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117th Congress: DEMS IN DISARRAY!!!111!!

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Drew S. said:
No doubt Collins took out of state money but Gideon outspent her by more than double. All the money that was raised by folks from away because she voted for Kavanaugh rubbed a lot of people the wrong way too.
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Here's the thing, Drew - Senators make decisions that affect the direction of the entire country. So frankly, it's more than a little disingenuous to argue that it's wrong or bad for folks who don't live in a particular state to donate to candidates running for federal office in that state.
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Here's the thing, Drew - Senators make decisions that affect the direction of the entire country. So frankly, it's more than a little disingenuous to argue that it's wrong or bad for folks who don't live in a particular state to donate to candidates running for federal office in that state.
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Disproportionately so

(which is the point)
 
Sigh. Glad Mitch is still in power

“BREAKING: Senate Republicans have just blocked legislation aimed at addressing pay inequality, marking their second successful use of the filibuster under President Biden.

The bill would have required that employers base salary on experience, education, and training, and would have created federal funding for programs to help train women and girls to negotiate for higher salaries.”
 
Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Sigh. Glad Mitch is still in power

“BREAKING: Senate Republicans have just blocked legislation aimed at addressing pay inequality, marking their second successful use of the filibuster under President Biden.

The bill would have required that employers base salary on experience, education, and training, and would have created federal funding for programs to help train women and girls to negotiate for higher salaries.”
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This one would technically have failed filibuster or not. Gillibrand wasn’t present so it failed 49-50.
 
https://twitter.com/RonBrownstein/status/1402024976119570433?s=20

Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein ? Jun 7
Ira Shapiro knows more about how the Senate works than almost anybody. His perspective here offers Manchin a way out of the corner he's painted himself into-if he wants one, which is very much not clear.
Greg Sargent @ThePlumLineGS Replying to @ThePlumLineGS
Ira Shapiro, former counsel to Robert Byrd, tells me that if Manchin supported lowering the filibuster threshold to 55, it would be consistent with Byrd's legacy. Byrd backed lowering it from 67 to 60. This would be consistent with Manchin's principles:
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Deutsche Gopher Fan said:
Sigh. Glad Mitch is still in power

“BREAKING: Senate Republicans have just blocked legislation aimed at addressing pay inequality, marking their second successful use of the filibuster under President Biden.

The bill would have required that employers base salary on experience, education, and training, and would have created federal funding for programs to help train women and girls to negotiate for higher salaries.”
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Which side was Susan on?
 
So dems will get nothing done this term because they refuse to do whats needed.

Why vote for for either party at this point. Batsh*t crazy vs false promises.
 
But that's the point. 49% of our government is Nazi. What do we do, now, before they steal 2022 and 2024 and end democracy?

You have guys like Hovey, joe, and Sic who are sitting on their hands tut tutting about our "delusions" while they do it. They will excuse it even after it has happened -- for REASONS -- if history is any judge. They're no help. Even if they don't pull any triggers they will turn away when others do.

What can we do, right now, to stop what we know from history will happen? We are staring down the barrel of fascism and all that comes with it: looting of the public treasury, censorship, suspension of elections, the end of civil rights and liberties, then war and, finally, genocide. What do we do, today, to stop them before they do what they are neurobiologically hardwired to do?

We're fighting actual Nazis. This is not a dress rehearsal.
 
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Kepler said:
But that's the point. 49% of our government is Nazi. What do we do, now, before they steal 2022 and 2024 and end democracy?

You have guys like Hovey, joe, and Sic who are sitting on their hands tut tutting about our "delusions" while they do it. They will likely even excuse it after it has happened, if history is any judge. They're no help.

What can we do, right now, to stop what we know from history will happen? We are staring down the barrel of fascism and all that comes with it: looting of the public treasury, the end of civil rights and liberties, then war and, finally, genocide. What do we do, today, to stop them before they do what they are hardwired to do?

We're fighting actual Nazis.
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From what I see right now we are doing way more placating then fighting. See Senate Jan 6 report, filibuster, and Voting Laws debate for context.
 
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