And that's before you get into issues of Obstruction

That's ignoring the fact that DOJ at the time Nicon got his pre-emptive pardon (as well as history) believed pre-emptive pardons were illegitimate as there are no charges to pardon

Then there's the history of Pardons as an act of benevolence

I'm old enough to remember when they lost their minds that the IRS was evaluating tax exempt status of political organizations masquerading as religions & charities

The Catholic Bishops actually do care

I don't believe this has ever happened in my lifetime that a Plenary Assembly of US Bishops issued a rebuke of sitting US President

& Priests have been stepping into the immigration fight demanding access to detainees

www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...

reason people perceive Dems as weak & GOP as strong is that's what we Dems message to ourselves & everyone else every day

We just crushed an election, the GOP made concessions they swore would never happen, the Epstein avalanche is just beginning, & Dems have in every way STRENGTHENED our position

People here, especially people who follow the MoveOn/ Indivisible/ Our Revolution/ Daily Kos thinkers should be condemning Republicans for choosing to cut the ACA subsidies.

Why aren't they?

And we don't fix that by constantly blaming Democrats for not having majorities anywhere & therefore not controlling Congress, Committees, legislation, subpoenas etc

We fix it by taking a victory lap, projecting strength, putting the blame on GOP (who caused this) &working every day to win midterms

EXACTLY!!!!

Dems participated in the longest shutdown ever to wake Americans up to the fact that REPUBLICANS cut healthcare

Enough circular firing squads

Remember who the REAL enemy is

We're not here because Dems are weak, we're here because WE didn't give them the numbers to have any real power

If Republicans just pulled off what we pulled off they'd be shoving it in our faces, taking victory laps, holding rallies, screaming "mandate" and bragging 24/7

Meanwhile we're strategizing how to take down fellow Dems and whining how weak we are

(Except for Newsom who held a rally in Texas 🤣😂🤣💪)

Fun Fact

The Catholic Bishops in America took the unprecedented step of issuing a formal rebuke of this admin

I don't EVER remember that happening in my lifetime

"we feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity"

www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...

Eric Swalwell has said as many as 100 will vote for it

Also, NBC reported yesterday that 5 unnamed Republicans who wish to remain anonymous confirmed that likely 100 House Republicans would vote for the release & 1 went so far as to say once voting starts it could be near unanimous

Whaaaat!?!?

The woman caught insider trading millions of shares of telecommunications & videoconferencing software companies immediately following a confidential covid briefing while telling Americans Covid was a hoax is (checks notes) a corrupt liar!?

It must be Thursday

We should be bragging that despite the numbers and the odds against us we are chipping away at Republican power

Fretting that we're weak is both self-defeating and wrong

We're winning public opinion, we're winning elections, we're winning concessions from the majority, & we're winning transparency

reason people perceive Dems as weak & GOP as strong is that's what we Dems message to ourselves & everyone else every day

We just crushed an election, the GOP made concessions they swore would never happen, the Epstein avalanche is just beginning, & Dems have in every way STRENGTHENED our position