“In some way, I think we all bring things on ourselves, right? Would I have not said certain things, would I have done things differently? Absolutely. I’m an adult and I’m mature enough to acknowledge that.”
Appearance today on FOX News before the expulsion vote
Cancelled!
The fate of George Santos is sealed, as in the closing of a coffin. The House voted this morning to place Santos to rest.
| Answer | DemocratsDem. | RepublicansRep. | Total | Bar chart of total votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 206 | 105 | 311 | |
| No | 2 | 112 | 114 | |
| Present | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Source: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
By any measure his political burial would bring others up short, they’d seek a hiding place far underground, literally in a cave. Nonetheless, we know that Santos has a few praiseworthy qualities: he lies with verve, he plays the victim with bravura, and he’s a guy who is so outrageous that the betting here at They Will Say ANYTHING! is that he will somehow rise from the cold, cold ground, and soon. Expulsion was not, perhaps, a stake through the heart.
Just two weeks ago he told us that if expelled from the House, he’d run for the Senate and we believe him; we’re that gullible and in need of stuff to write about. Nevertheless, he spoke to us this afternoon about his Senate master plan, and to us it appears doable, especially given the political state of play these days.
Earlier today Mr. Santos told reporters after the expulsion vote: “It’s over. … They just set a dangerous new precedent for themselves,” apparently hinting that he’d be back to haunt them. “Yes,” he told us, and swore us to “secrecy” that we obviously define differently than most news outlets. In any event, “My plan is to haunt them from the Senate as of 2025, after I clear up the 20 some odd criminal indictments that Biden is persecuting me with. I’ve got a long list of House members that I can throw under the bus and DOJ will not want my accusations made public. So, it should take about a week to weasel out of the wrongful indictments, and then I’m free as a bird!”
That’s Fabulist, Not Psychotic Fibber!
But, it occurred to us that, yes, he could do that, but how would that help his proposed Senate bid? We observed, “Voters have short memories, indeed, but a few days might be pushing it, Mr. Santos.” He chastened us.
“I’m not new to this. I have, for some time now, been celebrated by the media as a fabulist, an honorific title. Long gone is the term liar. No, I’m a Pied Piper of tales of grandeur, a Don Quixote tilting at windmills, a public hypnotist, one endowed with even more powers than a mere psychotic liar and fraud. I’m beloved now, beloved, like C.S Lewis or J.R. Tolkien. Everybody likes a good fairy tale and I’m the very best.”
We could not agree more. Call us fabulists, but we’re betting on Santos! That’s Senator Santos.
