Powerful piece, highly recommend reading. Democrats need people like Platner if they are going to come to terms with the true nature of our country, with what we have done to people at home and abroad, and pull together the coalition needed to heal and reshape it.
“A tiny minority of Americans (6%) ever serve in the military. Of these, only 40% of veterans have ever deployed to a combat zone. And of those deployed, only about 10% participated in actual ground combat. I am one of those, and so is Platner. His pathology: a combination of traumatic stress, substance abuse, impulsive decision-making in the past, and deep anger at the moral injury he sustained wearing the cloth of this nation, is something this country ought to consider when it sends its young men and women to war. The question before Maine is not whether Graham Platner is perfect. The question is whether the United States Senate, the state of Maine, and the country as a whole would benefit from having his voice in the room when decisions are made. The answer is yes…”
“A democracy that insists on perfection will eventually find itself represented only by people skilled at hiding their flaws.”
“I supported their offseason approach, but now, it is what Bill said: leaning on Patrick to be magic, relying on a Xavier Worthy leap…or... seeing how firm that Eagles-Patriots handshake deal is.”
@getnickwright weighs in on whether the Chiefs need to address WR:
When history is written, John Roberts and Mitch McConnell will go down as among the greatest enemies of American democracy in this country's history. And there is nothing either of them can do about it now.
THIS MOVE CHANGED #NFL HISTORY FOREVER…
The San Francisco #49ers could have drafted Patrick Mahomes with the number two overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Instead, San Francisco traded down one spot and then selected draft bust Solomon Thomas with pick #3.
San Fran met with Mahomes during the 2017 pre-draft process. General manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan had dinner with Mahomes and were extremely impressed.
In 2017, they had Brian Hoyer, C.J. Beathard, and Jimmy Garoppolo start games at quarterback for them.
Kansas City has faced San Francisco twice in the Super Bowl with Mahomes, beating them both times.
If Mahomes landed in San Francisco with Kyle Shanahan, the entire league may have looked different, and San Fran would have at least two more rings.
Crazy 🤯🤯🤯
One thing KC's interior DL (outside of Jones) have been utterly unable to do for years is transition from run D to rushing vs play action.
(leans forward)