[Alberta's Child]

I would normally agree with you, but in this case it was a good move. The GOP House members in suburban New York counties who won their seats in 2022 were going to have this guy draped around their necks in 2024.

If it was just a matter of lying about his background I would not vote to expel him, but the criminal charges -- including a guilty plea in one South American case -- were really too much.

[gas_dr]

The Republican Party would have it hung around their neck either way …

If he were expelled, we can wring our hands that we are worried in 2024
If he survived we would have it hung around our neck that we didn’t

7 days is a lifetime in politics. No one will remember this guy’s name by Jan 1 let alone next November. Not a factor.

But if someone does, then a distinction can be drawn that we toss our trash when we find it instead of letting it fester. Standing on the moral thing to do, this lose - lose can be turned into an opportunity. That’s not only good politics — it’s the right thing to do.