Yes, that is the name of his book, which I reviewed.
Yes, McConnell failed in his attempt to limit President Obama to one term. Utterly. But he is riding high now.
And why do I harp on this? Well, I think this observation is spot on:
And that is how The Turtle did it. He fought dirty. He had an alliance with someone he could not stand. And he got his judges.
And there is so much here..so much that seems unfair and is totally frustrating.
The reality is that the Electoral College and the Senate is wildly skewed to the low population states. We can’t change that without an amendment to the Constitution which requires clearing a very high hurdle:
So given that isn’t going to happen, we need to win more Congressional races, especially in the Senate. And given how the states are, that means electing more red state Democrats..more Ben Nelsons and Joe Manchins.
But what do you see: cries of “primary them!.”
We hear “the Democrats need to take off the gloves.” Well…in my opinion, we are “nice” because not being nice …”offends other Democrats.”
Hell, when we even attempt to speak on an issue, the woke language police is right there to attempt to police our statements.
And the ACLU’s messaging was a complete disaster.
Really???? We can’t even say “abortion is a women’s rights issue?”
Yes, some biological females who transition to male can and do get pregnant but good lord, not everything is about the sensibilities of a tiny percentage of the population.
And of course, there is the idea that conservatives are more regular voters than liberals; liberals are prone to sitting out if they don’t get what they want (e. g. student loan forgiveness, or whatever).
So, where to go from here?
Well, we’ll get the usual “I am leaving the country” (psst: other countries won’t take you unless you have something to offer them..and IMHO most who say this are total losers)
Pussy hat marches? Yeah, that’ll teach them.
Hash tags? Sure…they are trembling.
Pack the court? How? You need the votes. We don’t have them. And remember you are the one who won’t vote for a D unless they are a Bernie or AOC.
Eliminate the filibuster! How? We don’t have the votes. Senate is 50/50 and dependent on a D from a Trump +39 state.
Oh…”they have pissed off the wrong generation.” Sure.
Today’s liberals are mostly product of higher education. Screaming, writing manifestos, occupying the college chancellor’s office might get attention..on a college campus. Off campus is very, very different.
You are MAD? No one cares..people only care to the degree that you have something to either offer or withhold from them. And too many of the loudest voices have zilch that anyone else wants.
If there is any hope at all, take a look at this:
In 2021, it was women 52-43 pro choice, men 50-45 pro life.
2022: women are now 61-33 pro choice, men 48-47 pro choice.
It appears to matter more. Silver lining, or wishful thinking on my part?
And there is economic power. Some of us have money to spend, and maybe let corporations know that we’ll favor businesses in good states over those in regressive ones? I see no other card to play.
Life of an old goat 