Wow. I would say that measured in an absolute or direct sense (and not compared to or relative to their peers at the time), Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, H.W, Bush, and Clinton were all more “progressive” and less beholden to their corporate masters than was Obama the fraud. Perhaps you could say that about any politician from the 70s, 80s, or 90s compared to any from 2008 - 2016. The Obama revisionism is just so sad.
The only way this will happen is by stealth. That is, a candidate that is mainstreem and moderate and has no history of being progressive or ethical, changes their stripes after they get elected. Any candidate who identifies themselves as somebody who will hold the GOP to account or has a history of trying to do so, will mysteriously never get anywhere near the Dem nomination no matter how popular they are. (cf any honest look back at how Bernie Sanders had the Dem nomination stolen from him both times by chicanery and backroom dealing by the corporatist Dems)
Dishonest headline. They didn’t do this to benefit Democrats. They did it because they have already been briefed (6 of them anyway) on how it will make no difference by the time 2028 elections rolls around.
Indeed. 40 years ago bothsidesism could have been an intellectually honest take. If you are doing it today, you are either very stupid or nothing more than a concern troll.
Agreed. The instant pivot to “both-sides-ism” by so many people is a big part of the reason we are where we are today. Always mentioning D politicians in the same breath whenever the R politicians corruption or crime is discussed (when said Rs are many orders of magnitude worse) is the textbook definition.
Michelle Obama’s idea of “when they go low, we go high” only works if your opponent hasvoters have a miniscule amount of morals or shame.
FTFY
It’s both actually. The justices beholden to Trumpanzee were informed that the election will be stolen anyway and so the fallout from them “looking even more like clowns” wasn’t necessary.
They already stole the 2024 election. Google Dominion, Liberty Vote, Musk, and stolen election and enjoy the rabbithole.
That’s right! Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the Greene! /s
We need a bigger animal. Hippos eating people’s faces party?
Oh, they most certainly wouldn’t be…I guess I mean that they will say they are behaving themselves and a complicit media will repeat this as if it were the truth. 9 months of that and the same kind of shite who voted GOP will cheerfully do so again. It’s almost like they will be begging for permission to double down even further denying the reality around them.
I miss Bernie Mac.
I could see Canada allowing a single state with only 5 million-ish people like Minnesota become a part of Manitoba or a new province if that was less problematic. No way they are going to take on Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, and California and suddenly make themselves a 1/3 minority in their own country.
Is this really necessary? I hate the governments of several countries (my own most of all). I would never call an entire country violent and rotten because of it.
Oh my, so the Trump Kompromot is real!
I am honestly afraid the Repubs will start behaving themselves until after Nov…maybe even be able to somewhat reign in their Orange monkey-god and then wait to begin again with the fascism with even more vigor after the midterms. I live in a purple state with a Democratic governor with an election this year. I am terrified that my state is going to elect a Trump lickspittle this Nov.
A link is only as long as your longest strong chain
They are doing a fantastic job (at least relatively speaking)…and will consequently never get anywhere near the Dem nomination for President in 2028.