Tuesday, August 19, 2025

A Reminder That I Dislike DEMs Also

When are they going to get their act together and provide a rational platform that challenges the MAGA insanity?


12 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't like the Dems that much right now either. They seem to be at a loss on how to oppose Trump. Laurie

Anonymous said...

Democrats stand for lots of things, too many really. This disadvantage for us is that our message is fragmented, and it often tries to reconcile groups in conflict. The advantage for Republicans is that it gives them a menu of issues to pick to attack which they frame to their advantage. Republicans who stand for very little, offer very little to Democrats to attack.--Hiram

Anonymous said...

I think of as using blizkrieg or shock an awe tactics. They attack weaknesses hard an quickly and move on creating an image of invulnerability and demoralizing the enemy. We see the weakness of blitzkrieg tactics when we compare what happened in France with what happened in Russia. The problem is blitzkrieg tactics result in extended and vulnerable supply lines, while leaving the enemy more demoralized than actually defeated. If the initial attack can be withstood, if the enemy can find time to reorganize and stabilize the blitzkrieg comes to a halt, and it's tactical problems become central to the conflict. This happened rather quickly in Russia, but it was also the story on the western front, where blitzkrieg tactics were irrelevant to dealing the prospect of invasion from Europe. Is this military and historical analogy relevant to the political situation today? As an analogy skeptic, I am not sure, but I do throw it out.--Hiram

Anonymous said...

Too often, Republicans are able to frame our positions in extreme ways that are very difficult to defend. I support trans rights, oppose discrimination against the LGBT community, but yes I have a time supporting biological men in women's sports. Republicans have enormous success in bringing marginal issues like that to the center of the debate, and that is frustrating.--Hiram

Anonymous said...

The transgender issue definitely contributed to Kamala losing. With so many issues its hard to determine what dems should focus on - I recommend tarrifs, ICE secret police, loss of healthcare, militarized cities, the election, Ukraine / Russia, and Israel / Gaza. Thats a lot! What did I forget? Laurie

John said...

As long as the DEM fringes support silliness like open borders, defund police, abortion without rules, masculine trans atletes tromping over women in sports, forcing cake makers to make cakes for LGBT events, free stuff for folks, etc it is going to be hard to win over many folks.

I am not sure when the DEMs became obsessed with fringes of America, instead of the 70% of citizens. I assume that is why "bleeding heart liberal" is so appropriate. :-)

Anonymous said...

About half the country votes for Dems. They are currently unpopular with dem voters because they are so ineffective in their opposition to Trump. The Dems need new leadership. So who will you vote for in the 2026 election? A repub senator that will go along with Trump 100%? Laurie

Anonymous said...

These are all extreme versions of Democratic positions propagate by Republicans. No, I don't support open borders, but I do support due process and treating all people with respect. No I don't favor defunding police but I don't favor letting police murder people on our streets. I am ok with rules on abortion but not if one of them is making aborion illegal. I certainly support the right of trans women to participate in male sports. And I find impossible to care about the making of cakes. Politicians focus on fringes to the point of obsession in order to discredit otherwise mainstream positions. By the way, I was fascinated how Sydney Sweeney became an issue. I highly recommend her movie "Reality" on HBO Max.--Hiram

Anonymous said...

At the debates, I wondered why Harris and Walz were treating their opponents so gently. Both refused opportunities to grab a moment. I thought about how Joseph Welch destroyed McCarthy with just a few well chosen words. Why has that never happened with Trump? More generally, the way to respond to blitskreig tactics isn't with caution. We are too cautious with Trump. What I would do with ICE agents and National Guard on the street is simply to arrest them for weapons and other violations.--Hiram

Anonymous said...

I thought Harris did better in the debates than Walz, but she was not really effective either. My fav dem right now is Sen Chris Murphy, as he is one of the more outspoken about what Trump is doing to the country. About " arrest Ice for weapons and other violations" one writer I follow suggested send in the blue states National guards to arrest those thugs (not a serious proposal). Laurie

John said...

As usual lately, I will need to plug my nose and vote for the less bad of 2 bad candidates... :-O :-)

Biden could have slowed the in flow of asylum seekers at anytime... However he chose to wait until it was too late.

Dems could crack down on crime and homeless encampments in the cities , and yet they chose not to.

They could choose to say that they support reasonable abortion laws, but they keep arguing that a 23 week old fetus is not a baby...

They gave MAGA an easy win... The question is will they learn or keep arguing against common sense?

Anonymous said...

So would you vote for Angie Craig for senate or would you vote for a GOP senate candidate that will support Trump 100% (like then entire GOP senate>?