So many excuses for Dems to suck up to The Chump

[Brenda]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the latest.

Either you are for stopping this descent into fascism or you are NOT.

It's not about YOUR fucking state.

It's about ALL of the United States of America at this point.

[Skittles]

1. THANK YOU

NO ONE should be even PRETENDING to show respect to that FASCIST POS

[TearsOfDaClowned]

25. Pretending to Show Respect or Minding HER Business!

...I don't know which it is.. but New York Governor Hochul chancing that she can hold 'Congestion Pricing' together and avoiding a defiant confrontation while appearing to cajole Trump with factual progress & stand behind the legalities of Biden Admin approvals to buy more time and POSSIBLY achieve important state objectives may not have the fire of outright resistance but getting s*** done in the face of bulls roaring through the China shop is still IMPORTANT! Maintain course under fire!

Whitmer took some lumps a few weeks back with the awkward timing of her DC visit. But Selfridge looks like a DEM governor holding firm and showing important leadership and representing the interests of MICHIGANDERS. Opportunities to OWN Trump are not going to come easily but handling the business of YOUR CONSTITUENTS including the US Military at this time sounds like a good thing to represent for a DEM gov.

[OneGrassRoot]

2. Absolutely agree. Thx. n/t

[Ponietz]

3. Vichy

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Bullshit

Look at her record of progressive legislation signed into law in one year, with a one seat majority.

She’s unapologetically, unhesitatingly progressive- not a cautious, go-slow bone in her body.

[Ponietz]

10. Yes I know

Marshall Petain was a French national hero until he collaborated. We’ll see how her deal with the devil goes. That photo of the folder in front of her face will follow her around for the rest of her career.

[Fiendish Thingy]

33. You're looking for Vichy collaborators in the wrong place

Rather than excoriating someone trying to save thousands of jobs in her own state, perhaps you should look closer at those who voted for the Laken Riley Act, those who advise inaction in order to let things fall apart in the hope it will provide an opportunity for political advantage, those who propose not pushing too hard for the return of Garcia from El Salvador, and others whose reluctance to take risks to protect the victims of this regime is just a form of passive collaboration.

[TearsOfDaClowned]

27. My 7th Grade Teacher Said "Remember the Alamo Was Only a MORAL "Victory"

He always reminded us that the Alamo was a win because the Mexicans besieged it. If they'd cut off access, food & water we'd be celebrating Cinco De Mayo in Houstonia!!

Americans, even we leftists, love the cataclysmic victory but those are rare. Let's show some love to our strategic players... some of our female Governors are showing grace under pressure and may end up as key players in how well this party regroups.

[msongs]

4. she has served the needs of his PR team twice in the past few weeks. n t

[Tbear]

5. You assume a lot, this alleged sucking up

She’s setting him up. Guaranteed.
Smiling while she picks his pocket.

[choie]

7. Baloney

She’s thinking about the 2028 presidential race.

[Cheezoholic]

11. Good. If she has to pretend to be semi friendly to MAGAts to win I don't give a shit

I don't care how a Democrat gets in there to clean this mess up. Just do it.

[choie]

22. I prefer a presidential candidate

who doesn’t kiss the ass of a someone who is destroying our democracy, thank you.

[TearsOfDaClowned]

30. But if she's exploited Trump's penchant for layering Mar-A-FAFO with ornate MAGA drones ..Good On Her!

[mdbl]

13. good luck with that!

[soldierant]

19. If she's thinking anything about it besides getting out of it

then she's not thinking.

Much as I hate it, misogyny is so deeply rooted here that no woman will be able to win a Presidential election for at least a century -and maybe much longer.

[TearsOfDaClowned]

31. A century perhaps. I don't think it will take that long. A Woman Governor who is seen as a defender of her realm..

MIGHT be able to blunt the usual angles of attack.... Unattractive... Weak.... Vain... Out of her depth... Whitmer is already in the soup but if she can defy Trump's jump through the hoops challenges and best him a few times she might earn the grudging respect Clinton & Harris were unable to establish with the feral masses. The meritocractic credentialism which satisfies DEMS has been blunted in the center and right. If Whitmer can show just enough deviousness to hoist Trump on his own petard if that is what she's doing and can out talk Buttigieg she could be a contender.

[soldierant]

39. It has been around for over 6000 years -

that we know of. Possibly much longer. It's not going away in a century without drastic changes in society - in education.

Racism is an infant compared to misogyny.

[TearsOfDaClowned]

28. If Whitmer is stealing Trump's lunch here we should ALL be in support!!!

[ImNotGod]

6. Well, she could have sent a strongly worded letter instead

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. Tell that to the thousands of MI auto workers whose jobs are on the line

Whitmer is still the most effective, progressive governor currently serving.

She did more in one year with a one seat majority in the legislature than most Democratic governors with large legislative majorities get done in two terms.

[Cheezoholic]

12. Exactly. Sour grapes gets you nowhere. We are in "break glass" in case of an emergency territory

I have 0 problem with her and would vote for her in a heartbeat.

[angrychair]

18. Tired of a subset of elected people

Selling us out. By either giving them accolades and smiling and shaking their hands and doing speeches with the Mango Mussolini or helping pass his agenda by voting with Republicans in the Senate on CRs and Senate confirmed positions or writing serious letters, I'm tired of the excuses. Tired of watching our country torn apart and watching certain people act as if this is just minor policy differences while innocent people are literally being snatched off the street by secret police and sent to foreign torture prisons.

This has got to stop.

[Cheezoholic]

24. So am I but how are we going to stop it? We have to get our butts back in to do anything

And if by chance we can these middle of the road corporate Democrats can eat dirt. It's going to be a MASSIVE undertaking with one single goal from the first day we have the chance. Pass every law we can to prevent this shit from ever happening again. There's no more respecting the other side or trusting them to do what's ethically right. If we have to weaponize the DOJ then do it. If we have to blow the filibuster away to get shit passed then do it. If we have to gerrymander districts back to sanity then do it. We have rested on our laurels and been riding the high road too long. Its time to fight, and fight dirty if we have to. Whatever it takes to save our country because right now, it's hanging on by the thinnest of threads.
Respectfully

[choie]

23. Sour grapes my ass

It’s caring about someone’s integrity and ethics. There will be other candidates coming down the pike. The hell with her.

[marti]

14. Yes it is about my state

Gretchen has done a great job for Michigan- She saved Selfridge Base- no matter the optics- quit trolling Democrats-
We need unity not self sabotage

[Tribetime]

16. As long as she runs for Govenor fine but not President IMHO

[Oopsie Daisy]

15. Oh boo hoo. 😭

I see the internet's wheels of poutrage are spinning, ready to replace her with a Republican, I suppose. Good grief. That'll teach everyone, eh?

[betsuni]

37. I'm not even going to bother finding out what the incoming poutrage is about, purity test probably.

[Oopsie Daisy]

38. Basically, it goes something like this: "If a Democrat within arm's length of Trump fails to take an opportunity..."

"... to punch him in the face, then that means they are sucking-up to him." (Or something.) 🤡

[mac56]

17. Governor of Michigan

What do you expect?

[TearsOfDaClowned]

21. ...That a Northeastern Democratic Governor Might Win the Presidency?

[NNadir]

20. I assume, of course, that you are running for Governor of Michigan as you are the height of wisdom.

The minute you're elected you'll stop the orange freak in his tracks based on your vast insight and capability.

There are so many people here who know exactly what to do, which, apparently, is to blog and declare their superiority.

[red dog 1]

26. K&R

[NBachers]

29. On the strength of the Democrat bashing here, I just donated to Gretchen Whitmer. Snivel & snipe at me all you want.

I can handle it.

[TearsOfDaClowned]

32. That's What We Need! Early... Consistent... Small Donations... Throughout the Process!

[betsuni]

36. +1

[Oopsie Daisy]

40. Outstanding! You rock!

[JustAnotherGen]

34. They don't tax at a high enough rate In state

In Michigan to avoid sucking up to the Felon.

Murphy and the next Governor of NJ doesn't need the felon.

[elocs]

35. For Gov. Whitmer, it IS about her state. Reality check: that is why she was elected.

There are some here who would criticize her even had she slapped Trump.
Into the trash.