She's out. Good riddance, and none too soon. Like the rest of "The Squad", she personified victimhood, the abdication of personal responsibility, the denial of fact in favor of the self serving narrative, an rich example of how poorly one can exercise the rights we enjoy. I am not optimistic her replacement will be any better; thankfully whoever it is is unlikely to be any worse.
If she goes, good riddance. I'll never forget her hypocrisy in supporting the Defund and Abolish Police movement, yet spending tons of money on private security because she feared for her own safety (which she paid to her own goddamned husband)
It is interesting to read how frantic everyone appears to be over the progressives taking over and yet "the squad" shrinks in size & power each cycle. Are they taking over politics or not? lol
The squad is shrinking because people recognize that progressives and (fake) moderates who bend the knee to progressives make for terrible political leaders and have steered our nation in the wrong direction on many levels. They already took over and they're seeing their way out because of their terrible outcomes. Lol.
I suppose in some respects, but not the ones I want them to be lol. Still no closer to improving minimum living wage, improving healthcare costs, public schools, affordable childcare, affordable higher ed etc. Just the things I don’t necessarily agree with like not telling parents if their child switches genders or giving repeat violent criminals bail. SMH…
Gotcha, that's very fair and I agree. I really dislike the direction that many Democrats have been heading on issues like crime and education. This is partly why I am encouraged by what Vance has shared about promoting pro-family policies.
Well, I can at the very least appreciate his sentiment, but I didn't find evidence that he practiced what he preached while in senate. On BillTrack50 not one bill Vance had involvement in was related to childcare. I know Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) just put forth a new proposed package that will enhance tax credits for families with children to assist with childcare costs. Also, the Child Care for Every Community Act put forth by Warren (D-MA) last winter would be very beneficial. If he has a differing philosophy for how to achieve improving childcare costs than these that is fine, but if so, he needs to put that philosophy into action.
For me, the most obvious ways to be 'pro-family' is lowering childcare costs, healthcare costs, improving public schools (where applicable like most inner cities), & lowering housing costs. Those are the 4 hurdles that prohibit most young people from wanting to have children. There are avenues to each of those out there.
Yes agreed, and power to media coverage wise the proportion is pretty out of whack lol. But the media knows how to induce clicks by posting about "the squad" because they get both the liberals and conservatives panties in a bunch.
Let’s hope so. Dems have demonstrated enough antisemitism during the VP vetting (gutting?) process. Hit pieces and negativity disproportionately focused upon Josh Shapiro, arguably a generational political talent. Would be a good week if Bush loses her primary today and Omar loses hers next week.
It is a pretty big flop of an answer to not label Hamas a terrorist group or not. At least she could've staked out a stance, but to dance around it claiming ignorance is lame. I mean, how can you claim ignorance at all when it dominates national discussion. Has she taken zero time at all to inform herself of the world's events? My thoughts are if someone didn't call Hamas a terrorist group before, there can be no debate anymore after the Re'im music festival attack.
How did the war between Israel and radical Islamism become the most pressing issue for residents of Missouri. I hear that St. Louis is crime ridden and dangerous. The city my Mother grew up in, that I visited as a kid to meet family. I'm sorry to hear that E. St. Louis of my mother's family is also an absolute poverty, crime ridden disaster. How does this exist and happen in the United States. I look at photos of E. St. Louis on Google and it's a wasteland.....my family refused to take my mother to see her family home there....because it was dangerous in the fifties. So whoever is elected....don't you have better things to contend with than whether you are so gracious as to say that hamas is a terrorist group?
because pro Palestinianism is the default "progressive" ideology she cannot call hamas terrorist....she plays dumb....rather than be an out and out Jew hating racist which clearly she is.
Hard to say, with a global war unfolding before us. I'd say candidate Harris snubbing Netanyahu will wind up being a huge asset- there's a whole lot of folks who resent feeling dragged into this
We weren't dragged into anything. Had the president finished the peace accord between Israel and Saudi instead of freeing up billions up and chasing an old treaty that was terrible and stupid, Oct. 7 may have never happened. joe claims he has been the leader of the world and the USA is back on top since the day he was elected. The world is suffering mightily under joe.
Give joe his due for being the leader of the world. The world sucks even worse than ever.
She's out. Good riddance, and none too soon. Like the rest of "The Squad", she personified victimhood, the abdication of personal responsibility, the denial of fact in favor of the self serving narrative, an rich example of how poorly one can exercise the rights we enjoy. I am not optimistic her replacement will be any better; thankfully whoever it is is unlikely to be any worse.
"she was reluctant to classify Hamas as a terrorist group given how little she knows about it."
Shouldn't people have a basic command of the facts before staking there political career on an issue?
If she goes, good riddance. I'll never forget her hypocrisy in supporting the Defund and Abolish Police movement, yet spending tons of money on private security because she feared for her own safety (which she paid to her own goddamned husband)
It is interesting to read how frantic everyone appears to be over the progressives taking over and yet "the squad" shrinks in size & power each cycle. Are they taking over politics or not? lol
The squad is shrinking because people recognize that progressives and (fake) moderates who bend the knee to progressives make for terrible political leaders and have steered our nation in the wrong direction on many levels. They already took over and they're seeing their way out because of their terrible outcomes. Lol.
Yeah not sure what you’re referencing but I certainly disagree that progressives “already took over” lol
The Democrat party (as a whole and in its trajectory) is quite progressive now. Just curious, you disagree?
I suppose in some respects, but not the ones I want them to be lol. Still no closer to improving minimum living wage, improving healthcare costs, public schools, affordable childcare, affordable higher ed etc. Just the things I don’t necessarily agree with like not telling parents if their child switches genders or giving repeat violent criminals bail. SMH…
Gotcha, that's very fair and I agree. I really dislike the direction that many Democrats have been heading on issues like crime and education. This is partly why I am encouraged by what Vance has shared about promoting pro-family policies.
Well, I can at the very least appreciate his sentiment, but I didn't find evidence that he practiced what he preached while in senate. On BillTrack50 not one bill Vance had involvement in was related to childcare. I know Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Katie Britt (R-AL) just put forth a new proposed package that will enhance tax credits for families with children to assist with childcare costs. Also, the Child Care for Every Community Act put forth by Warren (D-MA) last winter would be very beneficial. If he has a differing philosophy for how to achieve improving childcare costs than these that is fine, but if so, he needs to put that philosophy into action.
For me, the most obvious ways to be 'pro-family' is lowering childcare costs, healthcare costs, improving public schools (where applicable like most inner cities), & lowering housing costs. Those are the 4 hurdles that prohibit most young people from wanting to have children. There are avenues to each of those out there.
Question is, now many like the Squad are in positions to influence, pressure?, the president, jill and hunter?
Sorry are you saying how many can influence those three people or are you saying those three people are part of the Squad?
I’m saying they have little actual power compared to those behind the curtain in the WH.
Yes agreed, and power to media coverage wise the proportion is pretty out of whack lol. But the media knows how to induce clicks by posting about "the squad" because they get both the liberals and conservatives panties in a bunch.
Let’s hope so. Dems have demonstrated enough antisemitism during the VP vetting (gutting?) process. Hit pieces and negativity disproportionately focused upon Josh Shapiro, arguably a generational political talent. Would be a good week if Bush loses her primary today and Omar loses hers next week.
It is a pretty big flop of an answer to not label Hamas a terrorist group or not. At least she could've staked out a stance, but to dance around it claiming ignorance is lame. I mean, how can you claim ignorance at all when it dominates national discussion. Has she taken zero time at all to inform herself of the world's events? My thoughts are if someone didn't call Hamas a terrorist group before, there can be no debate anymore after the Re'im music festival attack.
How did the war between Israel and radical Islamism become the most pressing issue for residents of Missouri. I hear that St. Louis is crime ridden and dangerous. The city my Mother grew up in, that I visited as a kid to meet family. I'm sorry to hear that E. St. Louis of my mother's family is also an absolute poverty, crime ridden disaster. How does this exist and happen in the United States. I look at photos of E. St. Louis on Google and it's a wasteland.....my family refused to take my mother to see her family home there....because it was dangerous in the fifties. So whoever is elected....don't you have better things to contend with than whether you are so gracious as to say that hamas is a terrorist group?
It speaks to her credibility. She is a sitting U.S. Representative and is unable or unwilling to identify a known terrorist organizaton.
because pro Palestinianism is the default "progressive" ideology she cannot call hamas terrorist....she plays dumb....rather than be an out and out Jew hating racist which clearly she is.
The Squad needs to shrivel up into a dried out oblivion. Thanks for the hope!
Hard to say, with a global war unfolding before us. I'd say candidate Harris snubbing Netanyahu will wind up being a huge asset- there's a whole lot of folks who resent feeling dragged into this
We weren't dragged into anything. Had the president finished the peace accord between Israel and Saudi instead of freeing up billions up and chasing an old treaty that was terrible and stupid, Oct. 7 may have never happened. joe claims he has been the leader of the world and the USA is back on top since the day he was elected. The world is suffering mightily under joe.
Give joe his due for being the leader of the world. The world sucks even worse than ever.
Hopefully, it won't take another Pearl Harbor to convince the Henry Ford crowd that it's not just about their protocols.
"Hard to say, with a global war unfolding before us. I'd say candidate Harris snubbing Netanyahu will wind up being a huge asset"
How So?
If Cori Bush loses, she will, no doubt, blame it on sexism.
And racism, of course.