This from Coffee & Covid today. It’s a perfect fit for what’s going on in Canada…moreso than in the U.S.

I bet you never thought mild-mannered House Speaker Mike Johnson had it in him. Yesterday, at a Republican Leadership press conference, the Speaker delivered a passionate, historically literate, and persuasive argument against the Democrats and their far-left allies, i.e., the Democratic Socialists of America.

“Our rights come from our Creator, God; they do not come from the government,” Johnson explained, warming up. “The communist believes the opposite. They believe that government of the state is god, and that the state gives you all your rights. And you know what? The state can also take those rights away. And that’s exactly what happens. It’s inevitable in communism.”

All our beloved, muscular, anti-communist Cold Warriors from the last millennium have either retired or died off. The battle-worn GOP relaxed its battle against communism after the fall of the Soviet Union, giving the communists a 30-year ceasefire and time to rebuild and flourish.

But now —finally!— the cease-fire has ended, and we are manning battle stations again. I should have put that on the list.

“These crazy little mini-Mamdanis who are popping up all around the country—” Johnson continued, “they are a danger to you and your family. This is not a game. If they promise you free stuff, there is far more beneath those promises than some of these people understand themselves.”

“There have been a small number of times in the history of America where the actual experiment in self-governance was on the ballot,” the Speaker reminded. “The American people have to decide in November, in a midterm election for Congress and Senate. The barbarians are inside the gate.”

https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/2077077012502450579?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email