The Morning Rant: Minimalist Edition

Senator Tom Cotton makes all the right noises to make us happy, but his service as a director of exactly the sort of semi-secretive quasi-government organization that the left uses to subvert America and control our foreign policy is deeply troubling.

I’ll clarify this for you, @charliekirk11.

Senator Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) serves as a Director at the International Republican Institute (IRI), one of eight core NGOs aligned with the political establishment. While IRI is closely tied to the Republican Party, its agenda and… https://t.co/gY6r846Pb3 pic.twitter.com/EJl7Q9KGIr

— DataRepublican (small r) (@DataRepublican) February 16, 2025

Take a look at the website of International Republican Institute. It is a mess of political jargon and leftist doublespeak. "Promote inclusivity, Sustainable impact, Women and youth, empowered individuals," and on and on. And it gets better! They partner with other NGOs, like a Bush-sponsored one to support women's rights in Iran and Afghanistan! Because Lord knows, we aren't sending enough money to those two countries. And that's just one of dozens of poorly described connections and programs, seemingly all of which are just feel-good nonsense designed to launder money amongst the elites.

Is Tom Cotton one of them? Is he working at cross purposes to Donald Trump? At the very least he is involved with an organization that is conducting its own foreign policy that may or may not align with the goals and desires of the American people. Maybe he is just a figurehead, using the IRI for free travel and some other perks. Or maybe he is simply on the letterhead and has no substantive connection. Either one is unacceptable.

We are $35 Trillion in the hole, we have a vast unelected bureaucracy that is vigorously conducting its own foreign and domestic policy, and it is incumbent upon our representatives that they forcefully reject exactly this sort of organization. It is a clear measure of their dedication to the mandate that we voted on in November, and we should hold them to that minimum standard.

And if they refuse to disassociate themselves with those organizations, they should be primaried. We do not have the luxury of accepting the continued existence of a fifth column in Congress!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X]

posted by CBD at 11:00 AM

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