r/Enough_Sanders_Spam • u/Currymvp2 • Apr 20 '24
Michael Tracey upset that every House Dem voted for Ukranian aid lmao
https://twitter.com/mtracey/status/178174927985961386693
u/ZestyItalian2 Apr 20 '24
For all its faults the US Democratic Party is a very good political party, all things considered.
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u/dzendian Apr 20 '24
Yes they are.
Biden and the Dems have largely done what they've said, or at least tried to do the right thing. I would have been curious to see what Obama could have done without a hostile tea party congress for 6 years.
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u/your_not_stubborn Apr 20 '24
I saw the first two years of the Obama administration up close and it was actually pretty inspiring.
I'm still jarred by the difference between seeing what they did and then seeing the dismissive, lazy reactions of some voters and the unhinged descent into madness of others.
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u/canadianD Apr 20 '24
People back then (and for some reason still now) were shocked Obama didn’t snap his fingers and undo the recession. We lost a lot of hope and optimism and I think we wouldn’t be where we are now if people hadn’t become so lazy and cynical so quickly.
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u/naanplussed Apr 21 '24
Following up 2014 very low turnout with Kasich and boring Todd Young types would have been smart for the GOP. Even with a publicly quieter GOP POTUS in 2018 it wouldn't be like the real 2018. Judiciary would have even more Alito acolytes.
I drove a shuttle in 08 and it wasn't 1 mile to the polls, there was a hill but people talked about how they would not have voted due to time and distance! Sad.
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u/Swordswoman FL-25: "Little Debbie" Apr 20 '24
I think people forget quite how conservative the Democratic Party was when we had to give the Blue Dog Dems their due for helping Obama win in his landslide 2012. That was a different party, for sure. We've come A REALLY LONG WAY since then, even if there's some decent core members of the party who persisted from then. It's a great party now. And they aren't hiding their goals: helping people.
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u/AfterCommodus Apr 21 '24
Quite possibly the best in the world, when you consider its platform and its ability to win elections despite the horrible fundamentals it faces (electoral college+senate = massive rural and conservative skew).
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u/RandomCarGuy26 Establishment Liberal (Centre-Left) Apr 20 '24
What did he expect the Democrats to do? Abstain? Vote "Present"?
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u/Currymvp2 Apr 20 '24
TBH, I can see how someone can be slightly surprised that every Dem voted for it...I wouldn't have been shocked if Bush or Tlaib voted for "Present" (but to their credit, they did the right thing here; that's weird to type).
Meanwhile over half of the Republicans in the House shamefully voted "no".
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u/RandomCarGuy26 Establishment Liberal (Centre-Left) Apr 20 '24
I'm more pleasantly surprised that there were a lot more Republicans willing to cross their party line and vote Yes
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u/FridayOfTheDead Apr 20 '24
vote present
It's not a symbolic vote to denounce Hamas sexual assault
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u/RandomCarGuy26 Establishment Liberal (Centre-Left) Apr 20 '24
But have you considered that Hamas will lead the way towards the liberation of Palestinians and the oppressed worldwide? /s
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u/tkrr Apr 20 '24
He’s a bad faith actor. Of course he expected the Dems to vote for it. He gets paid to be outraged about it.
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u/SandersDelendaEst Bernie Mathematician Apr 20 '24
lol it must be very frustrating to see that his view is not represented on the left whatsoever.
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u/sanity_rejecter Pax Americana Enjoyer Apr 20 '24 edited Apr 23 '24
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u/KingScoville 🦌🙍🏼♂️👨🏻🚒💪🏿 Apr 20 '24
Well he’ll be equally upset that Auntie Maxine “BoneSaw” Waters whipped the votes.
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Apr 20 '24
Russian propagandist says what?
He’s a dumbass, Glenn twisting himself into a pretzel to defend Tracey’s dumb shit is always hilarious.
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u/Politicsboringagain Apr 20 '24
Once he one of the people who were saying that Russia was never going to attack Ukraine and Joe Biden was lying.
Even posted pictures that zero actual context.
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u/PiusTheCatRick Apr 20 '24
after 2+ years of pointless carnage
Bet he wouldn’t have the balls to tell that to a Ukrainian
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u/ThePoliticalFurry Apr 20 '24
It's just blatantly transparent at this point he's a Russian asset because he can't open his mouth about the invasion without directly quoting Kremlin talking points
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u/papyjako87 Apr 20 '24
How dare Ukraine defend itself instead of just lying down ??? Classic western imperialism !!!
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u/TrixoftheTrade Neo-Neoliberal Apr 20 '24
Whatever will the Dems do without Michael Tracey’s support?
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u/LBH74 Apr 20 '24
Waaaaaaaah. Why won’t they just let Putin have it?!
(To be read in the tone of Tracey getting arrested at Ann Coulter event.)
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u/BrandoPolo Apr 21 '24
If Michael Tracey is upset with Democrats, then Democrats definitely did the right thing.
Good job, Democrats.
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u/Han_Yolo_swag Apr 20 '24
Don’t worry guys, he’s just a roving journalist and he’s a friend to all dogs. I’m sure he’s super fun at parties.
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u/TPDS_throwaway Apr 20 '24
2000 rubbles have hit your account