs director conceded that Trump believed the allegations against Moore were credible.

That was then.

Amazingly, in the 4 weeks since the initial allegations were reported against Moore, the Republican party has gradually moved back to supporting him.  Which brings us to today.

This morning, Trump enthusiastically endorsed Moore --- and tellingly, he did so without doubting the credibility of the allegations that Moore is a child molester.  Rather, he emphasized that the Republican agenda is so important to him that (apparently), it doesn't matter whether or not Moore is a pedophile.

Take a moment and weep about how far America has fallen in such a short time.  The President of the United States is literally asking the citizens of Alabama to elect a pedophile to the Senate, because --- among other things --- Trump needs his vote on 'stopping crime'.

Just not pedophilia, apparently.  This is what is called putting 'party over principle'.

But to be fair, Trump is an amoral monster, who doesn't truly care about anything other than Donald Trump.  Yes, his position is morally repugnant, but Trump has been morally repugnant his entire life.  Surely OTHER Republicans aren't so evil, right?

Wrong.

The Republican National Committee is the face of the Republican party.  Their public actions speak for ALL Republicans.  And in particular, any Republican office holder who does not denounce Moore and the RNC's support of Moore is complicit is putting their political goals ahead of the welfare of children.

This is not hyperbole.  This is not partisanship.  This is objective fact.