While historians doubt that Marie Antoinette actually mocked the starving masses by declaring, “Let them eat cake,” the French monarch would nonetheless seem generous when compared to today’s Republican Party.
As I was debating last week whether or not to cover a “No Kings” protest, I heard an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson who referred to the event as a “hate America rally.”
When Gov. Laura Kelly and state budget director Adam Proffitt announced plans for “The People’s Budget” listening tour that includes seven stops across Kansas, Republican House Speaker Dan Hawkins derisively commented they were living out their inner Sonny and Cher.
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