"She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy. It’s the only thing that keeps us talking and working together. If she gets rid of that, then this would be the House on steroids," he says
  • @Gradually_Adjusting
    21•5 months ago

    Manchin is officially more right wing than checks headlines the Cheney clan…

      • @Anticorp
        7•5 months ago

        We still do, with “we” being people, and we’re all left out in the cold, since there aren’t any representatives with anything other than hard-line party positions.

          • @Anticorp
            1•5 months ago

            I think I’m left until I hang around with real leftists, then I realize I am not left. Republicans call me a liberal, and real liberals call me a libertarian. I’m neither of those things I guess, but a little bit of each of them.

              • @Anticorp
                1•5 months ago

                The issue isn’t me, it’s people have become extreme and I haven’t.

                Gosh danged right! There are a lot of issues I’m more passionate about than an average person, but I’m not married to a single ideology, and definitely not 100% aligned with a party. It feels pretty demoralizing when this, which used to be the majority of people’s attitudes, leaves me feeling alone with my perspectives.

                  • @Gradually_Adjusting
                    4•5 months ago

                    “Socially liberal” man liked Reagan and Reagan (2024). Go figure.

                    Ty Burr gave the film 1.5/4 stars, writing, “The faithful for whom Reagan was made aren’t likely to see that it’s a hagiography as rosy and shallow as anything in a Kremlin May Day parade. As pop-culture propaganda — popaganda, if you will — the movie’s strictly for true believers. As history, it’s worthless.”