Dec 3, 2022Liked by Robert Reich, Heather Lofthouse
They will begin a series of hearings and investigations into how Obama's decision to expand healthcare while wearing a tan suit led to the unnecessary Benghazi deaths that put millions of dollars into Hunter Biden's pockets which he used to fund a stream of illegal immigrant caravans who then took jobs from already struggling "real" Americans forcing them to the capitol to protest where they were savagely beaten by Deep State ANTIFA Secret Service agents, none of whom can be identified or found now thanks to the George Soros-funded media coverup kicked off years ago at the request of Hillary Clinton...who obviously did so...by email.
Other: Anything they can do to stop Biden from governing while doing everything they can to take their salaries for doing no real work.
The one thing they might not do, after this past election, is to protect Trump from prosecution. What a wonderful way to get rid of their cancer without lifting a finger of rejsponsibilty.
Dec 3, 2022·edited Dec 3, 2022Liked by Robert Reich
I voted: Republicans to end the January 6 committee.
Robert and Heather talk Railroads. Fed. Musk. Ga voting.
I have OCD. I talk insurrection. If the Democrats win the Ga Senate seat, it is possible that the Senate could extend the investigation. We'll know Tuesday.
I've been asking house members to pass a resolution. "Resolved: All who challenge the legitimacy of the government cannot serve in this chamber."
I spoke to a couple of members who think it's a great idea. But so far, it hasn't been done. Maybe Democrats would have greater leverage.
I'm eagerly waiting to see whether the committee refers Congress members to the Justice Department for prosecution. Navarro said about 100 members were involved in the Green Bay sweep. Some asked Trump for pardons.
The big news of the week: 11th Circuit tosses Trump's Mar a Lago judge shopping & Oathkeeppers go down.
I think that "The Great Train Wreck" skitters up to the problem of what is wrong with the Democrats and then shies away from it. The sad fact is that the Democratic party has abandoned working people; it is no longer the party of FDR but of Bill Clinton (under whom this shift became blatantly obvious). One can examine the historical and political "whys" of this endlessly but the fact remains that the Democratic Party has by and large abandoned the basis issues of fighting financial inequality and championing workers' rights. Instead of a new third party being needed, the Democrats need to rediscover what used to be their bedrock principles and start defending them.
Here's a report from Cobb County, Georgia -- where we've lived for close to 40 years. First, our county, north of Atlanta is very diverse -- 60% white; 30% African-American; and 10% Hispanic and Asians. Population about 3/4 million. Fairly highly educated, Cobb has turned far more blue in recent decades -- even though it was once part of Newt Gingrich's district.
Cobb went for Hillary Clinton in 2016 -- I waited in line for nearly 3 hours to vote for her. We went solidly for Stacey Abrams for governor in 2018, and again this year. Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in 2020, and Senator Warnock again in November. And get this: Cobb County went for Antonio Daza over the incumbent Barry Loudermilk. Daza is an open and proud member of the LGBT community, and an immigrant from Venezuela. (Loudermilk became famous for giving reconnaissance tours to rioters in early January, 2021.)
Early ("Advance") voting here has been phenomenal. There's a website where we could keep track of wait times and the polling place I usually go to had wait times averaging over an hour. I drove by it just to check and there was a pretty long line of a lot of young people -- which I always take as a good sign. And speaking of signs, I don't see many for either candidate in this part of the county.
Our outgoing Republican Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan made news the other day when he said he waited an hour in line to vote -- and when he saw the two names, he could not vote for either of them. You KNOW Georgia has changed when the only choices for US Senator given to "good ole boys" are two black men. May there be a million Duncans.
I advance voted on Thursday -- at a recently opened polling place -- and it took about 20 minutes. We're expecting some pretty heavy rain in this part of Georgia on Election Day / Tuesday, and that could play a factor. Phew...I'll be glad when this is over.
The greatest alphabetizers! on the Saturday morning coffee klatch. As for the poll ' I think the Republicans will do everything on the list, except working with the Democrats on getting bipartisan legislation passed.
It is more productive to talk about what the Republicans will achieve. They will achieve nothing and will make a mockery of self-government and will be binned in November 2024. Unfortunately, the U.S. will have lost another two years to the dual crises of climate change and inequality.
Being working class all my life the expected answer to the rhetorical question "who speaks for the working class?" is sadly, no one. I finally got sick leave after a life of working sick or injured and I wonder at why something so essential and humane has been denied to a class that produces most of the country's wealth. I finally got a job that allows a degree of healthcare, something in the past I had to cobble together for myself and in the end lost. Why was this denied for so long? These are all rhetorical questions. We all know "the answer". When I vote, I know the Republicans are corrupt and are not in any way "the party of the working class" but the Democrats, in many ways had turned their backs, on us for over forty years! Politically, I have no home in either camp. A workers party sounds good. I'll believe it when I see it. But if there is a crisis in American Democracy it's that an entire class of individuals have been locked out of the conversation for a very long time.
They will do the first three choices, and they will also investigate Clinton's email server and Hunter Biden because they apparently think we've all forgotten how those investigations turned out last time.
The first thing they have to do is elect a Speaker, and I wouldn't be surprised if they try to vote in Trump, or even resuscitate Gingrich. Desperate measures for desperate times. If they try to elect someone who is not a House member, how will that be digested by the Supreme Court? Will they even hear a case about how another branch of government runs its business? How will a preposition war between a Speaker "of" the House and a Speaker "for" the House be determined?
I wasn't this crazy and suspicious before Trump was elected; I don't know if I should blame old age or life experience. But I'm still terrified about the path this country might take.
So Heather doesn’t know why the Dems roll over. And Robert thinks it’s partially the money. C’mon guys, you’re smarter than that. IT’S THE MONEY! Biden and the corporate Dems, which are most of the party now, don’t represent their constituents, they represent the people who PAY them — their corporate donors! Biden could just as easily averted a strike had he forced the robber, er, railroad barons to give the rail workers more sick leave. But he chose what his donors wanted him to do instead. It’s really that simple and it has happened over and over again in the last two years while the Dems have been in the majority. I’m a Democrat, and this sickens me.
Isn't 'good ol' Joe from Scranton' just being the corporate Democrat he has always been. I'm not all about Bernie Sanders or President Biden but the president could have moved a lot closer to Bernie Sanders on this one. And maybe Bernie should have enlisted Jim Clyburn's help.
I'm disappointed in the president on the rail issue and it appears he is going to run again.
Yesterday, I heard something on the mainstream, broadcast news that astonished me. Apparently, somebody's now explaining inflation as being a result of the high employment numbers and everyone now having money to spend! That's a new one on me! I've heard it explained as being a result of government spending for shut-down assistance, supply chain issues, and low employment because so many resigned from their s#!7 jobs and s#!7 wages. I wish they'd make up their goddam minds on what lies to tell! Perish the thought any would breathe a word against the corporate profiteering >those of us here all know about!<
While I'm at it, a few days ago I went to get gas. While I found the price was down a bit at $3.49/gal, I notice the price of diesel was friggin' $5.99. >I nearly swooned!< I remember a time when diesel was typically $0.50 less than >regular< gas - gas prices were considerably lower then because the dollar was worth considerably more than it is now, and at that time the gas prices were considered outrageous! (I remember the days of $0.25/gallon regular gas - before the days of the alleged "gas crisis.") How's that significant; cars that run on diesel are usually higher end vehicles that relatively few of us drive? >>The goddam supply chain <runs> on diesel!<< What's exacerbating high grocery prices? Dope it out for yourselves!
Bravo, Heather! Alphabet 'backwards'. Brilliant. But why is it backwards? Why don't we learn the alphabet in a mixed up manner starting with 'a', or starting with 'z', or starting with 'n' and going round to 'm'. We might look at issues differently, and find solutions more readily. (I am from a country that says 'zed'). Loved today's podcast. Got me thinking how fortunate I was to grow up in a time of strong unions, and workers' rights, where we seemed to be pulling together for the betterment of humanity, and not the betterment of corporate bank accounts.
They will begin a series of hearings and investigations into how Obama's decision to expand healthcare while wearing a tan suit led to the unnecessary Benghazi deaths that put millions of dollars into Hunter Biden's pockets which he used to fund a stream of illegal immigrant caravans who then took jobs from already struggling "real" Americans forcing them to the capitol to protest where they were savagely beaten by Deep State ANTIFA Secret Service agents, none of whom can be identified or found now thanks to the George Soros-funded media coverup kicked off years ago at the request of Hillary Clinton...who obviously did so...by email.
Fight amongst themselves and grand stand. In other words, get nothing positive accomplished for the majority of Americans 😔
Other: Anything they can do to stop Biden from governing while doing everything they can to take their salaries for doing no real work.
The one thing they might not do, after this past election, is to protect Trump from prosecution. What a wonderful way to get rid of their cancer without lifting a finger of rejsponsibilty.
I voted: Republicans to end the January 6 committee.
Robert and Heather talk Railroads. Fed. Musk. Ga voting.
I have OCD. I talk insurrection. If the Democrats win the Ga Senate seat, it is possible that the Senate could extend the investigation. We'll know Tuesday.
I've been asking house members to pass a resolution. "Resolved: All who challenge the legitimacy of the government cannot serve in this chamber."
I spoke to a couple of members who think it's a great idea. But so far, it hasn't been done. Maybe Democrats would have greater leverage.
I'm eagerly waiting to see whether the committee refers Congress members to the Justice Department for prosecution. Navarro said about 100 members were involved in the Green Bay sweep. Some asked Trump for pardons.
The big news of the week: 11th Circuit tosses Trump's Mar a Lago judge shopping & Oathkeeppers go down.
I think that "The Great Train Wreck" skitters up to the problem of what is wrong with the Democrats and then shies away from it. The sad fact is that the Democratic party has abandoned working people; it is no longer the party of FDR but of Bill Clinton (under whom this shift became blatantly obvious). One can examine the historical and political "whys" of this endlessly but the fact remains that the Democratic Party has by and large abandoned the basis issues of fighting financial inequality and championing workers' rights. Instead of a new third party being needed, the Democrats need to rediscover what used to be their bedrock principles and start defending them.
Here's a report from Cobb County, Georgia -- where we've lived for close to 40 years. First, our county, north of Atlanta is very diverse -- 60% white; 30% African-American; and 10% Hispanic and Asians. Population about 3/4 million. Fairly highly educated, Cobb has turned far more blue in recent decades -- even though it was once part of Newt Gingrich's district.
Cobb went for Hillary Clinton in 2016 -- I waited in line for nearly 3 hours to vote for her. We went solidly for Stacey Abrams for governor in 2018, and again this year. Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in 2020, and Senator Warnock again in November. And get this: Cobb County went for Antonio Daza over the incumbent Barry Loudermilk. Daza is an open and proud member of the LGBT community, and an immigrant from Venezuela. (Loudermilk became famous for giving reconnaissance tours to rioters in early January, 2021.)
Early ("Advance") voting here has been phenomenal. There's a website where we could keep track of wait times and the polling place I usually go to had wait times averaging over an hour. I drove by it just to check and there was a pretty long line of a lot of young people -- which I always take as a good sign. And speaking of signs, I don't see many for either candidate in this part of the county.
Our outgoing Republican Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan made news the other day when he said he waited an hour in line to vote -- and when he saw the two names, he could not vote for either of them. You KNOW Georgia has changed when the only choices for US Senator given to "good ole boys" are two black men. May there be a million Duncans.
I advance voted on Thursday -- at a recently opened polling place -- and it took about 20 minutes. We're expecting some pretty heavy rain in this part of Georgia on Election Day / Tuesday, and that could play a factor. Phew...I'll be glad when this is over.
The greatest alphabetizers! on the Saturday morning coffee klatch. As for the poll ' I think the Republicans will do everything on the list, except working with the Democrats on getting bipartisan legislation passed.
It is more productive to talk about what the Republicans will achieve. They will achieve nothing and will make a mockery of self-government and will be binned in November 2024. Unfortunately, the U.S. will have lost another two years to the dual crises of climate change and inequality.
Being working class all my life the expected answer to the rhetorical question "who speaks for the working class?" is sadly, no one. I finally got sick leave after a life of working sick or injured and I wonder at why something so essential and humane has been denied to a class that produces most of the country's wealth. I finally got a job that allows a degree of healthcare, something in the past I had to cobble together for myself and in the end lost. Why was this denied for so long? These are all rhetorical questions. We all know "the answer". When I vote, I know the Republicans are corrupt and are not in any way "the party of the working class" but the Democrats, in many ways had turned their backs, on us for over forty years! Politically, I have no home in either camp. A workers party sounds good. I'll believe it when I see it. But if there is a crisis in American Democracy it's that an entire class of individuals have been locked out of the conversation for a very long time.
They will do the first three choices, and they will also investigate Clinton's email server and Hunter Biden because they apparently think we've all forgotten how those investigations turned out last time.
The first thing they have to do is elect a Speaker, and I wouldn't be surprised if they try to vote in Trump, or even resuscitate Gingrich. Desperate measures for desperate times. If they try to elect someone who is not a House member, how will that be digested by the Supreme Court? Will they even hear a case about how another branch of government runs its business? How will a preposition war between a Speaker "of" the House and a Speaker "for" the House be determined?
I wasn't this crazy and suspicious before Trump was elected; I don't know if I should blame old age or life experience. But I'm still terrified about the path this country might take.
So Heather doesn’t know why the Dems roll over. And Robert thinks it’s partially the money. C’mon guys, you’re smarter than that. IT’S THE MONEY! Biden and the corporate Dems, which are most of the party now, don’t represent their constituents, they represent the people who PAY them — their corporate donors! Biden could just as easily averted a strike had he forced the robber, er, railroad barons to give the rail workers more sick leave. But he chose what his donors wanted him to do instead. It’s really that simple and it has happened over and over again in the last two years while the Dems have been in the majority. I’m a Democrat, and this sickens me.
Isn't 'good ol' Joe from Scranton' just being the corporate Democrat he has always been. I'm not all about Bernie Sanders or President Biden but the president could have moved a lot closer to Bernie Sanders on this one. And maybe Bernie should have enlisted Jim Clyburn's help.
I'm disappointed in the president on the rail issue and it appears he is going to run again.
Yesterday, I heard something on the mainstream, broadcast news that astonished me. Apparently, somebody's now explaining inflation as being a result of the high employment numbers and everyone now having money to spend! That's a new one on me! I've heard it explained as being a result of government spending for shut-down assistance, supply chain issues, and low employment because so many resigned from their s#!7 jobs and s#!7 wages. I wish they'd make up their goddam minds on what lies to tell! Perish the thought any would breathe a word against the corporate profiteering >those of us here all know about!<
While I'm at it, a few days ago I went to get gas. While I found the price was down a bit at $3.49/gal, I notice the price of diesel was friggin' $5.99. >I nearly swooned!< I remember a time when diesel was typically $0.50 less than >regular< gas - gas prices were considerably lower then because the dollar was worth considerably more than it is now, and at that time the gas prices were considered outrageous! (I remember the days of $0.25/gallon regular gas - before the days of the alleged "gas crisis.") How's that significant; cars that run on diesel are usually higher end vehicles that relatively few of us drive? >>The goddam supply chain <runs> on diesel!<< What's exacerbating high grocery prices? Dope it out for yourselves!
Bravo, Heather! Alphabet 'backwards'. Brilliant. But why is it backwards? Why don't we learn the alphabet in a mixed up manner starting with 'a', or starting with 'z', or starting with 'n' and going round to 'm'. We might look at issues differently, and find solutions more readily. (I am from a country that says 'zed'). Loved today's podcast. Got me thinking how fortunate I was to grow up in a time of strong unions, and workers' rights, where we seemed to be pulling together for the betterment of humanity, and not the betterment of corporate bank accounts.
Can Professor Reich recite the list of US Presidents in reverse order?
OBSTRUCT!
That’s what the Republicans will (continue) to do.