The Democrats
Now, it’s time to do something for ordinary people
The Democrats will maintain control of the U.S. Senate. This means most of President Biden’s legislative achievements are mostly safe. Biden can also push his nominees to various agencies and federal judges.
He should also be able to get a few things done considering the Republicans have been politically kicked in the teeth. The Republicans had many things in their favor as the election of 2022 arrived. The economy was slowed. Interest rates are up. Inflation. Biden is sort of unpopular.
Yet, they really gained no ground. And they have no policies right now that help the ordinary American. Kevin McCarthy, their fearful leader, wants to hold stupid hearings to try to tear down the Democrats and Biden.
The GOP still doesn’t get it. You serve in Congress to govern not to score political points.
But it is time for the Democrats to step up. They aren’t back in power because they are awesome. They are in power because of unusual developments that aren’t permanent.
Here goes a bit of it:
- The Democrats are still partly in power because of the crazy abortion decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. It is a Court stacked by Republicans after a seat was stolen by the Republicans from Barack Obama;
- The Democrats are still in power because Gen-Z (very young voters) and Millenials (young voters but a little older) voted in mass for Democrats over Republicans;
- The Democrats are still in power because the Republicans were too stupid to keep the MAGA candidates off the ballots;
- The Democrats are still in power because of January 6th and the failure of Republicans to get on the right side of history and call for criminal prosecution of the bad actors, including the 45th President.
This is a precarious situation. The Democrats have to be made to deliver for those who delivered for them. Young people (Gen-Zers). Millennials. African Americans. Latinx Americans.
This is not a time to bask in a weak victory over a political party that is a stumblebum drunk right now. A party run by a bitter man who continues to do his best to be cruel to as many people as an actual…
