I blame McCarthy. Not Gaetz, not MAGA hardliners, it is McCarthy who won't allow a bipartisan solution because he is afraid of them. Calling for votes on the senate stopgap or a clean CR and he will lose the speakership and he knows it. Both would pass by bipartisan votes, but he knows he won't be speaker anymore so he won't put them up for a vote.
Trump has said that the House should shut down the government and that Biden will get blamed. In that statement he admits shutting down the government is bad (since you don’t get ‘blamed’ for good things) but he wants it done any way. If this doesn’t reflect to his people who he is then shut it down and let’s find out who gets blamed.
I am disgusted by the Republicans and astonished that they are surprised that people blame them for government shutdowns. That's what Republicans have done for a very long time. It's cowardly and shows neither political goodwill nor imagination. It is cruel and self-serving. There is nothing proud or patriotic about any of this. They should be ashamed of themselves, but they aren't. I am beyond fed up with this bunch. Like my very sweet and very senile grandmother once said when given a piece of hard candy which she proceeded to unwrap, "Just like twisting necks. Just like I'd like to do to some people I know."
The non-fox networks have had a number of GOP members of Congress on air in the past few weeks and rarely, if ever, read one of those social media posts that trump writes and asks for a comment; and if they did, the guy/gal says 'haven't seen it' or 'I don't pay attention to that' or whatever;
there is just a cowardice in our national media to tie the entire GOP caucus (not just the 20 wackos) to trump; the man is ranting and railing and it's pretty much dismissed by journalists
Listening to John Meacham's "And Then There Was Light"--Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle." How did the party of Lincoln degenerate into the party of Trump. And yet, imo, our current President's disavowal of any public, open, and unquestioned opposition to Trump and reliance on donors, institutional inertia and power, and the wounded, virulent personality of Trump to ensure passive electoral victory is not forward-thinking statesmanship in preservation of democracy but cowardice.
I just re-read Meacham's "The Soul Of America".....worth a read, but man, he seems hopelessly optimistic in the book....but much has happened since then...
President's dont "run countries"--the people "run" countries, the factories, the workers, the entire network of private and well as public individuals. He isn't a king. He is a President and part of the duties of President is to actually contend for the office. He has no better things to do than make the case for himself and for democracy. He isn't making a public case or, as far as we know, actively engaging in preventing a shut down either. I am sorry Ginny. From his public appearances TFG doesn't mean all that much to him. He shouldn't expect an uncontested TFG to worry me either then. Btw the Democrats hurried past the second impeachment in sync with the Republicans-they shrugged their shoulders, complained they couldn't get Republican votes, and then moved onto their appropriations schedule. And, at that time, again, from Biden, not a peep. And this was at the start of his term.
We will disagree. I don't think you can ignore the Lenins of the world. You sincerely believe Biden has a strategy to quietly do his work while the GOP and TFG engage in idiocy. I am 72. I believe Biden has a staff implement his general policy directions and schedule his time and pick the slack for a working style and health that leave little room for improvisation, flexibility, and public appearances and speaking.
I blame McCarthy. Not Gaetz, not MAGA hardliners, it is McCarthy who won't allow a bipartisan solution because he is afraid of them. Calling for votes on the senate stopgap or a clean CR and he will lose the speakership and he knows it. Both would pass by bipartisan votes, but he knows he won't be speaker anymore so he won't put them up for a vote.
Trump has said that the House should shut down the government and that Biden will get blamed. In that statement he admits shutting down the government is bad (since you don’t get ‘blamed’ for good things) but he wants it done any way. If this doesn’t reflect to his people who he is then shut it down and let’s find out who gets blamed.
Yes - it is all about shutting down the prosecutions against Trump. But the Fox audience and Murdoch don't care.
The DOJ needs to step up and issue target letters to the 120+ Green Bay Sweep Congressional insurrectionists- and then let's see what happens.
Of course the corrupt SCOTUS will step out to prevent any justice
I am disgusted by the Republicans and astonished that they are surprised that people blame them for government shutdowns. That's what Republicans have done for a very long time. It's cowardly and shows neither political goodwill nor imagination. It is cruel and self-serving. There is nothing proud or patriotic about any of this. They should be ashamed of themselves, but they aren't. I am beyond fed up with this bunch. Like my very sweet and very senile grandmother once said when given a piece of hard candy which she proceeded to unwrap, "Just like twisting necks. Just like I'd like to do to some people I know."
The non-fox networks have had a number of GOP members of Congress on air in the past few weeks and rarely, if ever, read one of those social media posts that trump writes and asks for a comment; and if they did, the guy/gal says 'haven't seen it' or 'I don't pay attention to that' or whatever;
there is just a cowardice in our national media to tie the entire GOP caucus (not just the 20 wackos) to trump; the man is ranting and railing and it's pretty much dismissed by journalists
The GOP is warped by two men who care only for the job they want.
Republicans always get blamed for shutdowns because it is always their fault.
But somehow nothing adheres to Teflon don himself, which just affirms the cult nature of his support and why we are facing such a crisis.
Listening to John Meacham's "And Then There Was Light"--Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle." How did the party of Lincoln degenerate into the party of Trump. And yet, imo, our current President's disavowal of any public, open, and unquestioned opposition to Trump and reliance on donors, institutional inertia and power, and the wounded, virulent personality of Trump to ensure passive electoral victory is not forward-thinking statesmanship in preservation of democracy but cowardice.
The direct answer to how is the Nixon southern strategy of 1968 made it inevitable that the confederacy would take over the gop.
I just re-read Meacham's "The Soul Of America".....worth a read, but man, he seems hopelessly optimistic in the book....but much has happened since then...
President's dont "run countries"--the people "run" countries, the factories, the workers, the entire network of private and well as public individuals. He isn't a king. He is a President and part of the duties of President is to actually contend for the office. He has no better things to do than make the case for himself and for democracy. He isn't making a public case or, as far as we know, actively engaging in preventing a shut down either. I am sorry Ginny. From his public appearances TFG doesn't mean all that much to him. He shouldn't expect an uncontested TFG to worry me either then. Btw the Democrats hurried past the second impeachment in sync with the Republicans-they shrugged their shoulders, complained they couldn't get Republican votes, and then moved onto their appropriations schedule. And, at that time, again, from Biden, not a peep. And this was at the start of his term.
We will disagree. I don't think you can ignore the Lenins of the world. You sincerely believe Biden has a strategy to quietly do his work while the GOP and TFG engage in idiocy. I am 72. I believe Biden has a staff implement his general policy directions and schedule his time and pick the slack for a working style and health that leave little room for improvisation, flexibility, and public appearances and speaking.
OK. I'm old enough to remember Mueller. Not placing my faith in any of the criminal cases moving forward though who knows, may be proved wrong.