I didn’t follow too closely what exactly was going on with his campaign, to be honest. I know he quite rightly called out his Repug opponent Dave McCormick for profiting off of Chinese fentanyl, which (though it stinks to high heaven as far as yours truly is concerned) doesn’t constitute a crime by itself (at least, not as far as I’ve been able to determine). And silly me...I would have thought Casey’s record of accomplishment in the U.S. Senate would have earned him the benefit of the doubt in what was shaping up to be a close election. However, we now know that Casey, in all likelihood, ended up drowning, so to speak, in negative TV ads towards the end of the campaign (“OMIGOD, THE ECONOMY...which was quite good, as it turned out...AND ZOMG THE SCARY BROWN PEOPLE COMING OVER THE BORDER!!!...and I've lived here for most of my life, and I'm not aware of PA sharing a border with Mexico - #facepalm). And I’m sure we can “thank,” in part, King Elon and the tech bros for the cash infusion that enabled that garbage to take place (and once again, love and kisses to the High Court of Hangin’ Judge JR for Citizens United and reaping another awful election outcome).
I’m thinking of this in particular right now because Senator Casey sent out a typically classy Email this evening thanking his supporters and letting everyone know what an honor it has been for him to serve this commonwealth in the U.S. Senate. And I want to reciprocate by thanking Senator Casey for setting a hard-working, decent example of how someone should conduct themselves in public service for these many years (and I have a feeling there are quite a few people in Ohio who feel the same way about Sherrod Brown, as well as some in Montana about Jon Tester). I can recall one occasion in particular when we planned a visit to Washington, D.C. and Senator Casey’s office helped us obtain tickets for a White House visit, which was memorable (we missed “Bo,” the Obama’s dog, by only a few minutes as it turned out). We remain indebted to Senator Casey’s office for handling this in typically expert fashion.
I have no doubt that Senator Casey will now pursue an enterprise worthy of his time, talent, and basic decency, and I wish him all the best in that endeavor (and I will expect absolutely nothing from Dave McCormick).
I don’t know what the hell is going on with John Fetterman either (here). I sincerely hope he isn’t positioning himself to be Manchinema 2.0, because he’s going to have a very short Senate career if he does. In the meantime, though, I have a bone to pick with him on something else.
I reached out to Sen. Fetterman from his web page a little while ago on an issue in the news. I haven’t received a reply from Fetterman yet, though I can appreciate that that will likely take some time. However, I didn’t even get an auto-generated Email acknowledging my message. Are you kidding??!! Senator Casey did that at a minimum, and I cannot recall a time when he didn’t follow up with a personal message addressing the issue. Hell, even Bri-Fi will send you an auto-generated acknowledgement!
This is Fulfilling The Role Of A Congressional Politician 101, Senator. Do better next time!
Now to the videos...Brian Tyler Cohen and election lawyer Marc Elias tell us about the Repug power grab in North Carolina...see, the Repug legislature in that state, put in place by one of the worst partisan gerrymanders in the country as Elias points out, is trying to strip the incoming Dev guv of his power as well as other newly elected Dems including the attorney general, as well as passing a whole array of measures against voting...and yeah, that bit about picking state supreme court justices from some partisan list as opposed to a judicial election or gubernatorial appointment is particularly nuts...
...and sticking with the “Tar Heel” state, this Rebel HQ clip brings us some utter idiocy from Repug U.S. House Rep Virginia Foxx; first, we find that the Repug-run U.S. House passed so-called “anti ESG” bills (more here – not sure when the remarks in this clip took place)...yeah, Repugs aren’t dancing to the tune of dirty energy companies; not much they aren’t...clip is kind of a composite of idiocy from Foxx...”Mr. Speaker, I object to what my colleague is saying, even though he didn’t say it was about me and I know it really is,” more or less (Jackson White explains at the end)...
...and Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report informs us that elites are terrified at support for Luigi Mangione...and no, I don’t support the *alleged* actions of this individual either...I didn’t know about the “Wanted” posters, and though I don’t condone that as well, I certainly understand the rage (unfortunately, this is all likely to play right into the hands of you-know-who after 1/20/25)...and I think it’s a bit of a stretch to bring back the “Bernie 2016” stuff, though Figueredo is right about Medicare for All being the answer, but good luck trying to make that case all over again; I also don’t think Figueredo has a crystal ball that tells him that Brian Thompson wouldn’t have been murdered if we’d listened to Bernie (may be right, but we’ll never know), but he’s right about the crooks who caused the ’08 recession not going to the slam, which was an obscenity...I think Bill Burr is on the right track also, and as far as I’m concerned, the less said about “The View,” the better (NSFW/H)...
...and I thought Cliff Schecter offered a more populist “take” on the “one percent” here (actually, a fraction of that)...he’s also spot-on about the Louis Brandeis quote that we can have vast wealth or a democracy, but not both...yeah, Peter Thiel, King Elon I, Vivek R and others are indeed part of the oligarchy; we can start by naming who the enemy is and then figure out the next steps...
...and yep, you guessed it - time for more seasonal tunes.
2 comments:
Fantastic writing, as usual, Bob Casey was a decent man trying to do the best he can 🙂 we'll see about Fetterman ❤️ EL&P❤️Moe
Thanks as always, Moe...I think Fetterman is trying to figure out which way the political wind is blowing in PA, but he'd be better off sticking with the script that got him the job in the first place.
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