'Establishment' Democrats as Agents of Change

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by Nancy LeTourneau
April 10, 2019

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These days, while much of the media is obsessed with the more vocal members recently elected to Congress, we are watching a few “establishment” Democrats step into the spotlight to hold Donald Trump accountable. I was recently struck by this tweet:

Link to tweet

To be clear, that picture includes:
Elijah Cummings, chair of the House Oversight Committee
Jerrold Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee
Adam Schiff, chair of the House Intelligence Committee
Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee
Richard Neal, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee

That line-up is already taking heat and dishing it out in ways we’d almost forgotten could happen during the last eight years of a House Republican majority. Of course, leading that charge is Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has reminded all of us that she not only knows what she’s doing, but is a force to be reckoned with.



John Kerry is the politician who taught me that dismissing
Democrats under the guise that they are “establishment” was a serious mistake. Just imagine where we’d be on the issue of climate change if he had been elected president in 2004. We now have a host of leaders in Congress that are putting an exclamation point on that lesson. It is way past time to discard our mistaken notions about the distinction between “establishment” and “insurgent.”

Read More: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/04/10/establishment-democrats-as-agents-of-change/

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1. Thank you!! I'm bookmarking this. The next time... someone says our established leaders aren't

Working hard for us everyday.. well here’s unshakable evidence to the contrary

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4. That word makes me crazy!

The way it get's tossed around as a 'slur'.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

2. Bookmarked, too, she!

What a timely piece by NancyT/AKA/misssmartypants.

I don't have time to read it right now but I will when later tonight!

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3. Thank you, Cha!

[Cha]

7. Kick again.. I'm in

and out..

It was LittleMissSmartyPants, wasn't it?

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8. Yes it was!

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5. Kick! Kick! Kick!

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6. Thank You!

[Cha]

9. What a Beautiful Tweet, she!

Link to tweet

In my journal.. Mahalo!

John Kerry is the politician who taught me that dismissing
Democrats under the guise that they are “establishment” was a serious mistake.

A "serious mistake" those who sling it don't give a rip about. We wouldn't have a Democratic House Victory without most moderates turning red seats to BLUE in 2018!

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/04/10/establishment-democrats-as-agents-of-change/

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10. K&R

[Hekate]

11. KnR!

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12. Establishment Power. The only kind who CAN make change.

Love that tweet. SO true. Whenever a pol tries to insult people with power as "establishment," you know that pol doesn't have it.

And that misguided citizens doing the same really don't understand how change happens. They really should read some history books.

[PoliticAverse]

13. Nancy Pelosi taught me that impeachment is "so divisive" and Trump is "just not worth it".

I’m not for impeachment. This is news. I’m going to give you some news right now because I haven’t said this to any press person before. But since you asked, and I’ve been thinking about this: Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there’s something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don’t think we should go down that path, because it divides the country. And he’s just not worth it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/magazine/wp/2019/03/11/feature/nancy-pelosi-on-impeaching-president-trump-hes-just-not-worth-it/