This week’s cave by Senate Democrats was a setback, but we’re still winning
Friends,
I feel emotionally whipsawed. I expect you feel the same.
I was cheered by Mamdani’s election and the Democratic sweep across America.
But I was deeply upset this past week at Senate Democrats who snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by caving in to Republicans.
I tell myself that this is what progress looks like in a tempestuous time — a roller coaster whose highs are higher than its lows.
This past week’s Democratic sellout was certainly a low. But the high of the November 4 elections was higher, because it changed the trajectory of the nation.
Besides, the shutdown wasn’t a total failure. It let Democrats spotlight the Republicans’ pending withdrawal of health coverage from millions of Americans. And it revealed more of Trump’s selfish cruelty when he boasted about his lavish White House ballroom and renovated Lincoln Bedroom while refusing food stamp benefits for 42 million people.
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