Hakeem Jeffries seems like he sucks

[wildcat09 29258]

Fucking New York Dems are the goddamned worst. 

[Bookman 4611]

Wait, what am I supposed to be outraged at?

[Incredulity 11555]

4 minutes ago, Bookman said:

Wait, what am I supposed to be outraged at?

A politician who seemingly isn’t willing to go nuclear for short term gain.

[Hugo Stiglitz 23356]

He has sucked for a while, in a late stage Pelosi sort of way. 

[Sawbonz 27436]

That seems exactly what you want from a good politician. By good I mean effective. Seems like a lot of people want someone who agrees with them 100% and votes in lockstep with the outer edges of their party.

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[washparkhorn 9935]

3 hours ago, wildcat09 said:

Fucking New York Dems are the goddamned worst.

Absolutely. They are the reason we have a Republican House. Time to clean house, NY Dems. 

[Sawbonz 27436]

I’d be happy with 221 Hakeem Jeffries types in the house 

[wildcat09 29258]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

That seems exactly what you want from a good politician. By good I mean effective. Seems like a lot of people want someone who agrees with them 100% and votes in lockstep with the outer edges of their party.

I don’t want Democrats who works with republicans to pack courts with conservative judges.

[Sawbonz 27436]

3 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

I don’t want Democrats who works with republicans to pack courts with conservative judges.

Lol

[Sawbonz 27436]

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All that matters, for those who fight in these ugly wars, is that they get a judge of the exact ideological bent they prefer.

Cherry picking decisions to paint a Cuomo appointee to the appellate court and Hochul nominee as a far right activist judge

[David Dennison 18660]

I have no problem with what Jeffries said.

I would, however, like to know how he would vote if given the chance.

[Sawbonz 27436]

1 hour ago, David Dennison said:

I have no problem with what Jeffries said.

I would, however, like to know how he would vote if given the chance.

From his remarks he would vote for him. Not sure if he were gov he would have made him the nominee for the spot, but the judge is a moderate not a right winger 

[Satchel 6908]

I believe ideological purist politicians often operate outside of their real vocation when they blur the lines between politician and activist. Activists add value by speaking truth to power that they often cannot access because they choose to play outside of the political process. The most effective politicians are those who exploit the activist voices by pragmatically navigating land mines in the political process. The ability to raise hell has diminishing returns when that’s all you can do. Congresswoman Jayapal is beginning to understand the difference in being an activist and an effective legislator. That’s a good thing.