"Apology accepted, Captain Needa." That line, delivered as the captain drops to the deck, dead via Force attack, came to mind yesterday as I listened to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's non-apology on the House floor.
I wish that Speaker Pelosi could have responded as Darth Vader did...and with more reason than Vader had--because Needa's apology was at least honest. Greene's speech was little more than a litany of excuses. "I was allowed to believe...." Really? Who "allowed" you to put faith in the Qanon claptrap, other than you, yourself? You are not a teenager, brought up to believe nonsense in a cult family; you made a conscious decision that absurd, asinine conspiracy theories--related to everything from 9/11 to school shootings to the 2020 election--made more sense than the obvious truth as reported by a myriad of reputable sources.
That 95 percent of the Republican members of the House accepted that "apology" and voted against removing her from her committee appointments is a disgrace...and, perhaps, an indication that they are more dedicated to their constituents who agree with Greene than they are to their oaths as members of Congress.
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