117th Congress

When I was first sworn into Congress a little over a year ago, I knew I’d encounter a lot of people in Washington, DC with bad ideas. What I didn’t realize is that some of those people would be completely disconnected from reality.

President Biden declared this week’s chaotic evacuation effort from Afghanistan that ended Monday afternoon – leaving hundreds and perhaps thousands of Americans behind – “an extraordinary success”. Like many Americans, I was shocked to hear the president characterize the debacle that has unfolded over the last two weeks – leaving 13 American military personnel dead – in this way.  One cable news host put it this way:  “Biden bragged about what a remarkably, really stunningly and historically successful military and intelligence operation we have just witnessed,” he said. “Apparently, Biden is under the impression that the entire United States has lost electrical power and no one has a working internet connection.”