Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

What a real congressman looks like.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[mclay18]

Menendez needs to resign, otherwise that blue Senate seat will flip next year.

 

[squeekness]

And yet nobody is telling Santos, Gaetz, or Green to leave.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Because we legislate better in a business suit?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Fetterman: Meeting with Zelensky affirmed ‘one thousand percent support’ for Ukraine

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) strongly reaffirmed his support for Ukraine after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, saying that any opposition to aiding the country was “un-Ameri…

thehill.com

Meanwhile:

Axios - Zelensky's frosty welcome to D.C. [from House Republicans]

McCarthy Declines to Host House Forum for Zelensky Amid G.O.P. Rifts

The speaker plans a private meeting with the Ukrainian president, but his refusal to arrange for rank-and-file lawmakers to hear from him directly reflects Republican resistance to continuing aid to Kyiv.

www.nytimes.com

 

[squeekness]

Republicans aren't doing anything to endear me to them.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Menendez steps down as chair of Foreign Relations Committee

Senate Democrat bylaws require any member to step down from leadership if charged with a felony.

www.politico.com

 

[Teelie]

It is telling how different the reaction to his indictment is compared to any Republican, no matter how obviously guilty they are of a crime.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I don’t think the ‘Latino defense’ is going to hold up in court any more than Trump’s regular and routine BS.

 

[mclay18]

Because we legislate better in a business suit?

I wouldn't mind Sinema dressing like a bag lady (or Alexis Carrington) if she actually voted the party line for her constituents and not act like a McCain Republican.

 

[mclay18]

And yet nobody is telling Santos, Gaetz, or Green to leave.

All three are perfect fodder for D attack ads anyway, if the DNC used negative partisanship as heavily as the RNC does.

 

[squeekness]

Sometimes I wish we were as aggressive, these folks get away with too much.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

'I didn’t know he was a Democrat': Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switches to Republican Party

Though the mayor’s position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city. By Joshua Fechter And Brian Lopez Sept. 22, 2023 Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson, a...

www.dailykos.com

 

[Sithborg]

I mean, there are plenty of more local Republicans who called for Santos to resign.

 

[InCali]

I mean, there are plenty of more local Republicans who called for Santos to resign.

My take on that is that they know their seats would be in much more danger if they didn't call out Santos. He's already hurt them and not coming out against him would be even more damaging.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[CaptainWagner]

And yet nobody is telling Santos, Gaetz, or Green to leave.

I mean, all the Dems are. The GOP just has no standards at this point. Dems should have ejected Green when they had the chance, now she just keeps gaining power.

Schumer needs to take meaningful action to remove Menendez if he continues to refuse to step down. Him pushing Franken out but playing softball on a SECOND corruption scandal is ridiculous.

That said, Andy Kim is great, and if Menendez does attempt to run again, I hope the DNC diverts all funds to Kim. He'd be a worthy addition to the Senate, cleaning up Menendez' mess like he cleaned up the Capital post-insurrection.

 

[Sithborg]

I mean, the question is, can he remove him from Congress? It is a really high threshold to remove him, and way too many Republican will want him around to hang around Dems' necks.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Should AI Decide Your Credit Score? Democrats Say No.

Democrats warned that widespread use of AI to evaluate critical consumer decisions from credit to housing is “dangerous for both our financial system and our entire economy.”

www.huffpost.com

 

[squeekness]

Should AI Decide Your Credit Score? Democrats Say No.

Democrats warned that widespread use of AI to evaluate critical consumer decisions from credit to housing is “dangerous for both our financial system and our entire economy.”

www.huffpost.com

I'm not crazy about AI making decisions for me at all.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[InCali]

So, Menendez says he kept that money around "in case of an emergency". What was he expecting? The zombie apocalypse?

Hey Honey, the undead are outside the front door. You better grab the half million dollars in my coat pockets and don't forget the gold bars. I hear the price of bottled water is skyrocketing. I'll grab the Mercedes and pick you up out back. Goddammit, I KNEW we should have gotten that Fing hardtop instead of a convertible.