There is beginning to be a small deluge of press reports regarding the fall-out from Tuesday's "election." I have begun reading and analyzing and should have something further to say soon.
For now, the Democrats and the President need to make amends with the American people, including Democrats who worked so hard and gave so much money in response to repeated, desperate pleas. The day after the election my e-mail went dark -- as far as the Democratic Party was concerned. Whereas even on election day I got (and responded to) a plea for help, the day after there was nothing. This was more than a little surprising to me after all the tension of the weeks before. Then yesterday, the President, responding to fairly hostile questions from the press, told of how he had "reached out," not to the American people but to the Republicans! Today's Washington Post has an interesting article about the history of Senate Democrats with the President. I'll have more on that issue later. But surely, Democrats deserve a staunch defense of the campaign from a Democratic President not what appears to be weak-kneed kow-towing to the likes of Boehner and McConnell, instruments of wealth and power.
For now, the Democrats and the President need to make amends with the American people, including Democrats who worked so hard and gave so much money in response to repeated, desperate pleas. The day after the election my e-mail went dark -- as far as the Democratic Party was concerned. Whereas even on election day I got (and responded to) a plea for help, the day after there was nothing. This was more than a little surprising to me after all the tension of the weeks before. Then yesterday, the President, responding to fairly hostile questions from the press, told of how he had "reached out," not to the American people but to the Republicans! Today's Washington Post has an interesting article about the history of Senate Democrats with the President. I'll have more on that issue later. But surely, Democrats deserve a staunch defense of the campaign from a Democratic President not what appears to be weak-kneed kow-towing to the likes of Boehner and McConnell, instruments of wealth and power.
Clarification: Regarding my e-mail the day after the election, it is true the day was dark, but in re-checking I find one or two e-mails were sent after dark, one a very nice one from Nancy Pelosi. Thank you Ms. Pelosi.
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