“It’s a little too quiet” - US Politics February 2021

Anything in The Hill is suspect.

People who haven't voted for a Democrat since Carter will still call themselves Democrats in polls like that. "2020 Biden voters" would be a better classification.

Cool bullshit poll. Meanwhile the leadership of the country are arguing over whether to forgive $10000 or $50000 of student loan debt?

And 15% is pretty high to be all noise.

nah, not in a singular poll.

Malliotakis voted to overturn the election results and to remove Greene, how does that make sense

only 5% of democrats voted for trump in November, so 15% joining his party would be unlikely

hope this doesn't really happen, R's would instantly lay claim to being the center, the "reasonable" ones. Let 'em have to carry this around for a while.

Lol

.@tomlobianco’s latest scoop: Trump is plotting a campaign revenge tour targeting GOP defectors after Senate impeachment trial. “I’m sure he wants to get out a roulette wheel with all their faces on it,” said one Republican. https://t.co/JzcUnCHgKF

— Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) February 5, 2021

wait

I think that guy um...

these people are just amazing

If any network gives airtime to his revenge tour I will lose my fucking mind.

Malliotakis voted to overturn the election results and to remove Greene, how does that make sense

Malliotakis represents Staten Island. 9/11 trutherism isn't real big out there.

And her statement says as much

NEW: GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis says she voted based on comments that were "extraordinarily offensive and hurtful to thousands of 9/11 families and first responders, our Jewish community and many others in my district."

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) February 5, 2021

Malliotakis: "As Americans, we must hold ourselves to a higher standard and fully condemn such comments regardless of which side of the aisle they come from."

Full statement 👇 pic.twitter.com/sxy6FdF42c

— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) February 5, 2021

I mean, obv. she'd get her other digs in, but even so.

Two sides of the GOP.

Sen. Ben Sasse to the Nebraska GOP State Central Committee: "You are welcome to censure me again. But let’s be clear about why this is happening: It’s because I still believe, as you used to, that politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude." https://t.co/WrBxSTZunV

— Zach C. Cohen (@Zachary_Cohen) February 4, 2021

wut pic.twitter.com/BiEcUMymTa

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2021

"...politics isn't about the weird worship of one dude [unless that dude is me]."

Thunderdome, the

We live in amazing and ludicrous times.

TS: Digital Thunderdome VS Jewish Space Laser

so there are only 3 house republicans that were willing to go on record criticizing both the 1/6 riot and a Qanon facebook group owner
― Karl Malone

You're letting negative energy interfere with what should be your positive Karmic headspace. You have to instead think that no fewer than 18 out of 211 House Republicans--which is almost 20, which if you multiply that by five is almost half--think cheerleading insurrection and/or advocating for the murder of other House members is a bad thing.

we don't need another hairpiece

If any network gives airtime to his revenge tour I will lose my fucking mind.

c'mon, we need to see how this roulette wheel works

I was enjoying not hearing from him or seeing him but he probably needs to be put on trial. Dems also should be doing a lot of investigations of his admin but I haven’t read any indications that there’s anything like that planned yet.

we don't need another hairpiece

― he said that you son of a bitch (Neanderthal),

we don't need to know the way home!

c'mon, we need to see how this roulette wheel works

hmm

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/04/biden-white-house-progressives-466044

and Steny Hoyer, who I've long though was a boring gas bag, brings it home:

https://humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2018/08/18/ranking-aretha-franklin-albums/

uh sorry

"They're not 'The Squad' They're Ilhan. They are Alexandria. And they're Rashida. They are people. They are our colleagues ... this is an AR-15" -- Steny Hoyer printed out one of Marjorie Taylor Greene's incendiary tweets pic.twitter.com/pXOmMtyrFs

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 4, 2021

Steny captured your voice well when guest writing your column

Dems also should be doing a lot of investigations of his admin but I haven’t read any indications that there’s anything like that planned yet.

Plenty of time for that before the midterms. No need to waste effort during the precious first six months of controlling Congress.

hmm

Biggest thing progressives have going for them with Biden right now is that Biden grew up at a time when the New Deal and FDR were still the absolute ideal for greatness in Democratic presidencies.

At age 78, Biden wants to go out big, to be remembered as worthy to stand with his heroes. He's already focused on his legacy and wants to act fast to nail it down. He may want to inspire 'unity', but it appears he's willing to toss bipartisanship overboard in order to make his mark, if the other guys won't come along for the ride. His biggest obstacle will be blue dog democrats, not chasing some bipartisan chimera.

At least that's the sense I'm getting from him so far.

hope you're right

sure as hell feels like all the talk about "bipartisan consensus" is lip service, unlike 2008

Yeah, I mean, I think he's also staffed to the gills with Democrats who were in the White House just a few years ago and have learned their lessons.

The Blue Dog caucus in the house has 18 remaining members, down from 59 during the ACA debates. The Congressional Progressive Caucus is up to 92

also it feels like the days when Congresspeople would all be buddies is coming to an end, you see it a bit in the old guard but I don't get the sense any of the members under 50 fraternize across the aisle. might affect how they negotiate

Biden wants to go out big

lol let's dial it down a little, a one-time payment of 1,400 isn't FDR

A one time payment that they're talking about giving to fewer people than previous stimulus bills.

sure as hell feels like all the talk about "bipartisan consensus" is lip service, unlike 2008

feels like the Republican Party continuing to formally endorse a murderous attempt to overthrow the government might have shifted Mr Biden's thinking somewhat in the last 27 days

not to mention calling him "Sleepy Joe" 400 times

who's sleepin now you son of a bitch

"You know what happens during sleep? Your worst nightmare!"

a one-time payment of 1,400 isn't FDR

FDR had massive majorities to work with in Congress, not a 50-50 senate. He's doing well enough.

The people who talk about “the checks” over and over again like it’s the entirety of the covid relief package sound pretty far from being progressive. It’s weird.

Who?

People are saying

the best people

the prog people

So it's like there are only 2 real parties in the US so the Raving Monster Looney Party just became a branch of the GOP?
Amirite?

"became"