The face of a soulless, intellectually corrupt party - By Jennifer Rubin

November 19 at 12:00 PM

If you want to see the state of the GOP these days take a gander at Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey. Asked about her vote for Senate she had this to say:

I’m going to cast my ballot on December the 12th, and I do believe the nominee of the party is the one I’ll vote for. I believe in the Republican Party, what we stand for, and most important, we need to have a Republican in the United States Senate to vote on things like the Supreme Court justices, other appointments the Senate has to confirm and make major decisions. So that’s what I plan to do, vote for Republican nominee Roy Moore.

So, she doesn’t believe the women, right? Nope. She said: “I certainly have no reason to disbelieve any of them. The timing is a little curious. But at the same time, I have no reason to disbelieve them.” So, what does she think of the conduct he is accused of committing? “There’s never an excuse for or rationale for sexual misconduct or sexual abuse. It bothers me.” But not enough to put someone she concedes may be a child sex predator in the U.S. Senate. Because … well the courts! Tax cuts!

This is on a par with what White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (who makes one pine for Sean Spicer, who showed discomfort in lying), said about the difference between President Trump — accused by about 20 women of sexual abuse and groping — and Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.): “I think in one case, specifically, Sen. Franken has admitted wrongdoing and the president hasn’t. I think that’s a very clear distinction.” That would not be a distinction you’d normally offer: My guy is going to lie, deny he ever did anything and trash the women accusers so don’t hold him accountable.

Both of these women and First Daughter Ivanka Trump, who envisions Moore in a “special place in hell,” but defends her father as a feminist, demonstrate that amorality, tribal blindness and intellectual dishonesty are not the sole province of men — even when it comes to alleged assaults on other women.

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