American Politics: How It Works…..or
Doesn’t Work
P. Schultz
Below are some of my postings to
Facebook that I made during the “battle,” largely one-sided, over whether Nancy
Pelosi will be the next Speaker of the House. Not surprisingly, she is
overwhelmingly supported by the establishment Democrats, you know, those who
gave us Hillary for president with such wonderful results! There are also links
to a couple of the articles that I was responding to
As I read this, Pelosi will win as the
establishment Democrats are for her. The result? No real challenges to the
status quo or, therefore, to Trump. Wait for the arguments: “We must move
forward.” “It’s time put the past behind us.” “The American people want us to
govern.” And so, just as happened in 2006 when the Dems took over the Congress
they merely continued the status quo. Which is basically what Obama did for 8
years, embracing Bush’s policies just as Michelle embraced Shrub recently: “Oh,
I just love him to death.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/14/pelosi-speaker-votes-989968
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/14/pelosi-speaker-votes-989968
Surprise, surprise: more Democrats
lining up for Pelosi, as well as preserving the status quo, which means of
course not taking on Trump in any way that would upset the current alignment of
forces. The Democrats, that is, the establishment Democrats, are doing and will
do what they did in 2006.....nothing significant. Again, my prediction: Pelosi
will be Speaker of the House and the Dems will find a way not to confront Trump
is any significant way. "We must move forward, people. We just must!"
Which means of course we must stand still, we must preserve the status quo.
Pelosi: Struggling to maintain her
power and the status quo policies she has supported for years. Forget the
"gender issue." Merely trotted out to keep Pelosi and the
establishment Democrats in power in order to continue the policies that they
have supported for years/decades - endless wars, growing socio-economic
inequality, no single payer health insurance, mass incarceration. mass
deportations of immigrants. And keep one thing in mind: Whatever threat Trump
represents to the likes of Pelosi et. al,, the
insurgents in the Democratic Party are a greater threat to their power and
their policies. If you want to see changes, significant changes in our foreign
and domestic policies, then you should want to see Pelosi, et. al., deposed.
But, my prediction, this ain't gonna happen. Steny Hoyer has already been
selected as House majority leader and he is establishment through and through.
The "blue wave" becomes meaningless with these guys and gals in
power.
You want confirmation that Pelosi is
nothing but a status quo politician? Here it is, disguised as praise in the NY
Times: "As the first woman to become speaker, Ms. Pelosi, of California,
is a history-making figure in Washington. She held the gavel from 2007 to 2011
and is considered by both Democrats and Republicans to be the most effective
speaker in modern times. Were it not for her political skill and keen strategic
sense, they say, President George W. Bush could not have secured the bank bailout he needed to halt an economic
free fall and President Barack Obama could not have passed the Affordable Care
Act." So, this means Pelosi helped bail out Bush/Republican Party - and of
course did nothing about his wars - and helped kill single payer health care.
What a leader! What a stateswoman! How would we ever survive with Pelosi? Got
me.
“Drama” over. Pelosi “wins” and real
change loses. Same shit, different day! Just as I said: As much drama as
whether Kavanaugh would be confirmed and how Susan Collins would vote. Once you
understand that American politics is almost all smoke and mirrors, most of the
“drama” disappears. But hey, we can still obsess about Trump, can’t we?
Some uncertainty in the media over
whether Pelosi has "won" or not. But, note well, if she loses it will
because of "a band of disgruntled Democrats, led mostly by men, standing
against the sweep of nationally-known Pelosi allies." Oh my, oh my: don't
want to be a "disgruntled man . . . standing against [the ]
nationally-known," do we? Heaven forbid! But, WTF, count me in this group
of disgruntled men. Pelosi represents no or little change. As one of her female
critics argued: ""It isn't about her, it's about wanting new
leadership," said [Abigail] Spanberger, a former CIA operative who
defeated tea party Republican Rep. Dave Brat in suburban Richmond. "There
isn't anything she could say, because the decision isn't about her."
“Blue wave” you say? Not under Pelosi
and most other Democrats. They would rather maintain their power than take on
Trump and other Republicans. And that’s because, by and large, they agree with
Trump’s politics. Hence, they can “find common ground” with him. Our political order:
Corrupt from top to bottom, from left to right!
"Celebrities have weighed in as
well, and prominent liberal activists have openly discussed fomenting primary
challenges in the next campaign against the leaders of the anti-Pelosi
opposition." Oh yes! This is what this "battle" is all about:
Putting the Democratic insurgents in their place and maintaining the status
quo. No wonder that millions of people are "politically apathetic."
Most of them aren't apathetic. They just know the deck is stacked against them.
The ruling class, the power elite, which includes Republicans, Democrats, and
celebrities will tolerate no challenges to their rule, their power, and
prestige. This is the Democratic version of what the Republicans were doing
defending Kavanaugh.
“Go figure,” Navratilova tweeted. “A
man loses and keeps his place, a woman wins and gets booted?!?” Oh, Martina: I
guess you've forgotten that in 2010 the Democratic Party took massive losses in
that midterm election and Pelosi kept her lead role for the Democrats. And I
mean those losses were huge: "Approximately 82.5 million people voted.[3]
The Democratic Party suffered massive defeats in many national and state level
elections, with many seats switching to Republican Party control. Although the President's party usually loses
congressional, statewide and local seats in midterm elections, the 2010 midterm
election season featured some of the biggest losses since the Great Depression.
The Republican Party gained 63 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives,
recapturing the majority, and making it the largest seat change since 1948 and
the largest for any midterm election since the 1938 midterm elections."
The establishment Democrats here remind me of the Republicans defending
Kavanaugh. Learn some history, Martina, learn some history!
This is for anyone who still has faith
that the Democratic Party’s establishment members are anything but status quo
politicians not all that different than their Republican counterparts. The
recently declared “blue wave” will probably change nothing so long as the likes
of Schumer and Pelosi are the most powerful Democrats. And people wonder why
Trump is president. Why are these Democrats still in power? Our political order
is corrupt, from top to bottom and from left to right.
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