Republicans handed Usha Vance the unenviable task of cleaning up her husband's history of hostile comments about women. Alas, she tried. Specifically, Usha attempted to dismiss JD Vance's trashing of "childless cat ladies" as a "quip.
" A "quip" is a witty or clever remark, often characterized by its brevity. Had Donald Trump's running mate left it at that, one could make that argument, however stretched. But, no, JD went on to say that they "are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they've made, and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too.
" That was not brief, and humor is not JD's strong suit. Usha then dug the hole deeper. "What he was really saying," she explained, "is that it can be really hard to be a parent in this country.
" There may be truth in that, but he said no such thing. Usha said her husband "would never" want to off end people who are struggling to have children while acknowledging that some people choose not to start families for "very good" reasons. Oh? The reason people choose to start or to not start families is no business of hers or of J.
D.'s. Vance is one of those tech bros who believe their pile of money makes their opinions on how others, especially women, conduct their lives very, very important.
Three years ago, Vance produced a fundraising email stating, "We've allowed ourselves to be dominated by childless sociopaths — they're invested in NOTHING because they're not invested in this country's children." Oh, "chil.