USAFRetired_Liberal
USAFRetired_Liberal's JournalHow many ANTIFA and BLM members have been arrested so far for the insurrection
I was told when it was happening that it was really them and not MAGA, but it only seems like MAGAs are getting arrested 
He will be acquitted based on the Constitution but 54-46 is still a loss
I think the vote will be 54-46 with 4 Republicans voting guilty....that’s still bad compared to his last impeachment or Clinton’s
Being a 'moderate' Democrat is a losing strategy
Edit - This is about swing/purple district/states, not Ruby red states like West VA.
Trying to be a moderate Democrat because they represent a swing/purple state/district is a losing strategy. This is what tends to happen:
1. The Republican constituents aren't going to vote for them because they have a 'D' in front of their name. And why go with Republican-lite when they can vote for the real deal
2. The so-called precious moderates (who really aren't moderates) that they are desperately trying to reach aren't going to vote for them because they do not see any tangible benefits of what the Democrats accomplished since they blocked everything or watered it down.
3. The Democrats (their actual base who put them in office to begin with) are going to feel alienated and only see them as someone who wants their vote during election time, they aren't going to feel excited or enthused about the Democrat.
And when the Democrat loses, they want to blame the liberal Democrats for their loss even though they didn't accomplish anything except for being obstructionist. Why even be in Congress if you aren't going to accomplish anything.
A better strategy would be for the Democrat to know going in that they only have a short time to accomplish anything and that this may be their only chance because they may lose reelection. So be aggressive for the Democratic agenda. This will:
1. Most Republican will still vote against them because of the 'D", but maybe a small percentage will flip because they see tangible benefits (and that's all you need)
2. The moderates actually see good in the Democratic agenda and vote for them overwhelmingly
3. The Democrats see that they are advancing their goals and are excited to support them
Edit - This is about swing/purple district/states, not Ruby red states like West VA.
What the hell happened to Kyrsten Sinema
She went from Green Party lefty to the female Joe Manchin
I can't stand any Republican Senator, but
The two that really irk me are Rick Scott and Ron Johnson....it’s because they come from purple states and barely won their elections, but are still partisan assholes...at least with the other Republican senators they come deep red states so you can at least say they are representing their constituents
'Christians'
I lurk on twitter and it is ridiculous how many ‘Jesus follower’, ‘Christian’, ‘Follower of Christ’, etc...I see on people’s accounts who post the meanest and nastiest stuff.
Why doesn't Gina Careno, dean cain, John voight, James woods, etc
And all these other conservative actors and entertainers start their own entertainment company. They always cry about liberal Hollywood and getting ‘canceled’ and how others don’t accept their views. Then why do they want to be part of them so bad. They should start their own entertainment company and see how well it goes. I doubt it would succeed because their product would suck that even conservatives would be bored...I always thought that the reason why most people in the Arts are liberal is because you have to have a certain mind to write great music or movies, or perform and that’s normally a mind that’s diverse, philosophical, caring, open, etc....
Guest on MSNBC made a good point about Trump and his 2024 re-election bid
He said that Trump won't win if the media doesn't let him. And what he meant was that they gave him so much free coverage in 2015 and 2016 they made his rallies must-see and must-attend events....and they shouldn't repeat the mistake....essentially they should ignore him.
Conservatives always act like they are getting 'canceled' based on a mere difference in opinion
But There is difference between not liking someone or ‘canceling’ them because they have a different opinion on an issue from not liking them or ‘canceling’ them because they are hateful & mean people.....every time conservatives find themselves getting ‘canceled’ they bring up the former and call us ‘triggered’ when it’s really the latter.....ironically they are the ones who do the ‘canceling’ based on the former
"We need to get back to work helping the American people"
This is the new go to line for Republicans regarding the impeachment trial....but the funny things is they weren’t even doing work before the trial, all their “work” consist of and will in the future is blocking, or at least trying to, every Biden and Democratic proposal
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