I agree.
There is plenty to pile on Dems for. I am unimpressed with their national "leaders" overall. But we are piling on because they seem to be ignoring the fix we are in.
So let's be clear: we are in the fix we are in because REPUBLICANS are ruthlessly dishonest cheaters led by Mitch McConnell (and with Putin's help).
There is plenty to pile on Dems for. I am unimpressed with their national "leaders" overall. But we are piling on because they seem to be ignoring the fix we are in.
So let's be clear: we are in the fix we are in because REPUBLICANS are ruthlessly dishonest cheaters led by Mitch McConnell (and with Putin's help).
I'm old. I remember when both parties had leaders, even statesmen, who could bust heads when needed. For ME, that time was over the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill (I don't recall it's name) and other protections for voters and voting. And Dems didn't even try as far as I can see. And I think that may have spelled the death knell of democracy and two-party politics in fact as well as fiction. I do hope I'm wrong but I see no signs of it.
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advance┬нment Act of 2021 is recent legislation. It passed the House on August 24, 2021 in a straight party-line vote. The Senate voted 50-49 to pass the bill, falling well short of the 60 votes needed to break the filibuster.
I am old enough to remember quiet bipartisan agreements that got legislation done. And a day when voting rights passed. And other bills, thanks in part to lbj arm twisting. And a time when there were those who did their jobs and had at least basic courtesy for others and at least pretended people and voters mattered.
Yes the 60s were violent and scary and I recall thinking as the 70s arrived that the 60s had "killed all our heroes " and I worried there would be no more. The violence then was based on ideals or passions, positions or even political beliefs, rather than cold blooded grasp of raw power personally. I worried as we left the 60s and rightly so as it turns out. I agree 100% with your last sentence.
It is sad. I finally banned politics talk with sister.
Remember that old saying about "if you're not liberal when you're young you have no heart; if you're not conservative when you're old you have no brain"? It seems age (and financial responsibilities) tends to make one more conservative at least fiscally. But we have gone way beyond anything like policy matters into tribal hatreds. Maybe it's in the water....
I agree.
There is plenty to pile on Dems for. I am unimpressed with their national "leaders" overall. But we are piling on because they seem to be ignoring the fix we are in.
So let's be clear: we are in the fix we are in because REPUBLICANS are ruthlessly dishonest cheaters led by Mitch McConnell (and with Putin's help).
What makes you think they are ignoring the fix we are in? Because they don't act like Republicans? Don't normalize the GOP.
I'm old. I remember when both parties had leaders, even statesmen, who could bust heads when needed. For ME, that time was over the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill (I don't recall it's name) and other protections for voters and voting. And Dems didn't even try as far as I can see. And I think that may have spelled the death knell of democracy and two-party politics in fact as well as fiction. I do hope I'm wrong but I see no signs of it.
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advance┬нment Act of 2021 is recent legislation. It passed the House on August 24, 2021 in a straight party-line vote. The Senate voted 50-49 to pass the bill, falling well short of the 60 votes needed to break the filibuster.
I am old enough to remember quiet bipartisan agreements that got legislation done. And a day when voting rights passed. And other bills, thanks in part to lbj arm twisting. And a time when there were those who did their jobs and had at least basic courtesy for others and at least pretended people and voters mattered.
I agree with you about M and M.
Yes the 60s were violent and scary and I recall thinking as the 70s arrived that the 60s had "killed all our heroes " and I worried there would be no more. The violence then was based on ideals or passions, positions or even political beliefs, rather than cold blooded grasp of raw power personally. I worried as we left the 60s and rightly so as it turns out. I agree 100% with your last sentence.
It is sad. I finally banned politics talk with sister.
Remember that old saying about "if you're not liberal when you're young you have no heart; if you're not conservative when you're old you have no brain"? It seems age (and financial responsibilities) tends to make one more conservative at least fiscally. But we have gone way beyond anything like policy matters into tribal hatreds. Maybe it's in the water....
Another part of Biden's low approval rating is the widespread lack of knowledge about what Dems and Biden have done in the last year and a half.
And that is solely their own fault!