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Some lessons need to be relearned. "Listen, then talk". Newly elected Rep. Suozzi appears to have learned, other Democratic candidates should too.
Excellent observation. One of the current perceptions of the leftist Democratic party as represented by AOC and others is the prevelance of a "top down" ideology which fosters an elitist ruling mentality often resented by average Americans. A case in point would be the New Green Deal mandates handed down from on high when average Americans have had little input on the formulation of such policy but are the ones who have to abide by (and pay) for. Of greater concern to the average American isn't a gas stove but the ability to put food on the table and make the mortgage or rent payment.
I think that's the same reason house republicans voted a second time to impeach Mayorkas this week. It's what everyday Americans really care about.
"It's what everyday Americans really care about."
Maybe not ALL everyday Americans but certainly those who watch Fox News and vote in GOP primaries.
Things the GOP doesn't address, ever. But your bubble is impervious to reality.
It's a propaganda bubble, not a reality bubble.
Was just having a conversation this morning with a friend about the high costs of cheap shit. Coal power for decades got to claim "cheap power" for decades even though tue socialized negative externalities aren't considered. Ditto for cheap sugar and the long-term societal costs of obesity and diabetes. "Cheap" water in the west under a "use it or lose it" scheme probably fits, too. VOCs from BTZ in liquid fuels certainly fits. Dem policies generally have a cost reduction benefit to society as a whole and we do a shitty job telegraphing that benefit because we can't fit the solution on a bumper sticker. With far too many having the attention span of a gnat we're faced with the dilemma of just using facts and science to drive good economic policy when we hold the majorities to do so, or just surrender to the vocal minority that has zero interest in solving any issue.
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why don't you fix this?
Well, there's good news and bad news …..
Trump's Criminal Hush Money Trial to Begin on March 25: Live Updates – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The good news is that Trump's hush money case is going to trial.
The bad news is that Trump's hush money case is going to trial first.
What Alvin Bragg has going for him: the perfect venire pool for jury selection and a sympathetic judge.
What Alvin Bragg has going against him: a complicated legal theory based upon the testimony and credibility of a disbarred former attorney and a porn star.
Meanwhile, the Georgia election interfence case – which on paper, should be a slam dunk – has made the successful transition from Court TV to becoming a soap opera.
The inaccurate business records at the base of the New York case are pretty clear and straightforward. There is no doubt Trump and his organization labeled reimbursements as "legal fees" and claimed the business expense on his tax returns.
Two questions will be tested:
The criminal standard of proof, as every TV watcher knows, is "beyond a reasonable doubt." Will a NY jury come to a unanimous version that Trump's view (or what his lawyers will SAY is his view, since he probably won't testify himself) isn't reasonable?
Got my Colorado primary ballots yesterday and look forwarding to returning the Republican ballot tomorrow.
Proud to say that I am voting for Nikki Haley. Haley in March, Biden in November.
So it turns out that I'm voting for a woman of color for president before La Pomposa does!
"Eastman is quite a piece of work". Josh Marshall at TPM.
Oh Fani Willis, what a made for TV drama against Trumps lawyers today!
Uh oh. Sengenberger not a fan of Tine Peters….nor of GOP Chair Williams' support of her. From the Gazette:
So that is the word from a conservative writer, in a conservative Republican-owned and leaning publication. Ouch.