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DFW

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1. Don't despair. Remember the "too many cooks" adage.
Tue Jun 29, 2021, 12:01 AM
Jun 2021

We have plenty of capable spokespeople. Think of Lieu, Schiff, Swalwell, etc. If we have too many grandstanders trying to take the limelight from the Biden White House, it risks giving the impression of weak leadership and internal strife bubbling just below (or even above!) the surface. The kind of steady low-key full speed ahead leadership Biden is exhibiting is what propelled Angela Merkel to four terms against smug sloganeering men who thought "Mutti (Mama) Merkel" was a pushover just begging to be pushed over. If she had wanted a fifth term, it was hers for the asking.

Don't despair. Remember the "too many cooks" adage. DFW Jun 2021 #1
Thank you Hekate Jun 2021 #2
Okay and hello. sprinkleeninow Jun 2021 #4
I'm not in despair, just maybe disappointed? But a lot Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #5
I think our frustration (and relative lack of leadership) centers on a couple of things: lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #10
You have 100% hit the nail on the head. The toll it takes Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #14
This. n/t sprinkleeninow Jun 2021 #24
Agree! mountain grammy Jun 2021 #13
Certainly is amazing - their achievements for their cause Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #15
Well, before Mrs. Petrie gets too generous with that martini DFW Jun 2021 #22
'No compelling force rounding up our energy.' sprinkleeninow Jun 2021 #3
Your last statement is very compelling. It makes me think Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #8
What is it, specifically, you're looking for? WhiskeyGrinder Jun 2021 #6
Wondering the same. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #17
Ok will give you an extremely simple thing that could be done Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #26
What is this? CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #7
Oh no.... Quick.. put your rose colored glasses back on:) Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #11
Oh no run around like chicken little! CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #16
Touche:) no matter how inapplicable Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #19
Where are we lacking leadership? CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #20
Covid for sure Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #25
How are we lacking leadership on covid? CrackityJones75 Jul 2021 #27
They're doing the best they can. Elessar Zappa Jun 2021 #9
Yup... The 4 1/2 year mantra :) Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2021 #12
I think most people are exhausted with politics Sympthsical Jun 2021 #18
We're doing our best to manage the corporate state (The MIC is a big part of it) while jalan48 Jun 2021 #21
Well, politics just isn't a spectator sport, try as we might. Hortensis Jun 2021 #23
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