Progressives erupted at House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the 11 Democrats who failed to show up for Tuesday's vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, allowing Republicans to kill the effort despite their narrow House majority.
The GOP told you when the vote was ahead of time. Doesn’t matter if it was rushed, leadership’s job is to respond to it and make sure that on important votes, your party is there to counter the fuckery.
This leadership that wants to continue being a leader didn’t step up. But they sure did make sure they stepped up to gut the Clean Waters Act though so there’s that.
The GOP told you when the vote was ahead of time. Doesn’t matter if it was rushed, leadership’s job is to respond to it and make sure that on important votes, your party is there to counter the fuckery.
This leadership that wants to continue being a leader didn’t step up. But they sure did make sure they stepped up to gut the Clean Waters Act though so there’s that.