Progressive, always learning, Anti-corruption, Proud black professional, more interested in getting it right than being right, no sanctuary for hate or fear.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Murkowski’s vote. It contains, in one action, so much that defines our pathetic political moment:
Selfishness: I’m taking care of me and mine, the rest of you can pound sand;
Lack of accountability: I know the bill is bad, hopefully someone else will fix it;
Cowardice: I’m scared of Trump and his voters and need to go-along to get along with my GOP colleagues;
Moral rot: I know the difference between right and wrong, and actively chose wrong.
America is an imperfect democracy. Democrats may disagree but tend to unite around democracy itself. Republicans also divide internally, but often unite around preserving whiteness at all costs. That contrast defines much of today’s political reality.
Fight the good fight, but please never become so cynical that you adopt and become the things you stand against on principle. Your fight is more difficult because integrity is integral to it.
The fact that he put Gabbard in charge of our intelligence shows you how much he respects our intelligence community, which is to say, not at all.
But thinking about the broader implications of potus just dismissing our own intel are shocking.
It turns out the American people don’t want Republicans to rip healthcare away from 16 million people, make the largest cut to food assistance programs in history, and add trillions of dollars to the debt—just to fund tax breaks for billionaires like Donald Trump.
WE HAVE QUESTIONS…
This is a kidnapping. No uniform, no badge, civilian car. Who are they?
ICE? Sanctioned bounty hunters? Either way, they’re grabbing people without warrants.
How often is this happening, and why aren’t more people talking about it? Congress?