Democrats: Tell Us What You Stand For
For Democrats to win more than one election cycle, they need to inspire, not just criticize.
Democrats ‘Cave’? The New York Times Loses Their Minds
The New York Times keeps making the same mistakes. Republicans are manipulating them, just the same way they always do. Now they’re writing that “Democrats ‘cave’!” like it’s not just quoting Republican talking points. Will the Times eventually realize their mistake, and admit Republicans are manipulating them again? Or will they let themselves be used one more time, just the same as the last twenty...
Democratic Moral Amnesia
Liberals always try to forget who they are and what they stand for. It’s like some group-think version of moral amnesia. It’s one of the (many) things that drive me nuts about many liberals, including most of the Democratic party. Do Democrats support a more robust safety net, particularly for heath care? You’d think they should, what with all the shouting about how Republicans destroying...
Democrats Actually Do Something
Imagine my surprise when I read Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) Op-Ed in the New York Times that included stuff like this: Democrats have too often hesitated from taking on those misguided policies directly and unflinchingly — so much so that many Americans don’t know what we stand for. Not after today. Democrats will show the country that we’re the party on the side of working...
Democratic Party Idea
So the Democrats are doing another Talk-A-Thon about the disaster that will be Trumpcare. (GOPCare?) As part of a sit-in on the Capital steps with other Democratic Senators and Representatives, Cory Booker started a Facebook post with this: Health care is a human right. Nice beginning. And yes, I agree that health care should be a universal minimum in any civilized society. Heck, even in...
Grownups
I’m an old guy. (I only mention it in case that’s not already obvious, what with my focus on honor and all.) So yeah, freakishly old. Once I got past your childhood, and than young-adult-hood, I found myself looking for other grownups. Maybe it was for companionship, or just to commiserate. Modern culture seems to be aimed to other children, and I frequently feel like...
Bernie to the Rescue
Bernie Sanders wrote a New York Times Op-Ed: How Democrats Can Stop Losing Elections. It’s more or less what I’ve been saying for a while, so of course he’s exactly correct. This is the start: In 2016, the Democratic Party lost the presidency to possibly the least popular candidate in American history. In recent years, Democrats have also lost the Senate and House to right-wing...
Republican Goals and ‘Winning’
It’s a question of character. There will be a test afterwards. I frequently lament the loss of the Republican party. I know I comment on them critically and harshly, but honestly, I do miss having a decent opposition party. I’m not especially thrilled with the Democratic party and their deliberately ‘hapless’ lifestyle, and it was helpful to have someone else around who could point out...