Now, That’s Gonna Leave a Mark
Democrats are as responsible for Roe v. Wade being overturned
It’s all over but the shouting…
Not a complete shock as we had a heads up on the SCOTUS decision for awhile now. However, no sooner than the ruling came down, on Roe v. Wade, when the standard bearer, corporate Democrat began to howl at the moon. “You Bernie people did this! It’s your fault!” The one percent that Jill Stein received really made no difference in the ruined rust belt states that Trump took in the electoral college. Clinton won the popular vote by a clear five million but as she failed to campaign in the states Obama took twice, Trump did. That’s the shorthand. Also, it would have been nice of the DNC not to cheat the guy who could have beaten the game show host.
A horrid candidate, to begin with, she had more baggage than Cleopatra on tour. Clinton picked Tim Kaine as VP. A pro-life, anti-labor conservative Democrat, which was a clever way of giving us on the real left the high hard one. Also, that stalwart paragon of political courage Barack Obama, could have done a couple of things. I seem to remember him coming off the bench in the fourth quarter to get NBA players to stop their strike in response to police brutality. Obama also saved the flailing Biden campaign in its death throes, getting the Democratic field to cede their delegates to him. Harris, the VP, garnered not one vote. So, he seems to have some sway that he selectively uses to protect the elite but not our rights. Here’s a synopsis of the Ginsberg saga made flesh:
Obama promised to codify Roe v. Wade into law on the campaign trail. He had a super majority for two years. All we got were bank bailouts and a right-wing healthcare plan that Richard Nixon couldn’t pass. Now, we have a Democratic majority in Congress with a Democratic President to write laws to protect choice. The don’t have a super majority (which Obama had) so they would suffer the filibuster. Even with a filibuster, it would be nice if these people showed up to fight. Pass the law in the House, get on the media. Never stop stalking about it. Pressure more moderate Republicans and scare Manchin, Kaine and Sinema with recall elections. They won't do a thing because they run on this. It's fund raising.
Since Carter, the Democrats have enjoyed a majority long enough to have gotten Roe v. Wade codified into law. Clinton and Obama (both moral and political cowards) let it lie, despite the ghoulish Republicans making it very clear that they were hell bent on getting their way.
Now what? The old line, “write your congressman!” comes to mind. Let them know you’ve had it. Voting is a transaction. Period. I give you my vote and you help make our lives better. Mollycoddling politicians and pretending that if we’re nice, that somehow, they’ll do our bidding is ludicrous and must not be tolerated as serious conversation. Anyone who knows politics should know that unless their idea of an “intellectual pursuit” is watching MSNBC or listening to NPR.
As I always say in these tender moments, these people are not your friends.
Abe Abdelhadi hosts the Bitter Truth with Abe Abdelhadi on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, etc.
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