тАЬDemsтАЭ want to keep democracy vibrant. Hardball is more typically the means of authoritarians, which can make the battle seem uneven. Democracy needs thoughtful, informed and engaged voters. Autocracy requires bullies, thugs and violence, and is why they attack our democratic institutions of voting, education, investigative journalism and laws and justice.
True that hardball is more typical of authoritarians, but hardball can also be abiding by the rules, yet USING the power you legitimately have, and THAT is what Dems seem to shy away from.
I would agree to an extent that Dems could tighten up adherence to laws in areas, but I see way too much blaming of Dems for problems they legitimately cannot fix without more Dems, and voters have not been willing to give them that.
I agree with you, but we only have a few Dems who really speak up on important issues. And I would really appreciate it if Senator Schumer were less congenial to Republicans' bs. I get it that he wants to win at least a few over to pass at least a few bills, but he comes across as pretty milquetoast most of the time.
I think he "comes across as" the Senator from Wall Street -- which he is. How many Dem senators are willing to risk electrocution by the political third rail of supporting *raising taxes*, even with the increase confined to incomes over 250K or 400K? Only a few.
WE have seen how the R Party since Reagan, or I guess Nixon, has not had policy to win on and thus turned to the culture wars surrounding education, investigative journalism, and attacked institutions, including unions.
pretty much the plan, and the Dems, of which I am one, are always fearful so do not ever play hardball
Hardball or we die and the inmates take over the asylum
I am not a stranger to hardball but , HCR has detailed the history of the 14th Amendment. Lovevthe subsections
тАЬDemsтАЭ want to keep democracy vibrant. Hardball is more typically the means of authoritarians, which can make the battle seem uneven. Democracy needs thoughtful, informed and engaged voters. Autocracy requires bullies, thugs and violence, and is why they attack our democratic institutions of voting, education, investigative journalism and laws and justice.
True that hardball is more typical of authoritarians, but hardball can also be abiding by the rules, yet USING the power you legitimately have, and THAT is what Dems seem to shy away from.
I would agree to an extent that Dems could tighten up adherence to laws in areas, but I see way too much blaming of Dems for problems they legitimately cannot fix without more Dems, and voters have not been willing to give them that.
I agree with you, but we only have a few Dems who really speak up on important issues. And I would really appreciate it if Senator Schumer were less congenial to Republicans' bs. I get it that he wants to win at least a few over to pass at least a few bills, but he comes across as pretty milquetoast most of the time.
I think he "comes across as" the Senator from Wall Street -- which he is. How many Dem senators are willing to risk electrocution by the political third rail of supporting *raising taxes*, even with the increase confined to incomes over 250K or 400K? Only a few.
WE have seen how the R Party since Reagan, or I guess Nixon, has not had policy to win on and thus turned to the culture wars surrounding education, investigative journalism, and attacked institutions, including unions.