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Join your goddam RD Committee – Part 2
I had my first RD meeting tonight (the 9th). I highly recommend it. In addition to being able to take part in electing the next generation of Democratic Party leadership, you will have direct access to your county council person, state rep, state Senator and the LT Governor. You will need to listen to a lot of people who love the sound of their own voice, and endure people talking about rail road crossings – but that is a small price to pay.
Join prior to Feb 1st. In the age of Zoom, it couldn’t be easier. You have no excuse.
– Join your RD
– Become a committee person
– Help elect more Democrats
– Help hold elected Dems accountable
DL Open Thread: Trump-Incited Coup Edition
Trump brought ’em to DC, lit the fuse, incited them, and pointed them in the direction of the US Capitol. An assault on democracy to keep a despot in power. Only 52 arrests? There would be at least 52 dead if this was a BLM rally…not to mention a storming of the Capitol would not […]
No atheists in a fox hole
On CBS now – footage of Pramila Jayapal on the upper gallery of the Senate chamber hearing gunshots with Lisa Blunt Rochester in the background clearly praying her ass off.
Your Senior Senator Has Shit for Brains — Fuck You, Carper
Tom Carper was asked about impeaching Trump, as many elected Democrats have called for. Carper’s response: “The idea of taking the time to try to impeach him, the idea of trying to expel members of the House of Senate for their efforts to protect the President and continue this fiction … I just think we […]
Don’t Worry – Chris Coons will compromise us out of this mess
Bipartisanship now, Bipartisanship tomorrow, Bipartisanship forever!
(CNN)Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is engulfed in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight against the ceremonial counting of the electoral votes that confirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
Song of the Day 1/6: Old Crow Medicine Show, “Marching Through Georgia”
H/t Ben, for suggesting this as the song to listen to today. I’d like to hear it sung by a chorus led by Stacey Abrams, but I’m happy to settle for the Old Crow Medicine Show version, recorded for their 2013 LP “Divided & United: The Songs of the Civil War.” It was written the […]
BREAKING: Biden Selects Merrick Garland To Be AG
Color me unexcited. I understand the symbolism, but he’s not the progressive we needed: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/biden-to-tap-merrick-garland-for-attorney-general-455410 Civil rights leaders will not be pleased. The closest analogy I can come up with: Hillary Clinton picking Tim Kaine for Veep.
The 3 Kinds of Republicans
The modern iteration of the Republican Party has three sorts of office-holders: Ideologues, grifters/plutocrats and performance artists. Some are a blend the three strains, but one or another tendency usually wins out in a pinch. For example, Tom Cotton came out against the coup and hawkishly disagrees with Trump on defense — he’s an ideologue. […]
Song of the Day 1/5: Ray Charles, “Georgia on My Mind”
Hey, Georgia is on everyone’s mind today. Personally, I expect Democrats to be just as disappointed with the results as they were with the rest of 2020’s senate elections, but until the polls close this evening, there’s always hope. Hoagy Carmichael wrote this tune in 1930, but its wasn’t until Ray Charles sang it for […]
To My DC Area Brothers & Sisters – Don’t Take the Bait
As someone who says that there is a time to fight, it is clear to me that this week isn’t that time.
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