Why? Why give an inch, Dems?
“Senate confirmed Sean Duffy as secretary of transportation on Tuesday over a sudden swell of opposition from Democrats protesting the Trump administration’s sweeping freeze of federal grants, loans and other aid.
The final vote, 77 to 22, came after Duffy had appeared to be set to sail through with little to no opposition on Monday, when all Democrats had voted to advance his nom”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/politics/sean-duffy-trump-transportation-secretary.html
@GottaLaff
Because they're part of it.
@GottaLaff@mstdn.social
At the very least, vote "present" if your owners won't let you vote "no".
Name and shame, please.
The blame is not equally spread amongst the party. We need to support the good ones and call out the bad ones.
From my state, Murray voted nay and weak-spined Cantwell voted Yea. We need to get Cantwell out.
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00021.htm#state
@lackthereof And Baldwin?? Padilla? Whitehouse???
@lackthereof , Patty Murray has been an excellent senator for our state. I keep voting for Cantwell because the alternatives are always worse.
I've been waiting for a serious primary challenge to her.
I give her credit for unseating Slade and being 1000x better than him, but she's never really stepped up for serious progress.
@lackthereof , oh yes, Slade. I used to call him, "Skeletor", the character from "He Man". I will give him credit for voting to impeach Nixon.
@lackthereof @GottaLaff I'd love for Jayapal to take Cantwell's seat.
@GottaLaff@mstdn.social Appeasement? Trying to avoid being named as targets for the MAGA mob?
@zakalwe They were hired to keep this country safe, and instead they capitulate?
They were elected to do what's right, not what keeps their jobs, or keeps them from MAGA anger.
@GottaLaff it’s like they’re trying to fast forward to the really bad shit :/
@RowinSpeez Yes, sure seems that way
Makes no sense to me either. May as well create a stink even if will not prevail in the end.
@SpaceLifeForm Exactly!!!
@GottaLaff it’s pretty damning.
@DEDGirl Of Dems you mean?
@GottaLaff yes.
@DEDGirl I know!! I'm livid.
@GottaLaff I don’t want to see this week’s confirmations.
@DEDGirl I don't either. I don't watch, although I may watch Kash.
Thank you, that's really nice to hear.
We try. I'm grateful every day for where we are.
Hugs.
#NewHampshire voters: let your politicians know you are furious that they are bending the knee to a would-be dictator. Whatever happened to "live free or die"?
New Hampshire:
Hassan (D-NH), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
#Vermont as well:
Vermont:
Welch (D-VT), Yea
Final edit, and #RhodeIsland as well:
Rhode Island:
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
@AIF_Massachusetts @GottaLaff That slogan was always something of an aspiration. There was a lot of aspirational writing back then ("all men are created equal", "land of the free, home of the brave," etc.)
I miss those times.
@grumble209 @GottaLaff those slogans were written in a time when resistance could mean death, and yet people still resisted. There's plenty of opportunities for resistance nowadays, and most don't even involve risking death.
At the risk of sounding cliche: be the change you want to see in the world. If you want to see the aspirational writings of our founding fathers come true, the power is in your hands just as much as it was in the hands of those colonists who decided they didn't want to pay taxes to a tyrannical ruler.
@AIF_Massachusetts @GottaLaff who was this vote for? Sorry, I did not scroll far enough back. I panicked and thought it was for RFK jr.
@MiriShuli @GottaLaff Sean Duffy as secretary of transportation.
@GottaLaff They just don't learn, do they? You'd think Newt would have taught them the value of obstruction. Or Mitch. But they insist on norms-based behaviour in spite of the fact that the other side has tipped over the dumpster and set the norms on fire.
There is nothing -- NOTHING -- to be gained by going along with fascists. Unless you want to be remembered as an enabler and sympathiser.
Republicans are Trump party loyalists by benefit.
Democrats are Trump party conformists by threat.
@TheEffekt @GottaLaff Also $. Hate to say it but some Dems are selling out it seems
Yes, always the money.
@GottaLaff
It's like they want us to break up with them.