Georgia Congressman John Lewis took a shot at President-elect Trump on the eve of MLK observances across the country but had the unmitigated gall to act surprised when Trump returned fire, regardless of the timing.
Haven’t we all learned by now that if Trump feels like taking to Twitter at 3am in the morning to comment on something, that’s exactly what he will do? And that he’ll step (stomp) on toes across the political spectrum to get his two cents (and then some) in?
Lewis deliberately timed his pronouncement so that Trump would come under criticism for firing back during civil rights observances being done prior to Monday.
If Lewis wants to stay away from the inauguration, that’s his choice. I’m staying away from it too, but for my own reasons which are not political. The way I’m looking at it, there will already be enough of a cross-section of American society that I feel like I’m already represented there. And it’s going to be a zoo.
As of this morning, 25 others have joined Congressman Lewis in his boycott. Good, we won’t have to put up with them crying in public next Friday.
It’s a shame that Congressman Lewis chose to use the MLK weekend to make his political statement. It’s not unparalleled; Democrats have turned funerals, such as Muhammed Ali’s funeral and Paul Wellstone’s (from Minnesota) funeral, into political rallies.
Then-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura walked out of the Wellstone funeral and then appointed an independent to Senator Wellstone’s seat instead of a Democrat. The Democrats then lost big in the state and national elections that happened six days after the Wellstone funeral.
By all means, boycott the inauguration. They should institute a rule that says a work stoppage in Congress means a paycheck stoppage too, just like it is for everybody else.
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