→ Lauren Boebert rival accuses her of “melting down” at debate: Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert, best known for giving her boyfriend a handy at the Beetlejuice musical, debated rival Trisha Calvarese on Tuesday. Afterward, Calvarese posted on Twitter that Boebert “melted down on the debate stage.” She also accused Boebert of disrespecting veterans and failing to help lower the cost of prescription drugs. 

Now, I do not want to be fair to Lauren Boebert. Even if it was above the pants, no one who performs any kind of sex act at the Beetlejuice musical has a place in public office. Cats? Sure. It’s sexy. How could you not? But Calvarese’s claim of a meltdown isn’t really supported by the clips the candidate herself posted on Twitter. A meltdown is a tantrum. It’s shrieking, it’s crying, it’s banging your fists against the floor. It’s what happens when I don’t get rush tickets to Cats.

But Boebert just looks like a non-tantruming idiot because that is, in fact, what she is.

Katie Herzog, filling in for Nellie Bowles.