The Midterms Revealed an America Less Divided Than Many Feared[Click] Rahm Emanuel makes an extremely good case for both optimism about our country and the way forward for the Democratic Party. Although there are things I dislike about the man’s behavior, I think he is and remains politically astute. A recommended read.
I don't know, Alan. I still have so little respect for R. E. that I cannot muster the least bit of desire to know his opinion on anything. I salute you for being more fair than I.
Since (1) I am lazy, and (2) this is a shortish thread, I shall lay in some quotes rather than link to them. --Alan =============== Pelosi Still Has No Challenger November 18, 2018 at 6:03 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
New York Times: “What if House Democrats tried to stage a coup and nobody showed up?” “That is the predicament facing Democrats as a quiet rebellion simmers in their ranks to block Representative Nancy Pelosi of California from being speaker. Inside the Capitol and at nearby watering holes and restaurants, there are hopeful whispers among a small band of Democrats that a fresh-faced new leader will come forward to challenge Ms. Pelosi, who has led House Democrats for 15 years.” “But so far, no one has emerged to take her on.” =============================== Quote of the Day November 18, 2018 at 9:10 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
“Wow, Mr. President, that’s a good one. Was that like your answers to Mr. Mueller’s questions, or did you write this one yourself?” — Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), on Twitter, responding to President Trump’s tweet calling him “little Adam Schitt.” ======================= How the Democrats Took Back Michigan November 18, 2018 at 9:16 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
The Atlantic: “Debate what counts as a blue wave in the rest of the country, but there was a tsunami off the Great Lakes. It was enormous and swept over everything: governor, Senate, attorney general, two flipped House seats with two female alumnae of the Obama administration, plus another that put a Palestinian American woman in John Conyers’s old spot, five flipped state Senate seats, five flipped state House seats, all the way down to the state supreme court and the state university boards. They legalized recreational pot, and the vote wasn’t close. They banned gerrymandering. They created automatic voter registration and an absentee-ballot process, essentially a backdoor way to institute early voting, which together will almost certainly lock in long-term the gains Democrats made.” ========================== Admiral Says Trump Is a Threat to Democracy November 18, 2018 at 9:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
“Retired Adm. William McRaven stood by his previous statement that President Trump’s attacks on the news media represent ‘the greatest threat to democracy’ after the President dismissed him as a ‘Hillary Clinton backer’ in an interview that aired on Fox News,” CNN reports. Said McRaven: “I did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else. I am a fan of President Obama and President George W. Bush, both of whom I worked for. I admire all presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office and who use that office to bring the nation together in challenging times.” He added: “I stand by my comment that the President’s attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime.” ================= Reid Machine Keeps Humming In Nevada November 18, 2018 at 9:23 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
“Harry Reid may no longer lead Senate Democrats in Washington, but the political machine he built in Nevada has Republicans on the run,” the AP reports. “Democrats romped up and down the state in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, ousting Republican Sen. Dean Heller, winning races for governor and lieutenant governor, and expanding their state legislative majorities.”
My guy won the California Superintendent of Schools election! [Click] And caught the attention of the Washington Post.
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DeleteThe Midterms Revealed an America Less Divided Than Many Feared[Click] Rahm Emanuel makes an extremely good case for both optimism about our country and the way forward for the Democratic Party. Although there are things I dislike about the man’s behavior, I think he is and remains politically astute. A recommended read.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, Alan. I still have so little respect for R. E. that I cannot muster the least bit of desire to know his opinion on anything. I salute you for being more fair than I.
DeleteAn Open Letter to Elena Ferrante—Whoever You Are [Click] Wow—a tremendous exploration of what authorship is!
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Now, that's something I'll have to read! *grin*
DeleteVT*Grand was here today and *gasp!* she is now the same height as me! She grew 4" since last May...!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd did I mention that the reason she doesn't fit into my shoes is that her feet are two sizes LARGER than mine?
HOW DID ALL THAT HAPPEN?!! Ha!
Hybrid vigor? [He ducks!]
DeleteSince (1) I am lazy, and (2) this is a shortish thread, I shall lay in some quotes rather than link to them. --Alan
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Pelosi Still Has No Challenger
November 18, 2018 at 6:03 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
New York Times: “What if House Democrats tried to stage a coup and nobody showed up?”
“That is the predicament facing Democrats as a quiet rebellion simmers in their ranks to block Representative Nancy Pelosi of California from being speaker. Inside the Capitol and at nearby watering holes and restaurants, there are hopeful whispers among a small band of Democrats that a fresh-faced new leader will come forward to challenge Ms. Pelosi, who has led House Democrats for 15 years.”
“But so far, no one has emerged to take her on.”
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Quote of the Day
November 18, 2018 at 9:10 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
“Wow, Mr. President, that’s a good one. Was that like your answers to Mr. Mueller’s questions, or did you write this one yourself?”
— Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), on Twitter, responding to President Trump’s tweet calling him “little Adam Schitt.”
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How the Democrats Took Back Michigan
November 18, 2018 at 9:16 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
The Atlantic: “Debate what counts as a blue wave in the rest of the country, but there was a tsunami off the Great Lakes. It was enormous and swept over everything: governor, Senate, attorney general, two flipped House seats with two female alumnae of the Obama administration, plus another that put a Palestinian American woman in John Conyers’s old spot, five flipped state Senate seats, five flipped state House seats, all the way down to the state supreme court and the state university boards. They legalized recreational pot, and the vote wasn’t close. They banned gerrymandering. They created automatic voter registration and an absentee-ballot process, essentially a backdoor way to institute early voting, which together will almost certainly lock in long-term the gains Democrats made.”
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Admiral Says Trump Is a Threat to Democracy
November 18, 2018 at 9:21 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
“Retired Adm. William McRaven stood by his previous statement that President Trump’s attacks on the news media represent ‘the greatest threat to democracy’ after the President dismissed him as a ‘Hillary Clinton backer’ in an interview that aired on Fox News,” CNN reports. Said McRaven: “I did not back Hillary Clinton or anyone else. I am a fan of President Obama and President George W. Bush, both of whom I worked for. I admire all presidents, regardless of their political party, who uphold the dignity of the office and who use that office to bring the nation together in challenging times.” He added: “I stand by my comment that the President’s attack on the media is the greatest threat to our democracy in my lifetime.”
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Reid Machine Keeps Humming In Nevada
November 18, 2018 at 9:23 pm EST By Taegan Goddard
“Harry Reid may no longer lead Senate Democrats in Washington, but the political machine he built in Nevada has Republicans on the run,” the AP reports. “Democrats romped up and down the state in the Nov. 6 midterm elections, ousting Republican Sen. Dean Heller, winning races for governor and lieutenant governor, and expanding their state legislative majorities.”
Democrats romping up and down the state? I like that.
DeleteAnd as for the Dems taking back Michigan, it sounds to me like the way Grant took Richmond. (Does anyone besides me say that these days?)
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