02-02-2017, 12:09 AM
(12-13-2016, 10:38 AM)David Horn Wrote:(12-09-2016, 12:39 PM)The Wonkette Wrote:(12-08-2016, 07:56 AM)Odin Wrote:(12-08-2016, 01:35 AM)gabrielle Wrote: President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma attorney general and a close ally of the fossil fuel industry, to run the Environmental Protection Agency
We're fucked...
Not if the Senate minority filibusters this appointment. The nomination is egregious enough that it may be a battle worth fighting.
I'm more than a bit baffled by the Democrats plan for the next Congress. The GOP made it clear from the day BHO was first elected that they would oppose everything, and got very well rewarded for the effort. The Dems, on the other hand, want to be the good guys (again) and join the Kumbaya circle. I don't see them standing tall unless some core GOP members lead the way.
I just don't see any coherent, or even quirky, effort to thwart the Donald. The Dems are neutering themselves, and the electorate is already shunning them as losers. The GOP stalwarts will pick few fights, this NOT being one of them.
Every Trump nominee is egregious enough that it's a battle worth fighting. The Democrats don't have the spine to fight every battle. A report by Nina Totenberg says that the constituents of Democratic Senators are more angry about his appointments (especially now the Supreme one) than the Senators themselves are, and the Senators are furious. But the Democrats might not realize that victory can only be accomplished by standing strong against the Republicans. Caving in has not and will not win them any points with the people, no matter how many establishment pundits it pleases. The Republicans always win when they stand for their own ideas and block everything else. The Democrats seem to think it won't work for them, too often. They'd better learn.
Maybe they need to read up on S&H and our double rhythm theory so they know where we are in history. We need Abraham Lincolns now, not Benedict Arnolds.