My hubby, former Republican, laughed, then said he wished Dems would pick Buttigieg for VP. Not for the 'tweak the normies' fun, though. He really likes Mayor Pete. :D
I'd love to see him go back to Indiana and run for one of those Senate seats, both held by Reputhuglicans I've never heard of. One of those seats should be coming up for election sometime in the next few years.
Supposedly he has a relatively high approval rating among Fox viewers. I like it that he has gone into the fire many times and comes out having slain their pundits. He is also the most competent cabinet member Joe has.
Pete earned the nickname "Slayer Pete" 🏆 for badly embarrassing Fox interviewers. But always respectfully, with a super calm demeanor. Fox is so F'ing stupid to keep booking him! He makes them look dumb as a box of rocks. But he's Sooooo nice about it!!!
Unfortunately too many Americans need to accept a Woman and Black at that, Obama was a shock for many, imagine a Woman! And I Love Pete! Too big of a step both together, I wish! They would be awesome 💙
I was talking about the "normal people"—the ones who voted for both Obama AND Trump, and then voted for Biden in 2020 because he was the more "reasonable" choice than Donnie Diapershit. They were inclined to vote for Biden in 2024 as well (unlike the Party Elites and MSM types, along with the Billionaire Donors!)...and for now, they're keeping their options open. Trump's getting more unhinged by the day, but Harris is a Black Woman—I mean, an "unknown quantity"!
She's neither the eloquent public speaker Obama is, nor did she make much of an impression during most of her time as VP. Admittedly she's been stepping up in the past six months or so, but will that be enough to overcome mainstream voter unease over how Biden suddenly "retired"? If she retains, or better improves, her standing between now and post-Convention then I'll breathe easier, but I'm still afraid now that the Democratic Party Circular Firing Squad has come out onto the field, they're not going away until they destroy any vestigate of unity or even common sense that Democrats might have...!
I do like the way you think! Although the sad reality is that the festering pustule that is the current more right-leaning Republicans will likely never go away. So while that butt-boil continues to expand, at some point the general electorate will tire of the Democrats and vote in a Republican majority.... and at that point it will be game over. I hate to say it, but this is just a matter of time. :(
Yes. That's the word. I sent the thousand word Drumpf description off to friends. Such a satisfying sentence. A five-to-ten in Dannemora would be a satisfying sentence too. LOL
Yes! And a wonderful piece today Jeff! BUT once again my lunch nearly got shot across the room! "show us on the doll where Kamala hurt you, Ross." Come on!
What's Miller and the other Moron Magas gonna do when the Taylor Swift/Joe Biden/Super Bowl/Kansas City Conspiracy comes true? So looking forward to Taylor and Beyonce and Nashville and Hollywood lining up to support Kamala. And former President Bush and Nikki endorsing Kamala, just before the polls open.
Nikki said during her campaign that “we can’t have Kamala Harris for president if Joe can’t go on as being president “ or something like that. I wondered why she was so against Kamala-no reason given from her so I filled in the blanks. One of Nikki’s PACs has now endorsed Kamala-you can’t make this stuff up! 😆
Nikki's judgment is so flawed. She raised millions from never trumpers with her promise that she was 100% against Donald and his con game. Then she shat on her believing donors. She told everyone she was a clean raisin. Then she sold out her honor to evil and proved to everyone that she's really a turd. If she has any honor left, she will move over to Kamala.
Anybody who runs against Orange Jesus as she did, knowing his felony/misogynist/fraud/lying baggage then kissing his cinnamon ring doesn't even qualify for a job at the Pretzel Maker in the Kearney, Nebraska Hilltop Mall.
I'm with Ms. Spouse. I watched that over and over again.
I also note that yesterday was a record-breaking day of donations for the Democratic Party and their candidate. SMALL DOLLAR DONATIONS! That's one of the things I look at. Grassroots support. Were I running, I'd rather have $1M in small donations than $2M from a single, wealthy donor. It indicates FAR more votes.
He looks like a cross between Nosferatu and Eichmann. Really the worst person. I read that even the Republicans know that people don't react well to him, so they try to keep him out of sight.
I like Mark Kelly too.I thought about Josh Shapiro-he’s great too-but Kelly has the astronaut card, the military card,the husband of Gabby Giffords card and is not gay, black, Muslim/Jewish or other religions not Christian, and most of all he is NOT a 36 count felon.
It’s not the right time for another avowed Zionist, that’s what lost the younger voters & quite a few POC voters. David Hogg has already warned against doing that.
We can send his twin brother in to fool the republicans it’ll blow their minds into the stratosphere trying to figure out how he can be your senator and Kamala's V.P. at the same time it’ll take them months trying to get their pea brains around that one !👍🤯🤫😂🤣
"if Kelly became vice president, Democrats would need to fill his seat, potentially risking it flipping to the Republican column and imperiling the party’s chances of Senate control. Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs would almost certainly appoint a Democrat to fill Kelly’s seat. But then that person would have to run in a special election in 2026 and again in 2028 for a full term." - Huff Po
Our Governor in AZ, Katie Hobbs, is a strong Dem, so we have that going for us if Kelly is selected as a presidential running mate. Bush took our previous Dem Governor from us for his first Secretary of Homeland Security, and we had two GOP governors for years after that before we got Katie in!
Makes me sad that being Jewish makes Josh Shapiro possibly slip off VP list. Appreciate details on Mark Kelly, that AZ's DEM gov would replace him with a Dem. A swing state too.
It makes me sad that several of the top prospects would not pass the muster from certain groups. I love Buttigieg but would fear that his being gay would not work. Same with Shapiro being Jewish. We all know that racism and sexism is alive and well in our country, sadly. We need the perfect candidate for VP. I am hoping with time, a gay/Jewish/Muslim/ and other persons who are NOT WASP can hold the highest offices in the land. I think the younger generations will see this happen in their lifetimes, boomers, not so much.
I'm a Boomer and I agree. I'm to the point that all I wish for my remaining years is that we never, ever elect a GOP president again. The diversity elected officials will come later than my generation. I also think we will elect a gay president before we ever elect an atheist. Right now all I want is Trump gone. Never to see his ugly face again or hear that whiny voice. I don't have a bucket list anymore as far as politics is concerned. The threat is so great right now, that all that needs to happen in the near future is for him to lose. We also need to win Congress.
As far as electing an atheist (I'm agnostic), with Separation of Church and State, I would LOVE to see a candidate run while never bringing their faith, or lack of faith, into the public arena.
"watching Stephen Miller freak out made me so happy" — Ms. Spouse
My hubby, former Republican, laughed, then said he wished Dems would pick Buttigieg for VP. Not for the 'tweak the normies' fun, though. He really likes Mayor Pete. :D
I hope to see POTUS Pete in my lifetime. But a Bi-Racial woman with a happily married gay man. For now, VP needs a strong, major swing state man.
He's going, he'll have his time, and I look forward to it
Mayor Pete is like a fresh breeze on a hot day, but he needs to run for Congress to get some bona fides before taking another step.
I'd love to see him go back to Indiana and run for one of those Senate seats, both held by Reputhuglicans I've never heard of. One of those seats should be coming up for election sometime in the next few years.
Indiana was Blue at times when I lived there years ago. Now it's Red and more Red. Not a good idea for him for 2 reasons- being a Dem and being gay.
I'm dreaming, I guess!
Indiana can be a hard nut to crack for a gay Democrat.
Absolutely, I know it…but maybe as a former South Bend mayor and a “star” on FOX, who knows?
There were some decent Democratic Senators and Governors back in the pre-Reagan era, and Republican Senator Richard Lugar wasn’t a flaming asshole!
No, if not V.P., I see Sec. Pete B. as Harris' Secretary of State.
Nice.
The Governor of Pennsylvania with 19 electoral votes and his history of just beating a MAGA, for example.
Pete was my choice in 2020 too. There's a time a-comin for him. Rising star.
I totally agree! It’s not about ego we want. It’s about who can WIN!
💯. This isn’t the election we can afford to take any chances with.
Supposedly he has a relatively high approval rating among Fox viewers. I like it that he has gone into the fire many times and comes out having slain their pundits. He is also the most competent cabinet member Joe has.
Pete earned the nickname "Slayer Pete" 🏆 for badly embarrassing Fox interviewers. But always respectfully, with a super calm demeanor. Fox is so F'ing stupid to keep booking him! He makes them look dumb as a box of rocks. But he's Sooooo nice about it!!!
I’ve seen clips of him in action. He is so pleasant and patient while he cuts them to ribbons!
Certainly the most effortlessly articulate.
Mayor Pete is great. Sadly, we cannot have a woman and a gay on the same ticket. we're not there yet. He will get a bigger role in the admin.
Unfortunately too many Americans need to accept a Woman and Black at that, Obama was a shock for many, imagine a Woman! And I Love Pete! Too big of a step both together, I wish! They would be awesome 💙
Most of the bigots are Trump voters.
It's a shame, but we HAVE to WIN. I agree with Arne. Big Pete fan. 2028?
Pete is 42. He has many years ahead of him to be President. 2032 gives Kamala 8 years as president.
We’re not there because people like you keep saying it.
Yes KL, when I tried to please everybody by imagining what I thought they wanted, I ended up pleasing nobody. Lesson learned and not repeated.
I feel he is more needed where he is as Secretary often Transportation. He is still young enough to go for POTUS in the future
My first thought was that Buttigieg as Kamala's veep would be unbeatable. 💙🩵💙🩵💙
In this crowd? Sure.
Out there among the Trump-sucking scuttlefish in *das Großes amerikanisches Kernland*? Not this year, that's for sure!
yeah but lets face it, the toxic magas are not gonna flip for any democrat ticket no matter who is running
Oh, the MAGAts are beyond help!
I was talking about the "normal people"—the ones who voted for both Obama AND Trump, and then voted for Biden in 2020 because he was the more "reasonable" choice than Donnie Diapershit. They were inclined to vote for Biden in 2024 as well (unlike the Party Elites and MSM types, along with the Billionaire Donors!)...and for now, they're keeping their options open. Trump's getting more unhinged by the day, but Harris is a Black Woman—I mean, an "unknown quantity"!
She's neither the eloquent public speaker Obama is, nor did she make much of an impression during most of her time as VP. Admittedly she's been stepping up in the past six months or so, but will that be enough to overcome mainstream voter unease over how Biden suddenly "retired"? If she retains, or better improves, her standing between now and post-Convention then I'll breathe easier, but I'm still afraid now that the Democratic Party Circular Firing Squad has come out onto the field, they're not going away until they destroy any vestigate of unity or even common sense that Democrats might have...!
Every single democrat I know instantly accepted Kamala as the pick. I think she will destroy Neo-Hitler.
Not now.Sadly, not now.We need to be rid of the fascists first.Then changes that we want will be possible.
I sure hopes she picks Sec. Pete B. The ultimate DEI ticket! Nothing would be more appropriate, competent, and effective.
VP's (on either side) don't fair well in follow-up elections. He's better off honing his skills to take Kamala's place in 2028.
No, 2032. A President Harris should get a full 2 terms
I do like the way you think! Although the sad reality is that the festering pustule that is the current more right-leaning Republicans will likely never go away. So while that butt-boil continues to expand, at some point the general electorate will tire of the Democrats and vote in a Republican majority.... and at that point it will be game over. I hate to say it, but this is just a matter of time. :(
I hope "they filled in circles" becomes Stephen Miller's tag line for the rest of his miserable life.
That was one delicious freak-out whine, and he sounded a bit shrill I think.
I loved it as well. Jeff’s meme with the pacifier is a great one for Miller.
I still think they should check his hard drive and crawl-space, he's got that "serial killer" vibe.
I agree, wonder if any of his neighbors have noticed any weird odors??
Love your snark!
Yes. That's the word. I sent the thousand word Drumpf description off to friends. Such a satisfying sentence. A five-to-ten in Dannemora would be a satisfying sentence too. LOL
Yes! And a wonderful piece today Jeff! BUT once again my lunch nearly got shot across the room! "show us on the doll where Kamala hurt you, Ross." Come on!
Lol!!!!
Through your nose? 🤣 Jeff is good for that!
👍👍👍👍
What's Miller and the other Moron Magas gonna do when the Taylor Swift/Joe Biden/Super Bowl/Kansas City Conspiracy comes true? So looking forward to Taylor and Beyonce and Nashville and Hollywood lining up to support Kamala. And former President Bush and Nikki endorsing Kamala, just before the polls open.
Nikki said during her campaign that “we can’t have Kamala Harris for president if Joe can’t go on as being president “ or something like that. I wondered why she was so against Kamala-no reason given from her so I filled in the blanks. One of Nikki’s PACs has now endorsed Kamala-you can’t make this stuff up! 😆
Nikki's judgment is so flawed. She raised millions from never trumpers with her promise that she was 100% against Donald and his con game. Then she shat on her believing donors. She told everyone she was a clean raisin. Then she sold out her honor to evil and proved to everyone that she's really a turd. If she has any honor left, she will move over to Kamala.
Anybody who runs against Orange Jesus as she did, knowing his felony/misogynist/fraud/lying baggage then kissing his cinnamon ring doesn't even qualify for a job at the Pretzel Maker in the Kearney, Nebraska Hilltop Mall.
Does any Nikki $$ go to a person endorses?
I’m not sure but it would seem that if the PAC is now endorsing Kamala that they will at least send some of the money to Kamala’s campaign
And Christie and the rest of the R Never Trumpers.
oh me too...whiny baby voice.
I'm with Ms. Spouse. I watched that over and over again.
I also note that yesterday was a record-breaking day of donations for the Democratic Party and their candidate. SMALL DOLLAR DONATIONS! That's one of the things I look at. Grassroots support. Were I running, I'd rather have $1M in small donations than $2M from a single, wealthy donor. It indicates FAR more votes.
It's like manna from heaven
I loved how his voice became as sheill as Judge Dooms in Roger Rabbit
Good one! I can't look at his dead, serial killer eyes, so I rely on other comments.
Miller is such an evil putz! I wrote him off long ago as a member of our tribe.
Miller is Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels incarnate.
M L-B (CA): p-word is perfect. Love it. Thanks!
he totally lost his shit there — SO much fun!
He is a weenie
I love you, and your spouse's writing!
Sweet!
He looks like a cross between Nosferatu and Eichmann. Really the worst person. I read that even the Republicans know that people don't react well to him, so they try to keep him out of sight.
so, who's everyone's pick for Kamala's veep?
Can't be a woman or a person of color, so we need a white male from a swing state. My money is on Mark Kelly (although my dream VP would be Pete)
I like Mark Kelly too.I thought about Josh Shapiro-he’s great too-but Kelly has the astronaut card, the military card,the husband of Gabby Giffords card and is not gay, black, Muslim/Jewish or other religions not Christian, and most of all he is NOT a 36 count felon.
As a Pennsylvanian, I can vouch for Shapiro’s qualifications, but we need him here in Pennsylvania a bit longer
He has already pledged his support for Kamala.
Fellow PA resident here. I agree!
I like him, too, but I wonder if right now the time is right for a Jew. Israel is in such bad odor at the moment.
It’s not the right time for another avowed Zionist, that’s what lost the younger voters & quite a few POC voters. David Hogg has already warned against doing that.
I agree. His time will come.
Please don’t take our Mark Kelly. We need him very badly right here in AZ.
We can send his twin brother in to fool the republicans it’ll blow their minds into the stratosphere trying to figure out how he can be your senator and Kamala's V.P. at the same time it’ll take them months trying to get their pea brains around that one !👍🤯🤫😂🤣
🏆🏆🏆. If that happens or is suspected in maga world, OMG, can you imagine #Turd trying to articulate the issue? 🤯⚰️
He’s not sure that asylum has two meanings!
OMG! I love this! This is the type of thing MAGA would come up with! It would be satisfying to beat them at their own game.
Last night "Proof of Life" was trending on Xitter because the MAGA/Q conspiracy theorists are speculating about Joe and whether he's still alive.😵💫
What happens when POTUS reappears after Covid? Can Dems demand proof of life for #OrangeTurd? 🧐
*chuckle*
Arizona here, we need him. Wouldn’t him departing be an advantage to scary Kari?
"if Kelly became vice president, Democrats would need to fill his seat, potentially risking it flipping to the Republican column and imperiling the party’s chances of Senate control. Arizona’s Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs would almost certainly appoint a Democrat to fill Kelly’s seat. But then that person would have to run in a special election in 2026 and again in 2028 for a full term." - Huff Po
Thanks. I was wondering how that process would happen if Mark Kelly is VP nominee, with DEM gov appointing a Dem to fill his seat.
Also apparently in AZ the Governor has to call a special election to fill the seat.
Yeah, the argument against is that he'd be replaced by a Republican governor.
Our Governor in AZ, Katie Hobbs, is a strong Dem, so we have that going for us if Kelly is selected as a presidential running mate. Bush took our previous Dem Governor from us for his first Secretary of Homeland Security, and we had two GOP governors for years after that before we got Katie in!
I think you meant Obama--Obama took the AZ Dem Gov into his cabinet!
AZ Gov Katie Hobbs is a Democrat.
My mistake!
Makes me sad that being Jewish makes Josh Shapiro possibly slip off VP list. Appreciate details on Mark Kelly, that AZ's DEM gov would replace him with a Dem. A swing state too.
It makes me sad that several of the top prospects would not pass the muster from certain groups. I love Buttigieg but would fear that his being gay would not work. Same with Shapiro being Jewish. We all know that racism and sexism is alive and well in our country, sadly. We need the perfect candidate for VP. I am hoping with time, a gay/Jewish/Muslim/ and other persons who are NOT WASP can hold the highest offices in the land. I think the younger generations will see this happen in their lifetimes, boomers, not so much.
I'm a Boomer and I agree. I'm to the point that all I wish for my remaining years is that we never, ever elect a GOP president again. The diversity elected officials will come later than my generation. I also think we will elect a gay president before we ever elect an atheist. Right now all I want is Trump gone. Never to see his ugly face again or hear that whiny voice. I don't have a bucket list anymore as far as politics is concerned. The threat is so great right now, that all that needs to happen in the near future is for him to lose. We also need to win Congress.
I'm for Beshears as Veep. A popular Democrat governor in a red state.
As far as electing an atheist (I'm agnostic), with Separation of Church and State, I would LOVE to see a candidate run while never bringing their faith, or lack of faith, into the public arena.
We're gonna have a Jewish First Gentleman.
Exactly! So why are people worried about a Jewish VP pick? There is no “perfect “ person.