Charles M. Blow: 'The riveting testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson only reinforced my belief. She did what so many men around the president have refused to do: She spoke up in service of the truth and the country.'
Abortion rights activists protest outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. “This is why I have come to fully, religiously believe that if this county is to be saved, it will be women who do the saving,” writes New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow.| Updated: July 4, 2022, 2:14 p.m.Not all of us, of course, but male culture is ordered by hierarchies of power, with the apex being the alpha.
Nothing illustrates pack behavior better than the immediate aftermath of the insurrection: Some Republicans briefly turned on Trump and blamed him, believing him injured and weakened by the episode. But, when he appeared to survive it, they quickly, obsequiously, fell back into line, tails tucked.In a gym in Brooklyn a few months ago, I overheard a group of friends loudly discussing politics. Two were white, and one was Black.
The riveting testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on Tuesday only reinforced my belief. She did what so many men around the president have refused to do: She spoke up in service of the truth and the country. There was Nancy Pelosi, who held the line as best she could when Republicans held the majority, and expedited an aggressive liberal agenda when Democrats regained the majority.
Then, there is this point: America will rue the day that it did not elect Hillary Clinton president in 2016. There was an open Supreme Court seat when people were casting their ballots, and it still didn’t motivate enough Democrats to turn out to the polls or convince enough undecided voters to support her.
The change could start as soon as this fall, if enough women, riled up by the Dobbs decision, head to the polls to punish Republicans for putting them in this position.
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