“Bargaining with someone who is already beating you is the ultimate failure of imagination.” - ThreadSky

alindguzik.bsky.social • 24 days ago

“Bargaining with someone who is already beating you is the ultimate failure of imagination.”

Ruben Gallego on Fox & Friends: "I'm sure there was some reasoning behind the directive, but the fallout is going to be much larger than that. This is why it's important that the president try to work with Congress. We're here to work in a bipartisan manner."

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michaelabenson.bsky.social•24 days ago

Sorry to witness Gallego join the MAGA train in order to earn brownie points.

annathevagabond.bsky.social•24 days ago

Gallego just managed to get himself elected in a state that went for Trump, running four points ahead of Harris. One of our few wins in 2024.

I'm going to give him a little grace that he knows what he's doing.

karenmusica.bsky.social•24 days ago

Gallego is complicit in handing our democracy over to fascists. He voted for the Laken Riley Act which was a redundant bill. It gave dictator Trump a big win. Democrats must resist MAGA in congress who are happy to destroy our government.

annathevagabond.bsky.social•24 days ago

Again, a Dem who manages to win in a swing state in a terrible year needs to be allowed to decide how to handle things, esp when a vote or statement makes no meaningful difference.

I mean, I'd take back Manchin, with his "votes with Ds 80% of the time", back in a heartbeat in place of Jeffords.

karenmusica.bsky.social•24 days ago

He was facing a hated candidate, Keri Lake, for christ’s sake. Gallego should not bend the knee.

annathevagabond.bsky.social•24 days ago

So that means that seat will be even harder for a Dem to hold in the future.

That seems to be the opposite of what you're trying to argue?

karenmusica.bsky.social•24 days ago

clevernickname23.bsky.social•24 days ago

"I'm sure there was some reasoning behind the directive"

When he opens with a concession, you know everything that follows will be equally gutless.

tlump7.bsky.social•24 days ago

Powerful...

tipsymcstaggr.bsky.social•24 days ago

Well, Gallego won his election. Harris lost by five. These rubes like it when you talk bipartisanship.

alindguzik.bsky.social•24 days ago

the strategy that got him into office won’t mean much when our institutions collapse, which is where bipartisanship with fascists will take us.

tipsymcstaggr.bsky.social•24 days ago

I guarantee there will not be done bipartisan bill that Gallego agrees to that will collapse America. He’s saying what he needs to say for his red state constituents. Enough with these purity tests.

alindguzik.bsky.social•24 days ago

The whole point of autocracy is to make our consent is irrelevant, especially since we already gave all three branches over to fascists who think Democrats are fundamentally illegitimate. If Gallego doesn’t oppose the GOP now, there won’t be recognizable elections for him to run in again.

tipsymcstaggr.bsky.social•24 days ago

If Gallego didn’t talk about bipartisanship, Kari Lake would be senator. You don’t seem to understand swing voters are morons. Talking about bipartisanship gives them an orgasm. It’s politics. Talk to me when Gallego actually does support America collapsing bipartisanship.

alindguzik.bsky.social•24 days ago

He’s been elected to a six year term, no logic for catering to a small fraction of voters who don’t pay attention. he’s doing a ton of damage by voting for gop nominees and Laken Riley act, ushering in an end to politics as you know it. Your denial won’t stop the bad things from happening.

beleclere.bsky.social•24 days ago

I don’t disagree but do see some value in this tactic to delay and possibly blunt the administration.

alindguzik.bsky.social•24 days ago

I don’t see how bipartisan support for one-party rule delays the admin’s goals. It def normalizes them.

snarkyhuman.bsky.social•24 days ago

While my first instinct is to stymie them at every turn to give them a dose of their own medicine but that does not help the people of the country. You can’t stop trying to come up with bipartisan solutions. I understand only one side is willing to do so but still have to try and get shit done.

johndalton1108.bsky.social•24 days ago

Bargaining with someone who wants to totally defeat u is worse losers playbook

herronbird.bsky.social•24 days ago

The public does not want bipartisanship for its own sake you feckless waste of a donation. We wants good governance

ravenlyn.bsky.social•24 days ago

the only bipartisanship I want to see is Republicans defecting.

fagankara.bsky.social•24 days ago

Ds have officially checked out

linda-loo.bsky.social•24 days ago

And said with a straight face!

billjarrett.bsky.social•24 days ago

"I'm sure there was some reasoning behind the directive.."

Hahaha. Does this guy know anything about Trump?

alindguzik.bsky.social•24 days ago

I’m quoting my piece here, which argues that denial of reality prevents us from solving our autocracy problem. Also includes my thoughts on Steve Bannon and Adolf Eichmann.

failurecommunicate.bsky.social•24 days ago

💯

ravenna321.bsky.social•24 days ago

A blown opportunity on Fox to address MAGA directly. Just makes us look weak. You don't negotiate with terrorists.

desertazj.bsky.social•24 days ago

Sorry we elected him but the alternative was MAGA Kari Lake.

michelleelle.bsky.social•24 days ago

My cat Loula swears she voted for Ruben so she'll be happy to hear he's not only in the Senate but on tv too. 😺😸

guitpkr.bsky.social•24 days ago

The Democrats are not incompetent they are accomplices. Every feckless move to the right has led to this moment

stokesrj2.bsky.social•24 days ago

FFS!

There is no bargaining with fascism. When will the Democrats in Congress get that through their heads?

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