Missouri's Schmitt-head & his media 'safe space' epitomize "MAGA"

PLUS: Where's Geoff, Mike and ... Stacey?Former Biden DOJ special prosecutor Jack Smith was made to testify under oath before a Senate Judiciary committee hearing, and Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt (R) "outed" Smith ... as a Caitlin Clark fan ... while trying to "gotcha" Jack into confessing he'd been to Atlanta - because he was at a Hawks/Warriors game on February 3, 2024, which surely meant he met with Fulton DA Fani Willis (and maybe Nathan Wade, too!) Right?

RIGHT?!?

In subpoenaed text messages, Smith's staffers discussed Jack being it a HAWKEYES game - as in Iowa - when they played at Maryland. Remember how big a deal it was to see Caitlin Clark and Iowa back then? Hell, it still is a big draw in the WNBA.

That Jack Smith - a straight white male without a daughter on the court - might have attended THAT basketball game never entered Senator Schmitt's mind, nor did it occur to any of his staffers, because as much as they'd have you believe they're here to "protect" women's sports, women's sports isn't actually top-of-mind for them.

Pretty telling in and of itself; except after Senator Amy Klobuchar exposed the gaffe, Schmitt fled the room to a safe space - The Charlie Kirk Show - where the host gave him a virtual high-five for that "gotcha" that wasn't. Schmitt didn't correct anyone then, nor did he come clean when cornered on the streets by TMZ/DC or on a remote appearance back to his home state of Missouri for a St. Louis FOX-TV affiliate.

Nope. Confess no mistake. Make no apology for insisting Smith had perjured himself or calling the witness a 'dirtbag.' Just remain 'eyes forward' and if the questions get uncomfortable, pivot the conversation to whatever "whatabout" comes to mind first.

If yesterday's snapshot into the mindset of the modern GOP in its "MAGA" era doesn't properly encapsulate their movement, it's on a long(er and growing) list of prime examples, at the very least.

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Hey, so I've made it no secret I'm disappointed in the Georgia Democratic gubernatorial field (save for Rep. Ruwa Romman, running for state Senate and thus busy with her own race, and former state Senator Jason Esteves) not continuing to work for the party to win that office they themselves coveted. Seems their goals were more personal than ideological, then, no?

As for Esteves, he'd be forgiven for wanting to mourn the loss of his mother or be home with his wife and kids after months on the road campaigning. Instead, he's doing more than Geoff Duncan, Mike Thurmond or ...

... former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams.

She's spent more time in Alabama working for that state's Democratic gubernatorial nominee than for the one in her home state.

Stacey, your home village needs you, because "it takes a village" - a coalition - for Democrats to win the governor's mansion back.