Faced with a golden opportunity to crush Republican credibility, Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats instead bailed them out—handing Trump a blank check to dismantle the government and a bipartisan shi
After a period of deliberation, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer convinced enough senators to vote for the Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep our government running for the next six months. Was this guided by prudence and discretionary wisdom on Schumer’s part or a missed opportunity to fight? After all, this gave the Republicans and Trump a major budgetary victory. Withholding the vote on the CR could have provided leverage to negotiate and possibly limit Trump’s policies and agenda.
The Republicans are now reaping the benefits of their pre-election planning efforts. In the meantime, Democrats are powerless, deeply frustrated and have little to no leverage. We are essentially a party exiled from Washington. Worst of all we are now experiencing in fighting and a greater lack of unity. To survive the Democratic Party must evolve, find a voice, leadership and direction.
The good news is that there is becoming a growing amount of uncertainty about Trump’s policies and their effects on the economy. But on the other side of the equation, there is still some time (2-4 months) for Trump to demonstrate his policies are working. This is a function of time. The stock market is reported daily and weekly performance is closely monitored by investors. Possibly the market downturn (correction) of the last 2 weeks is done, but have we entered into a Bear Market? A frustrated investor and those with 401k accounts will not be a fan of Trump’s policies if they lose money. The effects on the broader economy are yet to be known. GDP, unemployment rates and inflation indicators are reported monthly or less frequently. But when they are reported, will they signal a recession? A nervous and worried American consumer will not be a fan of Trump’s policies if prices move up. Remember, “it’s the economy stupid!”
These and many other questions must be answered quickly:
How do we evolve?
Who will lead us?
What is our strategy?
What tactics should we employ?
What issues should we focus on?
Needed Changes:
Find a national leader who will unify Democrats and will find a vision acceptable to most Americans. (Newsom, Como, Shapiro?)
Elect a new Senate leader.
Opportunities :
Support bipartisan cost reduction and ways to make our government run more efficiently. I would start with modernizing government IT servers and software.
Make the issue about 401k losses and how this is antithetical to wealth effect. The economy might slip into a recession. Focus on the economy, have patience, and pounce on Trump’s yet-to-be-seen policy failures.
Focus the fight on the Social Net from a different perspective. Start with the states; they all need Medicaid funds to balance their budgets. Work to understand where efficiency and cost reduction can be achieved.
My wife grew up on a small farm and was endowed with common sense and traditional American values. Focus on farmers who feed us and sell their commodities to exporters. Farmers depend on good economic policy. They feel the fluctuations of commodity prices and follow Washington politics closely. We are literally losing hundreds of small farmers each year. The Farm Bill was not updated but was extended to 2025. The current bill doesn’t address commodity price stabilization. Trump’s tariffs are drastically affecting them.
Grassroots activity such as Town Hall meetings are one of the factors that helped Republicans capture the White House. Hold their feet to the fire, exploit their reluctance to hold meetings.
Focus on the hypocrisy of Trump’s Super Bowl, golf, WWE, and Indy Car outings and the related costs to taxpayers. All Americans care about waste and abuse of their tax dollars.
IF THIS ALL HITS A CHORD WITH YOU FEEL FREE TO RESTACK.
INFLECTION POINT FOR DEMOCRATS
3.16.25
After a period of deliberation, Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer convinced enough senators to vote for the Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep our government running for the next six months. Was this guided by prudence and discretionary wisdom on Schumer’s part or a missed opportunity to fight? After all, this gave the Republicans and Trump a major budgetary victory. Withholding the vote on the CR could have provided leverage to negotiate and possibly limit Trump’s policies and agenda.
The Republicans are now reaping the benefits of their pre-election planning efforts. In the meantime, Democrats are powerless, deeply frustrated and have little to no leverage. We are essentially a party exiled from Washington. Worst of all we are now experiencing in fighting and a greater lack of unity. To survive the Democratic Party must evolve, find a voice, leadership and direction.
The good news is that there is becoming a growing amount of uncertainty about Trump’s policies and their effects on the economy. But on the other side of the equation, there is still some time (2-4 months) for Trump to demonstrate his policies are working. This is a function of time. The stock market is reported daily and weekly performance is closely monitored by investors. Possibly the market downturn (correction) of the last 2 weeks is done, but have we entered into a Bear Market? A frustrated investor and those with 401k accounts will not be a fan of Trump’s policies if they lose money. The effects on the broader economy are yet to be known. GDP, unemployment rates and inflation indicators are reported monthly or less frequently. But when they are reported, will they signal a recession? A nervous and worried American consumer will not be a fan of Trump’s policies if prices move up. Remember, “it’s the economy stupid!”
These and many other questions must be answered quickly:
How do we evolve?
Who will lead us?
What is our strategy?
What tactics should we employ?
What issues should we focus on?
Needed Changes:
Find a national leader who will unify Democrats and will find a vision acceptable to most Americans. (Newsom, Como, Shapiro?)
Elect a new Senate leader.
Opportunities :
Support bipartisan cost reduction and ways to make our government run more efficiently. I would start with modernizing government IT servers and software.
Make the issue about 401k losses and how this is antithetical to wealth effect. The economy might slip into a recession. Focus on the economy, have patience, and pounce on Trump’s yet-to-be-seen policy failures.
Focus the fight on the Social Net from a different perspective. Start with the states; they all need Medicaid funds to balance their budgets. Work to understand where efficiency and cost reduction can be achieved.
My wife grew up on a small farm and was endowed with common sense and traditional American values. Focus on farmers who feed us and sell their commodities to exporters. Farmers depend on good economic policy. They feel the fluctuations of commodity prices and follow Washington politics closely. We are literally losing hundreds of small farmers each year. The Farm Bill was not updated but was extended to 2025. The current bill doesn’t address commodity price stabilization. Trump’s tariffs are drastically affecting them.
Grassroots activity such as Town Hall meetings are one of the factors that helped Republicans capture the White House. Hold their feet to the fire, exploit their reluctance to hold meetings.
Focus on the hypocrisy of Trump’s Super Bowl, golf, WWE, and Indy Car outings and the related costs to taxpayers. All Americans care about waste and abuse of their tax dollars.
IF THIS ALL HITS A CHORD WITH YOU FEEL FREE TO RESTACK.
All politicians are scumbags who never seem to have the power to stop evil.
But every time it's pro war or pro genocide/democide, they go along with it.
This includes people like Kennedy and other fake opposition.
They never seem to use their power.
Cowards? Idiots? Sellouts?
Either one, they're full of shit.
https://robc137.substack.com/p/allergic-to-bullshit
Hitler dismantled Germany’s democracy in 53 days. tRump is working to beat H’s record. 🇺🇸🙏🏽