Progressives Now Love Law Enforcement As MAGA Fights Feds???

It seems that not so long ago our progressive friends were actively protesting against anything and everything related to policing. 

Just months ago we noticed more than a few activists touting questionable history contending that modern day police have evolved from slave patrols. 

Today . . . 

DEFUND SWITCHEROO: CELEBRATE NEWFOUND PROGRESSIVE LOVE FOR THE FBI AMID MAGA POLITICAL RANTING AGAINST THE FEDS!!!

An example to make it local . . .

This morning we noticed a local prog blog screed offering an important update on the new rules of the discourse . . .

After months of demanding law enforcement "defunding" and other crackdowns . . . Progressives discover solidarity with the feds and even the IRS. 

The last point is laughable given that ancient jokes and even biblical verses acknowledge common animosity against tax collectors

Still, we share a peek at midterm election politics which relies on short-term memory loss from the electorate . . .

Some of these same senators are now engaged in what Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa. might call “anti-law enforcement rhetoric” after the FBI carried out a search of former President Trump’s Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago, apparently looking for classified documents. Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, tweeted repeatedly about the politicization, corruption and “weaponization” of the FBI.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, the Missouri Republican who fist-pumped his support of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters, tweeted that the FBI action was an  “unprecedented assault on democratic norms and the rule of law.”

I can’t imagine anyone was all that shocked when an armed Trumper showed up trying to attack an FBI office in Ohio and armed pro-Trump protesters demonstrated in front of the Phoenix office.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Don't claim to support law enforcement if you demonize the FBI and IRS * Missouri Independent

This may come as news to many Republicans: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is a law enforcement agency. So is the Internal Revenue Service. Most people already think of the FBI as an elite policing agency. But the IRS also investigates crime beyond tax evasion and fraud.

Further reading . . .

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TODAY KK OFFERS AND EPIC UPDATE ON THE SITCH FROM A CONSERVATIVE PERSPECTIVE . . .

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Beltway reality check . . .

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You decide . . .