watched part of the State of the Union last night and went to sleep deeply disappointed. This isn’t about agreeing with the President. I’m not even going to talk about him. This is about how elected officials conduct themselves in the House chamber. There was a time when members of Congress could oppose an administration forcefully while still respecting the office and the moment. That line used to matter. It didn’t seem to matter last night. When victims of violent crimes were recognized, including a young girl who survived something horrific, it didn’t appear that a single Democrat stood. The chamber split along party lines during a moment that should’ve transcended politics. Refusing to stand wasn’t a policy stance. It was a very unflattering statement. Profanity displayed on clothing inside Congress (Talib) and broadcast nationwide was another choice. The House floor isn’t a protest rally or a campaign stage. It’s a formal seat of government. That space deserves seriousness. Watching it treated like a backdrop for defiance was embarrassingly disgusting. Then there’s the keffiyeh. It being worn on the House floor (or anywhere within the US government) carried its own message. Symbols aren’t neutral. When a member of Congress chooses to wear a symbol widely associated with anti-Israel agitation while declining to stand for American victims, it raises legitimate questions and how it’s not being investigated is mind blowing. Jews are frequently pressed to prove loyalty, asked whether their allegiance lies here or elsewhere. Yet when an elected official signals solidarity with a foreign cause inside Congress, scrutiny disappears. The double standard is…despicable. Public office requires clear allegiance to the United States. That expectation shouldn’t be controversial. When figures like Ilhan Omar, who was born abroad and regularly denounces the country she serves, sit in Congress, it’s reasonable for people to question priorities and loyalty. Representation carries responsibility. Meanwhile, structural corruption continues to erode trust. Members of Congress arrive with modest wealth and leave with fortunes. Insider trading laws technically apply to lawmakers, but enforcement has been weak and loopholes remain. President Trump has proposed banning congressional stock trading outright, and that proposal has made one thing clear…if public service truly belongs to the public, members of Congress shouldn’t be trading individual stocks at all. The resistance to that idea says a lot. What stood out most last night was the contrast in tone. On one side of the chamber there was visible appreciation for the country and for the people being honored. On the other, the posturing felt theatrical. It didn’t look like leadership. It looked like resentment.  For years now, I’ve watched what feels like the steady disintegration of the Democratic Party. This isn’t the party I once aligned myself with. It isn’t the party I defended or supported. There is no longer a center. Whatever this is, it’s louder, angrier, and confuses disruption with strength. The disappointment is real. I expected better. I believed in better. What I saw last night didn’t reflect the seriousness, respect, or integrity that once defined the party I supported.
What Dave Dubya has pictured on his Blog home page IS NOT political satire, what it is is an absolute bunch of disgusting crap, that should be directed to his lousy Disgusting Democratic Communist Party, and not for here in America. It is Insulting to every American who served in our Military, and to every Jewish American Citizen
I'm not sure what this is about. I guess I'd need to watch the video to find out, but I'm not that interested in deciphering what the lies are. It is interesting that you're attacking all the Democrats who MIGHT be the next president.
Meanwhile the republican cover up of Epstein's crimes and those who participated (like donald trump) continues. This scandal is going to be devastating for the republican party. This won't be helpful to JD Vance's candidacy when he runs as the heir apparent in 2028. This issue (and so many others) will be why the next president will be a Democrat.
Protecting pedophiles (including donald trump himself), raising prices via his moronic tariffs (economic terrorism), sending ICE terrorists to American cities to harass and murder US citizen, threatening and invading other countries (Greenland, Venezuela, Iran)... all means that that the republicans should lose bigly in upcoming elections (including the midterms and the next potus election). After this disastrous (for the American people) administration ends there shouldn't be another republican president for decades.
Wes Moore says that he isn't running for President.... that's lie #1. The rest all follow the same pattern. He'll say whatever is expedient... like, "the KKK ran my Jamaican g-grandfather out of SC so he could start a great new job back in Jamaica the moment he got back! My grandfather returned to America 15 years later so that the KKK could oppress him. He missed that!""
I really don't care. You're opposed to him possibly running for president (as a White Supremacist) because he's Black. I don't know anything about his family history and don't really care. Is Candace Owens doing podcasts about how his great grandfather didn't really face any discrimination from the KKK and it's all a lie? I'm guessing not, otherwise you'd have posted the videos already.
It could be that Candace thinks he isn't running.
I doubt he will run. If he does, I don't think he will be the nominee.
watched part of the State of the Union last night and went to sleep deeply disappointed.
ReplyDeleteThis isn’t about agreeing with the President. I’m not even going to talk about him. This is about how elected officials conduct themselves in the House chamber. There was a time when members of Congress could oppose an administration forcefully while still respecting the office and the moment. That line used to matter. It didn’t seem to matter last night.
When victims of violent crimes were recognized, including a young girl who survived something horrific, it didn’t appear that a single Democrat stood. The chamber split along party lines during a moment that should’ve transcended politics. Refusing to stand wasn’t a policy stance. It was a very unflattering statement.
Profanity displayed on clothing inside Congress (Talib) and broadcast nationwide was another choice. The House floor isn’t a protest rally or a campaign stage. It’s a formal seat of government. That space deserves seriousness. Watching it treated like a backdrop for defiance was embarrassingly disgusting.
Then there’s the keffiyeh. It being worn on the House floor (or anywhere within the US government) carried its own message. Symbols aren’t neutral. When a member of Congress chooses to wear a symbol widely associated with anti-Israel agitation while declining to stand for American victims, it raises legitimate questions and how it’s not being investigated is mind blowing. Jews are frequently pressed to prove loyalty, asked whether their allegiance lies here or elsewhere. Yet when an elected official signals solidarity with a foreign cause inside Congress, scrutiny disappears. The double standard is…despicable.
Public office requires clear allegiance to the United States. That expectation shouldn’t be controversial. When figures like Ilhan Omar, who was born abroad and regularly denounces the country she serves, sit in Congress, it’s reasonable for people to question priorities and loyalty. Representation carries responsibility.
Meanwhile, structural corruption continues to erode trust. Members of Congress arrive with modest wealth and leave with fortunes. Insider trading laws technically apply to lawmakers, but enforcement has been weak and loopholes remain. President Trump has proposed banning congressional stock trading outright, and that proposal has made one thing clear…if public service truly belongs to the public, members of Congress shouldn’t be trading individual stocks at all. The resistance to that idea says a lot.
What stood out most last night was the contrast in tone. On one side of the chamber there was visible appreciation for the country and for the people being honored. On the other, the posturing felt theatrical. It didn’t look like leadership. It looked like resentment. 
For years now, I’ve watched what feels like the steady disintegration of the Democratic Party. This isn’t the party I once aligned myself with. It isn’t the party I defended or supported. There is no longer a center. Whatever this is, it’s louder, angrier, and confuses disruption with strength.
The disappointment is real. I expected better. I believed in better. What I saw last night didn’t reflect the seriousness, respect, or integrity that once defined the party I supported.
What Dave Dubya has pictured on his Blog home page IS NOT political satire, what it is is an absolute bunch of disgusting crap, that should be directed to his lousy Disgusting Democratic Communist Party, and not for here in America. It is Insulting to every American who served in our Military, and to every Jewish American Citizen
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure what this is about. I guess I'd need to watch the video to find out, but I'm not that interested in deciphering what the lies are. It is interesting that you're attacking all the Democrats who MIGHT be the next president.
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile the republican cover up of Epstein's crimes and those who participated (like donald trump) continues. This scandal is going to be devastating for the republican party. This won't be helpful to JD Vance's candidacy when he runs as the heir apparent in 2028. This issue (and so many others) will be why the next president will be a Democrat.
Protecting pedophiles (including donald trump himself), raising prices via his moronic tariffs (economic terrorism), sending ICE terrorists to American cities to harass and murder US citizen, threatening and invading other countries (Greenland, Venezuela, Iran)... all means that that the republicans should lose bigly in upcoming elections (including the midterms and the next potus election). After this disastrous (for the American people) administration ends there shouldn't be another republican president for decades.
Wes Moore says that he isn't running for President.... that's lie #1. The rest all follow the same pattern. He'll say whatever is expedient... like, "the KKK ran my Jamaican g-grandfather out of SC so he could start a great new job back in Jamaica the moment he got back! My grandfather returned to America 15 years later so that the KKK could oppress him. He missed that!""
DeleteYou're telepathic and have read his mind?
DeleteI really don't care. You're opposed to him possibly running for president (as a White Supremacist) because he's Black. I don't know anything about his family history and don't really care. Is Candace Owens doing podcasts about how his great grandfather didn't really face any discrimination from the KKK and it's all a lie? I'm guessing not, otherwise you'd have posted the videos already.
It could be that Candace thinks he isn't running.
I doubt he will run. If he does, I don't think he will be the nominee.
He LITERALLY says he's not running in almost every press interview.
DeleteI simply ignore what he says and look at what he does/ is doing (aka- running for President).
DeleteYou have Stupidly said: "Meanwhile the republican cover up of Epstein's crimes" Are You telling me that Biden Did, Or Obama Did?
ReplyDeleteNO None of those Democratic President did a damn thing about it, So how can you say that the Republican s Covered It Up?
The Prophet Dervish Z Sanders, is starting to sound as Stupid as Dave Dubya, if that is at all possible,!
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