There's a handy reason that I'm sure was a major factor among his considerations: the Democrat-majority Illinois legislature reconfigured his district so that he'd have to go up against a Trumpist in the primary. That is some plain writing on the wall.
And it speaks to the broader picture. Yes, there is a viable, and I daresay growing, groundswell of anti-Trump conservatives that manifests itself in new grassroots organizations and venues of growup, principles-based analysis and commentary, but the Republican Party itself is probably beyond hope as a repository for the nation's true conservative component. It seems to have willingly relegated itself to the status of garbage.
But Adam's not done being part of this twilight struggle. I'm actually keenly awaiting his next move. I think he has a lot to say that his current role as sitting House member has constrained him from saying plainly. He's going to be a lot more visible on the media landscape. And given that he says he's not done in the political realm, it's exciting to think about what he might be contemplating.
I do think he's going to have to aggressively pursue the objectives of the January 6 select committee, so that his actions speak louder than any claims of being hobbled by lame-duck status.
But what of Liz Cheney? With the departure of ten Republican House members who aren't interested in kissing the ring of the Very Stable Genius, it's hard to see anyone who might have her back now. But she is likewise a strong adult who knows what she stands for and why and will be effective in advocating for it, in or out of office.
The struggle goes on, against truly daunting odds. It can't be otherwise. We may be like the rifle-weilding men of the Alamo, who, as their leader William Barrett Travis well knew, were likely to die to a man, but, like them, honor compels us to be agents of truth and vision, whatever our fate.
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