President Biden tested negative for coronavirus today and is back at work in public. He used the opportunity to reiterate the importance of vaccines (in a way that certainly irritated the former president, who always hated the idea he was weak or sick):
Crapping on the Veterans is certainly bad form. Now it's the Democrats job to be 1000% certain that everyone, not just Veterans know that the Bill didn't pass because of the GOP. We need to learn the fine art of finger pointing .
I don't know about you, but it seemed to be a very productive day in Democracy Land today. Let's keep it rolling.
If — and it's a very big if — the Schumer-Manchin compromise bill becomes law, the Biden Administration will become one of the most successful ever. As in doing the most for the American people and, as Heather pointed out the other day, in terms of foreign policy accomplishments.
But Republicans will still despise him. Some because they're grossly ill-informed, others because they care only about regaining power and turning the country into an autocracy. (And the Biden Administration's Justice Department will have successfully prosecuted the would-be autocrats.)
This is a good letter for posting this reminder: POSTCARDS TO VOTERS is still going strong. We have more volunteers than ever. Please remember that in order to fight whatever happens in the midterm elections, we need the votes. There are likely going to be court cases like we've never seen them before. We cannot win in court if we don't have the votes. If you're someone who doesn't want to knock on doors or make phone calls, please consider joining us: PostcardsToVoters.org.
What does everyone think of a former DOJ lawyer, Jared Pettinato's proposal to use the penalty clause in the 14th Amendment to punish States restricting voting rights?
The clause says the Feds can cut the State's representation in Washington by the same % that it excludes voters regardless of the method used...and thereby their weight in the Electoral College.....it has never been used!
He has sued the Census Bureau saying that it is their duty to impose the penalty as they have the necessary information. It has been tried before by amongst others the NAACP in 1970 but they were told that the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be given time to work......and we've seen where that got us!
The hope is that the judge will agree rather than simply passing the buck to an immoveable Congress.
As a Veteran and VA employee, failure to pass the PACT act will not si well with Vets. However, their support will depend on how it is spun by their “news””source. This is a group of faux entertainment who are already angry and feel they have been wronged by the government. Military and VA media really need to carry this FACTUALLY, but they won’t. Remember there was a large contingent of Vets involved in the storming of the Capitol.
"You don't need to be president to get these tools to use for your defense. In fact, the same booster shots, the same at-home tests, the same treatment that I got is available to you.”
Read a piece in The Atlantic which was titled Why Americans Hate the Media, and it went on to discuss how the media does not discuss the things about politics that Americans want to know, like what is going on with the things they care about. The role of education in a democracy is to prepare people to participate. Thank you Dr. Richardson for always focusing on the information. This is really good news.
Thank you Professor for highlighting a good news day. Mostly that is. “What is notably missing is investment in the social infrastructure of our nation that largely impacts women: childcare and eldercare.” And why is there even a question about supporting our Veterans? It will be a great news day when both parties work together, quickly negotiating and passing bills that support our social infrastructure. And veterans. A bipartisan effort, without waiting for Manchin to decide.
Spite is the rethuglican superpower. I would also like to point out that the great migration of computer chip manufacturing--as well as a lot of other computer hardware components--to China occurred during the Bush II (aka the Shrub) administration. Yep, yet another grift that the grifters keep on grifting.
By the way, if any of you are still creating Joshy Hawley video memes (Andy Borowitz has been having a field day since the video dropped), keep them coming! Apparently the humiliation is starting to have its effect . . . It's about the only happy news coming out of MO these days that Little Joshy Boy is experiencing something other than his smug misogynist wank-ness.
We are embroiled here in MO in a nasty primary fight for the Dem senate candidate that never should have happened, except that some of the chicken-sh*t power brokers made a decision to push a billionaire with no political experience into the race because the guy who has been the front runner in the race actually has some integrity and speaks clearly, instead of being a parselmouth like the "professionals," and said moneybags is using millions of her personal wealth (which derives from the usual uber-capitalist sources that have created many of the problems MO is suffering from today) to run attack ads that could be used as examples of defamation after the primary. I will have to vote for her--holding my nose--if she wins, but I am really hoping that the other guy, who has a chance to ACTUALLY WIN THE SEAT because he can appeal to rural voters, squeaks through. He has refused to take any mega donations and doesn't have a PAC. And yet he has been raising money like a champ. It pisses me off to see the same corrupt tactics being used by the Dem organization in MO as the Ghastly Oligarchs use, and that makes me far less likely to support them with my hard earned money and time. Can't wait for August 2nd to come and go.
I had to read Dr Richardson’s letter, twice. There is a lot of good news in it for our country and the world. The footnote she references from Greg Sargent is helpful, too.
I have been waiting to see our president, who was first elected to the Senate as a very young man, show us that he could use his experience in that body to put top spin on passage of the legislative initiatives central to his platform and very much wanted by the American people who voted for him. Wow!!!
Very nice to see this happening and no, it’s not everything we wanted but it’s pretty, pretty good! Good ideas never go away. Instead, they wait a while and re-emerge as something under a new name. President Biden kept going after so many of us thought he wasn’t going to…and look who is helping him (seemingly)…after all. The historians, and particularly those who specialize in the presidency, are going to enjoy delving into the behind the scenes revelations involving all this because of the scale and importance of the legislation for all of us, and the world. I can tell you, too… our good President Biden won’t let Republican spite leave any of our vets behind, either. All the Republicans did, by doing what they did, was publicly throw their own golf club in the pond; (something as a golfer, I never understood…) instead of just calmly dropping a ball and playing on. Way to go, Joe Biden and thank you.
There's the question of whether Senator DingDong, er, I mean Sinema, is on board. She has been saying "read my lips, no new taxes" since December, and was not party to the negotiations (maybe she was taking another class on how to make wine). Somehow, I don't think even she wants to become the most hated Democrat in America.
And Shumer the Genius shoots himself in the foot (again) not waiting till after the PACT act got passed to "stick it" to McConnell.
Once again, the professor proves she's the master of the kicker ending. As in a kick in the face of Senate Republicans:
"Attacking our veterans out of spite might not be a winning move."
Killing a bill that would help Veterans, out of spite. The Republicans are despicable.
Thank you Heather.
Crapping on the Veterans is certainly bad form. Now it's the Democrats job to be 1000% certain that everyone, not just Veterans know that the Bill didn't pass because of the GOP. We need to learn the fine art of finger pointing .
I don't know about you, but it seemed to be a very productive day in Democracy Land today. Let's keep it rolling.
Be safe. Be well
If — and it's a very big if — the Schumer-Manchin compromise bill becomes law, the Biden Administration will become one of the most successful ever. As in doing the most for the American people and, as Heather pointed out the other day, in terms of foreign policy accomplishments.
But Republicans will still despise him. Some because they're grossly ill-informed, others because they care only about regaining power and turning the country into an autocracy. (And the Biden Administration's Justice Department will have successfully prosecuted the would-be autocrats.)
But history knows and will remember.
This is a good letter for posting this reminder: POSTCARDS TO VOTERS is still going strong. We have more volunteers than ever. Please remember that in order to fight whatever happens in the midterm elections, we need the votes. There are likely going to be court cases like we've never seen them before. We cannot win in court if we don't have the votes. If you're someone who doesn't want to knock on doors or make phone calls, please consider joining us: PostcardsToVoters.org.
What does everyone think of a former DOJ lawyer, Jared Pettinato's proposal to use the penalty clause in the 14th Amendment to punish States restricting voting rights?
The clause says the Feds can cut the State's representation in Washington by the same % that it excludes voters regardless of the method used...and thereby their weight in the Electoral College.....it has never been used!
He has sued the Census Bureau saying that it is their duty to impose the penalty as they have the necessary information. It has been tried before by amongst others the NAACP in 1970 but they were told that the 1965 Voting Rights Act should be given time to work......and we've seen where that got us!
The hope is that the judge will agree rather than simply passing the buck to an immoveable Congress.
Source: Micheal Lindhurst's article on Politco
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/07/27/penalty-clause-voting-rights-00046973
What wonderful news, I am hopeful again. I loved everything President Biden said. I hope everyone got the message.
As a Veteran and VA employee, failure to pass the PACT act will not si well with Vets. However, their support will depend on how it is spun by their “news””source. This is a group of faux entertainment who are already angry and feel they have been wronged by the government. Military and VA media really need to carry this FACTUALLY, but they won’t. Remember there was a large contingent of Vets involved in the storming of the Capitol.
Do you think that Senators Portman, Collins, Romney and Murkowski would respond to this type of billboard outside their district offices:
SENATOR *
TRUE LINCOLN REPUBLICANS SUPPORT VOTING RIGHTS
NO FILIBUSTER : DEBATE AND VOTE ON JOHN R LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS BILL
"You don't need to be president to get these tools to use for your defense. In fact, the same booster shots, the same at-home tests, the same treatment that I got is available to you.”
Great line.
Read a piece in The Atlantic which was titled Why Americans Hate the Media, and it went on to discuss how the media does not discuss the things about politics that Americans want to know, like what is going on with the things they care about. The role of education in a democracy is to prepare people to participate. Thank you Dr. Richardson for always focusing on the information. This is really good news.
And how can Bidens popularity be going down when tRUMP increased the deficit 3 trillion dollars and Biden decreased 2 trillion IN ONE YEAR
WTF!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Professor for highlighting a good news day. Mostly that is. “What is notably missing is investment in the social infrastructure of our nation that largely impacts women: childcare and eldercare.” And why is there even a question about supporting our Veterans? It will be a great news day when both parties work together, quickly negotiating and passing bills that support our social infrastructure. And veterans. A bipartisan effort, without waiting for Manchin to decide.
Spite is the rethuglican superpower. I would also like to point out that the great migration of computer chip manufacturing--as well as a lot of other computer hardware components--to China occurred during the Bush II (aka the Shrub) administration. Yep, yet another grift that the grifters keep on grifting.
By the way, if any of you are still creating Joshy Hawley video memes (Andy Borowitz has been having a field day since the video dropped), keep them coming! Apparently the humiliation is starting to have its effect . . . It's about the only happy news coming out of MO these days that Little Joshy Boy is experiencing something other than his smug misogynist wank-ness.
We are embroiled here in MO in a nasty primary fight for the Dem senate candidate that never should have happened, except that some of the chicken-sh*t power brokers made a decision to push a billionaire with no political experience into the race because the guy who has been the front runner in the race actually has some integrity and speaks clearly, instead of being a parselmouth like the "professionals," and said moneybags is using millions of her personal wealth (which derives from the usual uber-capitalist sources that have created many of the problems MO is suffering from today) to run attack ads that could be used as examples of defamation after the primary. I will have to vote for her--holding my nose--if she wins, but I am really hoping that the other guy, who has a chance to ACTUALLY WIN THE SEAT because he can appeal to rural voters, squeaks through. He has refused to take any mega donations and doesn't have a PAC. And yet he has been raising money like a champ. It pisses me off to see the same corrupt tactics being used by the Dem organization in MO as the Ghastly Oligarchs use, and that makes me far less likely to support them with my hard earned money and time. Can't wait for August 2nd to come and go.
I had to read Dr Richardson’s letter, twice. There is a lot of good news in it for our country and the world. The footnote she references from Greg Sargent is helpful, too.
I have been waiting to see our president, who was first elected to the Senate as a very young man, show us that he could use his experience in that body to put top spin on passage of the legislative initiatives central to his platform and very much wanted by the American people who voted for him. Wow!!!
Very nice to see this happening and no, it’s not everything we wanted but it’s pretty, pretty good! Good ideas never go away. Instead, they wait a while and re-emerge as something under a new name. President Biden kept going after so many of us thought he wasn’t going to…and look who is helping him (seemingly)…after all. The historians, and particularly those who specialize in the presidency, are going to enjoy delving into the behind the scenes revelations involving all this because of the scale and importance of the legislation for all of us, and the world. I can tell you, too… our good President Biden won’t let Republican spite leave any of our vets behind, either. All the Republicans did, by doing what they did, was publicly throw their own golf club in the pond; (something as a golfer, I never understood…) instead of just calmly dropping a ball and playing on. Way to go, Joe Biden and thank you.
There's the question of whether Senator DingDong, er, I mean Sinema, is on board. She has been saying "read my lips, no new taxes" since December, and was not party to the negotiations (maybe she was taking another class on how to make wine). Somehow, I don't think even she wants to become the most hated Democrat in America.
And Shumer the Genius shoots himself in the foot (again) not waiting till after the PACT act got passed to "stick it" to McConnell.