Each in their own way, both political parties are living in la-la land
A year after the Capitol riots, in which thousands of pro-Trump supporters stormed Congress, Joe Biden will deliver a version of what he said six months ago: “Not even during the Civil War did insurrectionists breach our Capitol, the citadel of our democracy. But six months ago today, insurrectionists did.”
Over in Mar-a-Lago at the same time, Trump will convene a press conference to deny that anything untoward happened. “The insurrection took place on November 3,” he said in an announcement, referring to the supposedly stolen elections.
The distance between the two sides about a historical reality just 12 months ago is head-spinning and disturbing for what it says about America today.
Because the simple truth is that each in their own way, both political parties are living in la-la land, disconnected from reality in a way that wasn’t possible just a few years ago.
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