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In reply to the discussion: When will these arrogant men realize Speaker Pelosi is playing Rope-a-Dope with them like a master? [View all]Maven
(10,533 posts)You never question their judgment?
I've never been in Congress, it's true, and I certainly don't have the legislative experience that Speaker Pelosi has. I don't claim to. If these were normal times and we had a Democratic president (or even a Republican who was not a malevolent demagogue) and the Senate were still functioning as a legislative body, there would be no one better to set an agenda and no one more effective at pushing it through than she. These are not normal times. The notion that we can avoid "dividing the country" and focus on a policy agenda with the expectation that business as usual will resume after Trump is defeated in 2020 simply ignores reality. In fact, it is borderline delusional. It is also bewildering and demoralizing to the Democratic base that propelled the party to victories in 2018. That is dangerous in a number of ways.