The Similarities Are Different
https://www.facebook.com/reel/954444744175485 "The parties are the same!" "They're ALL a bunch a crooks!" You hear both statements all the time from folks who don't do politics. Well, they're not wrong. US v. THEM has been the theme of life since the beginning of life. It is burned into religion, gender, motorcycle gangs, baseball teams and ALL aspects of politics for forever. It is the way it is and always will be. It's one of those things we just have to deal with. I saw a similar sentiment from Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, on Bluesky the other day. She was laying out quite bluntly, as Don Leonard did above, how it is a foregone conclusion that Hakeem Jefferies will lead the new Congress in January, and Chuck Schumer will lead the Senate. AOC as much as said there was nothing she or we could do about it. It sucks, but it's the way things are done in both parties. To go against it is to be bullied into submission by the more senior members of th...