Schumer said after the fact, or his underlings leaked, that he knew public perception last time would have favored the Republicans even more as a result, as they successfully blamed the shutdown on Dems.

I’m not buying this narrative. After a solid year of democrats insisting that biden was pressuring netanyahu behind the scenes when absolutely nothing of the sort was actually happening, I place no faith at all in any assertion of what’s going on behind the scenes. This is a post facto justification of actions schumer took because he wanted to. If I were to give him the benefit of the doubt here and accept the “public perception wouldn’t be with us” narrative, the best I can say is that he’s a spineless amoral windsock who is utterly incapable of leadership.

But now he no longer sees this equation that way.

He’ll find some new excuse to cave. It may take time. He might actually go through with it this time, but it won’t last more than a week and there will be zero concessions for ending the shutdown.

No matter how far to the right democrats shift, republicans will always call them radicals.

In fairness, it’s what kirk would have wanted.

“Look what you made me do.”

At least you didn’t have to admit thet genocide is wrong.

Reminds me of the unintentionally hilarious statue of nathan bedford forrest, and for exactly the same reasons.

Sure she supports genocide, but she’ll protect those trans people you progressives care about for some stupid reason. Fuck, most of them aren’t even billionaires.

Later: on this subject she also agrees with charlie kirk, a good christian and family man who never said anything unpleasant don’t fire me.

When you hit and drag an officer with your car,

When you trust everything law enforcement says,

Conservatives don’t eat their own in the name of civility, so never.

The anti-genocide left isn’t to blame for the loss.

Then stop blaming them.

the best option

The second worst option. Genocide supporters aren’t the best anything. Except to other genocide supporters.

The Palestinians are objectively worse off now than they were under Biden, and most likely would have been under Kamala.

Why do you keep trying to convince me to vote how I voted in an election that already happened? Oh right, you never gave a shit who won, you just want unquestioning support for the genocide supporter you want over the genocide supporter you were willing to accept as long as no one had the opportunity to vote for a candidate who doesn’t support genocide.

That’s not how words work.

I know how gaslighting works. I know how condescension works. I chose my words because they precisely describe the situation.

You chose yours because you think genocide supporters are the best.

Oh? It was just fine for a solid year to call anyone who opposes genocide a tankie, trumpist, republican, russian, chinese, child, bot, fascist and so on.

You were trying to convince me to vote for the candidate I voted for in an election that already happened. Ostensibly. Really, you just don’t like criticism of the genocide that will define centrism forever. So I don’t really give a shit that you’re offended by being called a centrist since you’re acting like one.

Centrists experience no guilt as they don’t see Palestinians as people.

Just like they adopted republican immigration policy because they don’t see immigrants as people.

And just like even more centrists than already have are gonna throw trans people under the bus. And for the same reason: if you’re not netanyahu, you’re disposable.

Things are as you like them, and anyone who complains just isn’t doing enough. The best part about this is that now an unfair system that favors genocidal candidates is now magically the fault of that system’s hostages instead of the people holding them hostage.

But I wouldn’t say theyre meaningless in local elections.

Henry Cuellar.

If centrists were interested in solutions, they wouldn’t be blaming the wing of the party that wants them.

No centrist cares that I voted for harris; all they care about is that I opposed the genocide they wanted.

It’d be one thing if they didn’t act so goddamned morally superior about it all.

People who oppose genocide are morally superior to those who support it. I can imagine that people who want to support genocide while still wanting to pretend they’re good people would like that to not be the case.

Wanted to primary out the pro-genocide Dems? Me too.

Lol no you didn’t.

“Best viable option” never translates to good.

Then don’t call her a synonym for good.

You can hate Kamala. I fucking hate Kamala.

She didn’t support genocide hard enough for you.