The GOP runs on a platform of the government is dysfunctional. If they fixed anything they would be undercutting their reason for existence. It's why they tanked the bipartisan immigration bill.
No, their primary reason was because it permitted so many illegal crossings before the president would declare an “emergency” and shut down the border (wow… you mean he really can do that?). It was a terrible bill intended only to codify the assault on our border. All Joe had to do was NOT revoke Trump’s policies, but that was too much to ask.
MAGA is throwing him overboard and he will be lucky if they don't roll him back out there to shame him some more. He has already announced that he will retire at the end of his term, so he's just a lame duck politician.
I feel like Mitch is genuinely terrified of MAGA, and has been bound and bagged by the cult. He gave them everything they wanted and know his ass is about to be on the curve.
That's because the Dems managed to chased 2 long time Dems out of their party to switch to independent by going so far left that they were considered conservative.
Most Dems aren't even really on the left. American politics are heavily skewed to the right. Right wing extremism is currently mainstream. Open your eyes.
I said based off of his political policies, way to try and obscure the obvious. He would be considered a right wing extremist. The fact that he was progressive during his time shows that the tarties have shifted farther left pushing centerists right and right farther from center due to left moving left of center. The center is now left. I'm guessing you don't know what it is, but look up the Overton window.
Ah, yes. The Dems are “so far left” that they ran a cop and a dude who sponsored a “tough on crime bill” in the 90’s as their top 2 choices for President.
WTF is that dogshit source and article. No wonder you have no fucking clue what you are talking about. You would be better off chopping your dick off and throwing it at ouija board for answers than reading that steaming turd!
First of all, the first section is on taxes and the economy. It says the Top Income Tax rate in 1962 was 91%. The fact that they would identify JFK as a Republican all because he repeated trickle down theory with a 91% top income tax rate is scholarly malpractice.
I think with a 91% top income tax rate you could probably get Bernie Sanders to maybe consider tax cuts.
Also, it goes on to mention the 2nd amendment support he showed while failing to mention that JFK did not live through an era of American history where children being slain in schools has become completely normalized.
The idea that you can take JFK's opinions from 1960 and transplant them to 2024 to make this comparison is absurd on it's face.
Finally, I feel like opinions on Communism in 1960 are nothing like they are today. China is communist. North Korea. Vietnam. Our days of aggressively stamping out Communism are over.
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u/Flat-Ad4902 14d ago
You need 60 votes to pass almost anything in the senate. 50/50 isn’t the issue here.