On 2/14/2021 at 10:12 AM, Khan said:

Could someone please explain to me what Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have against nuking the filibuster (aside from the obvious)?  And for God's sake, WHAT are they DOING serving as DEMOCRATS??

 

At the VERY least, their local Democratic parties should censure them, the way the Wyoming GOP censured Liz Cheney, if not boot them from the party outright.

Are you doing ok @Khan I've read there are rolling blackout happening in Oklahoma. Parts of Nebraska too, but so far not in Omaha. They've told us to brace for it though.

 

 

17 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

 

 

Yeah, good luck, pal. 😝

 

 

Anyone (I don't mean anyone here) who is waiting on a split or reckoning for the GOP is in for a very long wait, IMO.

 

In other news:

 

I keep waiting to hear more smugging from those mutants like Joe Rogan and Elon Musk. 

 

Wretched as he is, Ben Shapiro had the right idea to not relocate to a state that is so paper thin underneath the posturing.

8 hours ago, Juliajms said:

Are you doing ok @Khan I've read there are rolling blackout happening in Oklahoma. Parts of Nebraska too, but so far not in Omaha. They've told us to brace for it though.

 

Thanks for asking, @Juliajms.  Mama Khan and I are doing okay.  At the moment, rolling blackouts are on hold here in OK, but that could change as The Winter of Our Discontent rages on.

 

On 2/14/2021 at 10:19 AM, JaneAusten said:

I think it's a matter of going on record with votes that might not be popular in their states. Sure the current COVID bill is popular but Sinema voting for or against the John Lewis voting rights bill? That would likely cost her either way. Although both are 4 years away from their elections and people have short memories. Donors is another issue, particularly for Manchin who gets tons of money from the Oil and Gas industry. It just shows SSDD. These people don't want to take risks and actually govern. They are cowards.

 

But who knows. I think their continual supporting of a process and promoting it as Sinema just did that was a Jim Crow creation is despicable.  She should be f'in ashamed of herself especially after what just happened with the GOP yesterday.

 

At some point Biden is going to have to step in here. But I wish the grassroots would start working more actively against that bad decision and pointing out how they are enablers of Jim Crow policies. It's honest. They don't like it tough.

 

Thanks, @JaneAusten, for helping me to understand Manchin and Sinema's positions better!

 

5 hours ago, Vee said:

 

 

I doubt that "uneasy Rs" will drift, or that we're on the verge of having a 3-party system.  Some might get fed up with Trumpism and become Independents, but I don't believe it will be enough to make any difference in the long run.

Edited February 16, 20214 yr by Khan

I hate to amplify anything written by Old Dude, but it is nice to see the GOP ripped apart:

 

 

Surprised that no one else has already posted this one.

 

Anyways, another day, another lawsuit.

🚨🆕: @NAACP files new lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers for their roles in inciting the January 6 insurrection, charging the parties with violating the Ku Klux Klan Act.

Read the complaint👇https://t.co/pvEnfvUypI

— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) February 16, 2021

Everything with McConnell and Trump is theater. McConnell can go cry into his millions, while Trump gets endless gushing media coverage and pining. It's another way to keep him in the news and build more steam for the lie that the GOP is somehow split or a big tent. 

 

The Beltway is going to lose their shít. Love it.

 

 

Edited February 17, 20214 yr by Vee

He's right about vaccinating teachers. We should not be asking people to put their lives at risk in order to teach our children. That goes for daycare workers as well. We should have been smarter in the beginning and paid everyone who works with the public a monthly amount to stay home, but communism. 🙃

 

At least we don't seem that far off from everyone who wants a shot getting one. I feel like we are very lucky that scientists were able to come up with a vaccine so quickly. Also lucky that this virus didn't have a higher death rate. Now we know that we are going to be seriously f*cked if a more serious virus hits because so many people out there are just completely unwilling to cooperate.

I know this is not something serious to complain about, but it really annoys me when I go to the White House Youtube channel and see thousands and thousands of downvotes on any videos. I loathed Trump and I never did that. It's just cheap and sad.