Democratic (Party) Direction

aduhelm's a hell of a drug

Which elicits the question: is Nance going soft in the brain? Or does she just think we’re all dumb assholes?

The latter, without a doubt.

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wither shakey

Sick of this gerontocracy.

Finishing off today’s trifecta

BREAKING: @SenatorSinema doesn't support Democrats' $3.5 trillion bill, clinches bipartisan infrastructure deal https://t.co/78bRMVcnYc via @azcentral

— YvonneWingettSanchez 🏜 (@yvonnewingett) July 28, 2021

(rubs eyes) Are we sure she isn't a republican?

old clip but just wanted to throw it on the pile

PELOSI'S INSIDER TRADING

Just watch this astounding clip.pic.twitter.com/Vsy3S5OErF

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) December 6, 2020

"It's those damn Republicans," says the Democratic leadership of the majority-Democratic House, a majoritarian institution. pic.twitter.com/VkEay6gQbE

— David Dayen (@ddayen) July 30, 2021

Lmaoooooooooo pic.twitter.com/ufd0Lz3vGh

— cathy *acab forever* humes (@CrappyFumes) July 31, 2021

What the hell do you call an act like that?!

The Democrats!

but but but Nancy says she tried

Ensuring every American has a roof overhead is a value that unites the Democratic Party. That's why I led a relentless campaign to extend the CDC eviction moratorium. In an act of pure cruelty, Republicans blocked this measure — leaving children and families out on the streets.

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) August 1, 2021

Can not believe ppl still stan this asshole

https://img.discogs.com/7pKU7VgeeRWOLFNjoYVD75dvUQY=/fit-in/600x602/filters:strip_icc():format(webp):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1582814-1607323403-9398.jpeg.jpg

could at least muster an ounce of respect if she’d just say “yeah we’re just not doing that. fuck off”. she could even make up a reason why it’s “bad” or whatever. but to hide behind GOP intransigence in this instance is just most craven bullshit

Moderate House Dems are raising concerns about the Democrats’ budget plans that would pave the way for passing $3.5T package - and are also calling on Pelosi to give an immediate vote to the infrastructure bill and not tie it to the reconcilation package, per letter from source pic.twitter.com/cMSZp3bdft

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 7, 2021

Moderate House Dems are raising concerns about the Democrats’ budget plans

Moderate? My Aunt Fanny. My goddamn representative in Congress is one of the worst "blue dog" democrats. He usually as useless as a bucket of warm spit. I don't know when I'll be able to get rid of him but I long for the day.

The bashing of former President BARACK OBAMA'S birthday bash is having a chilling effect on the D.C. party scene as (especially Democratic) pols and their staffers scramble to figure out when and where — or even if — they can party again. More in Playbook: https://t.co/Fh5HivK9YK

— POLITICO Playbook (@playbookdc) August 20, 2021

lmao bc it's literally about party direction

;)

The word “scramble” makes that tweet much more delightful.

Democratic Foam Party Direction

classic POLITCO story

In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor. NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!

— Eric Adams (@ericadamsfornyc) November 4, 2021

And he's announcing a partnership with Meta to have the city council conducted in VR.

Next step is surely voting by NFT

looking forward to death

Central Park is now Bored Ape Yacht Club recreation area

Truly an honor to introduce and welcome former President @BillClinton and former Prime Minister Tony Blair to @CryptoBahamas to cap off an incredible Day 3. pic.twitter.com/3aYMpQtYOr

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) April 28, 2022

or......

Billionaires be like “the extreme far left is taking over” when the “extreme far left” in the US is “medicine shouldn’t bankrupt you,” “wages should cover rent,” & “maybe it’s bad that Wall St companies profit off mass surveillance, manufactured housing crises, and caging people”

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 29, 2022

lol Joe Manchin brags about sinking Build Back Better in an ad he just cut for a Republican candidate for Congress.

Democrats were never going to get this guy on board for any part of their agenda. pic.twitter.com/0ILc2pScCu

— Jordan Zakarin (@jordanzakarin) May 1, 2022

the american hero that manchin is campaigning for:

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman David B. McKinley, P.E. (R-W.Va.) released the following statement announcing his intention to vote “no” on impeachment later today:

“Last week the nation watched as a violent mob attacked the Capitol, disrupting and delaying a vital step in our electoral process. The mob damaged and stole property, assaulted members of law enforcement and caused five deaths, including one Capitol Police Officer. This attack was both disgusting and tragic.

President Trump bears responsibility for this. There is enough blame to go around. The statements of other elected officials, the 24-7 news media that seek out controversy, and social media platforms where going viral is more important than the truth have all contributed to the decay of civil discourse. Words and actions mean something, and reckless rhetoric has real world consequences.

Like anyone else, I am angry about what happened. But history is replete with poor judgments made in anger leading to knee jerk reactions.

...

With the benefit of all the facts, it may become evident that the President did indeed commit an impeachable offense. However, with a truncated, rushed process, I can’t fairly make that judgment and will vote against the Article of Impeachment today.”

https://mckinley.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2965

the process was so rushed! there wasn't enough time to figure it out!!

even today, sitting here, with the benefit of almost a year and a half since it happened, does anyone really know what happened??? was trump even there that day? can anyone prove that??

did we ever investigate antifa's involvement? you're telling me there was rioting and killing people with an american flagpole and antifa wasn't behind it, somehow? are we supposed to be impeach antifa? what happened to talking about our children while we discuss ham and honey recipes while leaning on our shared neighborly fence?

i'm bruce stingbean, and out here on the edge of town, where it's dark and lonely and cold, i approve of this message

We warned you for years. But some of you with lofty lefty platforms told people not to vote for Democrats to send a message in 2010. You didn’t heed our warnings in 2016. Now you are “shocked” that the Republican Supreme Court will overturn Roe - but you should be ashamed.

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) May 3, 2022

Speaker Nancy Pelosi agrees; Pro-Life Democrats should be welcomed in the big tent!

"Nancy Pelosi says that it’s absolutely possible for someone to be a member of the Democratic Party and also be against abortion. 'Of course,' she told Chuck Todd.”https://t.co/XEyPZgh92g pic.twitter.com/qipktVLTpa

— Democrats for Life (@demsforlife) August 14, 2020

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/23/nancy-pelosi-henry-cuellar/

I really wish Hillary Clinton had won in 2016.

crut otm

otm. Tonight's news is the worst I've felt about this country since that horrible election night

Democrats control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. They should suspend the filibuster and pass a law protecting the right to abortion before this egregious decision by an illegitimately seated Christian Nationalist Court is allowed to take effect. https://t.co/YHfZ4IzbA7

— Ari Drennen (@AriDrennen) May 3, 2022

gonna have to consult president manchin on that per usual

Fuck President Manchin!

“CryptoBahamas”?

Beto seems to understand that we at least want the dem party leaders to express the frustration and anger that we feel at being bullied. When will they finally understand that this is good politics?

Consistent thing in our weekly swing & surge voter focus groups is how, after reviling various things about GOP, they go on to praise that party for "getting things done" and standing up for their agenda. An agenda these voters don't support.
Now rewatch @BetoORourke. /1

— Anat Shenker-Osorio (@anatosaurus) May 26, 2022

And this is coming from those sweet, juicy, irresistible SWING voters.

All thirty five of them?

I mean this is how thermostatic politics work. It's easy to "stand up for your agenda" when you don't have to pass anything because you're in the minority! Democrats "stood up for their agenda" between 2016 and 2018 and it made them really popular and they took over the government and then you gotta get everybody to agree and pass shit. Republicans ran on Obamacare repeal and guess what, when they controlled the whole government they couldn't get it done.

Pareene:

…I invite the reader to think about the implications of the fact that those people with power cannot answer my question with anything remotely credible. What are you going to do about the fact that we all know you can’t do anything?

https://theap.substack.com/p/the-unanswered-question

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104843151/senator-dianne-feinstein-cognitive-health-continues-to-raise-concerns-traister

Every question I asked — about the radicalization of the GOP, the end of Roe, the failures of Congress — was met with a similar sunny imperviousness, evincing an undiminished belief in institutional power that may in fact explain a lot about where Feinstein and other Democratic leaders have gone wrong.

Great work by the photo editor at the top of the Traister piece (that the above link is citing)