
<p>Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger gave his farewell address as he ended his 6 term-career in “the people’s House.” ; It was a speech that got one (at least this one) all choked up. ; Not out of great emotion but more from feeling nauseous.</p>



<p>But first, a little pretext.</p>



<p>Kinzinger went to Congress as one of the golden boys of the Washington GOP establishment. ; He was one of their special “top guns,” as the National Republican Congressional Committee designated their favored candidates. ; Kinzinger was a middle-of-the-road Republican who paraded as a conservative – a designation only he and the left-wing media embraced. ; But he was not the worst of the so-called RINOs.</p>



<p>Along comes Donald Trump, and Republicans had to make a choice. ; Many – although never most – Republican voters went with Trump. ; Some, like me, were never supporters of Trump but saw his policies better than the Democrats. ; It was issued over personality – and ultimately a binary choice.</p>



<p>Other Republicans headed for the exit. ; Trump&#8217;s hatred trumped all other issues.  ; Kinzinger fell into that camp. ; He voted to impeach. ; That seemed to get him a lot more interviews on CNN and MSNBC. ; But even that was not a deal-breaker for me. ; (In previous commentaries, I have opined that it was a tactical mistake for Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to bounce Rep. Liz Cheney out of leadership. ; I would have let the voters of Wyoming decide her fate. ; I doubt she would be serving on Pelosi’s Committee if she was still in leadership – and neither would Kinzinger.) ; ;</p>



<p>Kinzinger sealed his fate when he agreed to accept House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s invitation &#8212; along with Cheney &#8212; to serve as a shill on Pelosi’s one-sided kangaroo Select Committee supposedly holding “hearings” on the Capitol Hill riot. ; It was no longer about Trump, but an all-out attack on the Republican establishment … the Republican brand … and the conservative movement. ; For reasons that are not perfectly clear, Kinzinger chose to be the proverbial “useful idiot” for Pelosi and the left-wing Democrats.</p>



<p>It cost him his career in Congress – as well as it should have. ; He was no longer representing the voters who sent him to Congress. ; He lost the support of the local Republican establishment – as did Cheney.</p>



<p>Ironically, Kinzinger’s re-electability was never tested because it was the Illinois Democrats who forced Kirzinger out of office through redistricting – gerrymandering. ; He lost whatever slim chance he had for re-election.</p>



<p>In his last remarks from the house floor, Kinzinger gave the only speech he could. ; It was predictable. ; It was a self-praising speech with his head held high – a real chest-beater, back-slapper. ; He described himself in the noblest of terms – a brave man who stood up against the power of evil. ; He said it cost him not only his seat in Congress but also friends and family. ; ;</p>



<p>And then came the line borrowed from any number of Hollywood political movies. ; “But if I had to do it all over again, I would.” ; Jimmy Steward could not have said it better.</p>



<p>I did not see a noble person in that speech. ; I saw more of a whiner. ; Someone trying to grasp at some level of dignity in the face of a betrayal of the conservative voters who thought he represented their issues and their values.</p>



<p>Kinzinger leaves Congress with no friends on the GOP side – and I bet the Democrats will drop him since he can no longer serve their interests.</p>



<p>It was an ignominious end to a mediocre political career. ; Not sure what he will do in the future – although left-wing news platforms are always a good option for conservative Republican apostates. ; MSNBC and CNN have entire departments of false flag paid “contributors.”</p>



<p>To phrase from a famous speech applies to Kinzinger more than it die of the original author. The world will little note nor long remember what he said here.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Good-bye Mr. Kinzinger
