Donny did NOT place his left hand on the Bible Melania awkwardly held during his 'oath'. Now, if a Democrat pulled that stunt it would be Wall to Wall coverage on every channel and podcast for next week....but ya know....
I am more than glad I did not watch and listen today to the felon. My blood pressure could not handle it. I am on my way to a commerative service for MLK involving my Synagogue 's Choir and other Church choirs. THIS is the best of America. I will continue to support and fight with others to hold 47 accountable, through the courts and in public opinion. Thanks, Steve, for all you do!
If Americans are thoughtful with a modicum of self-awareness, they may reject MAGA in 2026 and 2028. I honestly do not know what will happen because asking people to stop for a moment and think about who they are electing may be a bridge too far for them. I ask this because there are people at the state level electing males and females who want to question women for having a miscarriage.
Why does Lauren Sanchez always have to show off her fake tits? It's the fucking Inauguration for god's sake. A little decorum? Looks like Little Lord Fauntleroy was catchin a peak.
Not surprising at all. Decorum is not to be outdone by love of self and trying to get attention. I liked that Fetterman was in shorts and a hoodie, per usual.
Time will tell. Trump won PA and Fetterman represents all of PA, D's and R's. At least that's his story. I'm too cynical at this point to believe any of them.
More important than his slovenly appearance is his decision to kiss Trump's ass. I am startled by his decision to, in effect, support Trump as a reasonable presidential choice.
I don't like anything he does any more. This is war, this is good vs evil. There are only two sides.
You know, you have to be an evolved person to recognise evil, because if you haven't recognized in yourself first, and done SOME therapy or introspection, you won't recognise it in others.
Decorum is the exact word I had in mind, as in lack thereof. I'm sure Trump appreciated the serious, patriotic decorum reflected by the Bezos ego prop. I wonder if Trump asked him to hand her over as public tribute if he would bow and comply?
They're all like that. It's such a fucking LOW. The women tart themselves up, for some reason I can't fathom. It's all about low standards, showing what Hitler believed, that people are just transactional animals.
We are not.
But this really is The Handmaids Tale. And all the senators and congresspeople filing past the felons and the grifters and saying nothing.
The little lord looks like a 13 yo boy who already sneaks his daddy's Playboy... dreaming of the day he might actually touch the real thing.... I hope this pic gets splattered everywhere... even the 5 seconds it gets before the "censors" step in will still be enough..
I did watch the OAF (Orange Asinine 34x Felon) LIE again when he took the oath of office, threaten Panama, and lie about nobody fighting the 100 mph fueled fires in Los Angeles! His BS crypto collapsed this morning so at least his GRIFTING IS NOT OFF TO A GOOD START! Where are those brilliant billionaire to prop up the OAF’s crypto crap???
Now, we learn that the OAF did not have his hand on the Bible when he took the oath of office. He knows he will soon be standing in front of Saint Peter and things will not go well!!!
You have a knack for pulling the appropriate speech out of history and displaying the example to follow in winning back our country step by step. The truth will out and winning freedom can be done as it was done before. If we learn better how it must be done.
Yes. Please continue to help people like me stay focused. For there will be many days of fighting off grief and depression. The lofty words of well known writers has always helped me endure.
We've all got to continually and rigorously ask for status re all the promises he made while campaigning.... in do it in the media sites his followers use.
Yes! A database must be created and maintained to drive one of those American-Cancer-Society-types of donation thermometers showing progress toward a goal. Instead of degrees, it's calibrated with promises. At the bottom is the oaf's hand almost on the Bible taking an oath.
I have not watched any of the inauguration of the felonious rapist, who I’d wager placed his hand on the DJT Inaugural Bible, only $99.99, available if you buy DJT & Melania crypto… once again, violating the laws of the land, or is the Hatch Act no longer a thing?
What do we do if and when this administration goes after individuals or businesses that disagree or resist? Will there be avenues of protest? Is anything being planned or discussed? I don’t wish to remain silent and appear complicit.
Do NOT be distracted by the Felon King and his smoke and mirrors with chaos. His MAIN goal is to RIP OFF ($$$$$$$$$$$$$.....) EVERY SINGLE American - including YOU and YOUR FAMILY and ALSO those that voted for him - except his billionaire buddies - and begin the BIGGEST FINANCIAL RAPE of America EVER!
"The Oligarch’s Mission: Plunder our tax dollars by privatizing our government and selling-off agencies and public assets to the highest bidder, gutting regulations for corporations and rolling back protections for working people; and slashing taxes for the rich by cutting public programs."
This from the Patriotic Millionaires: Over the last few decades, America has witnessed wealth funneling upward at such an extreme rate that a small group of billionaires now own more wealth than the entire bottom half of the country. Contrary to popular belief, this was not the inevitable result of “market forces” but rather deliberate policy choices made by both political parties.
Three basic ideas – taxing the rich, paying the people, and spreading the power – hold the key to undoing the damage that half a century of failed “trickle-down” economic policies have wrought on our economy and ensuring equal political representation for all Americans.
Inequality is bad for everyone. It’s certainly bad for the millions of workers at the bottom struggling day in and day out to make ends meet, but contrary to what you might think, it’s also bad for millionaires like us. History has not been kind to societies – and particularly the wealthy people in those societies – that have let inequality spiral unchecked. We don’t want history to repeat itself.
Any bets on how long it will be until "trickle-down" becomes one of the most beautiful words in English? We should reflect on the various meanings of the term, as all apply here.
There was no way in hell that I was going to watch the coronation, I mean inauguration, of America's First Felon. We need the likes of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, not Chuck Schumer... I devoutly hope that there is a transition from the gerontocracy in the Democratic Party to a new generation of powerful, persuasive speakers and doers. I see the institutionalized sclerotic paralysis and generalized inability to do much of anything of great consequence. In my opinion , with respect to past presidents, we need the fortitude and guts of Roosevelt and the vigor of JFK at this juncture, plus the social courage of LBJ.
Restoring the Democratic Party is the wrong solution. Launching a new center-right party is what is needed. I will not back down on this point. I contend that you and all the pundits at the Bulwark are wrong about this. It's exasperating. I've been saying the last three and a half years that the Democratic Party alone cannot save us. I have a lost election as evidence. That organization cannot hold all of those across the political spectrum who are opposed to a con man coup plotter who is trying to destroy our constitutional order. Cramming everyone into that party only exacerbates its dysfunction. I'm not saying we should ultimately have three parties. The Republican Party must be *replaced*.
The "Republican Party" has already been replaced, though the name remains. Why should we think a center-RIGHT party would bring some balance. From my vantage point we've moved right, right into the quicksand.
The organization known as the Republican Party must go away. I want a functioning two-party system comprised of a functioning conservative party and functioning liberal party. I want a restoration of the two-party system, not a restoration of the Democratic Party or even a restoration of the Republican Party. The Democrats' brand is in the tank, but I'll leave it to them to fix that. The Republicans' brand, as you correctly pointed out, has been supplanted by MAGA. Even if the Democrats got their act together, there still would not be a functioning conservative party. MAGA is antithetical to conservatism, though some still call themselves conservative. I disagree with them. Words matter.
But we must create a new party besides the Democratic Party because we need to bring those MAGA voters back to reality. They're still our countrymen, and they're not going away. We need to create a new destination for those seeking an offramp from MAGA. The Democrats cannot provide that. We need a clean slate. Them voting for and joining that new party would represent their clear departure from MAGA.
I’m very much on the fence re resuscitating vs build a new party.
The suggestion that a new party be middle/right, reinforces old destructive habits. I’d rather consider a Common Sense party, where common sense is applied to questions of women’s reproductive health, tax reform, minimum wage, national service, etc etc etc.
Firstly, I don't buy that analogy. Secondly, I said we need a party to replace the Republican party. If a new party were to take off, of course, for a period of time there may be three parties comparable in size. But the goal would be to restore the two-party system.
I don't like the name. Sense is anything but common these days. I don't believe conservatism is inherently destructive just as I don't believe liberalism is. But the extremes must be extirpated from our polity entirely. There must be no quarter for neo-fascism or neo-Marxism.
Ultimately, I would love to see a third party emerge. I mused about the same thing. But in this moment, who does a third party represent? Does it draw people from center right and center left in large enough numbers to defeat what has become of the republican party? I think you might be dreaming if you think the left flank of the democratic party would get on board that wagon. You are assuming that a third party would not further dilute the anti-Trumpers. Somehow, we must all make common cause long enough to defeat Trump and MAGA republicans and leave all the previously normal fights about economic policy and culture wars for later. If Liz Cheney and Nanci Pelosi can stand together on this, so can the rest of us. We must.
Liz Cheney has spoken of the need to create a new conservative party. I'm still waiting, but hopeful. You're very question about whom a third party would represent illustrates the problem that led us here. Parties started chasing people rather than establishing principles and persuading. *That* is why we have populism.
I couldn't care less what the left flank of the Democratic Party thinks. It's because of them I cannot join the Democrats. We had Trump emerging as the Republican candidate, and the left flank was more outraged with Israel after it was attacked, even before the IDF fired a single shot in defense! I knew the election was lost then. I agree that defending the Constitution from MAGA is paramount and takes priority over policy. I never saw the Democrats take that position until the last minute.
I don't know what you mean by a third party diluting the anti-Trumpers. Certainly, a new anti-Trump party would need to unite with the Democrats to restore any damage done to our country. But I believe the Democrats fucked this up, and I'm not in a forgiving mood. I think they should take their seats.
I'm not defending the left wing of the democratic party. And I agree that the democrats have thus far proven a feckless bunch to defend democracy. Just not sure a third party helps the cause at this moment in time. But maybe. I understand why people find it difficult, if not impossible, to vote for democrats. I believe the majority of dems are vastly more moderate than a lot of the people representing them. The primary process inevitably delivers candidates that are more extreme than the majority of voters. I guess the question is, how does a third party unite with the democratic party? And that might depend on what the third party itself looks like. I have longed for more than two choices for some time since both parties have moved away from the center.
Donny did NOT place his left hand on the Bible Melania awkwardly held during his 'oath'. Now, if a Democrat pulled that stunt it would be Wall to Wall coverage on every channel and podcast for next week....but ya know....
Surprisingly it didn’t burst into flames.
He knew better than any of us that his palm would get a third degree burn.
I am more than glad I did not watch and listen today to the felon. My blood pressure could not handle it. I am on my way to a commerative service for MLK involving my Synagogue 's Choir and other Church choirs. THIS is the best of America. I will continue to support and fight with others to hold 47 accountable, through the courts and in public opinion. Thanks, Steve, for all you do!
If Americans are thoughtful with a modicum of self-awareness, they may reject MAGA in 2026 and 2028. I honestly do not know what will happen because asking people to stop for a moment and think about who they are electing may be a bridge too far for them. I ask this because there are people at the state level electing males and females who want to question women for having a miscarriage.
Why does Lauren Sanchez always have to show off her fake tits? It's the fucking Inauguration for god's sake. A little decorum? Looks like Little Lord Fauntleroy was catchin a peak.
Decorum? At a MAGA event?!
True. I forgot.
Got everyone’s attention and that is all she cared about?
Not surprising at all. Decorum is not to be outdone by love of self and trying to get attention. I liked that Fetterman was in shorts and a hoodie, per usual.
I did not. He's my PA Senator. He looked like a slob.
That's the least of his bad attributes at this point.
Time will tell. Trump won PA and Fetterman represents all of PA, D's and R's. At least that's his story. I'm too cynical at this point to believe any of them.
More important than his slovenly appearance is his decision to kiss Trump's ass. I am startled by his decision to, in effect, support Trump as a reasonable presidential choice.
Much as he'll end up wanting, there'll be no going back from that for him.
I don't like anything he does any more. This is war, this is good vs evil. There are only two sides.
You know, you have to be an evolved person to recognise evil, because if you haven't recognized in yourself first, and done SOME therapy or introspection, you won't recognise it in others.
Decorum is the exact word I had in mind, as in lack thereof. I'm sure Trump appreciated the serious, patriotic decorum reflected by the Bezos ego prop. I wonder if Trump asked him to hand her over as public tribute if he would bow and comply?
They're all like that. It's such a fucking LOW. The women tart themselves up, for some reason I can't fathom. It's all about low standards, showing what Hitler believed, that people are just transactional animals.
We are not.
But this really is The Handmaids Tale. And all the senators and congresspeople filing past the felons and the grifters and saying nothing.
The little lord looks like a 13 yo boy who already sneaks his daddy's Playboy... dreaming of the day he might actually touch the real thing.... I hope this pic gets splattered everywhere... even the 5 seconds it gets before the "censors" step in will still be enough..
good one!
Perfect, Elaine! LLF couldn’t have been more obvious!🤣
his new 'do makes him feel more masculine🙄
🤣
They are showing us: see? People aren't nice. You liberals are so stupid you fall for values. THEY are so stupid.
I did watch the OAF (Orange Asinine 34x Felon) LIE again when he took the oath of office, threaten Panama, and lie about nobody fighting the 100 mph fueled fires in Los Angeles! His BS crypto collapsed this morning so at least his GRIFTING IS NOT OFF TO A GOOD START! Where are those brilliant billionaire to prop up the OAF’s crypto crap???
Now, we learn that the OAF did not have his hand on the Bible when he took the oath of office. He knows he will soon be standing in front of Saint Peter and things will not go well!!!
Disrupt, irritate and distract - time will tick the seconds out.
21.5 months till the midterms
Time to get busy, if not already started.
Is the oath invalid if your hand is not on the bible? Maybe he’s not really President after all. Jerk.
Fear not, it's concepts of an oath. Not any less valid, not that it means anything to him either way.
I waited for the damned lightning bolt to fry his fat ass right on the spot, to no avail.
Gee. I wonder how the "s"cotus would vote on that..
This is going to be a long four years.
I watched this absurd event which seemed like a long four years in itself. With much effort, I didn't puke.
You have a knack for pulling the appropriate speech out of history and displaying the example to follow in winning back our country step by step. The truth will out and winning freedom can be done as it was done before. If we learn better how it must be done.
Yes. Please continue to help people like me stay focused. For there will be many days of fighting off grief and depression. The lofty words of well known writers has always helped me endure.
Okay. Steve, you’ve outlined the problems . What should we do?
Steve has told us ... we're all saying it... keep the faith. Stand up against bullies. Get involved. Form Havens. Know shit. Repeat the truth.
We've all got to continually and rigorously ask for status re all the promises he made while campaigning.... in do it in the media sites his followers use.
Yes! A database must be created and maintained to drive one of those American-Cancer-Society-types of donation thermometers showing progress toward a goal. Instead of degrees, it's calibrated with promises. At the bottom is the oaf's hand almost on the Bible taking an oath.
I have not watched any of the inauguration of the felonious rapist, who I’d wager placed his hand on the DJT Inaugural Bible, only $99.99, available if you buy DJT & Melania crypto… once again, violating the laws of the land, or is the Hatch Act no longer a thing?
Rules and laws are for suckers in Trumpland.
What do we do if and when this administration goes after individuals or businesses that disagree or resist? Will there be avenues of protest? Is anything being planned or discussed? I don’t wish to remain silent and appear complicit.
And do NOT forget this:
Do NOT be distracted by the Felon King and his smoke and mirrors with chaos. His MAIN goal is to RIP OFF ($$$$$$$$$$$$$.....) EVERY SINGLE American - including YOU and YOUR FAMILY and ALSO those that voted for him - except his billionaire buddies - and begin the BIGGEST FINANCIAL RAPE of America EVER!
"The Oligarch’s Mission: Plunder our tax dollars by privatizing our government and selling-off agencies and public assets to the highest bidder, gutting regulations for corporations and rolling back protections for working people; and slashing taxes for the rich by cutting public programs."
This from the Patriotic Millionaires: Over the last few decades, America has witnessed wealth funneling upward at such an extreme rate that a small group of billionaires now own more wealth than the entire bottom half of the country. Contrary to popular belief, this was not the inevitable result of “market forces” but rather deliberate policy choices made by both political parties.
Three basic ideas – taxing the rich, paying the people, and spreading the power – hold the key to undoing the damage that half a century of failed “trickle-down” economic policies have wrought on our economy and ensuring equal political representation for all Americans.
Inequality is bad for everyone. It’s certainly bad for the millions of workers at the bottom struggling day in and day out to make ends meet, but contrary to what you might think, it’s also bad for millionaires like us. History has not been kind to societies – and particularly the wealthy people in those societies – that have let inequality spiral unchecked. We don’t want history to repeat itself.
Any bets on how long it will be until "trickle-down" becomes one of the most beautiful words in English? We should reflect on the various meanings of the term, as all apply here.
I call it "Tinkle Down". As in urine and very little of that.......
That was one of my meanings as well.
" . . . deliberat policy choices made by both political parties
.
There was no way in hell that I was going to watch the coronation, I mean inauguration, of America's First Felon. We need the likes of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, not Chuck Schumer... I devoutly hope that there is a transition from the gerontocracy in the Democratic Party to a new generation of powerful, persuasive speakers and doers. I see the institutionalized sclerotic paralysis and generalized inability to do much of anything of great consequence. In my opinion , with respect to past presidents, we need the fortitude and guts of Roosevelt and the vigor of JFK at this juncture, plus the social courage of LBJ.
Restoring the Democratic Party is the wrong solution. Launching a new center-right party is what is needed. I will not back down on this point. I contend that you and all the pundits at the Bulwark are wrong about this. It's exasperating. I've been saying the last three and a half years that the Democratic Party alone cannot save us. I have a lost election as evidence. That organization cannot hold all of those across the political spectrum who are opposed to a con man coup plotter who is trying to destroy our constitutional order. Cramming everyone into that party only exacerbates its dysfunction. I'm not saying we should ultimately have three parties. The Republican Party must be *replaced*.
The "Republican Party" has already been replaced, though the name remains. Why should we think a center-RIGHT party would bring some balance. From my vantage point we've moved right, right into the quicksand.
The organization known as the Republican Party must go away. I want a functioning two-party system comprised of a functioning conservative party and functioning liberal party. I want a restoration of the two-party system, not a restoration of the Democratic Party or even a restoration of the Republican Party. The Democrats' brand is in the tank, but I'll leave it to them to fix that. The Republicans' brand, as you correctly pointed out, has been supplanted by MAGA. Even if the Democrats got their act together, there still would not be a functioning conservative party. MAGA is antithetical to conservatism, though some still call themselves conservative. I disagree with them. Words matter.
But we must create a new party besides the Democratic Party because we need to bring those MAGA voters back to reality. They're still our countrymen, and they're not going away. We need to create a new destination for those seeking an offramp from MAGA. The Democrats cannot provide that. We need a clean slate. Them voting for and joining that new party would represent their clear departure from MAGA.
I’m very much on the fence re resuscitating vs build a new party.
The suggestion that a new party be middle/right, reinforces old destructive habits. I’d rather consider a Common Sense party, where common sense is applied to questions of women’s reproductive health, tax reform, minimum wage, national service, etc etc etc.
Starting a third party is like tearing down the school building to rebuild and staff with the same.
Like Steve said, “Get rid of the rocks, It makes running easier”.
Firstly, I don't buy that analogy. Secondly, I said we need a party to replace the Republican party. If a new party were to take off, of course, for a period of time there may be three parties comparable in size. But the goal would be to restore the two-party system.
I don't like the name. Sense is anything but common these days. I don't believe conservatism is inherently destructive just as I don't believe liberalism is. But the extremes must be extirpated from our polity entirely. There must be no quarter for neo-fascism or neo-Marxism.
Ultimately, I would love to see a third party emerge. I mused about the same thing. But in this moment, who does a third party represent? Does it draw people from center right and center left in large enough numbers to defeat what has become of the republican party? I think you might be dreaming if you think the left flank of the democratic party would get on board that wagon. You are assuming that a third party would not further dilute the anti-Trumpers. Somehow, we must all make common cause long enough to defeat Trump and MAGA republicans and leave all the previously normal fights about economic policy and culture wars for later. If Liz Cheney and Nanci Pelosi can stand together on this, so can the rest of us. We must.
Liz Cheney has spoken of the need to create a new conservative party. I'm still waiting, but hopeful. You're very question about whom a third party would represent illustrates the problem that led us here. Parties started chasing people rather than establishing principles and persuading. *That* is why we have populism.
I couldn't care less what the left flank of the Democratic Party thinks. It's because of them I cannot join the Democrats. We had Trump emerging as the Republican candidate, and the left flank was more outraged with Israel after it was attacked, even before the IDF fired a single shot in defense! I knew the election was lost then. I agree that defending the Constitution from MAGA is paramount and takes priority over policy. I never saw the Democrats take that position until the last minute.
I don't know what you mean by a third party diluting the anti-Trumpers. Certainly, a new anti-Trump party would need to unite with the Democrats to restore any damage done to our country. But I believe the Democrats fucked this up, and I'm not in a forgiving mood. I think they should take their seats.
I'm not defending the left wing of the democratic party. And I agree that the democrats have thus far proven a feckless bunch to defend democracy. Just not sure a third party helps the cause at this moment in time. But maybe. I understand why people find it difficult, if not impossible, to vote for democrats. I believe the majority of dems are vastly more moderate than a lot of the people representing them. The primary process inevitably delivers candidates that are more extreme than the majority of voters. I guess the question is, how does a third party unite with the democratic party? And that might depend on what the third party itself looks like. I have longed for more than two choices for some time since both parties have moved away from the center.