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Laura Sherrill (Camas, WA)'s avatar

Time for the Senate Democrats to play hardball; call Mitch’s bluff. If he allows the government to be shut down, message the hell out of it! Make it simple, clear, and repetitive! Broadcast all of the attempted packages that Democrats and bi-partisan caucuses have introduced, only to have Mitch refuse to act on them. Make it clear that Mitch is only interested in protecting his donor class. If we let him continue this autocratic control of the senate, it will set a terrible precedent for Biden’s administration. Plus, it just might bring out the vote in Georgia for the senate seats. Quiet acquiescence is not an option!

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R Dooley (NY)'s avatar

It seemed impossible, in this final stage of his Presidency, that Trump would have the ability to take an already horrendous situation and make it worse, to roil our already turbulent political environment in his caldron of pain and hate to the point of exploding it.

A Covid death rate on one soul per minute and he plays golf; Republican officials and their families receiving death threats for doing their jobs, while he plots to pardon his family and friends for crimes they may have committed at his behest; clearing the Defense and Intelligence agencies of any voice that might be raised to challenge him, and in so doing hobble the incoming President’s ability to protect the nation – all of this when we are fifty days from inaugurating the 46th President.

Last night was a low point for me – and I’m an optimist. The anxiety brought about by concerns for so many friends and family in America who are now at such risk, for all the families who are struggling to provide food and shelter while having to cope with a pandemic – my God! And the government that is charged with protecting them is so irredeemably corrupt that it refuses to act because it either sees no political advantage in doing so (McConnel and company) or simply can’t be bothered because it is too busy stealing the silverware and covering its tracks as it executes its escape plan (the Trump Administration & family).

As I was about to turn in for the night, there was a moment of grace. I received a message from one of my dearest friends in New York. He had been released from the hospital after battling a life-threatening condition and was home with his family again – thank you, Great Spirit.

I have confidence we will get to the other side of this but once we do, we must do everything in our power to see that it does not happen again. Yesterday, one of our fellow contributors here posted information about a study titled, OUR COMMON PURPOSE: REINVENTING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. (https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose). It is worth your consideration.

Stay safe and eat your Wheaties!

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