A personal prayer request, and then my top three positive moments of Pope Francis’s pontificate, and how they each in their different wayswitnessed to the Gospel.
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I will keep on saying it. We need the Democrats to reflect how fucking pissed off we are. The “leaders” need to step aside. Schumer is ineffective. Jeffries is silent. Durbin is not effective. Let Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren , AOC, …there are lots of people with passion who can speak to the American people. I posted a note on Substack suggesting that Bernie Sanders should be a spokesperson for the Progressives. Last I checked between restacks about 3.5K agreed. Brian, you have an in with s…
Schumer is a tool of Wall Street, big donors, extravagantly paid consultants etc.
And let's not forget the ultimate slap in the face for working Americans; Pelosi snuffing out AOC's bid to be the House Oversight Committee’s top-ranked Democrat in the new Congress in favor of Gerry Connolly - a 74 year old with cancer. Yes - he is a nice guy who seriously deserves all our sympathy and support while he battles this but .... Pelosi didn't care about that. All she wanted was to preserve the status quo.
Pelosi should not have run. If she does again she should be primaried. She is one of the chief opponents of Medicare for All and an avid participant in insider trading.