Democrats organize to fight back

[Eric the Green]

(05-27-2017, 06:46 PM)GeekyCynic Wrote:

(05-27-2017, 05:48 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:

(05-27-2017, 11:48 AM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(05-27-2017, 08:58 AM)GeekyCynic Wrote: The Democrats needs to find new leadership already. These old Silent geezers refuse to step aside.

I tend to agree.  Alas, at the level we're talking about, one doesn't step aside, one is pushed aside.  Someone younger has to make a go at it.

If that someone is not at least as progressive as Pelosi, and as committed to what some consider old-fashioned liberalism as she, then it's no use to replace her. She would be replaced with someone younger with older ideas. Like that other Ryan who wanted the job. We didn't need two Ryans anyway.

When she was given a chance, for a couple of years, she got a lot of good things passed. Too bad they were blocked or eviscerated by the Silent-dominated DINOs in the Senate-- like that creep Lieberman whom Trump almost hired because his law partner was Trump's lawyer.

She is not THAT progressive. She immediately took impeachment of Bush off the table when she became a Speaker and also refuses to support single-payer.

Someone more progressive would be nice. Someone younger may or may not fill the bill. These days the younger members of congress tend to be more conservative, too-influenced by the right-wing trends of the last 40 years.

I suspect Pelosi would support single-payer if she thought it could pass.