The point I was making is what I was referring to, so yes. I know what point I was trying to make. You have a different point.
And I don't think it matters one iota what I say on a blog. It has nothing to do with anything other than sharing thoughts with a small number of people. I'm not helping or hurting the Democrats one bit, so I'm not concerned about electoral strategy or legislative maneuvering or anything like that when I complain about politics here.
The world doesn't care.
3 weeks ago
The man would have been 77 on election day if he had run again. Can’t we let the olds retire?
Again, my point wasn't "how dare he retire?" It was, given that he was retiring, why oppose Dem legislation? Maybe there was a reason, but it wasn't to keep his seat in the senate to maintain a majority for the Dems.
I have no problem with everything else you wrote, Michael Cain. Points taken.
3 weeks ago
The point being, wj, that he wasn't securing a seat for the Democrats by voting with Republicans on critical issues, but that probably won't get through the radical centrism or whatever it is that makes you want to defend the guy.
If you don't care about what's good for congressional Democrats, that's one thing, but it doesn't have to mean you can't recognize the point of view of congressional Democrats or the people who vote for them.
3 weeks ago
Manchin screwed his own party not long before deciding not to run for another term and his senate seat is now held by a Republican. How is that supposed to be good for Democrats?
3 weeks ago
There might be multiple petards to hoist them. Epstein emails are less than helpful. Remember when Epstein was the GOP's hobby horse?
"No. The point being that..."
The point I was making is what I was referring to, so yes. I know what point I was trying to make. You have a different point.
And I don't think it matters one iota what I say on a blog. It has nothing to do with anything other than sharing thoughts with a small number of people. I'm not helping or hurting the Democrats one bit, so I'm not concerned about electoral strategy or legislative maneuvering or anything like that when I complain about politics here.
The world doesn't care.
The man would have been 77 on election day if he had run again. Can’t we let the olds retire?
Again, my point wasn't "how dare he retire?" It was, given that he was retiring, why oppose Dem legislation? Maybe there was a reason, but it wasn't to keep his seat in the senate to maintain a majority for the Dems.
I have no problem with everything else you wrote, Michael Cain. Points taken.
The point being, wj, that he wasn't securing a seat for the Democrats by voting with Republicans on critical issues, but that probably won't get through the radical centrism or whatever it is that makes you want to defend the guy.
If you don't care about what's good for congressional Democrats, that's one thing, but it doesn't have to mean you can't recognize the point of view of congressional Democrats or the people who vote for them.
Manchin screwed his own party not long before deciding not to run for another term and his senate seat is now held by a Republican. How is that supposed to be good for Democrats?
There might be multiple petards to hoist them. Epstein emails are less than helpful. Remember when Epstein was the GOP's hobby horse?