When the great day comes

[dflprincess]

I truly hope that at least one member of Congress, either in the House or Senate, will have the spine to stand up and speak the truth about Trump.

For inspiration that can watch the speech Glenda Jackson gave in the House of Commons two days after Thatcher died. (Someone should have given this speech when Reagan died).

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. I believe this is the transcript.

https://genius.com/Glenda-jackson-mp-house-of-commons-speech-on-baroness-thatcher-annotated

An excerpt:

In coming to the basis of Thatcherism, I come to the spiritual part of what I regard as the desperately wrong track down which Thatcherism took this country. We were told that everything I had been taught to regard as a vice—and I still regard them as vices—was, in fact, under Thatcherism, a virtue: greed, selfishness, no care for the weaker, sharp elbows, sharp knees, all these were the way forward. We have heard much, and will continue to hear over next week, about the barriers that were broken down by Thatcherism, the establishment that was destroyed.

I heard some fireworks earlier tonight, too early for anyone to be setting off fireworks. I thought, "Could it be?"

[bucolic_frolic]

2. The Lady and the Chair stand on principle

We are not hearing that in our politics these several years. We've got little moral ballast in the well. The Brits just do it better. Their law stands on common law and common sense. Ours stands on bombast.

[flashman13]

4. Yes, that was a very judicious and polite butt kicking at the end.

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[Grokenstein]

5. A while back SmoothDunk illustrated what will be my response, should I live long enough:

imagine if it happens on tv

— Smooth Dunk (@smoothdunk2.bsky.social) 2026-01-19T19:49:15.095Z

I mean the comic could be about ANYTHING couldn’t it? u certainly cannot ban me for it

— Smooth Dunk (@smoothdunk2.bsky.social) 2026-01-19T20:03:25.664Z

[soldierant]

6. That wouls be Dame Glenda Jackson.

Xhe was a CBE.

[dflprincess]

9. She was CBE but she turned down a Damehood

She was a MP when she made this speech.

[blue blues]

7. Much if not all could be said about tsf 2nd term

How many programs or institutions or families have been destroyed
I'm thinking of a new award "YOU ARE THE DEVIL"

[oasis]

8. Impressive. Isn'

[malaise]

10. Brilliant

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