They let other folks in now and then, as long as they play by the rules.

Just look at Clarence Thomas. By any measure, he is a smart man. Dude graduated from Yale Law school in the early 70’s when there were very few black folks there. However, major law firms did the same thing back then that Boebert is doing now, and assumed he just got into Yale due to affirmative action, to “tick a box”. Rather than blame the inherent racism at the time, he blamed Yale for admitting him in the first place. Which is bonkers, when you think about it.

Once he became a judge, he continued to work to dial back progress made in the 20th century, all because his fee-fees got hurt after law school. And the bribes, don’t forget the bribes!

There is a fundamental assumption among anti-DEI conservatives that there is only one Best Candidate for any job, one who conveniently looks like them. Anyone who look different, then, obviously can’t be the Best Candidate, so someone must have “tipped the scales” to get them in.

Diversity is important because it leads to better ideas, particularly in matters of public policy that affect everyone. I think it’s perfectly appropriate for a PR team to use, as one of its hiring guidelines, a goal to assemble people from different backgrounds, which will make everything they produce more relatable to the public. But since Conservatives don’t see the value in that at all, all they see is “They wanted to hire a black woman to tick a box”, not realizing the value that particular candidate’s lived experience brings to that team.

You know, that seems like total bullshit…

… but remember how he started rambling that the Georgia case would be derailed because of the prosecutor’s “boyfriend”, and we all didn’t know what he was talking about, then the story broke and it delayed the trial?

… or, how he kept saying the Supreme Court would bail him out of the NY case, and we all said “That simply can’t happen, it doesn’t work like that”, the the SC releases that ruling last week and now his sentencing is on hold?

The man is obviously plugged in what the Republican Party is doing, he may not be able to string two thoughts together cohesively but he obviously gets good info from more competent people and then we hear it filtered through his mushy brain.

I’ve learned over the years to be very careful with the random shit he says, because sometimes he’s right, if only because the last person he talked to gave him inside info, and he is incapable of keeping his mouth shut.

Yay! I will have a garbage plate in Joe Morelle’s honor the next time I am in Rochester.

(Although I do admit, I was probably gonna order the plate regardless)

My personal experience is that the current economy is every uneven. Some folks are doing extremely well (mainly the ones who had their housing sorted before the Pandemic), others are not seeing their wages rise to account for the increased cost of everything.

The overall average might be trending higher, but good luck telling that to the people that are getting the short end of the stick.

Thursday is July 4, I doubt Biden will announce that night while the fireworks are going off. But if things continue to be this bad, it could be Friday or Monday.

This can’t go all the way to the convention, because they made the convention so late. They actually have to make the formal nomination before the convention, in time to meet Ohio’s deadline.

The only path forward is for Harris to take over the nomination. This is far easier if Biden resigns totally. He can say he’s doing it for medical reasons, even if all he has is a chronic case of notgonnawinatall, complicated by inflammation of the opeds.

That’s exactly what I will expect him to say, right up until he leaves.

Too bad Taylor Swift is just a few months too young to be eligible.

I cannot see how Biden wins without some black swan.

Is that swan named “Kamala”, by any chance?

Harris is not an automatic loss, as long as the electorate is not composed solely of Lemmy users.

If Biden resigned, along with a direct endorsement of Harris, there will be no floor fight. The party will coalesce around the sitting President.

Shoot, I wanted to draft Polis! Now the highest one left on the board is Buttigieg…

I personally think Biden would have no choice to resign. How can go to the American people and say “I guess I can’t do this job anymore”, but still do it for a few more months?

It would have been different had he come to that conclusion 12 months ago, and allowed a contested primary for his replacement, but he didn’t. The only firm conclusion to come out of the Primaries is that most democrats want the incumbant. So, give Harris the benefit of incumbency.

It’s the simplest path to make the convention not a shitshow. And remember that they need to settle this before the convention, because of the registration deadlines in Ohio and other states. If they leave this to rhe convention, there a real chance the Democrat won’t be on the ballot in Ohio.

If Biden flat-out resigns, then Harris becomes President. Do you really think the party will choose someone other than the sitting President?

It will even make Trump have to change all his “45-47” hats to “45-48” .

He has absolute immunity from Prosecution for official acts. Impeachment is not a Prosecution (a criminal court proceeding) in that sense: it’s a legislative act which looks a lot like a prosecution, but is fundamentally different. So impeachments are not bound by this same rule. Presidents can be impeached for anything, even the color of their shirt, if a majority of the House thinks it’s a “high crime or misdemeanor”.

Nice one, but these conversations are actually going on. We can see evidence of it in Biden’s hasty effort to schedule an interview this weekend. There’s no way he does that if his party didn’t express their doubts privately.

Irs mainly only people who watched the debate live who are in a panic. But most of these donors and key Democratic politicians watched it live, and they are shitting their pants worse than Donald Trump does every day.

She is almost exactly 8 years younger than Harris. If Biden flat-out resigns over this, I expect President Harris to nominate Whitmer as her VP. I look forward to that hearing in the House (since they have to approve the appointment too, although they will likely just sit on it.)

Imagine Harris-Whitmer for 8 years, then Whitmer-someoneyounger for 8 more

I compare her more to broccoli or peas. Nobody’s favorite food, but gives you the proper nutrients to fight fascism. Now shut up and eat your peas.

It would also send the message to our allies that the USA no longer takes elections seriously, and it’s all just a popularity contest. TayTay/Beyoncé 2028!

(Edited because Rhianna was born in Barbados, so is ineligible.)