But it was the right decision.
I think sometimes elected officials get too wrapped up in their politics, especially their political ambitions or needs. Like keeping your majority. Or not wanting to "look bad," without regard to why they are there in the first place.
To do the work of the American people at the people's will and in the people's interests.
Granted, there were opposers on the Republican side, but mostly, considering a two-thirds vote is required to remove a member of Congress, the Republican party was on board with the decision to expel Santos.
The scandals were just too many, and there were real crimes too. Some still under investigation of course and therefore so far alleged. Yet at the same time, there was enough that surfaced that would have made it impossible to keep Santos around.
For example, inappropriately using campaign funds for things like Only Fans and Botox treatments.
The only thing that might have protected the man would have been had he been a Democrat instead of a Republican. Which brings me to a bit of a point that I try to make often, that sometimes things on the Republican side, and certainly this has been true lately, tend to seem a little bit like chaos.
The thing is that Republicans are guided by doing what's right. And sometimes that means that things are harder for Republicans.
It is a double-edged sword, of course.
Unlike the Democrats who simply toe the party line and only have interest in maintaining their power, Republicans are more concerned about getting the work done and making sure the right people are in a position to do it.
Like the whole recent debacles over deciding our Speaker. Fighting over McCarthy, then ousting him, and then returning to fight over who was next was a nightmare. Even I can admit that. I wanted my party to simply rally behind someone and get on with it.
But in hindsight, I do think it's important to get it right. It shouldn't always be just a one and done thing. Decisions matter. They should matter.
It looks like chaos, but it is actually order that sets these things into motion. The problem is not necessarily how Republicans do things. They don't have an honest media on their side to report what's really going on and why they are so divided on certain issues and choices.
The media only reports the perceived chaos, and the American people don't give it much thought as to what's behind it.
It appears all the time like the Democrats just have their house in order. "Wow, they can really decide things clearly." But the reality is that they can't. And they don't. Again, it's about power and control for them. It doesn't matter if it's the right person—it just needs to be Democrat and that's enough for them.
Look at John Fetterman. Look at the disastrous leadership of Nancy Pelosi we had to endure.
And that's not to say there aren't kooks and bad people on both sides. There are plenty on the Republican side to be sure. It is simply that when it comes to Republicans it is harder to be a loser and get to stick around, because either the voters are going to act or the party itself will.
You will be held to a higher standard and more to account if you are a Republican.
Who will take Santos' place? Who knows? There will be a special election and I assume there will be a run between a Republican candidate and a Democrat one. Santos has left a bad taste in voter's mouths, and I think it's highly likely a Democrat wins his seat.
But we'll see. As much as I'd prefer a Republican to win, seeing Santos go was still the better alternative no matter what happens. We can't keep people like George Santos around just to save a majority or keep a seat filled. To do so defeats the purpose and even if we win by helping to hold down a majority, we lose by what the person does while he's there.
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