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Lance Khrome's avatar

Chuck Schumer didn't get your memo, as he's a YES on the CR, coz standing up for democracy is a bad look something something...you go, Chuckster.

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Kenneth Newman's avatar

You beat me to it! If the Senate D's don't immediately replace him as so-called "leader," they might as well all switch parties and swear fealty to King tRump.

Apparently, the D's are so unconvinced about their alleged position that they are terrified of having to explain themselves to the country. tRump is gonna RAM this own their throats...unless enough have the gumption to ignore Chuckie.

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Kenneth Newman's avatar

The only surprising aspect of the article is that anyone who voted for tRump visits the MSNBC site.

Perhaps there's a Designated MAGA Sacrificial Viewer who is tasked with that "odious" responsibility and conveys such heresy to the Faithful via "NASCAR News" or "Gun Fetish Fanciers."

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Kels's avatar

Dems are afraid to do what Republicans have done for years because they are afraid of the optics -- and that says much more about the Dem base than it does the GOP. The GOP have engineered a media/political ecosystem that is immune to scandal. Reagan, W Bush, and Trump were all flashy but empty figureheads while very elite people behind the scenes did all the thinking, and the base didn't have to think at all. Democrats on the other hand have absurdly conservative views on consenting relations between adults and constantly throw out their own politicial leaders for sex crimes even if the politician caught in the saucy tryst was otherwise doing a good job. Dems for the most part are one issue voters. Black voters who went for Trump in '24 said Biden didn't do enough for them in his first four years, Latinos for Trump agreed with his Border policies because they too hate "the types" of Latinos still getting in, inflation pearl clutchers keep ignoring the fact that for the past 150 years, prices have only inched up, so it's ridiculous to compare the prices of any given item from administration to administration. And all these voters ignore the countless crisis Biden tackled post COVID while honestly intending to get to their pet cause. It's called triage, and we would need 3-4 presidential terms with supportive majorities in Congress to actually get much headway for all the single issue voters. Climate change is a prime example, it's going to take a million baby steps, to move us forward because Trump just set the movement back a good century.

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Paul Jannuzzi's avatar

Agreed. Excellent column.

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Barry's avatar

These MAGA snowflakes are unbelievable, what are they doing with all their power and watching failing MSNBC and hating on you. WTAF?

Meanwhile our country is being dismantled by a psychotic conman playing President like it’s an episode of the Apprentice, with his ketamine-fueled sidekick. The results; mass layoffs, our allies hate us, and the stock market is crashing.

We are living through the most insane time in our history as they try to turn our democracy into some combination of autocracy/kleptocracy/oligarchy.

This is sick, the least we can do is force our elected officials to hold the line against this madness. Thank you Julie for calling out all this bullshit!

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