Now that everyone’s favorite Real Housewife of Capitol Hill has taken his drama elsewhere, it is worth taking time to reflect on the lessons of George Santos’s tenure.
Santos, of course, was expelled from Congress last week and is now free to convert his career from subtext to text: Instead of merely pretending to be a reality-show star, he can go full Blagojevich and begin a career of competing with other disgraced politicians for cash and attention. In joining the full-time narcissism economy, Santos will merely be doing what so many politicians want to but haven’t yet. There will undoubtedly be more.
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