Brain damage makes you conservative.
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Critics, including Rep. Summer Lee and local leaders, accuse him of abandoning progressive values and failing to oppose Trump’s policies.
Ah, the classic "politician discovers spine flexibility" story. Another one bites the dust in the grand theater of pretending principles matter until they don't.
Remember when everyone was celebrating this guy as some sort of progressive champion? Now he's doing the Mar-a-Lago shuffle like it's totally normal. The speed at which these "representatives" switch scripts would give a quantum computer whiplash.
But hey, at least he's honest about his betrayal instead of pretending to "reach across the aisle" while stabbing his base in the back. That's progress, right?
Bout time. Hope they protest hard enough they force him to resign.
He is NOT a democrat.
He'll never resign.
It's a damn shame the Constitution doesn't allow for representative recalls. We really need to get rid of the fucking turncoat before he does any more damage siding with these Nazis.
$10 says Fettersman swaps parties
$20 if it’s to RFK Jr.’s new party.
Confirmation that brain damage results in becoming more conservative
He probably just lied the entire time
His history / record shows otherwise.
The other explanation is funnier tho
Making it funny just helps him he is just another liar that needs to be voted out
These two things are not mutually exclusive. Let people have their silver linings where they can.
I honestly do not think he is smart enough to have pulled that off.
Primary his ass.
Actually, everyone who says they're democrats and approves a trump nominee for anything should get their ass fucking primaried. and primaried hard. and the DNC should give their primary opponents all the help.
You’re right, but historically anytime someone primaries a Dem from the left the DNC will look to bury the challenger in favor of keeping the establishment figure in office. Sometimes we get an AOC, but usually it’s a Cuellar.
Only vaguely conscious of this guy from my nice safe seat abroad but IIRC he wasn't exactly "establishment" in the first place? He can't have that many friendly colleagues after basically completely changing his policies once in office. Never mind the reputed reason for that happening.
Well my comment was about how Pelosi helped defeat the progressive Jessica Cisneros in TX, by giving tons of DNC money to Henry Cuellar, a corporate shill. Both dems, but the DNC tipped the scales in favor of the neoliberal, to the detriment of democracy. All too often this is what happens in primaries where there is a challenger from the left. No worries though, that isn’t a race I would expect those from abroad to know anything about, just using it as an example.
The guy you’re talking about, Fetterman - actually I think he has been making moves to become more establishment, and has likely gained allies as a result. AIPAC is the Israeli lobby group that buys all of our politicians so that our government does whatever they want - I don’t think they even needed to give Fetterman any money though, he seems like a rabid Zionist from the start. This attitude signaled his departure from progressive politics - we saw the exact same thing with Kyrsten Sinema, who got into office as a “progressive leftist” but then immediately went mask-off right wing. Establishment/centrist politicians love people like Fetterman and Sinema because they can be used to kill any legislation that is “in danger” of passing, when it might result in things like higher taxes on the rich and corporations, or more stringent regulations to protect people that might cost businesses some money. This is a key factor regarding how corporations and other private interests have captured our government, such that we presently live in a corporate oligarchy.
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2015 flashbacks, Frustrated Bernie Sanders face, smiling Hillary Clinton face...
Yes. Yes they should.
Sigh
I often think what the world would be like if people accepted that Bernie didn’t win the primary and went out to vote for Clinton.
We’d probably have the majority in the Supreme Court so Roe v Wade would still be law but instead we have this.
some states have recall elections
IMO every state, city, municipality, township, HOA etc should be required to have recall elections.
If a supermajority of people feel they are no longer represented by the current representative, then that should be enough to recall them. 3/4 of electorate signs a petition which gets verified, immediate recall election. Why should we always have to wait for the NEXT election.
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I’d primary him but I have no money, no political experience, and don’t want the job.
You already sound like a better choice than Fetterman!
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cough, cough... assassin...cough, cough
Fuck this guy
I remember when he was popular and I would point out that despite his hoodies and shorts, he’s not an every man, he’s not one of us. He’s a silver spoon nepo baby who never really cared, and was using his wardrobe as a distraction. I kept saying he shouldn’t be trusted and that the other shoe would drop, and I would get downvoted and banned for it
As a PAian who voted for him, I never liked his wardrobe. I actually hated it. Dress for the job you want bro. But the fact is I voted because of what he said, not how he looked. I voted for him because of what he seemed to represent ideologically, not because of his privilege. I was wrong and he had a stroke and I want him primaried.
I liked the hoodies because I don’t trust anybody in suits.
Please rethink this. Clothes do not make the man.
You’re right, I shouldn’t trust anyone wearing clothes.
Only trust hot naked chicks is my motto.
How’s that working out for ya?
Does anyone wearing a suit believe this?
I also voted for him, mainly because he acted very progressive when he was the Lt. Governor and mayor of Braddock.
He was saying some agreeable things and got a lot of attention for it at the time. I'm not sure if he was hiding his real opinions back then or if they just got ignored. Ever since he got brain damage he's been acting like a guy with, well, brain damage... It's been obvious for a lot longer than his Mar a lago visit a month ago
His wife was, I’m sure, a huge influence on him and his work. Now that he’s gone MAGA she’s nowhere to be found.
I hope she’s okay. And that she primaries him.
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