Democratic Base Mostly Fine With Blocking All Things Trump in Congress

“‘If these repeals are signed into law … it will not only stop these protections, it will also prohibit agencies from issuing similar rules and protections in the future, unless directed by Congress'”.

Although she’s only been in office since last month, California Sen. That’s the one-word slogan progressives began using after Trump’s election, but even establishment Democrats have begun to take it up.

You read that correctly. But it will make it hard for the GOP to advance much in the way of new legislation, such as a replacement for President Obama’s health care plan; that would require 60 votes. It’s proof that they’re serious about restoring the balance of powers between the three branches of government and Democrats aren’t. Democrats are pointing out that many of Trump’s cabinet picks are unqualified and outside the political mainstream, Republicans are calling the Dems out as obstructions, and in turn the Dems say the GOP are a bunch of hypocrites. He has managed to terrorize the Democratic Party by the simple expedient of spewing forth nasty tweets.

With Senate confirmation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump filled another important post in his new government.

An honest autopsy by Democrats would tell them much the same about their descent into the political wilderness.

Drunk with “Majority Power” Democrats, on November 21, 2013 “nuked” the Senate filibuster for 1,183 Executive Branch appointees including Cabinet Secretaries and District and Circuit Court Judges, allowing confirmations to happen with only 51, rather than 60 votes.

A majority of residents in blue-leaning Democratic New Jersey disapprove of Trump’s frenetic, two-weeks on the job and fear that his policies will harm the state.

Elizabeth Warren, the MA senator and liberal firebrand once thought to be on former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s shortlist for vice president, seems to be at the forefront of the race. That’s not an excuse anymore. Efforts to fill people in on the most powerful Democrat on Capitol Hill?

Senate Leader Mitch McConnell has accused Democrats for the delay, saying they were having a tough time coming to grips with the election results.

“I don’t think it’s in their interests because the next time they want to protest or complain about something, it’s going to sound like white noise because everybody (will) think they’re just hysterical about whatever it is”, House Speaker Paul Ryan argued in a radio interview last week. If that weren’t the case, the REINS Act would be an easy vote. In fact, before George W. Bush, one of the most contentious Cabinet votes was in 1989, when the Senate rejected George H.W. Bush’s first choice for defense secretary, John G. Tower. They mistakenly believe that by burying their collective heads in the sand Donald Trump will leave them alone.

“Would you like to see Steve Bannon fired?” By that measure, Republicans are far more serious about reining in the executive branch and shifting accountability closer to the American people.

Elected Democrats could catch up to their base by coalescing around a single, overarching message: Trump’s election, and everything he’s done since his inauguration, is not normal. The delays both keep Trump from being able to swiftly implement his agenda, and keep congressional Republicans from moving onto their legislative agenda-pushing things like the budget, tax reform, Obamacare, and infrastructure further back in the year. At least he seems serious about making good on his promises.