Last week, while on the interview circuit hawking his book, former Vice President Mike Pence had the audacity to maintain that the January 6 committee wasn’t entitled to his testimony. After all, Pence reasoned, he’d made his senior advisors available. He shook his head, made a face like he’d just eaten something Mother wouldn’t approve of, and indignantly dismissed the notion that he, Mike Pence, should have to testify under oath.
Historians in the next century will be scratching their heads over how utterly weird it is that the vice president, the eye of the storm, did not testify as to his decision not to obey his master. He should be compelled to give testimony, as should Trump. Pence is a coward despite his decision not to help Trump on Jan. 6. Is he hiding something? He seems desperate to control his narrative.
Mike Pence strikes me as a person who has no original thoughts or actions. He's just an actor in a very poorly written play and he wants to survive it. He knows that the people who cast him in his role don't care if he lives or dies. They will run him over with the bus when it becomes even slightly convenient for them. So he pretends that he has changed his role, but he's still the scapegoat and he doesn't know where to run because no where is safe when you choose to work grifters like the former guy. I would pity him, but these have actually been his choices and he put his family at risk for a chance at political power and now he's learned the price the Mob charges is virtually eternal. He can't stay and he can't go. The personification of Limbo. Let the Special Counsel force him out of his cage and see what happens then. But he has to appear to drag his feet to avoid being dragged out by them.
Read somewhere that he talked to everyone under the sun to see how he could do trumps bidding.only after being told over and over that he couldn’t did he take a stand..frankly do not look at him as some kind of hero.selling books is one thing doing the right thing is another. After all he never once in 4 years said enough is enough.
Very well said Joyce. Just allow me some sarcasm. The wax figure with the fly on his head should be subpoenaed by the DOJ. He definitely knows what Trumps plans (or plot) were. After all he found it necessary to meet with his mentor, Dan Quayle to find out if he could follow his Don’s orders. Even Quayle saw the illegality in it and told him. I’m glad he went on to certify the votes, but he is complicit in the entire attempted coup by not speaking out earlier. And now by refusing to testify and speak the truth under oath. But very willing to write a book and cash in.
Pence is just as much a pathetic spineless weasel as McCarthy, McConnell, Cruz, et al. Clearly Pence has never taken his oath to the Constitution seriously at any point in his political career.
Trump morning schedule every day was basically comprised of someone doing a show & tell Intel presentation, and lunch with the VP. Hundreds of lunches with the VP.  Pence has plenty of info.
As despicable the tfg is, Pence feel like an unctuous phony to me, a more visceral distrust. If just once I felt like he was being straight forward, I would give his words consideration. As of now, he has something damning to hide, is all I can surmise. And, like tfg, it's all about him.
Thankyou Joyce. I’ve thought quite a bit about Pence & his refusal to talk with congress/January 6th Committee, but cannot for the life of me square his refusal to do so with his self righteous, pious, defensive arrogant and simply wrong headed refusal to speak with Congress/January 6th Committee. His attitude smacks of obfuscation given his recent book/publishing tour! WTH? It’s ok to tell the world in a book you’re selling for personal profit, but not acceptable to speak with Congress? Heck no! That doesn’t square with reality or facts, nor does it look good on Pence, the ever hopeful presidential aspirant. If the man thinks he’s above the law due to his exalted position when we’re dealing with possible sedition, treason, obstruction & disruption of the rule of law and justice - just who does the man think he is? On January 6th he did the right thing in as much as we know about it, but that’s not the only time We the People expect him to do the right thing. We expect it now, and every day he’s a US citizen. He’s not an exalted previous ruler or part of a ruling clique excusing him from responding to Congress the same way any other citizen is expected to act - with respect, truth, dignity & honesty. By even suggesting he has no responsibility to respond to Congress, to testify to the elected representatives of the American people, to the people of the United States, is injudiciously irresponsible, dishonorable and wrong. What does he have to hide?
It's hard to think of a more oleaginous, phony, nakedly ambitious hypocrite than Pence, who hides under his veil of politeness , humility, and his vile brand of Christianity. We speak about the nonsensical word salads that flow from trump's disgusting pie-hole, but Pence never says anything of substance and his words are a different variety of word salad--totally vacuous and accompanied by a voice and face devoid of any real emotion--literally a Stepford man. Why doesn't he want to testify? Because to do so would force him into a position of putting the nail in trump's coffin--and he doesn't want to alienate "the base" who worships their Pied Piper, because he needs their votes. He can have them. That robotic tin man will never fool anyone with intact cognition and a moral compass. The midterm results demonstrated that there actually are plenty of those people in our country.
An interesting coincidence that Pence, considered dim, asked Dan Quayle, the famously dim VP, what to do about Trump's demand! I, frankly, would have thought he'd have taken direction from "Mother." It was said that it was she, all along, who gave him his marching orders. Staff members in his office said he was always on the phone with her. He's not even smart enough to understand how to make hay re Trump's criminality.
And Chuck Todd once again blew an opportunity to provide something useful with that "interview" he did with Pence.
But then we have to remember that there's a reason the internationally-recognized unit of measure of political illiteracy and mendacity is known as a "chucktodd".
Historians in the next century will be scratching their heads over how utterly weird it is that the vice president, the eye of the storm, did not testify as to his decision not to obey his master. He should be compelled to give testimony, as should Trump. Pence is a coward despite his decision not to help Trump on Jan. 6. Is he hiding something? He seems desperate to control his narrative.
Mike Pence strikes me as a person who has no original thoughts or actions. He's just an actor in a very poorly written play and he wants to survive it. He knows that the people who cast him in his role don't care if he lives or dies. They will run him over with the bus when it becomes even slightly convenient for them. So he pretends that he has changed his role, but he's still the scapegoat and he doesn't know where to run because no where is safe when you choose to work grifters like the former guy. I would pity him, but these have actually been his choices and he put his family at risk for a chance at political power and now he's learned the price the Mob charges is virtually eternal. He can't stay and he can't go. The personification of Limbo. Let the Special Counsel force him out of his cage and see what happens then. But he has to appear to drag his feet to avoid being dragged out by them.
Read somewhere that he talked to everyone under the sun to see how he could do trumps bidding.only after being told over and over that he couldn’t did he take a stand..frankly do not look at him as some kind of hero.selling books is one thing doing the right thing is another. After all he never once in 4 years said enough is enough.
Very well said Joyce. Just allow me some sarcasm. The wax figure with the fly on his head should be subpoenaed by the DOJ. He definitely knows what Trumps plans (or plot) were. After all he found it necessary to meet with his mentor, Dan Quayle to find out if he could follow his Don’s orders. Even Quayle saw the illegality in it and told him. I’m glad he went on to certify the votes, but he is complicit in the entire attempted coup by not speaking out earlier. And now by refusing to testify and speak the truth under oath. But very willing to write a book and cash in.
Pence is just as much a pathetic spineless weasel as McCarthy, McConnell, Cruz, et al. Clearly Pence has never taken his oath to the Constitution seriously at any point in his political career.
Oh Joyce! What a relief to read your take and wonderful explanations!
I was dumbstruck watching that vile smirk (reminded me of the pharma bro guy, Shkreli? Same smirk!)
If ever a face cried out for a legal pie, that was the face, and you served up a delicious legal pie 🥧.
Bless you Woman!
So tired of all the enablers refusing to do their job while they try to make money off their tell all books. Just disgusting.
Trump morning schedule every day was basically comprised of someone doing a show & tell Intel presentation, and lunch with the VP. Hundreds of lunches with the VP.  Pence has plenty of info.
As despicable the tfg is, Pence feel like an unctuous phony to me, a more visceral distrust. If just once I felt like he was being straight forward, I would give his words consideration. As of now, he has something damning to hide, is all I can surmise. And, like tfg, it's all about him.
Thankyou Joyce. I’ve thought quite a bit about Pence & his refusal to talk with congress/January 6th Committee, but cannot for the life of me square his refusal to do so with his self righteous, pious, defensive arrogant and simply wrong headed refusal to speak with Congress/January 6th Committee. His attitude smacks of obfuscation given his recent book/publishing tour! WTH? It’s ok to tell the world in a book you’re selling for personal profit, but not acceptable to speak with Congress? Heck no! That doesn’t square with reality or facts, nor does it look good on Pence, the ever hopeful presidential aspirant. If the man thinks he’s above the law due to his exalted position when we’re dealing with possible sedition, treason, obstruction & disruption of the rule of law and justice - just who does the man think he is? On January 6th he did the right thing in as much as we know about it, but that’s not the only time We the People expect him to do the right thing. We expect it now, and every day he’s a US citizen. He’s not an exalted previous ruler or part of a ruling clique excusing him from responding to Congress the same way any other citizen is expected to act - with respect, truth, dignity & honesty. By even suggesting he has no responsibility to respond to Congress, to testify to the elected representatives of the American people, to the people of the United States, is injudiciously irresponsible, dishonorable and wrong. What does he have to hide?
It's hard to think of a more oleaginous, phony, nakedly ambitious hypocrite than Pence, who hides under his veil of politeness , humility, and his vile brand of Christianity. We speak about the nonsensical word salads that flow from trump's disgusting pie-hole, but Pence never says anything of substance and his words are a different variety of word salad--totally vacuous and accompanied by a voice and face devoid of any real emotion--literally a Stepford man. Why doesn't he want to testify? Because to do so would force him into a position of putting the nail in trump's coffin--and he doesn't want to alienate "the base" who worships their Pied Piper, because he needs their votes. He can have them. That robotic tin man will never fool anyone with intact cognition and a moral compass. The midterm results demonstrated that there actually are plenty of those people in our country.
THOSE FOCUSING ON DENYING OTHERS THEIR FREEDOMS:
Ultra Right (Hate & Guns) &
Evangelicals (Beliefs & Lies).
An interesting coincidence that Pence, considered dim, asked Dan Quayle, the famously dim VP, what to do about Trump's demand! I, frankly, would have thought he'd have taken direction from "Mother." It was said that it was she, all along, who gave him his marching orders. Staff members in his office said he was always on the phone with her. He's not even smart enough to understand how to make hay re Trump's criminality.
And Chuck Todd once again blew an opportunity to provide something useful with that "interview" he did with Pence.
But then we have to remember that there's a reason the internationally-recognized unit of measure of political illiteracy and mendacity is known as a "chucktodd".
Thank you Joyce. I just need to hear people like you, Neal, Lawrence say what is laying so heavily on my soul. Pence's behavior is shameful.
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