WARNING: THIS IS AN ANGRY OPINION POSTING! |
| This is the face that voters will remember come November 6. |
LAST WEEK WAS THEN. Today is now! Tomorrow is ours!
The Republican shenanigans in the U.S. Senate in gaining a confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh is the best reason to vote the the GOP senators out of office in every state where they are vulnerable.
(Let's not even talk about the fiasco of how the Republican-controlled Senate, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, refused to even hold hearings for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland.)
Republicans rushed to get a new Justice on the court before the mid-term elections. They were afraid that it was quite possible that they would lost the House, and possibly the Senate. If that were to happen, the Democrats would not allow a conservative justice to sit on the bench.
Republicans rushed to get a new Justice on the court before the mid-term elections. They were afraid that it was quite possible that they would lost the House, and possibly the Senate. If that were to happen, the Democrats would not allow a conservative justice to sit on the bench.
The Supreme Court was the third leg of government -- executive, legislative and judicial -- wisely created by the founders of this country, to balance each other out. With Kavanaugh's appointment tilting the court to the right, all three branches are now controlled by Republicans.
Kavanaugh's appointment was a punch in the gut. Any opposing voice might seem like shouting in the wind.
Kavanaugh's appointment was a punch in the gut. Any opposing voice might seem like shouting in the wind.
A lot of the anger that drove voters to register Democrats in record numbers over the past year has been dissipated by the Kavanaugh vote. The growing feeling of uselessness and disappointment in the democratic form of government works in favor of the Republicans.
The Democrat Party's Chair Tom Perez acknowledged the danger of voters giving up. He's going around trying to rally the troops who were hoping for a Blue Wave this November. "Don't agonize, Organize!" he exclaimed. "Don't mope. Vote!"
In recent times, Democrats have been too nice. They hoped that compromising with the Republicans would bring them around to governing from the middle. President Obama conceded and conceded and gave them everything the Republicans wanted. The best example of his eagerness to compromise is the health care plan that carries his name,
Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, is basically a Republican plan modeled after the Massachusetts plan that was adopted under Gov. Mitt Romney. Gone were the plans for a single-payer plan or universal health care plan advocated by his advisers. Instead, Obamacare was flawed from the get-go and Obama acknowledged that. He wanted to add to it, to mold it to bring it closer to the plan experts preferred.
But Republicans, refusing to compromise rejected their own plan and as soon as Trump came into power, are trying to kill it by pits and pieces.
The art of compromise was the old way of doing things. The Republicans, under Newt Gingrich threw out those rules, according to a new book by MSNBC's political numbers expert ben Bernake. The good old days of collegiality when Republicans and Democrats could go out for drinks after work are gone.
Being nice and seeking compromise was playing into the Republicans' hands. While Democrats were playing with the old rules, Republicans had thrown those rules out and were playing a new brand of politicking/ The Republicans' no-holds-barred, win-at-any-cost strategy has given them the advantage even though they represent a minority of voters.
Obama's flaw was that he was too nice in his dealings with the Republicans. Democrats -- the nation -- can't afford to play with the old rules of politics.
To those who seek change because they are afraid about the direction the country is going, keep organizing, keep registering voters, keep fighting. Keep knocking on doors. Keep making those phone calls. Early voting is going on in several states.The midterms are less than a month away.
"What we saw was (with the Kavanaugh vote) the exercise of raw power," said Sen. Kamala Harris, who is doing her best to lift the Democrats' spirits. "if we want to correct the course, we need to take the power."
For you people of color who are afraid that MAGA really means MAWA; for you women who believe you are not being heard; for all of you who believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford; Stay angry!
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The Democrat Party's Chair Tom Perez acknowledged the danger of voters giving up. He's going around trying to rally the troops who were hoping for a Blue Wave this November. "Don't agonize, Organize!" he exclaimed. "Don't mope. Vote!"
In recent times, Democrats have been too nice. They hoped that compromising with the Republicans would bring them around to governing from the middle. President Obama conceded and conceded and gave them everything the Republicans wanted. The best example of his eagerness to compromise is the health care plan that carries his name,
Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, is basically a Republican plan modeled after the Massachusetts plan that was adopted under Gov. Mitt Romney. Gone were the plans for a single-payer plan or universal health care plan advocated by his advisers. Instead, Obamacare was flawed from the get-go and Obama acknowledged that. He wanted to add to it, to mold it to bring it closer to the plan experts preferred.
But Republicans, refusing to compromise rejected their own plan and as soon as Trump came into power, are trying to kill it by pits and pieces.
The art of compromise was the old way of doing things. The Republicans, under Newt Gingrich threw out those rules, according to a new book by MSNBC's political numbers expert ben Bernake. The good old days of collegiality when Republicans and Democrats could go out for drinks after work are gone.
Being nice and seeking compromise was playing into the Republicans' hands. While Democrats were playing with the old rules, Republicans had thrown those rules out and were playing a new brand of politicking/ The Republicans' no-holds-barred, win-at-any-cost strategy has given them the advantage even though they represent a minority of voters.
Obama's flaw was that he was too nice in his dealings with the Republicans. Democrats -- the nation -- can't afford to play with the old rules of politics.
To those who seek change because they are afraid about the direction the country is going, keep organizing, keep registering voters, keep fighting. Keep knocking on doors. Keep making those phone calls. Early voting is going on in several states.The midterms are less than a month away.
"What we saw was (with the Kavanaugh vote) the exercise of raw power," said Sen. Kamala Harris, who is doing her best to lift the Democrats' spirits. "if we want to correct the course, we need to take the power."
For you people of color who are afraid that MAGA really means MAWA; for you women who believe you are not being heard; for all of you who believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford; Stay angry!
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