The Republican leader told POLITICO that his critics "had their shot" already. But conservatives are not done whacking him over the immigration-for-Ukraine aid implosion.
Edit: Apologies in advance for anyone seeing this twice across communities, Lemmy’s usually good at letting one know if a link’s been posted elsewhere, but it didn’t work as I was submitting this.
In 1922 he was considered a strong candidate to become national commander of the Legion at their convention in New Orleans, but was defeated due to his strong advocacy for admitting black veterans into the organization. Advocacy for the rights of black people was a strong theme throughout Deegan’s career, including during his position as Tenement House Commissioner.
Yeah. Deegan seems like the kinda guy that at least deserves having a thing named after him. Meanwhile here in NY we also have a park named after TFG, and he threatened to take the land back if the state renames it…
Maybe we should, thought.
In 1922 he was considered a strong candidate to become national commander of the Legion at their convention in New Orleans, but was defeated due to his strong advocacy for admitting black veterans into the organization. Advocacy for the rights of black people was a strong theme throughout Deegan’s career, including during his position as Tenement House Commissioner.
Yeah. Deegan seems like the kinda guy that at least deserves having a thing named after him. Meanwhile here in NY we also have a park named after TFG, and he threatened to take the land back if the state renames it…