Kinzinger simply a Trump Republican without the lying, name calling, sedition

Illinois 16th District Congressman Adam Kinzinger has become the face of the miniscule Republican pushback against Trump neo fascism and white nationalist fanaticism that has hijacked the Republican Party.

He released a passionate video calling for the expulsion from the GOP of QAnon, white nationalists and other right wing fringe groups that GOP leaders refuse to purge from the GOP’s Big Bigoted Tent.

Kinzinger is a smart, quietly charismatic Iraq war vet who called out the potential for violence in the Capitol in the weeks leading up to the Trump insurrection.

If he survives the extremist purge of him and his 9 Republican House members who voted impeachment, he’s touted to run for Illinois governor in ’22; maybe even for prez in ’24.

But examining his political philosophy is a non-starter for higher office regardless of his principled opposition to neo fascism and QAnon lunacy.

He voted to abolish the Affordable Health Care Act, even tho it provided some health care relief to 20 million shut out of the best health care available.

He parroted Trump’s disgusting ‘China Virus’ meme to deflect attention from Trump’s utter failure to control; indeed even acknowledge the pandemic.

He voted against the Equality Act passed in the House (tho tabled in McConnell’s Senate) granting full economic and political equality to the LGBTQ community.

Kinzinger wants to cut the debt and have America spend responsibly just like John Q. Public. Never mind he voted for Trump’s Billionaire Class tax cut in 2017 that will add $2.3 trillion to the deficit now exploding under pandemic economic urgency.

Kinzinger favors expanding concealed carry to its movement across state lines.

He signed the Americans for Prosperity Pledge in 2010 promising to vote against any global warming legislation that might raise taxes.

He opposes late term abortion, the use of federal funds for abortion, or health coverage that funds abortion.

But his pro lives bonafides didn’t dissuade him from cheering Trump’s criminal assassination of top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani (and 9 others) in a dastardly crime that led to a hundred wounded GI’s from Iranian retaliation, and nearly an all-out war with Iran.

Oh yes. Kinzinger loves criminal U.S. wars, the Iraq version he proudly fought in. He touts them as promoting democracy around the world. Kinzinger’s version of democracy building has killed hundreds of thousands and sent millions fleeing his version of U.S. freedom.

We should all wish Kinzinger well in his effort to purge the traitors and the crazies from the GOP. But we should be weary of ever giving higher office to an otherwise bright person totally out of touch with the critical issues of 2021 America.

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