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charles.littlegreenfootballs.com • 53 days ago

Total collapse.

Dems appear close to surrendering to Trump/GOP on the Laken Riley Act. Dem aides tell me they're particularly rankled with how Sens John Fetterman and Ruben Gallego rushed to endorse the whole bill. That undercut the potential to amend it later.

New from me:
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judykas.bsky.social•53 days ago

Arizona call your senator! Seems he wants to follow Sinema’s footsteps

cidelson.bsky.social•53 days ago

When Democrats are in power, Congressional Republicans unify in opposition. When the GOP holds power, Dems splinter, which surrenders. Lesson they don't learn, they'll never outflank the GOP from the right, it just encourages more concessions

jojosbizarrelife.bsky.social•53 days ago

Second coming of Reagan indeed.

thekasey.bsky.social•53 days ago

Fetterman is taking a drug about his stroke or depression that has taken the fight right out of him. He’s not the same dude he used to be.

shinery.bsky.social•53 days ago

They have always been spineless.

jmidnight.bsky.social•53 days ago

Goddamned rookies

samonek.bsky.social•53 days ago

lethaldose50.bsky.social•53 days ago

We need a real opposition party.

billbeaird.bsky.social•53 days ago

It would appear that “the fix” was in.

comicrissieb.bsky.social•53 days ago

As always, Dems only committed position is ...

... the fetal position.

wiselyquiet.bsky.social•53 days ago

Man. To think it was only four years ago people were saying that the Democrats was the stronger party with a future and the GOP was on the verge of collapsing.

tubbles.bsky.social•53 days ago

That could have been true if they actually locked Trump up and ran a candidate who wasn't a Republican-Lite. They did neither of those things, so now the Dems are going to fall apart and the Republicans are going to regroup stronger than ever.

slappykincaid.bsky.social•53 days ago

What is missing most of all in our current politics is simple courage

derekwrites.bsky.social•53 days ago

I fucking hate everything.

panytxco.bsky.social•53 days ago

Like it or not, Fetterman and Gallego are doing what the majority of the voters in their state want. The voters are to blame.

worldcitizen1994.bsky.social•53 days ago

Sadly, you're right. (Although most of those voters don't even know about this bill because they pay no attention to legitimate news sources any longer.)

carljanderson.bsky.social•53 days ago

Man, these Democrats are making it real hard to argue against those who don't vote becuase "there is no difference between the two parties".

Seriously, how do we try to turn recent non-voters into voters if this is the alternative? There is no "GOP-Lite" vote.

modernmoloch.bsky.social•53 days ago

The argument was “Dems will move left if they keep losing elections” which is now demonstrably untrue

greencow.bsky.social•53 days ago

When people give you a warning you should pay Attention

thekrakensays.bsky.social•53 days ago

There is no universe where THIS can be voted away. We’re just waiting for y’all “vote blue no matter who” folk to catch up to that fact.

lcribasusa.bsky.social•53 days ago

Fetterman's the new Manchin. There's always a traitor in the Dem ranks. Gallego's just arrived and already showing fear

bluememe.bsky.social•53 days ago

Gallego?

Was it requirement that went with the Sinema seat?

reeseourso.bsky.social•53 days ago

Infuriating!

jamesfromqueens.bsky.social•53 days ago

It’s Schumer. He is a really weak leader. I don’t think you saw defections when McConnell ran the show. He inspired fear and retaliation. Schumer inspires laughing at him.

redxredxwhine.bsky.social•53 days ago

I don't know how he maintained a death grip on his position in the party while, at the same time, being completely flaccid politically speaking.

peteworld.bsky.social•53 days ago

Jfc he’s a lame duck at the outset and none of his mouth breathers will ever appreciate your “collegiality” … stop going along!

righteoushazard.bsky.social•53 days ago

The other side is for keeps with real people's lives, and Dems play "collaborate until the next swing election."

There are a lot of us Dem life voters on the cusp of going NeverDem for life, and elected dems are stupidly looking at polls trying to ride it out. The pendulum won't swing back.

indepinla.bsky.social•53 days ago

Once again there is no leadership to address bad legislation. Schumer can’t seem to deliver a unified message within his own party. And Gallego basically making up shit to defend his stance, makes things worse.

bryanfichter.bsky.social•53 days ago

Democrats are acting like Trump won 48 states and 65% of the popular vote. They're totally psyched out.

worldcitizen1994.bsky.social•53 days ago

His EC tally aside, trump's popular vote win was mediocre. He won by less than 2%. Very disappointed in what Democrats are doing right now.

worldcitizen1994.bsky.social•53 days ago

This is going to backfire heavily come the '26 election season.

cdupes.bsky.social•53 days ago

Disgusting

phataxe.bsky.social•53 days ago

To think I once admired Fetterman. He's been literally eager to suck up to fascists, evidently with the arrogance that his base won't abandon him. I for one am gone, never to return.

islandofreil.bsky.social•53 days ago

This is who he's always been

https://bsky.app/profile/mimi9324.bsky.social/post/3le22n7debc22

phataxe.bsky.social•53 days ago

I hadn't heard about that, but he's done well by his former city Braddock, and was widely admired for standing with workers, LGBTQ rights, cannabis, etc. I wonder whether the stroke affected his mental processes, but certainly allow the possibility we've all been duped. Either way, never again.

phataxe.bsky.social•53 days ago

The guy literally had the dates of murders in Braddock tattooed on his forearms. My naive assumption was many were people of color, but never actually checked.

afivegantenna.bsky.social•53 days ago

did you know the guy you’re replying to is a fascist? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Green_Footballs?wprov=sfti1

gulogulo77.bsky.social•53 days ago

Lately? Or are you making an analogy of them being two trains passing to/from fascism?

phataxe.bsky.social•53 days ago

Did you know that Fetterman is going to Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring of the incoming Fascist in Chief? The guy I'm replying to isn't a Senator I once admired, and I truly don't give a shit who he is.