text: [But Republicans, with their penchant for parading their patriotism, damned well ought to be leading the effort to uncover the full extent of Russian involvement in our last election and Vladimir Putin’s influence today. To do otherwise is not only hypocritical, but complicit.]
  It is increasingly obvious that Republicans only claim to be patriotic as they continue to put party above country.  This morning's article about McConnell supporting appointing Garland as Director of the FBI is damning evidence as he wouldn't give Garland a hearing as an apolitical Supreme Court Justice which is even more important than as an apolitical Director of the FBI.