Politics The Donkey in the room...the Democrats today

Frankly, that's also likely a dodge cover for oil lobbyists to give donations & kickbacks to the same Dems, claiming altruistic rationales.

 

Opinion | What we learned about Nancy Pelosi in the riveting Jan. 6 footage — NBC News

Let’s hear it for the lady.
The Speaker of House and an exceptional one.

No shit, I saw first hand the clip that shows her leadership during the Jan 6th crisis.
To be commended

I’m an independent.
Not really favoring any party. (But have become anti-GOP with their current personality)
So I’ve always taken a neutral stance to Pelosi.

However in the past some years, I’ve seen her gumption and strength, admiration to the push to get things done.
And still be professional and have respect for most.

And attempting to get justice too. Even if constantly blocked by the Senate and GOP.
Persistence is the word that comes to mind.

Let’s hope she can bring this in for a nice landing.
She deserves a break after all this time.

 

Barack Obama Mercilessly Mocks Herschel Walker With A 'Thought Experiment'

Damn, he still has it.
Funny as hell, intelligent at the same time. The adult in the room.

Could you imagine how MANY lives he could have saved in the surge of Covid??? How many less hospitalizations?
How much $$$ saved. (remember he helped us get out of the Great Recession).

Nope, we voted in T
Americans have VERY short memories.

And now we're likely to give the House to the same idiots that support T. (and SCOTUS)
All of them doing their damnedest to tear up everything. It's going to be all Benghazi all over again. (except anti-Biden)

At least the Senate will stay neutral, with a slight Dem lean because of the VP.
The American public voted out the Dems and put in the GOP...just to constantly block & stymie Obama. (and Obamacare)
Imagine where we'd be if we actually had cooperation instead?

Nope we keep voting in the same anti-government madmen. (and yes, the GOP is often funded and fueled by anti-govt groups - who's soul purpose is to tear down the federal govt)

Now I'm not a Dem fan...they're not perfect, nor was Obama, nor is Biden.
But at least they're adult in the room Not anti-govt. Willing to cooperate with the GOP to get things DONE. Looking out for YOU, the citizens.

Nope, we have a large part of the voters, voting in their anger, anyone opposite, anyone who'll tell them pipedreams.
Kick the Dems out, put in the Tasmanian Devils, tearing up ALL in their path. Frankly just for spite, IMHO. (both the politicians & the voters)

We Americans shoot ourselves in foot with our own guns, again & again.
No lessons learned.

Dammit, let's at least have adults in the room.
The Dems are at least that. Not like there's any other sane alternative.

That should be their new slogan...
Dems, vote sanity.

 

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Damn!

Can we get him a friggin’ TV news show already?

The Daily Show has an opening.
And we know he’s got a wicked sense of humor.

 

Democrats keep the Senate

Saner heads prevail.

Now, don't FUCK it up!!!
As My Cousin Vinny would say.

America may have a chance...
We'll see.

The Dems have a bad habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Then again, they're battling not a decent GOP, but T and MAGA...who keep shooting themselves in the foot.

So being a mediocre and meh team is decent enough when the opposition is penalty ridden and about to be in trouble with the commissioner and league.

 

Senate Democrats plan to probe corporate abuses with new subpoena powers

Great. DO IT!
But...don't forget to do your REAL jobs!!! Voting for the people. For the nation.
And preventing the MAGA in the House from doing stupid shit.

Y'all seem to be the only adults in the room at the moment.
Except for the Biden Administration and who knows when they're going to fuck up.

My attitude about politicians...DO YOUR JOBS!
Stop the celebrity showboating and grandstanding, that's for Hollywood.

Yes, check the corporate world...but don't go crazy or overboard. Then the GOP wins by overkill.
Plus biz IS our national engine. Break and stop...control the car. But don't put sand in the oil. Don't water the gas.
Play it smart. Keep a balance.
Y'all got brains...use them.

As Greenspan said, don't get irrationally exuberant.

 

Frankly, she’s an attention getter.
Always, has been.
She liked being notice from the start.

AOC is at least substantive and has something to say and say it loud.

But Sinema, really doesn’t have anything significant to say, other than attention getting posturing and moves.
This is just another ploy, a blowfish one.
She wasn’t as important now, now there’s less of a balance and the Dems have more leverage.

Notice how Manchin is being quiet, suddenly.
You don’t hear his name in the papers lately.
Different tack.

Schumer isn’t going to take as much crap.
Especially since he just voted again as leader.
He’s on solid ground.

I think both Sinema and Manchin are going to eat their words…and past actions.

The Dems are going to flex their muscles.

 

BTW, I'm encountering the same dupe lag scenario you are...looks like it's not posting, so we redo it...but it does post.
Seems to be a Tapatalk issue...because I'm not getting it on TFP direct. (I'm going to try to update, see if that corrects it.)

 

Why Marc Elias Wants to ‘Babysit’ the Republican Party

This is what I mean, when I say, the Dems have now got the GOP's number...and have seen how LOW many in the GOP are willing to go.
The Dems will take steps...

Again, they are not stupid. Slow...but not stupid.
And now the GOP has awakened a sleeping giant.
They've got money too. And intelligence also...cunning isn't just a republican quality.
They've been playing nice...now, not so nice.

They have to remember the Dems have a larger base.
IMHO, the Independents are tired of the GOP slop & sewage.
Having shown the GOP isn't truly good at anything they claimed...much less execution. (it's all really been SHOUTING, exclaimation...but no substance)

The Dems are going to leverage the law too. (and bonus, they've got a cool thing on their side...Facts - judges aren't dupes like voters for spin and smoke & mirrors...even most conservative ones)

The hand is revealed.
And it's about to called...
GOP bluffs won't work.
The Dems are upping the blinds. They've figured out the tell. (I think, I hope... )

 

Zelensky helps Pelosi exit House in historic fashion — The Hill

Watching the HBO documentary on Pelosi
(done by her daughter)

IMHO, it’s a fascinating thing to watch, even if you don’t like her,
Because it shows how the US system works.
(and how other post-industrial representative nations’ governments work too)

It’s about the votes.
Counting the votes. (again and again)
Getting the votes.

For not just her elections, or elections altogether
But for every damn bill and law and motion.

It’s why we have representation, because most people don’t have the time and mind to do this grind.
Hustling votes…call after call, talk after talk.

It’s not just her, but every politician needs to do this,
To get results, to move things forward, IF they’re good and on top of it.

And it also shows how people can mix things up.
Yelling about the wrong things to the wrong people
Even IF that person is actually on their side.

Or get played and manipulated.

Gotta give it to her. (even if you don’t like her)
She’s a person who hustles, does the grind, doesn’t let down.

Kudos to her for doing the deed.
Better than many.

Wish more politicians would be like this
No matter the group or party.
(although the crazy ones can sit on their tails more )

 

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It's as simple as the ABC's

Good start
Let the games begin.

Hope they have more popcorn, because there's going to be more circuses.
Big peanut gallery.