Ossoff currently leads by approximately 17,000 votes and it will more likely than not grow. Short of something unforeseen, this will give the Democrats control of the Senate at 50-50, on top of the narrow control of the House, and a President with narrow control of his facilities.
One thing that needs to be addressed right off the bat is that there is no more pointing fingers for Democrats. No matter what has gone wrong, or what hasn't been done, literally everything has been blamed on Trump and the Republicans.
That cannot happen anymore. With full control of the government, everything (good, bad, or indifferent) is now on Democrats. The day that Joe Biden is sworn in is the day that every single Covid death will a Joe Biden death. Anything goes wrong with the vaccine (that was provided to Biden by Trump) will be on the Democrats and only the Democrats.
Or at least that is how it "should" be.
Of course, what will likely happen is that Democrats and the media will start to look for a boogey man or another manner to change that reality. Whether it be the old true and fast calls of "obstruction" or whether they continue to attack Republican Governors who don't play nice with them, they will likely look for something or someone to point fingers at. Democrats do not govern. They never have and never will.
If they are "really" clever, they may find a way to continue to blame Trump. Not that it will make any sense, mind you. But when has "making sense" ever been a part of the Democratic playbook? Just toss out the rhetoric and the powers to be will take the bait and follow the lead.
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James and Roger.
Now that you own it all what are your Three biggest Changes you want to see from Biden when it comes to Legislation?
No Excuses, Boldly Implement you Socialist Utopia.
Biden to Make Final Decision for Attorney General Soon
10:48 am
“President-elect Joe Biden is poised to make a final decision in the coming days on his pick for attorney general, a choice that suddenly comes amid a growing sense of optimism from Democrats that their party will control the Senate and will be able to easily confirm the incoming president’s Cabinet nominations,” CNN reports.
“A person familiar with the deliberations tells CNN that Biden will now decide among three final contenders, including federal Judge Merrick Garland, former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and former acting attorney general Sally Yates, whose name returned to the top tier with the prospect of Democrats winning Senate control after results of both Georgia run-off races become clear.”
Decency and honesty are winning, no matter how you rail about blaming the Democrats instantly for the burgeoning disasters from Trump's mismanagement.
The immediate priorities are to beat the COVID, turn the economy around, and begin to weed out the corruption and sabotage in our government institutions.
Longer term we must repair our tax structure, to be able to address the urgencies of restoring opportunity for the middle class, addressing climate change, and to pivot away from fossil-fueled energy.
There isn't a single function of of government and law that the Republicans haven't screwed up, and it's going to take years to repair them. But rest assured that the free ride on the back of working Americans is ending. Idiocrasy and the rule of fraud are ending.
decency and honesty = the descent into third-world, banana republic status.
this must be what putting the "progress" into progressive is all about.
got it.
my advice is to buy fairy dust and unicorn fart futures, wp.
oh, and thanks a ton for completely destroying the integrity of our electoral system. i had a feeling you'd be around to cheerlead that, and you did not disappoint.
Hear! hear! I applaud everything wphamilton said so well, and add:
Scott, now that we are about to have a sane person again in the Oval Office, we will not need to blame everything on Trump, for he has left behind so many unnecessarily stupid statements and decisions and unforced errors, that his own record will reign down plenty of blame and shame on him.
At least our next President will never say, as Trump, when newly elected, told Mike Bloomberg, "There are no people smarter than I am," or who will say, as he also did, that "I know more than any of my generals."
There are plenty of difficult decisions facing Biden, but at least he will have the good sense to seek out good, reasonable, seasoned counsel and actually listen to it. From political advisers as well as scientists, from economic experts as well as military advisers, and from those in our intelligence services, and from other world leaders and -- OF GREAT IMPORTANCE -- he will actually consult with out allies and try to work with, rather than against, them. He will even have the good sense to take some of the few good things Trump did and hopefully improve upon them.
and to the original post, there will be no cleverness required to blame Trump for everything for the foreseeable future. 0linsky blamed W for 6 years straight with the media as his throne-sniffing echo chamber nodding their approval.
with the media as the echo chamber, every single cluster fuck of this incoming regime will be blamed on Trump.
Scott, now that we are about to have a sane person again in the Oval Office
LOL.
are you referring to the dementia clown or the FWEEDOM cunt?
LOL.
"it's going to take years"
Excuses , just stop.
WP. what do you do to live green?
Just want to see what you do to lead the green team.
James, Alky and Dennis, do nothing but talk.
Who holds the official dooms day clock on saving the Earth?
AlGore , Nope , his time is long expired.
Ibimbo, Nope, his mansions speak to his expiration.
SOCIALIST? bbbbwwwwaaaaa
WP. what do you do to live green?
WP would live green, but he is still looking for the proof that Trump is a Russian spy!
"aGreen New Deal is to meet “100 percent of the power demand in the United States through clean, renewable, and zero-emission energy sources.”
Gov. Newsome killed that Utopian idea, when he said .CA has tried and failed to rely on fairy dust and unicorn facts.
CA. try this. Use only the electricity you generate in your state. Epic fail.
"a Green New Deal is to meet “100 percent of the power demand in the United States through clean, renewable, and zero-emission energy sources.”
oh, so THAT explains the rolling blackouts in CA.
good stuff. we have SO much to look forward to.
Just like they did when donks won under Bubba and Obunghole they start losing members
Vernon Jones
@RepVernonJones
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Moments ago, I announced that I am officially joining the Republican Party.
Now more than ever, the Republican Party is in desperate need of leaders that know how to fight.
I know how to fight.
Vernon Jones
@RepVernonJones
BWAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! Nice that Stacy shoved the senate and presidential results up your boy kemps ass!!!! Paybacks are a bitch as suddenly Ga goes really deep purple and people like you lose your keys to power!!!!!!!!! Vernon a little late for your switch as DeKalb county is deeply blue......LOLOLOLOLOLO
WP would live green, but he is still looking for the proof that Trump is a Russian spy!
He has posted more than once how he gets around town and lives a very green life....BTW......trump certainly is Putins puppet which sure can appear that he is on the take......right Lil Schitty or are you that blind to reality ?????
"lives a very green life."
Great give us some details of how he does it.
ESAD you dumb fuck
Garland for AG!!!!!!!!
Joe Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as his attorney general, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
Biden selected Garland over former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates, choosing to elevate the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals in D.C. to run the Justice Department.
In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Garland to serve on the Supreme Court, but his nomination languished in the GOP-controlled Senate at the end of the former president’s term. In recent weeks, Garland has been recusing himself from cases involving the federal government, fueling speculation that he was a leading candidate for the job.
Alky I thought that was Secretary of Justice
LOL
Scott your assumption The day that Joe Biden is sworn in is the day that every single Covid death will a Joe Biden death.
Trump won't assume the usual role as the ex President. Because he will be a difficult and powerful force in the political agenda.
Unless the Republicans divorce Donald Trump, millions will continue to blame him for his failures in the pandemic.
The inauguration day death number will be close to the deaths in World War Two.
The attorney general is the Secretary of Justice dumbest asshole here
Excuse Making Alky.
So let's get you in concrete on the issues.
What happened on Not Your President four years is on his record, but.
What happens on your Dark Winter Presidency over the next 4 years is not on biden's record?
"The inauguration day death number will be close to the deaths in World War Two"
Alky, really. Wow.
"Some 75 million people died in World War II, including about 20 million military personnel and 40 million civilians, many of whom died because of deliberate genocide, massacres, mass-bombings, disease, and starvation."
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Alky I thought that was Secretary of Justice
LOL.
What Winning the Senate Means for Joe Biden
12:13 pm
Jonathan Chait: “Biden’s majority will be historically narrow. He will not have the chance to pass the full agenda he campaigned on, let alone the agenda of his party’s progressive wing. But the difference between a one-vote majority and a one-vote minority is not trivial. It is everything. It is the difference between impotence and having a presidency.
“The nature of reporters and commenters on cable news and social media is to overreact to whatever most recent development is playing out on their screen. In this case, we may be under-reacting.”
IOW, THIS IS A BIGGIE.
Trump’s Exclusive Club
12:11 pm
Aaron Blake: “When President Trump lost in November, he joined some select and unpleasant company: Presidents who failed to win a second term. Modern presidents most often win reelection, including all three of Trump’s immediate predecessors. Trump became just the 10th elected president to run a second time and lose.”
“And Tuesday’s results in Georgia are now in line to put him among an even-more select group: Presidents who not only lost the reelection, but also lost both chambers of Congress… Trump would become the first elected president since the Great Depression to lose all three in a single term, and he would join just five other presidents in doing so.”
Biden’s Debt to Black Voters Grows
12:09 pm
James Hohmann: “Black voters delivered for Joe Biden. By rallying behind him in South Carolina’s February primary, they catapulted the former vice president to the Democratic nomination. By turning out in huge numbers from Philadelphia to Detroit and Milwaukee in November, they ensured he won the electoral college.
“By defying expectations in Georgia on Tuesday, and turning out at higher rates than their White counterparts, it appears more likely than not that they have just provided Democrats with control of the Senate for the first time in six years and, with it, the ability for the president-elect to enact key elements of his agenda and confirm his nominees.”
Pence Says He Has No Power to Reject Electoral Votes
1:08 pm
Vice President Pence, in a letter to Congress on Wednesday, said he does not believe he has the “unilateral authority” to reject electoral votes, dealing a final blow to President Trump’s push for Pence to overturn the election result, The Hill reports.
Electoral College Challenge May Backfire on Republicans
12:56 pm
Politico: “The entire episode may make a powerful argument for abandoning the institution that makes Republicans competitive in presidential elections in the first place — the Electoral College.
“Given the stakes, inadvertently delegitimizing the Electoral College would seem counterintuitive. To some Republicans, it’s nuts.”
Trump’s Son Threatens Republican Lawmakers
12:51 pm
Donald Trump Jr. threatened Republican lawmakers at a large rally outside the White House on Wednesday, pledging that their family would continue to dispute the results of the 2020 election, Politico reports.
Said Trump: “To those Republicans, many of which may be voting on things in the coming hours: You have an opportunity today. You can be a hero, or you can be a zero. And the choice is yours. But we are all watching. The whole world is watching, folks. Choose wisely.”
He added: “These guys better fight for Trump. Because if they’re not, guess what? I’m going to be in your backyard in a couple of months!”
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Armed or unarmed?
Biden Picks Merrick Garland for Attorney General
12:17 pm
President-elect Joe Biden to name federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, the AP reports.
New York Times: “The choice of a judge is unusual and may reflect an effort by the president-elect to bring in an apolitical leader to bolster the Justice Department’s independence from politics.”
Politico:
“In a Republican-controlled Senate, Doug Jones was viewed as the easiest candidate to get confirmed given his strong relationships across the aisle. Garland was also considered a risk in that it would be difficult to confirm a replacement for him on the appellate court. But with Democrats expected to have won the majority with a pair of upset victories in Georgia, confirmation issues with other candidates largely dissipated.”
Romney Says Trump Has ‘Disgraced’ the Presidency
12:16 pm
Sen. Mitt Romney says President Trump’s election “gambit” has “disgraced the office of the presidency,” the AP reports.
Said Romney: “President Trump has disrespected the American voters, has dishonored the election system and has disgraced the office of the presidency.”
Green: I still bike to work, every day, unless I'm working from home. I guess it's been 12 or 13 years now, around 60,000 miles.
Recycle, like everyone else.
Low-energy lights and appliances.
Grow my own peppers and tomatoes, sadly, no room for more of a garden.
Sorry I couldn't be more inspiring, but there's not a whole lot more that's feasible.
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