“The Democrats have their finger on the block button, vowing to block every single bit of legislation flowing through Congress that doesn’t ensure the re-opening of the government. Looks like Pelosi, Schumer, and co. are remaining firm with this one.”

I’m glad Pelosi and Schumer are made of stronger stuff than I am, as this game of government chicken against a crazy person is making me nervous.

Bernie’s proposed health care and the Republican health care system isn’t a fair comparison because a bill that doesn’t have its ducks in a row is never going to pass. It’s just grandstanding. 

I had a longtime, very close friend and colleague tell me, after I had carefully said that Bernie’s 2017 Medicare for All bill signified everything that was wrong with his campaigning (big ideas with big holes in the policy writing), tell me that my response was bitter and sexist. Gender (or even Hillary Clinton) at…

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Popular female candidate not as likeable as widely reviled male president with literally no friends.

Any word on whether Bernie Sanders is going to actually BE AN ACTUAL MEMBER of the Democratic Party or is he just going to once again demand to receive the nomination of a political party to which he neither belongs nor pays dues nor fundraises? 

Bernie Bros who hated Hillary with a misogynistic furor created a sexually hostile work environment?

I hate it when people suggest a woman go on oral contraceptives like she has never heard they exist.

Condoms do not “suck for both parties.” They can reduce sensitivity, but they don’t remove it. I never met a guy who couldn’t come while using a condom. And I dare say that sex with a condom is still more enjoyable than unwanted pregnancy, parenthood, or child support.

Party affiliation matters when you’re RUNNING TO BE THE LEADER AND FIGUREHEAD OF THE PARTY. I don’t get to be the Pope if I’m not even Catholic and I don’t get to be the director of NASA if I never bothered to show any interest in space travel.

I’ll be impressed with Bernie when he actually joins the party he seeks to lead rather than occasionally using it as an excuse to pump his own ego.

Terrible how? Or is this just more nebulous nonsense of the “he’s too old” variety.

He’s never held leadership, he’s barely passed any legislation, his campaign was a disorganized shitshow run by incompetents and hangers-on, and he’s never actually had the responsibility of implementing any of his policies. He is also bad at convincing people he is right or changing peoples minds. Bernie Sanders is…

Counter-Counter-Point: being a good President is more than the sum of your policy positions, and Bernie would be a terrible President, which is why he shouldn't run.

I don’t get this take. This IS Pelosi/Schumer standing up to Trump - Pelosi says to his face that he’s not going to get his way. Trump, because he’s a moron who thinks this is all a pissing contest, says fine and then as a topper (because he’s a moron, see above) throws in the political gift of taking ownership of the…

Are we gonna talk about how Nancy Pelosi gave no fucks about Trump’s bs or does that hurt your soul too much to admit she’s maybe not going to just hand over wall money?

Well, of course Trump will take the blame, because for him, it’s not blame. It would be credit, seeing as the people he cares about would love a federal government shutdown. Trump will take the trade of a shutdown all day long.

So, Democrats running in Texas must refuse all oil & gas contributions, because of purity test expectations. Republicans do not have to adhere to this rule, because they are both evil and deserve each other. In no way should we try to work with these companies, because we have zero interest in their contributions to…