If it isn't already, America will soon become a pariah state.

Then maybe we should take away the president's pardoning power.

Disagree. We do have candidates and elected officials who have character and conviction, just not enough of them.

I'm furious even though none are from my state.

See, this isn't gaslighting, it's downright lying.

I understand, but by accepting what we have, we make it harder to change things in the future. As Democrats, we've too long shrugged our shoulders and accepted immediate defeat thinking we can change things next time. That's not gonna work in this new, fucked up political environment.

In governing, yes. In unity, not so much.

I’m done with the Democratic Party. They’ve been a disappointment since 2016.

Actually not. Judaism doesn't teach Zionism. Zionism arose in the late 18th/early 19th century in response to the massacre of Jews in Europe (read, pogroms). Much like Trump has done here, Netanyahu has perverted the ideals his country was founded on. Most Jews find what he's doing abhorrent.

As a lifelong Democrat I can tell you there are very few times it hasn’t been exhausting. We keep thinking republicans are our worst enemies, but as often as not, we’re our own worst enemy.

Genocide flows from hatred of the “other.”

Deuteronomy 7:6 — “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession…” Zionism was a movement for a Jewish homeland. Genocide does not “flow” from this belief.

Is that a problem?

The worst and the dumbest

Hey Debbie. The punishment is closing the government and making many needy people suffer. Flight cancellations are a byproduct of that larger punishment. Of all the actions taken during this shutdown, this one actually makes some sense.

She was my mentor when I was getting my masters. She drove a Jaguar and we sometimes went to Arthur Avenue for lunch.

No they didn’t actually. It’s a fucking oped. Did it make you mad? Did it get a reaction? Did you agree? It’s an opinion piece.