In one of the most craven and shameful maneuvers in recent history, Senate Democrats voted to filibuster a bill they had spent days negotiating in a bipartisan fashion to deliver critical aid to American families and workers during the coronavirus crisis. “It is unconscionable for Senate Democrats to play politics while Americans are suffering during this crisis. Democratic […]
Gary Peters Throws in With Bernie
Vulnerable Senator Gary Peters let slip Wednesday he will support whoever Democrats nominate for President – even if it is socialist Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders: “I’m supporting whoever the Democratic candidate for president is.” Washington Post: Prospect of Sanders as presidential nominee divides Senate Democrats After Saturday’s result in the Nevada caucuses with Sanders winning a convincing victory, […]
Why Won’t Gary Peters Condemn Rashida Tlaib’s Anti-Semitism?
Rashida Tlaib is in the news again, embarrassing the state of Michigan with more anti-Semitic remarks, telling Yahoo News: “There’s a kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust, and the fact that it was my ancestors — Palestinians — who lost their land, […]
Democrats cower from voting on the Green New Deal
Today, the U.S. Senate held a vote on the Green New Deal, introduced by Sen. Markey and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, which estimates conclude will cost up to $93 trillion to implement. The bill boasts 91 House cosponsors and 12 Senate cosponsors, including 6 current candidates for President: Sens. Sanders, Harris, Warren, Booker, Klobuchar, and Gillibrand. Yet […]