Dear Democratic Party Leadership,
When you had a majority in the Senate, you didn’t risk invoking the 14th Amendment, Section Three. In my seventy years above ground, I’ve learned one important lesson: nothing beats a failure like a try.
McConnell blocked Obama from picking a replacement when Scalia died because he said it was less than a year before the next election. When Trump had a chance to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg within a few weeks of his presidency ending — he did. Obama should have appointed a Supreme Court justice and let the courts figure out this Constitutional conundrum.
Garland blew it. He waited a year to appoint Jack Smith. Jack Smith is not to be blamed for Trump not being in jail right now.
Biden blew it when he did not step aside and let the DNC go through the machinations of nominating a candidate in the early Spring of 2024. It was too late for Kamala Harris to build up much steam when she announced he.r candidacy on the 21st of July, 2024.
All the Democrats in Congress who voted for the Laken Riley Act blew it as far as I am concerned.
My wife and I gave the Democratic Party a lot of money (for us, at least) last year, and we rode to Reno for two weekends before the 2024 election and knocked on hundreds of doors to motivate people to vote.
In return, all we ask from the Democratic Party Leadership is that they risk taking actions that support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, in opposition to and in distinction from protecting their posh positions of power and their legacies. History will take care of the latter, anyway. We can’t afford any more flubs. Look what has already happened under Trump 2.0.
Signed,
A loyal but despondent lifelong Democrat
“Look what has already happened under Trump 2.0.”
It’s so refreshing seeing Trump unwind many of the failed policies of the Biden administration.
Remember, elections have consequences…
“It was too late for Kamala Harris to build up much steam when she announced her candidacy on the 21st of July, 2024.”
That’s the only thing Harris had going for her as her team tried to hide and protect her all they could. The more people saw of Harris the more they saw how inept she was and the less they liked her.
She couldn’t build up much steam because she had a leak.
Funny thing is after the democrat convention she had a good lead then people started seeing her for who she was.
The problem is that Democrats are on the wrong side of issues such as illegal immigration, “wokeness” in general, etc. It also doesn’t help that they’ve become the party of wars, viewed as the cause of inflation . . .
I don’t know “who” should get credit for the release of hostages in Gaza, but it seems to me that Trump made some promises regarding settling that before he even got into office. Which is exactly what has tentatively occurred.
Of course, there’s still Ukraine.
In any case, it not the candidate – it’s the platform. Any party that can’t (or won’t) define a woman or man, for example, is going to experience problems getting elected.
Oh – almost forgot: Americans also generally don’t like racial identity politics, including basing benefits on skin color.
Sadly, no one commented on the Republicans abandoning the US Constitution and going full-on for a tyrant who couldn’t run a casino, much less a country. I ran into a guy who said he’s made peace with the election. Let the past be the past, he said.
What do we have to go on to discern the character of a person except their past? In AA, every speaker starts with, I’m so-and-so, and I’m an alcoholic. That’s honest. The person doesn’t blame anybody else for their addiction. So, this is only a little bit about who Trump is: He’s an insurrectionist, an adulterer, a draft dodger, a reality show personality (he should stick with that), a demagogue, a swindler — remember Trump University, a twice impeached President, and a failed casino owner (By the way, Native Americans have successfully got the gaming industry going again in that region. Maybe we should let them run the country.)
Mel says: “(By the way, Native Americans have successfully got the gaming industry going again in that region. Maybe we should let them run the country.)”
Do they have a monopoly on that industry in that region, as well? As they do in California? And are they fighting each other over that monopoly, as they are in California?
I’m not talking about California. I’m talking about New Jersey.
“I ran into a guy who said he’s made peace with the election. Let the past be the past, he said.”
Maybe you should follow your friend’s lead?
“In AA, every speaker starts with, I’m so-and-so, and I’m an alcoholic. That’s honest. The person doesn’t blame anybody else for their addiction. So, this is a little bit about who Trump is: an insurrectionist, an adulterer, a draft dodger, a reality show personality, a demagogue, a swindler”
You know what else they do in AA? Each person states themselves to be an alcoholic, they do not judge or tell others how to label themselves. You just judged and labeled Trump. That’s not honest.
Maybe you should listen to Bishop Budde’s (sp?) sermon that gave the Trump gang the squirms about a billion times. Then, read the US Constitution—don’t forget the amendments—about a gazillion times. Then, I would say you should help build a few homes for Habitat for Humanity and top all that off by reading the red-letter edition of the Bible about a trillion times.
When you meet your maker, ask for a reprieve from being sent to the hot option so you can finish your studies because I don’t think you can do all that in one lifetime. From what I read of your $#!++> comments, you need more time than most to get this forgiveness and mercy thing right. All some people want is what you already have—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Freedom and human respect are things we can easily share if we understand Jesus’ message.
“Maybe you should listen to Bishop Budde’s (sp?) sermon that gave the Trump gang the squirms about a billion times. Then, read the US Constitution—don’t forget the amendments—about a gazillion times.”
I’m not the one who is all worked up about Trump winning the election.
“ I’m not the one who is all worked up about Trump winning the election.”
You sure about that?
Okay, I’m worked up in a good way.
I see it righting the country from many of the failed policies of the left. Fortunately a majority of the nation agrees with me.
“All some people want is what you already have.”
That’s called “envy” – probably not something that Jesus would approve of. 😉
But actually, in relation to who/what? For example, many people in Somalia would probably like to have what the poorest people in this country have.
And I’d like to have Mar-a-Largo, Trump (Ron’s) Tower, Tesla, Amazon, an Indian casino . . .
“And I’d like to have Mar-a-Largo, Trump (Ron’s) Tower, Tesla, Amazon, an Indian casino . . .”
Maybe we can make that a “Human Right”?
Not a friend. Just some dumb, poorly informed doofus who couldn’t be bothered with supporting or defending the Constitution from all enemies, both foreign and domestic. What a numbskull. He was absolutely clueless. Not a friend. Some guy.
This is what a FRIEND sent me:
This is where I stand. The 47th President, his power hungry cronies taking positions of authority in his Cabinet and administration, and the majority of Republicans in Congress are a real and active threat to me, my way of life, and all or most of the people I love.
Some people are saying that we should give Trump a chance, that we should “work together” with him because he won the election and he is “everyone’s president.” This is my response:
•I will not forget how badly he and so many others treated former President Barack Obama for 8 years…Lies about his legitimacy and hatred for his principles and his attempts to work within the system.
•I will not “work together” to privatize Medicare, cut Social Security and Medicaid.
•I will not “work together” to subvert the Constitution by illegitimately pushing unfit Cabinet nominees through on recess appointments without the advice and consent of the Senate.
•I will not “work together” to build a wall.
•I will not “work together” to persecute Muslims.
•I will not “work together” to shut out refugees from other countries.
•I will not “work together” to lower taxes on the 1% and increase taxes on the middle class and poor.
•I will not “work together” to help Trump use the Presidency to line his pockets and those of his family and cronies.
•I will not “work together” to weaken and demolish environmental protection.
•I will not “work together” to sell American lands, especially National Parks, to companies which then despoil those lands.
•I will not “work together” to enable the killing of whole species of animals just because they are predators, or inconvenient for a few, or because some people want to get their thrills killing them.
•I will not “work together” to remove civil rights from anyone.
•I will not “work together” to alienate countries that have been our allies for as long as I have been alive.
•I will not “work together” to slash funding for education.
•I will not “work together” to take basic assistance from people who are at the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder.
•I will not “work together” to get rid of common sense regulations on guns.
•I will not “work together” to eliminate the minimum wage.
•I will not “work together” to support so-called “Right To Work” laws, or undermine, weaken or destroy Unions in any way.
•I will not “work together” to suppress scientific research, be it on climate change, fracking, or any other issue where a majority of scientists agree that Trump and his supporters are wrong on the facts.
•I will not “work together” to criminalize abortion or restrict health care for women.
•I will not “work together” to increase the number of nations that have nuclear weapons.
•I will not “work together” to put even more “big money” into politics.
•I will not “work together” to violate the Geneva Convention.
•I will not “work together” to give the Ku Klux Klan, the Nazi Party and white supremacists a seat at the table, or to normalize their hatred.
•I will not “work together” to deny health care to people who need it.
•I will not “work together” to deny medical coverage to people on the basis of a “pre-existing condition.”
•I will not “work together” to increase voter suppression.
•I will not “work together” to normalize tyranny.
•I will not “work together” to eliminate or reduce ethical oversight at any level of government.
•I will not “work together” with anyone who is, or admires, tyrants and dictators.
•I will not support anyone that thinks it’s OK to put a pipeline to transport oil on Sacred Ground for Native Americans. And, it would run under the Missouri River, which provides drinking water for millions of people. An accident waiting to happen.
•I will not “work together” to legitimize racism, sexism, and authoritarianism.
This is my line, and I am drawing it.
•I WILL stand for honesty, love, respect for all living beings, and for the beating heart that is the center of Life itself.
•I WILL use my voice and my hands, to reach out to the uninformed, and to anyone who will LISTEN:
That “winning”, “being great again”, “rich” or even “beautiful” is nothing… When others are sacrificed to glorify its existence.
MB say: “Maybe you should listen to Bishop Budde’s (sp?) sermon that gave the Trump gang the squirms about a billion times.”
I don’t think “oh Christ really?” is “the squirms”
“Then, read the US Constitution—don’t forget the amendments—about a gazillion times.”
A gazillion? What are you, 12?
“Then, I would say you should help build a few homes for Habitat for Humanity”
I’ll get right on that.
“and top all that off by reading the red-letter edition of the Bible for all eternity”
The ‘red-letter’ edition? What the h*ll is that? And read it for all eternity? Can I read a romance novel some centuries?
“or when you meet your maker, ask for a reprieve to finish your studies.”
What studies?
“All some people want is what you already have.”
They are called criminals.
“They don’t want to take it from you.”
They just want it, I don’t think it’s personal.
“Freedom and human respect are things we can easily share if we understand the message of Jesus”
Jesus who?
A gazillion is an actual number. And hyperbole is a way of trying to get a point across.
A gazillion is an actual number. And hyperbole is a way of trying to get a point across. Jesus the Christ. Wow, are you this obtuse when it comes to other things?
“Freedom and human respect” = life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That’s what people have always wanted. You dimwits want Mar A Lardo, etc. I’m not talking about real estate Einsteins.
They’ve already got “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. And they didn’t even need to issue an ultimatum (such as “Give me liberty, or give me death”) to get it.
I like that, though – “Mar-A-Lardo”.
MB say: “You dimwits”
Not a pejorative. Apparently.
“want Mar A Lardo”
A what?
“I’m not talking about real estate Einsteins.”
What’s a real estate Einstein?
“I’m not talking about real estate, Einsteins.” Does that make it more straightforward for you? I wrote that all humans want life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You said something about you wanting Mar a Lardo. I never mentioned any material anything.
Don’t worry about what I said about “real estate Einsteins.” After Trump gets through with the middle and lower classes, we will all be homeless.
“After Trump gets through with the middle and lower classes, we will all be homeless.”
I’ll take things that are never going to happen for $200 Alex.
Apparently Keith has been watching old reruns of Jeopardy on the Game Channel again.
The Oligarchy will strip all of us who aren’t already Billionaires. They’ve already eviscerated the IGs from several departments. Now, the fox can kill as many chickens as he or she wants, and there is no Farmer Jones with a shotgun.