Democracy (the road is long)

Uploaded on Nov 4, 2016

Democracy (the road is long) - Brian Kay > .

Joyous Critical Analysis

Joy-Ann Reid, "The Man Who Sold America" > .

The Deplorable State of Politics in America

Politics and Prose justifiably deemed it necessary to disable comments on this exposé of dysfunction in the McConnell-obstructed RepuGNican-commandeered embarrassment that is the US Senate. 

Michael Bennet, "The Land of Flickering Lights" > . 

"Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009, earning a reputation as an independent thinker and a pragmatic centrist. In his closely observed analysis of today’s dysfunctional political landscape, he focuses on five key issues: the process for appointing judges, the recent tax cuts, the demise of the Iran nuclear agreement, the role of big money in politics, and immigration policies, examining each to illustrate exactly how and why partisan gridlock is undermining government. As he shows how much we’ve lost due to hyper-partisan politics, Bennet proposes specific ways we can re-establish a collaborative approach geared to helping all Americans rather than to benefiting one political party."

There Ain't No Mockery Harsh Enough

Errant Satire Presidential Seal > .

First the Empire, Next the "United"

U-u-u-g-g-g-g-h-h-h-h-h-h! > .

CarmenYulinCruz2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/us/puerto-rico-protests-politics.html .

Learn from the USA's ghastly mistake, Britain

Political theory has stressed the importance of [character and competence] since the ancient Greek philosophers. Both are problematic for Johnson, the leadership front runner. In fact, if you were to plot him on the two-by-two matrix beloved of management academics for making decisions, he would sit firmly in the bottom left corner – the worst option. [Dismally lacking in both, DUHnocchio is off the map]

Johnson’s careless and gaffe-ridden tenure as foreign secretary alone should surely have made him a non-starter for the leadership race. Yet it seems not to matter to his supporters. Do they imagine that he will undergo a Prince Hal-style conversion to responsibility and capability once he has won the crown? Or are they just so desperate to believe his bold promises of leaving the EU by October 31 [a bogglingly stupid idea] that they are not asking themselves about how he will deliver them? His apparent continuing popularity suggests that a third “C” – charisma – trumps both character and competence. [Be warned, charisma only lasts until the train wreck becomes obvious to almost all.]

https://theconversation.com/boris-johnson-lacks-character-competence-and-credibility-say-leadership-experts-120548 .


Boris Johnson Is How Britain Ends: Not with a bang, but with a burst of blond ambition.

Boris Johnson, to whom lying comes as easily as breathing, is on the verge of becoming prime minister. He faces the most complex and intractable political crisis to affect Britain since 1945.

That should be concerning enough. But given Britain’s political system — which relies for its maintenance on the character and disposition of the prime minister — it carries even graver import. Mr. Johnson, whose laziness is proverbial and opportunism legendary, is a man well practiced in deceit, a pander willing to tickle the prejudices of his audience for easy gain. His personal life is incontinent, his public record inconsequential.

And his premiership could bring about the end of Britain itself.

The state of the United Kingdom, a constitutional compact founded in 1922 and stretching back, in one form or another, for centuries, is severely strained. Though BrexTWIT is primarily driven by English passions, two of the four territories in the Union — Northern Ireland and Scotland — voted to remain. Both present immediate problems for Mr. Johnson — and for the future of Britain.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/22/opinion/boris-johnson-prime-minister-britain.html .

Dedicated to Despicable DUHsuckers

DUHsuckers - demented despicables > .

Fundraising Shifts

Biden and Bernie are still too high
Happily, Warren is climbing
Harris is still way too low

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/02/us/elections/candidate-money-donors-q2.html .

Transatlantic Relationship after RepuGNican DUHism?

Transatlantic Relationship after RepuGNican DUHism? > .

China is crushing the Uighurs

How China is crushing the Uighurs > .

DUHnocchio's Blatant Incapacities

What The Mueller Report Reveals About DUHnocchio's Mental State > .  

My Early July RANKINGS

... and a game of partially fill the Cabinet with current Democratic Candidates (plus Stacey Abrams & other non-runners) ... subject to change (and under construction)

President: Kamala Harris or Elizabeth Warren
Vice President: Pete Buttigieg (because experience will prepare him and a 2-woman ticket is unlikely to win in male-oriented America)

Stacey Abrams -- State
Elizabeth Warren  -- Treasury (if not president)
Kamala Harris (if she does not win the primary) -- State or Attorney General (?)
Julián Castro -- Homeland Security
Amy Klobuchar -- Transportation
Cory Booker -- HUD
Bennet -- Education
Bullock -- Agriculture
Tulsi Gabbard -- Defense
Kirsten Gillibrand -- Commerce
Hickenlooper -- Interior
Inslee -- Energy
Ryan -- Labor
Williamson -- Health and Human Services
Delaney -- Small Business
Moulton -- Veterans Affairs
 ---
Jon Tester -- Interior

Beto --  Senate
Bernie -- Senate
Biden -- ?
de Blasio  -- mayor
Yang -- ?


Donor Poll:
Broadest measure of support, Elizabeth Warren comes out on top with 68% of respondents listing her as their first choice, second choice, or someone they would consider, followed by Bernie Sanders at 57%, Kamala Harris at 40%, Pete Buttigieg at 38%, and Joe Biden at 26%. When asked if there were any candidates that they would not support, 34% named Joe Biden.

Warren’s popularity is impressively broad, Tom Vladeck, the managing director of Gradient Metrics, pointed out. She drew strong support from both 2016 Sanders donors and 2016 Clinton donors; big-dollar and small-dollar donors; older and younger donors; and women and men.
https://www.gradientmetrics.com/hubfs/Documents/Donor%20Survey_June%20Release.pdf

Finally! An acknowledgement that the "Again" is inaccurate.

The myth of America as the greatest nation on earth is at best outdated and at worst, wildly inaccurate [and nauseatingly arrogant]. Comparing the United States of America on global indicators reveals we have fallen well behind Europe — and share more in common with “developing countries” than we’d like to admit.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/01/opinion/america-great.html .

Never mistake braggadocio and a big military for greatness.