Why the top House Democrat is not accusing the House Republicans of covering up an investigation of the sexual misconduct of an AG nominee is beyond me. Fight, harder. - ThreadSky

davidcorn.bsky.social • 111 days ago

Why the top House Democrat is not accusing the House Republicans of covering up an investigation of the sexual misconduct of an AG nominee is beyond me. Fight, harder.

Reposted from The Tennessee Holler

“Sunlight is the best disinfectant”

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thumbless.bsky.social•111 days ago

Republicans bring a flame thrower dems bring a squirt gun.

cbindc.bsky.social•110 days ago

Typical Political Cowards Reaction from Democrats this is why my trust of them in a real fight is next to nothing because they can never rise to defend they just placate and hope, that has not worked ever but that is what they have done. Ohhh sure some members once in a while but few in leadership

wisdomvoices.bsky.social•111 days ago

The more silent they remain, including ever member of the House and Senate, the more normalized this all becomes. IT IS NOT NORMAL.

suelda.bsky.social•111 days ago

This is the constant story. It’s so frustrating!

ginadogmom23.bsky.social•111 days ago

Name one politician on either side whose life will be any different no matter how this all goes ? They are all wealthy and living a life that doesn't include the problems every day Americans have. That's why Democrats don't fight harder.

sandrahere.bsky.social•110 days ago

Yes fight harder!

sandyg123.bsky.social•111 days ago

Shumer has been very quiet as well.

timtrautmann.com•111 days ago

They won’t.

thewidow21.bsky.social•111 days ago

Weak!!!

lvnvrcd.bsky.social•110 days ago

unsurprised.bsky.social•110 days ago

There is at LEAST a handful that should have retired 10 yrs. ago. They were great in their prime.

elkiemom.bsky.social•111 days ago

When our elected Dem leaders don’t fight for us and for truth, we stop showing up for them. When will they learn? #Fight

bythebay.bsky.social•111 days ago

Perhaps the election broke his spine?

handonthetiller.bsky.social•111 days ago

CYA

omarsultan.me•111 days ago

Current Dem leadership are the kids that were stuffed into lockers in school and continue to be traumatized by that.

nativenewyorker77.bsky.social•111 days ago

💯

evilgenius70.bsky.social•111 days ago

He can’t get through a comment or speech with “bipartisanship” as the main thrust.
He’s not it.

doremusjessup.bsky.social•111 days ago

#WhatIsMikeJohnsonHiding

sunnydays4us.bsky.social•111 days ago

Why won’t they learn? We depend on them to uphold the laws of our country.

afine.bsky.social•111 days ago

Maybe they are letting the re-pubes swim in their own feces for once.

haydihidiho.bsky.social•111 days ago

Perhaps he doesn’t wanna give them any help this time around. Maybe it’s at the end of two years he can point to what happens and says this is all on them.

dcprogress.bsky.social•111 days ago

It’s fair to ask why they don’t have a coordinated message by this point. It’s been a few days, he’s the leader and they have yet to speak about this?

mscriseyde.bsky.social•111 days ago

If government efficiency is supposed to be a concern, then it's wasteful to make the Senate start from scratch on the accusations against Gaetz.

andrewflanders.bsky.social•111 days ago

there is a saying "if you give someone enough rope"

and closely related "never interrupt your enemy while they are making a mistake"

sunnysaundra.bsky.social•111 days ago

He's done a 180 since the election and it's quite disheartening.

jetsf.bsky.social•111 days ago

That investigation and report was paid for by the American people. It belongs to the public. Why is this even an issue - release to us what is ours

pubfatherofharlem.bsky.social•111 days ago

The Democratic Party leadership keep showing us over and over, year after year how bad they are at this. Get them gone and let a new, more progressive generation in who will actually fight for the people.

javiermt.bsky.social•111 days ago

... If sunlight is the best disinfectant. Then Merrick Garland "Mr. No One Is Above The LAW." is hidden in darkness ...

5miriam9.bsky.social•111 days ago

The Democrats need to demand loudly and repeatedly that this report be released. To not do so is political malpractice. If Republicans refuse to release it, the Democrats on the committee should leak it. Time to play hardball, just like the GOP does.

tomtrainor.bsky.social•111 days ago

This seems like such a no brainer., what are we doing here?

ladydevora.bsky.social•111 days ago

It’s time to take the gloves off! Go to the mattresses and start making the sauce!!!!!

deblavoy.bsky.social•111 days ago

Is @hakeemjeffries.bsky.social here to explain? We need to make it as hard as possible for bad faith actors to do things.

snarkywitch.bsky.social•111 days ago

Nancy Pelosi should have given him a spine instead of a gavel.

tim79.bsky.social•110 days ago

Somehow, we must replace all the Democrats and take back control. If we even have a Country left

politicalamericans.bsky.social•111 days ago

https://politicalamericans.com/matt-gaetz-young-women/

sabby4.bsky.social•111 days ago

Fight for truth HJ!

educ8tusall.bsky.social•111 days ago

It's just not who they r😔

jinx714.bsky.social•111 days ago

He will be an excellent Speaker of the House in 2026!

ellukerino.bsky.social•111 days ago

The party of focus group soup.

marthashields.bsky.social•110 days ago

Seriously! It's aggravating me

tshirtdiplomat.bsky.social•111 days ago

When people feel like the Dems don’t fight. This is what they mean. The world of congeniality and norm-worship has patently failed. I don’t think most Americans like Trump, but umbrage and victimhood don’t inspire the electorate. Staying in character as “good cop” in a scripted system is not enough.

bartdecrem.bsky.social•111 days ago

Was listening to him on MTP and it was all just weak sauce generic politician stuff.

easy65.bsky.social•111 days ago

Dem “leaders” are a joke.
So many have turned out to be outright frauds or absolutely incapable of fighting.

ledonneessential.bsky.social•111 days ago

The entire lot of them are feckless AF.

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•111 days ago

I think it’s clear he and they are trying to pace themselves and to marshal their anger but all it does is normalize everything.

heidiotoo.bsky.social•111 days ago

Sunlight is the best bla bla bla my mouth is moving bla bla I don't know what these sounds mean.

pixoid.bsky.social•110 days ago

Yes! We must demand that our Democratic representatives fight for us. Give their offices a call and demand that they do everything they can to resist.

cadred123.bsky.social•111 days ago

A buttered ear of corn has more charisma than Hakeem Jeffries

mrblifil.bsky.social•111 days ago

I assume he’s trying to negotiate some flips or secret agreements with the margin so close. I’m tentatively disposed to granting him temporary benefit of doubt.

generaltrelane.bsky.social•110 days ago

I hope you are right because I am not

rkhaz.bsky.social•111 days ago

Americans respect strength - when the Dems stay quiet or collegial they lose - FIGHT like all of our lives and our country depend on you!

carljanderson.bsky.social•111 days ago

Becuase he is infected with the Blue Dog Virus. It is a highly contagious disease, transmitted between Democats, causing to run into the arms of the rich and away from thier formerly core constituents.

Started in the early 1990's.

noneya501.bsky.social•111 days ago

Democrats are weak.

englishjen.bsky.social•111 days ago

no they ar not they try to be,decent human beings!!

brianomite.bsky.social•111 days ago

Saying that Republicans are covering up a crime does not make you indecent. Telling the truth is good. Committing crimes and covering them up is bad, and they should say so.

noneya501.bsky.social•110 days ago

Exactly! Calling out liars and frauds is in the job description of government officials, not coddling them.

noneya501.bsky.social•111 days ago

Their weakness helps Republicans to strip away our rights.

generaltrelane.bsky.social•110 days ago

Being decent is weak and stupid in this circumstance

noneya501.bsky.social•110 days ago

Letting evil people run all over you and roll over for them is being weak.

cindyfofindy1.bsky.social•110 days ago

Maybe they know something we don’t know.

auntlaura.bsky.social•111 days ago

They will probably need some penicillin with that sunlight if they are investigating Gaetz

flordagrl.bsky.social•110 days ago

I've been a Dem my whole voting life but today I'm changing my political affiliation from D to Independent voter. I'm disgusted and I'm done.

generaltrelane.bsky.social•110 days ago

They don't David. That's why we are here. Too many Ds are weak or corrupt or just scared shitless

rinidavis.bsky.social•111 days ago

I must agree with this. I’m a bit shocked that the president doesn’t air some breaking news speeches so the dumb people who voted for Trump start realizing what they’ve created!! 💙

zag08lait.bsky.social•111 days ago

Example #2 of the Democrats lack of a backbone. Biden is example #1.

pmb50.bsky.social•111 days ago

Democrats don’t know how to throw a punch. Jeffries said he won’t go after Trump cabinets picks because it would be a distraction. And you wonder democrats haven’t retaken the house in two election cycles

ingerw.bsky.social•111 days ago

Gloves OFF!

chrismanc.bsky.social•111 days ago

The Dems need to fight where the fight is.

neomagi.bsky.social•111 days ago

The leak is scheduled for Monday/Tuesday so we get a full week news cycle.

azdogmommy.bsky.social•111 days ago

Grow a pair!!!

gaiking68.bsky.social•111 days ago

Does this really matter dude? It's meaningless and redundant. Just stop

stevebozz.bsky.social•111 days ago

They're Democrats. At best, you might get a tweet. And if it's Schumer, it'll be a tweet about the price of solar panels.

fredthewonderdog.bsky.social•111 days ago

They're D's. The goal is not to embarrass preacher Mine Johnson or incoming AG Gaetz. After all they have to compromise with them on getting 99% Putin's agenda accomplished

rainwater14.bsky.social•111 days ago

Because leaders ONLY follow AND make noise so we get upset

But don’t worry - when we fight and start to win - they will notice and come along!!

mcchancellor.bsky.social•111 days ago

Where the hell is the outrage? If shoe were on other foot, the GOP would be raking the DEMS over the coals with glee.

sosofiefatale.bsky.social•111 days ago

This is always the Dems biggest problem and they just keep at it no matter what. They would all rather fight each other. I don’t understand.

momentofmagnus.bsky.social•111 days ago

Charitably, very charitably, it’s possible now is not the politically optimal time for the report to come out, and leaking it closer to a hearing might be more effective

wayneinseoul.bsky.social•111 days ago

No sense of urgency. Ever. If they were complicit in the erosion of democracy but wanted to keep up appearances, they would behave in more or less the same way.

bbrebooted.bsky.social•111 days ago

And this is why too many voters didn't bother.

madhominem.bsky.social•111 days ago

"Gaetz is a pedophile, otherwise they'd release the report" is shockingly easy to repeat ad nauseam, but yet they do not do it

docholidayscorpse.bsky.social•110 days ago

JFC, maga republicans accused HRC of running a fucking pedophile ring out of the basement of a pizza restaurant and here we have credible investigation that Matt Gaetz is an ACTUAL pedophile and dems are like "meh, let me talk to so and so..."

dallas-taylor.bsky.social•111 days ago

Weak tea

ireneinca.bsky.social•111 days ago

He might be waiting for a better time.

katbeloo.bsky.social•111 days ago

Is something in the works???

pettirosso.me•111 days ago

This is all so dispiriting

maryooo9.bsky.social•111 days ago

Democrats need to transcend their absolutist view of politeness like Tim Walz transcended "Minnesota nice"

jamesblackleeds.bsky.social•111 days ago

As always they are overly concerned about appearances and that’s why we are where we are.

kimnoreen.bsky.social•109 days ago

As a woman that has a love/hate relationship with the Democrats (never anything other than disgust and disdain for the GOP/MAGA) - this is the main reason why. They are always on the defense playing whack-a-mole and seldom up to the job. Jeffries also one of the top recipients of AIPAC money.

pjeanne97.bsky.social•111 days ago

What an unbelievable disappointment

rogermarshallmd.bsky.social•111 days ago

It's almost as if Democrats ask themselves, "What would Donald Trump do?", then do the exact opposite.

But most Americans see through Democrats' veneer of decency and fair play. And they appreciate President Trump for showing them the opposite of that each day.

anagramdoe.bsky.social•111 days ago

Fighting is big and scary and might make people upset so we'll just frown a lot and act like everything is normal

mariacoppolarapier.bsky.social•111 days ago

Maybe they know something 🤐

johnnyh55.bsky.social•110 days ago

What does sunlight mean… this needs to be released.

gibbs00.bsky.social•111 days ago

This stance by the Dems is bullshit. They are going to end up leaving us in a cesspool that they didn’t lift a finger to stop. Nothing like pissing off what’s left of the Dem voters. Something is not right and very very wrong with their reactions.