I’m taking the day off so instead of combing the headlines I’ll just leave you with this open thread random thought.
Coons is terrible. I think we all agree on that. But it is nearly six years until he is up for re-election, so what to do about it?
I’ve been thinking about mechanism they have in parliamentary democracies called the Shadow Cabinet. The shadow cabinet consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, form an alternative cabinet, and whose members shadow or mirror the positions of each individual member of the Cabinet.
A shadow cabinet has no power, of course but it serves to scrutinize the policies and actions of the government, as well as to offer alternative policies.
I wonder if we could nominate a person or group to be our shadow Senator? If ever there was a low-life office holder in need of close scrutiny and ongoing counter argumentation – it is Coons. If this idea finds a second, I guess we will move to hearing nominations.
In the meantime, have a nice day off. I’ll be trying to avoid the scolds who, having never served themselves, pretend that they are the true arbiters and assayers of patriotism.
