Georgia on My Mind

Tomorrow, January 5, 2021, is a pivotal date in American politics. It is the date set for the runoff election for two United States Senate seats. The outcome of the election may very well determine whether Joe Biden rules a unified government, controlling the executive, Senate and the House of Representatives, or the Republicans manage to hang on to a majority of the Senate and can, therefore, slow down or even frustrate Biden’s more radical agenda.

With those stakes confronting the Republican Party, Ratcatcher has been dumbfounded by the failure of the Republican leadership, the National Republican Committee, and even the two Republican candidates, themselves, the focus a bright light on Democrat Raphael Warnock’s history and his embrace of ideas that, one would think were anathema to Georgians. There are three of these issues that should have been the subject matter of intense publicity and condemnation. None has received more than a passing reference.

First, Warnock is an outright racist. He is on public record condemning white people for their color. Imagine if a white politician were to criticize a black man for his skin color. The outrage would be palpable as it should be. But in Georgia, Warnock is getting a pass. At least in significant part, that pass is due to the failure of the Republican Party to attack him for his racism.

Second, Warnock is an anti-Semite. Once upon a time in American, anti-Semitism disqualified a person from public office. As it happens, America has already elected at least two virulent anti-Semites to the House of Representatives. Nevertheless, Georgians are not anti-Semites and the Republicans are derelict in their failure to identify Warnock as such.

Third, Warnock is an open supporter of abortion. Ratcatcher knows that America, and likely Georgia, is divided on whether abortion should be lawful. But Warnock claims the mantle of Christianity and the role of a minister. The Bible he claims to proclaim condemns abortion. Why have the Republicans failed to do so?

If Raphael Warnock wins election tomorrow, it will be in part due to the failure of the Republican Party and the candidates to speak forcefully about these critical issues. They are issues that would have resonated with the Georgia public.

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