Take a Load Off Fani

They are voting in Russia, according to the BBC. Is this an example of the distinction between form and substance?

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Take a Load Off Fani

The Fani Willis decision is in. Ms. Willis has been found to have used the Georgia Trump case for her own personal advantage, has demonstrated breathtaking disregard for public appearance, has gone outside the court to racially disparage opponents, and, from all appearances, has raised questions of her truthfulness under oath. She has created an atmosphere of mendacity, personal advancement, and blatant disregard for the public welfare as should be the concern of a public servant.

The weight of responsible, honest, competent behavior is heavy.

One would expect this to result in exactly nothing. It is of no advantage for the Left to examine itself. But the reaction has been surprising. Fox was academically thorough but CNN was furious. They saw this as undermining the Trump case and the very confidence people have in the justice system.

This, of course, is not new; the Right has been complaining about this for years. That the Left is picking this up is shocking. They may simply be seeing this as a frustration of their parochial pursuit of Trump but that they see any larger picture is telling and could be meaningful.

Politics has always trumped truth but competence has been assumed; distinction has been seen as 'only' policy. These last years --and the next election--raise questions about the ability of the republic to generate capable leadership at any level. Ms. Willis will probably not become the poster child for governmental self-centeredness, indifference, and incompetence but she might make concerns more mainstream--and dangerously quotidian.