Why can't we let the Santos story die?

[LAS14]

Weeks ago it became clear that Santos is a sick person. A pathological liar in the true sense of pathology. The news reports have come to be plain old voyeurism. Enough.

[Walleye]

1. I think the Republicans are just keeping him around for comic relief now

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Disagree. He should be held up front and center daily as what the Repube party is about.

[area51]

24. +1 n/t

[Tetrachloride]

27. +1

[PatSeg]

34. Yes, I agree

This story shouldn't be buried or left to die. Meanwhile, new lies surface every day. Santos and the republican party that has spawned and condoned him should be held accountable.

[bullwinkle428]

3. I'm sorry - I want "SANTOS" tattooed on McCarthy's forehead. He needs

to OWN him.

[jmbar2]

4. In the old days, when a dog killed chickens

...they used to tie the dead chicken around the dog's neck to remind him why it's not advisable to kill chickens.

Santos is the GOP's dead chicken.

[PatSeg]

35. Ha, ha, ha!

Interesting and apt analogy!

[obamanut2012]

5. lol

[MyOwnPeace]

6. We should NOT let it die......

that would be another time that we 'accepted' something that is totally wrong. The man is a liar, a fraud, and to allow him to be a member of the U.S. government IS NOT RIGHT!

[dalton99a]

7. And do the same for every other GOP miscreant?

Nope.

[Torchlight]

8. I think because elected representatives are by default, intended to undergo this level of scrutiny.

Regardless of how one may feel about the matter on a personal level, I believe his antics, actions and words have warranted the current level of inquiry and inspection he's experiencing.

[hlthe2b]

9. and normalize what he has done? Really?

While I'm tired of hearing about him too, it only underscores the degenerate state of Congressional Republicans--and they are hearing about it from the public too. He is their albatross around the neck and they are stuck wearing it.

[Magoo48]

10. He lies next to IQ45, Ronnie Raygun, and may other dead horses in the infamous graveyard.

We like to flog these deceased equines on a regular basis. I don’t see the need, personally.

Heartfelt arguments are presented by both camps.

I’d much prefer we spent more time discussing how our political leaders of today can better address today’s pressing issues.

[DFW]

11. For the same reason that we don't let infections fester. We treat them or they get worse.

There will be more like Santos (or whatever his name really is) until it is made clear that a line has been overstepped, and the country cannot accept such a person in its parliamentary governing body. There are others to which this applies as well, but "Santos" was specified, so I refer to him here.

[dalton99a]

15. +1. The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing

The boring old saying still applies

[Scrivener7]

12. Yikes. No. It should be in the public's face every day.

[FSogol]

13. The story will die when he resigns in disgrace. The people who enabled him should resign too.

And the funders behind him should be charged with fraud.

Then the story can die.

[EarlG]

14. Um, the dude is a Congressman who has been placed on two House committees

If he's a sick person, a pathological liar (who also appears to have committed actual crimes with his campaign finance reporting), then he should resign.

If he doesn't, then he should have a bright spotlight shone upon him and his activities. He shouldn't just be ignored.

[Autumn]

16. Why should we? If it bothers you step back from political discussion.

[C_U_L8R]

17. He's the GOP's useful idiot.

While every press cycle burns time on this fraud, the rest of the GOP is left in peace to plot the worst things imaginable. At this point, he's more of an asset than a liability.

[LAS14]

26. Yes, I can see why the GOP won't let it die. A perfect distraction. nt

[Zambero]

18. As long as Kevin continues to prop him up as being somehow "legitimate"

...let Santos continue to be counted within that select circle of "bona fide" GOP poster kids. A toxic political party is made up of toxic individuals along with their words and actions. Santos may indeed be a sicko, and McCarthy may well recognize that, but short of removing him he remains the GOP's sicko. Given what's known about him, the next step should be to revoke his membership in Congress. And at this time I don't see that happening.

[EYESORE 9001]

19. I hope his past keeps coming to light

until he’s driven from office or arrested.

[BigMin28]

20. He should be hammered

about his lies wherever he goes. He shouldn't have a moments peace while sitting in Congress. He obtained that seat dishonestly. We should never let up.

[Hortensis]

21. All the above. While our players are squeezing this lemon the good people

of his district foisted on America into the Traitors Caucus eyes, none of us need to bother listening. The squirt's value isn't in alerting us to a reality we've managed to avoid for years.

[treestar]

22. Borowitz was right

We are just political hobbyists. We need to get out and canvas not just use it for entertainment. Your view is that you are tired of hearing this story, which sort of implies it is no longer entertaining.

Then there are the complaints of Democrats being spineless. The Rs would never give up.

[Shellback Squid]

23. not enough until he's gone

[keithbvadu2]

25. George is an 'Honorable' Congressman, just as honorable as all republicans.

George is an 'Honorable' Congressman, just as honorable as all republicans.

[multigraincracker]

28. Honest Abe, must be

rolling over in his grave.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

29. I wonder if he's even a legal citizen of this country.

[sl8]

30. Because he's still in office. nt

[Paladin]

33. +1000. (nt)

[peggysue2]

31. I don't think it's merely a case of voyeurism

Perhaps for the press bc the stories write themselves and click-bait is the name of the game.. But for me, George Santos is a poster boy for the what the GOP has willingly become: serial liars, grifters, zero-sum political players, performance artists, in some cases criminals.

George Santos is a reminder of all that, a living, flapping albatross hanging around Republican necks (and we're looking at you, Elise Stefanik).

Eventually, the stories will die down. Santos will either be pushed out or be normalized by the press. Think Donald Trump.

But until then, I'm quite happy with the continuous, ridiculous wriggling that Santos is doing, McCarthy's refusal to remove the man and actually lead the House and the overall silence within the GOP. It marks them and the Republican Party in real time for what they are: thoroughly corrupted with not the slightest interest in serving the American public beyond the Maga/Q community whose primary objective is burning the house down.

[Eugene]

32. While some of his lies are pathetic, others are of serious public concern.

He is a public officeholder who is clearly unfit to serve.

Anthony Devolder aka Anthony Zabrovski aka Adreas dos Santos aka George Santos is implicated in several financial scams.

Where his campaign finances came from remains a mystery. The on-the-record false statements about it are crimes. His scheme to con big money donors through impersonation may also be a crime.

This grifter now also serves on the House Small Business committe.

TFG is also a pathological liar. People like him don't belong anywhere near positions of trust or power.