Rats and Demorats Line Up to Slime J.D. Vance

Before being named Donald Trump's running mate, J.D. Vance enjoyed a rather laudable position as a U.S. Senator, veteran, and award-winning author. However, since becoming part of the Republican ticket, Vance has been the target of all the invective that the Democrats (and their fellow travelers) can muster.

Although some of this mudslinging has occurred because of his off-the-cuff remark (three years ago on the Tucker Carlson Show) in which he described some Democrats as "childless cat ladies," most of the incoming vilification has been spread by some not-so-surprising sources.

Scarcely had the Republican convention closed when Anthony Scaramucci (Trump's short-lived White House Director of Communications) announced that Vance was already hurting Trump's campaign. Sniffing that J.D. stood for "Just Dull," the "Mooch" stated that Nikki Haley would have been "a much better pick".

In parallel with this were two articles from Newsweek magazine — yes, it's still in business. The first was breathlessly titled, "Donald Trump May Drop JD Vance for Nikki Haley, Ex-Clinton Advisor Says." The Advisor? Paul Begala, the same slimeball who, in 2017, stated that Trump had been elected with help from Russia. The second of the Newsweek articles was titled, "Republican Predicts Excuse Donald Trump Could Use to Replace JD Vance." And just who was that Republican? None other than Cryin' Adam Kinzinger.

At least Begala and Kinzinger were willing to sign their names to the trash they had written. The Hill reported that "a number" of House Republicans had trashed Vance. They spoke, of course, on the condition of anonymity. Am I picking up the faint odor of RINOs, too cowardly to speak on the record?

Almost as ridiculous have been the attacks on Vance's background, the same background that led to his bestseller, Hillbilly Elegy. Probably the worst of these was from Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, who has been furiously sucking up to be the Democratic candidate for Vice President. Beshear, the son of two-time Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear, has frequently come across as a clown by portraying himself as a "genuine" son of Appalachia, seeming to forget his genteel upbringing compared to Vance's hardscrabble youth.

Beshear recently opened his mouth to make room for his foot when he criticized Vance for "not being a part of eastern Kentucky." But one of his own citizens called him out for it. During recent floods in eastern Kentucky, the citizen called Vance to see if he could help. Vance quietly opened his checkbook and stroked a check for ten thousand dollars to the local food project to buy needed food and cleaning supplies. The citizen recalls, "He was there when we needed it and he did not want any public praise for it." And what was Beshear's response? He jetted off to a Democratic fundraiser in Iowa where he said of Vance, "This is somebody who exploited us." THAT is the essence of Andy Beshear.

So this is where we're at. The Dims have thrown everything they have at Donald Trump and have gotten nowhere. Now, their next move is to smear J.D. Vance. We've always known that politics is a dirty business but it seems to me that the Dims are finding new ways to bring filth to the political process.