THE KAMMIE CRISIS, AT A TV SET NEAR YOU – OVERNIGHT:  The Republicans have finally realized that Kamala Harris is not Ms. Popularity.  In fact, she had to get out of the recent Democratic presidential primary race before a single ballot was cast because she registered three percent in the polls after months of campaigning.  Once nominated for vice president entirely on the basis of her race and gender, she was kept in the basement like Joe, maybe working on the oil burner.  Someone has to do these things.  And Now, as vice president, she punches a time ticket saying IN 9:00 a.m.  OUT 9:02 a.m.  And that's on a heavy day.

So the Republicans, awakening from their usual slumber, are making Kammie a news subject.  Well, good for them.  Lollipops for all.  From Fox:  

More than 50 House Republicans are urging President Biden to remove Vice President Kamala Harris from her role dealing with the migrant crisis that has overwhelmed the southern border in recent months -- accusing her of "inaction" on the crisis due to her failure to visit the border.

"Despite being in the midst of a border crisis this country has not seen in two decades, Vice President Harris has not yet shown adequate interest in observing this crisis first-hand," the 56 lawmakers, led by Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., wrote. "In the 85 days since the Vice President has been tasked with solving this crisis, she has yet to visit the border and meet with Border Patrol agents, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and local law enforcement officials."

Harris was appointed more than 80 days ago to lead diplomatic talks to solve what the White House described as the "root causes" of the migrant crisis -- such as poverty, climate change, and violence in Central America.

Harris recently visited both Guatemala and Mexico as part of her responsibilities, meeting with leaders and announcing a number of investments in both countries to tackle those root causes -- while urging migrants not to come to the border. Harris described her trip as a success, though she was dogged by questions about her failure to visit the border

The White House and the administration have sought to clarify that Harris is not in charge of the border per se and is instead focused on diplomatic talks, but Republicans have said it is still important for her to visit the border to truly understand the crisis that saw more than 180,000 migrant encounters in May.

Republicans have blamed the crisis on the administration’s policies -- particularly the rollback of Trump-era policies like border wall construction and the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).

The lawmakers who wrote to Biden this week said that, even if root causes are to blame, "the exclusive focus on Central American countries ignores the fact that we see many migrants attempting to illegally cross our southern border from countries all over the world, including Russia, Brazil, Cuba and Haiti."

COMMENT:  And also "migrants" from the Mideast and Asia.  I guess they just didn't like life in Iran.  The Biden border policies are colossal failures.  Harris is the point woman.   She takes the heat.  Maybe it's part of Joe's self-protection plan.  But ask most Americans if they think Kamala Harris is ready to step into the presidency, and don't be surprised at the blank expressions.

June 18, 2022