I would add: NO extension to tax cuts. Not for 1 year or 1 minute. Not even if it includes some crumbs for the public. 1) the pain must be shared; and 2) they are not hacking away at spending to reduce the deficit...they are doing it to pave the way for tax cuts. This needs to be SHOUTED.
One asks for the guarantee from congressional R's, not from Trump. The point here is to put R's on the spot to assert the powers of congress. The point is also to set the goal posts back where they belong. Congress is supposed to check and balance the power of the executive branch, despite the political affiliation of the president.
We're already suffering. I worry about whether I'm going to get my Social Security payment on Friday, and if so, whether it will come again in March. I have a package coming from Canada, and it's stuck at the border. I'm one person, but what's happening to me and other unpleasant things are happening to many others all across the country. And if our enemies aren't yet rejoicing, they've been asleep since November 5th.
I could be wrong, Peggy, but my guess is that the first word of someone's Social Security check not arriving will open the gates of hell. And it won't just be Democrats revolting.
There's a weak spot in the case you make, Mr. Malinowski: it's the perennial Lucy holding the football situation. "Sure, we promise to give Meals on Wheels $100. Now vote yes." Then, surprise, we lied!
Point 1 - absolutely, no more futile efforts showing how weak you are
Point 2 - great idea - if you can get people to come forward, I suspect lots are afraid of being singled out and having Musk sic his mob on them. If not, highlight tangible effects.
Point 3 - use the law to maximum effect and force them to disobey it. If they're going to do it, make them own it.
Point 4 - No more wishy washy BS, if Democrats can't see this for what it is they may as well just resign now. Get party unity - every. single. person. The usual suspects will want to go along with Trump, do everything in your power to convince them of the blind stupidity of this. They may as well quit now since they likely won't want to work in the Duma Musk is envisioning. He wants NO government to control him or his companies, no laws, no oversight, just raw power and money ruling everything.
If we can't stick together to do this - and March may already be too late - then the party may as well disband.
True actionable outrage will emerge only when individuals are personally affected by this madness. Wait for it. It will come. Relying on politicians to do what’s right, with courage and conviction, is foolish and naive. Angry people in mass in the streets all across this country is the only way this will turn. Hold on to the good of America.
Take advice from Pete Buttigieg. Democrats are not taking advantage of the people in their party, who can think in the box, out of the box, and way beyond Musk. This situation requires all hands on deck. With Republicans just sitting on their hands, it shouldn’t be this difficult. There is far more brain power throughout the Democracy loving side, and our lawyers are already doing their share. Omg, hope this isn’t about egos. A constitutional crisis is no time for that.
I believe Hakeem Jeffries cited using the upcoming funding deadline as part of the 10-point plan he announced early last week. As I recall, the announcement didn't get a lot of play.
I am a white single childless 72 year-old woman, college + graduate school, career scientist and disillusioned life-long Democrat.
Though I disagreed with most of the “give-aways” Harris proposed and I am a “common sense, moderate centrist” on most policy issues, I supported her with my vote and hundreds of dollars in campaign donations because the thought of having a disgusting, convicted, ignorant, misogynistic cretin representing the country I love, and me personally, to the rest of the world was, and is, horrifying, embarrassing and unfathomable.
But, in my opinion the democrats have only themselves to blame for the loss. For example, locally in Northern Va, in Fairfax County alone 59,000 more people voted for the republican presidential candidate in 2024 than in 2020 even though fewer total votes were cast. I’m quite certain if the current Fairfax County Board of Supervisors members (all but 1 are progressive democrats) had been on Tuesday’s ballot, all of the democrats would have lost to their republican competitors thanks to the cascade of exceedingly unpopular (and expensive) progressive policies they have implemented or are pursuing. I haven’t yet been able to effectively focus my anger on the election result - on Trump and his hate-filled followers, OR on the 50% of the American citizenry who voted for him, specifically those who seem to lack critical thinking abilities or self-respect, OR on the democratic leadership who have failed time and again to develop responsible, thoughtful, effective and broadly acceptable solutions to our country’s most serious concerns.
I do feel bad for Harris and Walz. I think they ran a honest and upstanding campaign but there were too many “potholes” beyond their control to manage in such a short period of time. No doubt many of the trump votes came from racists and misogynists…. but, I think much of the vote differential was due to independents (and centrist democrats) who simply didn’t vote (the 3rd party vote, about 2million, didn’t have a huge impact). I honestly believe the progressive demands on Biden and then on Harris doomed the election. I am so sick of hearing the progressives say “the policies Biden and Harris put forward are popular with everyone”. The progressives are wrong - no doubt they are popular with the recipients of the government’s handouts, they are not popular with me or with any of the people I have talked with.
I fully understand the economic concerns that were a priority for many voters, and their distrust of and disgust for the many “give-aways” Harris put forward in her campaign. The democrats have their hearts in the right place but their common sense, brains and ability to predict/manage the consequences of their “helpful policies” always seem to be missing in action. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is a prime example. Of course everyone should be able to afford adequate healthcare. So the democrats pass the ACA and ensure an additional 40-50 million people have health insurance. Great idea, right??? But they did nothing to increase the number of healthcare providers - no additional seats in medical schools, no additional internships/residencies were funded. There are thousands of well qualified young college graduates who aren’t accepted at medical school each year because there aren’t enough seats available. There are dozens (perhaps hundreds?) of medical school graduates each year who don’t “match” with an internship program so their medical career comes to a screeching halt without ever getting started. The huge increase in healthcare demand because of the ACA (and for a while, COVID) has overwhelmed the current medical labor force, has worn them out, they are leaving the profession in droves, and now no one can get a timely appointment, especially with a specialist. Who could have ever guessed this would be a consequence of a soaring increase in the demand for healthcare with no increase in the number of providers — a rhetorical question…. it should have been obvious to anyone who considered the predictable cascade of consequences! Those of us who already had good health insurance are now not only having to pay through our taxes to subsidize the ACA premiums for others, we have had our own access to healthcare drastically diminished.
This is but one example of the democrats inability to develop a functional solution to any problem that doesn’t also end up creating “winners and angry losers”. Think of the multitude of unintended but clearly predictable adverse consequences of the flawed democratic implementation of - affirmative action, DEI, student loan repayment crisis, the COVID stimulus checks, the COVID-related eviction moratorium, extended “work from home” support for many white collar professionals, child tax credits, etc, etc, etc. All of these are/were significant national problems that demand/demanded thoughtful, responsible and carefully considered remedies - not the “quick, knee-jerk” broadly unpopular, and often economically damaging, solutions that the democrats so often force on the public. This is why this country had so many people who were willing to elect a degenerate criminal as president or simply decided to not vote. It remains to be seen whether the democratic leadership at every level is smart enough to understand, and willing to accept, the message the voters sent.
Since Tuesday’s election I fear for our democracy, our country, and the rights of all of our citizens. I am begging the leaders of the Democratic Party to refocus and direct their legislative efforts on common sense, carefully vetted solutions that emphasize and build upon each American’s PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and that work for everyone regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, marital status, parental status, age, economic status or any other attribute that pigeonholes or divides us. Please let every American feel the Democrats are working for each of us and not picking winners and losers.
I read through your screed about giveaways and was giving you your right to those opinions until I got to this: extended “work from home” support for many white collar professionals.
What did that "support" cost you? Are you talking about federal workers? Because remote work SAVED you money while it increased productivity. Are you talking about other people? Because I have worked from home for 30 years without any "support."
A period where my partner and I were both able to work from home, during and after a deadly pandemic, did us a world of good. I know I'm fortunate to be able to do that, but I worked my way up to structure my consultancy as it fit my life. Then I was able to share that with my partner, taking--gasp!--lunchtime strolls together for the first time. Don't worry; it was only for 20 minutes, when he wasn't eating and working at his desk. Don't worry; the only breaks he ever takes are to pee, if that's okay with you. None of our joy cost you a cent or had some political tinge to it.
I would welcome the opportunity to respectfully discuss my reservations regarding “at will” work from home with you. I understand, and appreciate, the many personal benefits for those fortunate enough to be allowed to work from home. In my location those working from home each saved an average of $3600/year in commuting expense. Many also opted to forgo paid childcare since they were working at home - locally averaging $1,200/MONTH/child. This substantial amount of discretionary money multiplied by the thousands of work from home employees was a significant driver of inflation. Perhaps an argument can be made that the personal benefits outweighed the societal costs. But the vast majority of working class Americans - those who would have benefitted from the thousands of dollars in commuting and child care savings were not able to enjoy these personal and economic benefits. There is no doubt this “double standard” contributed to the resentment the working class feels and led so many of them to vote for Trump.
Until we had an effective vaccine and viral transmission was under control, remote work (and school) was the most responsible action for those who could work from home. Return to work/school was realistic about 2-2.5 years ago for most people. Some longterm exceptions may be needed for individuals who are immunocompromised but by now most people should have returned to their pre-pandemic work routine.
Many people found a new work routine during the pandemic and are sticking with it. I met one yesterday--at the gym, which remained solvent thanks to covid money from the feds, just one of many whose collapse would have dented the economy further. Your equation for inflation > people's lives and livelihoods sure is a cold and simplistic one.
How on earth was "This substantial amount of discretionary money multiplied by the thousands of work from home employees was a significant driver of inflation. "??? How did those able to work from home and save some commuting and/or childcare costs contribute to inflation? It makes no sense.
Regarding "But the vast majority of working class Americans - those who would have benefitted from the thousands of dollars in commuting and child care savings were not able to enjoy these personal and economic benefits. There is no doubt this “double standard” contributed to the resentment the working class feels and led so many of them to vote for Trump.", I beg to differ. I am a RN who has never been allowed to work from home by my hospital organization even though 90% of my job could be done from home. I resent my organization, NOT the other people who have been allowed to work from home, and nothing at all could have made me vote for Trump.
A very thoughtful take. I may disagree with many of your points, but that's not important now. What is important is that you are one of the few Democrats in this forum who is a rational thinker. Most others would rather spout rhetoric with little to no substance. Many of them hurl insults as if that makes their statements/arguments more valid. Thank you for not doing that. Looking forward to other posts.
You call yourself a democrat but you are angry at and resentful of all the wrong people, the progressive faction of your party. Like many people of a certain age, which I am also, you think the answer is to move more toward the center. We've tried that and it doesn't work. We actually need to lean into the progressive ideology harder, especially on behalf of the working class and retirees/disabled. Yes, it's very expensive. The problem isn't that the progressives are burdening taxpayers with the expense; it's that the wealthy aren't paying their fair share. If they paid their fair share, we could afford all that's been proposed and more, like true universal single payer public healthcare, not profit driven healthcare and insurance that's killing people.
Mitt Romney has said that, in Trump’s first term, members of the House and the Senate wanted to but declined to vote for impeachment and conviction because they were afraid for their own personal safety and that of their families. At that time, the insurrectionists were still busy with prosecutions or were in prison. Now they are pardoned and on the streets, arguably in service of Trump. Does that problem need to be addressed.
Agreed. You would think that R's, as the party of macho men would understand that giving in to physical threats only teaches the bully they can push you around. So, he just keeps coming back to that well. You would also think D's would recognize the weakness of the bully.
One well-landed blow to the bully's nose and he blubbers like a baby. A bully is a coward. He needs a gang of hangers-on to survive. Reveal him as weak to his followers and they drift away.
Because no one has stood up to the bully, Trump is gaining more and more followers as low-information Americans assume he is the boss.
Mr. Malinowski, As a constituent of Sen. Murray, I credited part of your article in emails to her, Sen Cantwell (WA), Rep. DelBene (WA), Sen Schumer and Rep Jeffries. I requested unified action of Democrats - House and Senate, as you advocated. Praying they can pull everyone together and act in a unified manner to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Thanks to you, too.
Thank you, Barbara Perra, for taking action. Finger pointing will get us nowhere, except going in circles. Helping and uniting with our Democratic Congress members is a good thing. I had earlier this month contacted Gillibrand, Schumer and Jeffries. The latter has been active and has held conferences and appeared on C Span & other interviews. Jeffries is going to be on ABC tomorrow during the Sunday morning political shows.
The moment Joe Biden decided to run again, we lost our democracy. Dems allowed all our hopes to be pinned on a candidate that the public was loudly denouncing, despite the good he had done. Done, being the operative word. Then everyone sat back and said, What next?
Meanwhile, the pro-coup contingent had actually PUBLISHED their plan; they had four years to marshal forces, and they were ready to go before day 1. I fear that playing catch-up will not work, my friends. The Democrats knew this was coming and bullheadedly continued with the old rule-of-law-will-out playbook. There was no time for hesitation. Now Mister has given the keys to an actual Nazi. And the world is no longer behind us.
I love this approach! I think it’s great and that’s exactly what we need to do because we are in the minority right now. Yes the Republicans control Congress, but many of them do not like the things that Trump is doing. This approach allows them to tell Trump that they will fund only the things that they put in the legislation. No screwing up all things from him and Musk. Congress is there to fund the work of the government. Trump will have to work with them.
This is the most encouraging strategy out there. There already is pain & suffering to Trump & Musk victims. It is time they get jerked around & feel the pain.
I would add: NO extension to tax cuts. Not for 1 year or 1 minute. Not even if it includes some crumbs for the public. 1) the pain must be shared; and 2) they are not hacking away at spending to reduce the deficit...they are doing it to pave the way for tax cuts. This needs to be SHOUTED.
" I’m going to need a guarantee that the president will respect the budget — even if it's a Republican budget — that Congress passes.” WHAT?!?!!
A guarantee from Trump? Do you for one minute think there is such a thing, even if he says so?
One asks for the guarantee from congressional R's, not from Trump. The point here is to put R's on the spot to assert the powers of congress. The point is also to set the goal posts back where they belong. Congress is supposed to check and balance the power of the executive branch, despite the political affiliation of the president.
We're already suffering. I worry about whether I'm going to get my Social Security payment on Friday, and if so, whether it will come again in March. I have a package coming from Canada, and it's stuck at the border. I'm one person, but what's happening to me and other unpleasant things are happening to many others all across the country. And if our enemies aren't yet rejoicing, they've been asleep since November 5th.
I could be wrong, Peggy, but my guess is that the first word of someone's Social Security check not arriving will open the gates of hell. And it won't just be Democrats revolting.
Agree
There's a weak spot in the case you make, Mr. Malinowski: it's the perennial Lucy holding the football situation. "Sure, we promise to give Meals on Wheels $100. Now vote yes." Then, surprise, we lied!
Point 1 - absolutely, no more futile efforts showing how weak you are
Point 2 - great idea - if you can get people to come forward, I suspect lots are afraid of being singled out and having Musk sic his mob on them. If not, highlight tangible effects.
Point 3 - use the law to maximum effect and force them to disobey it. If they're going to do it, make them own it.
Point 4 - No more wishy washy BS, if Democrats can't see this for what it is they may as well just resign now. Get party unity - every. single. person. The usual suspects will want to go along with Trump, do everything in your power to convince them of the blind stupidity of this. They may as well quit now since they likely won't want to work in the Duma Musk is envisioning. He wants NO government to control him or his companies, no laws, no oversight, just raw power and money ruling everything.
If we can't stick together to do this - and March may already be too late - then the party may as well disband.
True actionable outrage will emerge only when individuals are personally affected by this madness. Wait for it. It will come. Relying on politicians to do what’s right, with courage and conviction, is foolish and naive. Angry people in mass in the streets all across this country is the only way this will turn. Hold on to the good of America.
By then, it may be too late…
Thanks for that, friend. Best wishes.
I wish Tom wasnt a former Congressman. The Democrats appear to be incapable of coming up with a resistance plan.
Take advice from Pete Buttigieg. Democrats are not taking advantage of the people in their party, who can think in the box, out of the box, and way beyond Musk. This situation requires all hands on deck. With Republicans just sitting on their hands, it shouldn’t be this difficult. There is far more brain power throughout the Democracy loving side, and our lawyers are already doing their share. Omg, hope this isn’t about egos. A constitutional crisis is no time for that.
I believe Hakeem Jeffries cited using the upcoming funding deadline as part of the 10-point plan he announced early last week. As I recall, the announcement didn't get a lot of play.
I am a white single childless 72 year-old woman, college + graduate school, career scientist and disillusioned life-long Democrat.
Though I disagreed with most of the “give-aways” Harris proposed and I am a “common sense, moderate centrist” on most policy issues, I supported her with my vote and hundreds of dollars in campaign donations because the thought of having a disgusting, convicted, ignorant, misogynistic cretin representing the country I love, and me personally, to the rest of the world was, and is, horrifying, embarrassing and unfathomable.
But, in my opinion the democrats have only themselves to blame for the loss. For example, locally in Northern Va, in Fairfax County alone 59,000 more people voted for the republican presidential candidate in 2024 than in 2020 even though fewer total votes were cast. I’m quite certain if the current Fairfax County Board of Supervisors members (all but 1 are progressive democrats) had been on Tuesday’s ballot, all of the democrats would have lost to their republican competitors thanks to the cascade of exceedingly unpopular (and expensive) progressive policies they have implemented or are pursuing. I haven’t yet been able to effectively focus my anger on the election result - on Trump and his hate-filled followers, OR on the 50% of the American citizenry who voted for him, specifically those who seem to lack critical thinking abilities or self-respect, OR on the democratic leadership who have failed time and again to develop responsible, thoughtful, effective and broadly acceptable solutions to our country’s most serious concerns.
I do feel bad for Harris and Walz. I think they ran a honest and upstanding campaign but there were too many “potholes” beyond their control to manage in such a short period of time. No doubt many of the trump votes came from racists and misogynists…. but, I think much of the vote differential was due to independents (and centrist democrats) who simply didn’t vote (the 3rd party vote, about 2million, didn’t have a huge impact). I honestly believe the progressive demands on Biden and then on Harris doomed the election. I am so sick of hearing the progressives say “the policies Biden and Harris put forward are popular with everyone”. The progressives are wrong - no doubt they are popular with the recipients of the government’s handouts, they are not popular with me or with any of the people I have talked with.
I fully understand the economic concerns that were a priority for many voters, and their distrust of and disgust for the many “give-aways” Harris put forward in her campaign. The democrats have their hearts in the right place but their common sense, brains and ability to predict/manage the consequences of their “helpful policies” always seem to be missing in action. The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is a prime example. Of course everyone should be able to afford adequate healthcare. So the democrats pass the ACA and ensure an additional 40-50 million people have health insurance. Great idea, right??? But they did nothing to increase the number of healthcare providers - no additional seats in medical schools, no additional internships/residencies were funded. There are thousands of well qualified young college graduates who aren’t accepted at medical school each year because there aren’t enough seats available. There are dozens (perhaps hundreds?) of medical school graduates each year who don’t “match” with an internship program so their medical career comes to a screeching halt without ever getting started. The huge increase in healthcare demand because of the ACA (and for a while, COVID) has overwhelmed the current medical labor force, has worn them out, they are leaving the profession in droves, and now no one can get a timely appointment, especially with a specialist. Who could have ever guessed this would be a consequence of a soaring increase in the demand for healthcare with no increase in the number of providers — a rhetorical question…. it should have been obvious to anyone who considered the predictable cascade of consequences! Those of us who already had good health insurance are now not only having to pay through our taxes to subsidize the ACA premiums for others, we have had our own access to healthcare drastically diminished.
This is but one example of the democrats inability to develop a functional solution to any problem that doesn’t also end up creating “winners and angry losers”. Think of the multitude of unintended but clearly predictable adverse consequences of the flawed democratic implementation of - affirmative action, DEI, student loan repayment crisis, the COVID stimulus checks, the COVID-related eviction moratorium, extended “work from home” support for many white collar professionals, child tax credits, etc, etc, etc. All of these are/were significant national problems that demand/demanded thoughtful, responsible and carefully considered remedies - not the “quick, knee-jerk” broadly unpopular, and often economically damaging, solutions that the democrats so often force on the public. This is why this country had so many people who were willing to elect a degenerate criminal as president or simply decided to not vote. It remains to be seen whether the democratic leadership at every level is smart enough to understand, and willing to accept, the message the voters sent.
Since Tuesday’s election I fear for our democracy, our country, and the rights of all of our citizens. I am begging the leaders of the Democratic Party to refocus and direct their legislative efforts on common sense, carefully vetted solutions that emphasize and build upon each American’s PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY and that work for everyone regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, marital status, parental status, age, economic status or any other attribute that pigeonholes or divides us. Please let every American feel the Democrats are working for each of us and not picking winners and losers.
I read through your screed about giveaways and was giving you your right to those opinions until I got to this: extended “work from home” support for many white collar professionals.
What did that "support" cost you? Are you talking about federal workers? Because remote work SAVED you money while it increased productivity. Are you talking about other people? Because I have worked from home for 30 years without any "support."
A period where my partner and I were both able to work from home, during and after a deadly pandemic, did us a world of good. I know I'm fortunate to be able to do that, but I worked my way up to structure my consultancy as it fit my life. Then I was able to share that with my partner, taking--gasp!--lunchtime strolls together for the first time. Don't worry; it was only for 20 minutes, when he wasn't eating and working at his desk. Don't worry; the only breaks he ever takes are to pee, if that's okay with you. None of our joy cost you a cent or had some political tinge to it.
Done reading your crap.
I would welcome the opportunity to respectfully discuss my reservations regarding “at will” work from home with you. I understand, and appreciate, the many personal benefits for those fortunate enough to be allowed to work from home. In my location those working from home each saved an average of $3600/year in commuting expense. Many also opted to forgo paid childcare since they were working at home - locally averaging $1,200/MONTH/child. This substantial amount of discretionary money multiplied by the thousands of work from home employees was a significant driver of inflation. Perhaps an argument can be made that the personal benefits outweighed the societal costs. But the vast majority of working class Americans - those who would have benefitted from the thousands of dollars in commuting and child care savings were not able to enjoy these personal and economic benefits. There is no doubt this “double standard” contributed to the resentment the working class feels and led so many of them to vote for Trump.
Would you prefer the pandemic were still raging then? Had that many people not worked from home, that’s where we would be.
Until we had an effective vaccine and viral transmission was under control, remote work (and school) was the most responsible action for those who could work from home. Return to work/school was realistic about 2-2.5 years ago for most people. Some longterm exceptions may be needed for individuals who are immunocompromised but by now most people should have returned to their pre-pandemic work routine.
Many people found a new work routine during the pandemic and are sticking with it. I met one yesterday--at the gym, which remained solvent thanks to covid money from the feds, just one of many whose collapse would have dented the economy further. Your equation for inflation > people's lives and livelihoods sure is a cold and simplistic one.
How on earth was "This substantial amount of discretionary money multiplied by the thousands of work from home employees was a significant driver of inflation. "??? How did those able to work from home and save some commuting and/or childcare costs contribute to inflation? It makes no sense.
Regarding "But the vast majority of working class Americans - those who would have benefitted from the thousands of dollars in commuting and child care savings were not able to enjoy these personal and economic benefits. There is no doubt this “double standard” contributed to the resentment the working class feels and led so many of them to vote for Trump.", I beg to differ. I am a RN who has never been allowed to work from home by my hospital organization even though 90% of my job could be done from home. I resent my organization, NOT the other people who have been allowed to work from home, and nothing at all could have made me vote for Trump.
A very thoughtful take. I may disagree with many of your points, but that's not important now. What is important is that you are one of the few Democrats in this forum who is a rational thinker. Most others would rather spout rhetoric with little to no substance. Many of them hurl insults as if that makes their statements/arguments more valid. Thank you for not doing that. Looking forward to other posts.
You call yourself a democrat but you are angry at and resentful of all the wrong people, the progressive faction of your party. Like many people of a certain age, which I am also, you think the answer is to move more toward the center. We've tried that and it doesn't work. We actually need to lean into the progressive ideology harder, especially on behalf of the working class and retirees/disabled. Yes, it's very expensive. The problem isn't that the progressives are burdening taxpayers with the expense; it's that the wealthy aren't paying their fair share. If they paid their fair share, we could afford all that's been proposed and more, like true universal single payer public healthcare, not profit driven healthcare and insurance that's killing people.
https://www.fairshareusa.org/
Mitt Romney has said that, in Trump’s first term, members of the House and the Senate wanted to but declined to vote for impeachment and conviction because they were afraid for their own personal safety and that of their families. At that time, the insurrectionists were still busy with prosecutions or were in prison. Now they are pardoned and on the streets, arguably in service of Trump. Does that problem need to be addressed.
Agreed. You would think that R's, as the party of macho men would understand that giving in to physical threats only teaches the bully they can push you around. So, he just keeps coming back to that well. You would also think D's would recognize the weakness of the bully.
One well-landed blow to the bully's nose and he blubbers like a baby. A bully is a coward. He needs a gang of hangers-on to survive. Reveal him as weak to his followers and they drift away.
Because no one has stood up to the bully, Trump is gaining more and more followers as low-information Americans assume he is the boss.
Mr. Malinowski, As a constituent of Sen. Murray, I credited part of your article in emails to her, Sen Cantwell (WA), Rep. DelBene (WA), Sen Schumer and Rep Jeffries. I requested unified action of Democrats - House and Senate, as you advocated. Praying they can pull everyone together and act in a unified manner to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. Thanks to you, too.
Thank you, Barbara Perra, for taking action. Finger pointing will get us nowhere, except going in circles. Helping and uniting with our Democratic Congress members is a good thing. I had earlier this month contacted Gillibrand, Schumer and Jeffries. The latter has been active and has held conferences and appeared on C Span & other interviews. Jeffries is going to be on ABC tomorrow during the Sunday morning political shows.
The moment Joe Biden decided to run again, we lost our democracy. Dems allowed all our hopes to be pinned on a candidate that the public was loudly denouncing, despite the good he had done. Done, being the operative word. Then everyone sat back and said, What next?
Meanwhile, the pro-coup contingent had actually PUBLISHED their plan; they had four years to marshal forces, and they were ready to go before day 1. I fear that playing catch-up will not work, my friends. The Democrats knew this was coming and bullheadedly continued with the old rule-of-law-will-out playbook. There was no time for hesitation. Now Mister has given the keys to an actual Nazi. And the world is no longer behind us.
I love this approach! I think it’s great and that’s exactly what we need to do because we are in the minority right now. Yes the Republicans control Congress, but many of them do not like the things that Trump is doing. This approach allows them to tell Trump that they will fund only the things that they put in the legislation. No screwing up all things from him and Musk. Congress is there to fund the work of the government. Trump will have to work with them.
Agreed , no budget. Period.
This is the most encouraging strategy out there. There already is pain & suffering to Trump & Musk victims. It is time they get jerked around & feel the pain.