To understand the importance of the institution, you have to appreciate it. Here’s why American progressives should focus more on building congressional power
Well, for the sake of others, I will just repeat that everything that Michael put is the truth. Like that Congress is a check on the power of the president, and that Congress allows a national forum for public debate, etc,.
Tell me if you find something that's inaccurate. I'm happy to wait :)
Now do Biden . 27% approval, 57% disapproval. That’s a double whammy for the democrat party. Your very own voters are telling you guys to come back to the middle and you just keep going in the opposite direction. It’s amazing to watch.
I’m not really sure what Biden’s approval has to do with the powers of Congress and what it can do for everyday Americans. If, of course, we use that power to push a pro-worker agenda.
And this is not really for you, but for others that might want to know. People like traditional Democratic policies on bread-and-butter issues. True “Kennedy Democrats” support higher taxes on the rich, a higher minimum wage, checks on corporate greed through trust busting and other things, and so much more.
“Our party” needs to return to its roots, and not its corporate donors.
Which is why I left the democrat party. I don’t agree with anything they do anymore. Those policies you mentioned are bad for the economy. We had 40 % inflation under Biden/Harris. I voted for Hillary in 2016 . I’m so glad now that she lost. I voted for Trump in the last two elections. I’m glad he won. And I’m glad he’s cleaning up the mess Biden/Harris made. I’ve never seen anything like this before. The democrat party is gone. I don’t trust anything they say anymore. Nor do I trust anyone who still supports that party. Your party needs a complete overhaul but instead they are still going further left. It’s turned into the party of hate. I was a life long democrat. Not anymore. Have a good day sir.
Well, if you are against the traditional Democratic agenda, then I am not sure how exactly you were a lifelong Democrat in any way. The agenda I just gave (on economics) is tremendously popular (even now) and, historically-speaking, it helped the regular American tremendously in the United States of the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
But I respect your opinion, and you are entitled to it. Have a good day as well.
Unfortunately it’s not the party of the 60’s anymore. Even Bill Clinton had the sense to pull back on his policies when they were hurting the economy. The democrat party today has been highjacked by the progressives who are not going to give up on their agenda any time soon. So just keep hanging on to that dream.
Well, and what happened after Bill Clinton "had the sense" to do what he did? Or after Reagan did what he did? Economic inequality worsened, jobs got shipped away in trade deals like NAFTA, and American workers had no way of finding any sense of economic security.
Clinton was part of the problem, more so than any "progressive" you see today. We are currently where we are because we are climbing out of a 40-year mess created by Republicans (going back to Reagan) which more than a few Democrats wrongfully went along with.
The "dream" is not quite dead yet. If we as Democrats focus on economics, and again, on the types of things that people really care about, we can recover what we lost with people like Reagan and Clinton. America was once the economic powerhouse of the world; it can be again.
But, I and Michael would say, not with Trump. He is in the pockets of people (like Musk) who now have the opportunity to COMPLETELY CONTROL the government, and squash any hope of working people getting their fair share. They are an ungrateful bunch; they have already gotten so much off the backs of working people, and now they want to stop people from exercising their right to complain about it.
It's a government takeover by the rich and powerful. Make no mistake about it. And the dream is our best shot of preventing them from finishing their plan.
Ok . I only agree with one thing you said and that’s that Bills NAFTA was a disaster and it put us where we are today with China. Trump can fix this and he is. He wants to shrink government and democrats want us to be owned by government. It used to be democrats who cared about the people but now they care about power. Their biggest donor is Big Pharma. Bernie owns three homes yet preaches that capitalism is a bad thing. It’s a joke! Nancy Pelosi’s worth millions from insider trading which every democrat voted against making it illegal for them to trade stocks while in office. Every democrat representative voted against banning men in womens sports. And I haven’t even mentioned the open borders yet. And the women and children who have been raped and murdered by the ones they let walk into our country unvetted. No, the democrats have not done anything right for decades. Neither have the republicans! But Trump and Elon will expose it all. I’m getting my popcorn 🍿 ready. I want the fraud to stop. Finally someone is doing what they promised.
With respect even a good high school Civics teacher could poke so many holes in these statements, to have written it should be an embarrassment .
Like that Congress is supposed to be a check on the power of the president?
Or that Congress allows a national forum for public debate?
Everything in Michael’s post is 100% accurate. So what kind of civics teachers do you generally talk to? :)
Well, for the sake of others, I will just repeat that everything that Michael put is the truth. Like that Congress is a check on the power of the president, and that Congress allows a national forum for public debate, etc,.
Tell me if you find something that's inaccurate. I'm happy to wait :)
Great post, Mike!
Now do Biden . 27% approval, 57% disapproval. That’s a double whammy for the democrat party. Your very own voters are telling you guys to come back to the middle and you just keep going in the opposite direction. It’s amazing to watch.
I’m not really sure what Biden’s approval has to do with the powers of Congress and what it can do for everyday Americans. If, of course, we use that power to push a pro-worker agenda.
And this is not really for you, but for others that might want to know. People like traditional Democratic policies on bread-and-butter issues. True “Kennedy Democrats” support higher taxes on the rich, a higher minimum wage, checks on corporate greed through trust busting and other things, and so much more.
“Our party” needs to return to its roots, and not its corporate donors.
Which is why I left the democrat party. I don’t agree with anything they do anymore. Those policies you mentioned are bad for the economy. We had 40 % inflation under Biden/Harris. I voted for Hillary in 2016 . I’m so glad now that she lost. I voted for Trump in the last two elections. I’m glad he won. And I’m glad he’s cleaning up the mess Biden/Harris made. I’ve never seen anything like this before. The democrat party is gone. I don’t trust anything they say anymore. Nor do I trust anyone who still supports that party. Your party needs a complete overhaul but instead they are still going further left. It’s turned into the party of hate. I was a life long democrat. Not anymore. Have a good day sir.
Well, if you are against the traditional Democratic agenda, then I am not sure how exactly you were a lifelong Democrat in any way. The agenda I just gave (on economics) is tremendously popular (even now) and, historically-speaking, it helped the regular American tremendously in the United States of the 40s, 50s, and 60s.
But I respect your opinion, and you are entitled to it. Have a good day as well.
Unfortunately it’s not the party of the 60’s anymore. Even Bill Clinton had the sense to pull back on his policies when they were hurting the economy. The democrat party today has been highjacked by the progressives who are not going to give up on their agenda any time soon. So just keep hanging on to that dream.
Well, and what happened after Bill Clinton "had the sense" to do what he did? Or after Reagan did what he did? Economic inequality worsened, jobs got shipped away in trade deals like NAFTA, and American workers had no way of finding any sense of economic security.
Clinton was part of the problem, more so than any "progressive" you see today. We are currently where we are because we are climbing out of a 40-year mess created by Republicans (going back to Reagan) which more than a few Democrats wrongfully went along with.
The "dream" is not quite dead yet. If we as Democrats focus on economics, and again, on the types of things that people really care about, we can recover what we lost with people like Reagan and Clinton. America was once the economic powerhouse of the world; it can be again.
But, I and Michael would say, not with Trump. He is in the pockets of people (like Musk) who now have the opportunity to COMPLETELY CONTROL the government, and squash any hope of working people getting their fair share. They are an ungrateful bunch; they have already gotten so much off the backs of working people, and now they want to stop people from exercising their right to complain about it.
It's a government takeover by the rich and powerful. Make no mistake about it. And the dream is our best shot of preventing them from finishing their plan.
Ok . I only agree with one thing you said and that’s that Bills NAFTA was a disaster and it put us where we are today with China. Trump can fix this and he is. He wants to shrink government and democrats want us to be owned by government. It used to be democrats who cared about the people but now they care about power. Their biggest donor is Big Pharma. Bernie owns three homes yet preaches that capitalism is a bad thing. It’s a joke! Nancy Pelosi’s worth millions from insider trading which every democrat voted against making it illegal for them to trade stocks while in office. Every democrat representative voted against banning men in womens sports. And I haven’t even mentioned the open borders yet. And the women and children who have been raped and murdered by the ones they let walk into our country unvetted. No, the democrats have not done anything right for decades. Neither have the republicans! But Trump and Elon will expose it all. I’m getting my popcorn 🍿 ready. I want the fraud to stop. Finally someone is doing what they promised.