Glad they moved off the @yairlapid for Speaker gambit. FWIW, I think Lapid would make a fantastic Israeli Ambassador to the US, especially after last Tuesday. haaretz.com/israel-news/el…
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Founder Crosscut Strategies, LLC and @DemJournal, former Associate Director at WH OMB, author of Reinventing Democrats, reformed speechwriter.
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My new favorite Hamilton.
HAMILTON: “I don't think Medicare for all is the right approach. And even though it sounds great, I don't think it's going to pass… I think what we need to do is figure out, how do we ensure that everyone has access to affordable health care, no matter who they are? But I think even using the term Medicare for all alienates a whole group of people that we need to be able to pass some kind of health care reform that allows everyone to have affordable health care.”View quoted post on X
"“The dalliance with the devil must come to an end. People of faith must reject, wholly and unequivocally, the hatred that has brought so many on both sides of the aisle to power." -- @CUFI
CUFI Action Fund, the political arm of Christians United for Israel, the powerhouse Christian Zionist group, went after Vice President JD Vance for his assertions that the war in Iran and the U.S.-Israel relationship were two major drivers of the historic GOP midterm losses, accusing him of effectively blaming Jews for the election results.View quoted post on X
@marcrod97 reports:
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I guess the only -- symbolic -- remedy is to reduce appropriations for Executive Office of the President the same amount of Miller's salary.
Stephen Miller is a dangerous xenophobe and reckless extremist who has American blood on his hands.View quoted post on X
His presence in government should be eradicated like a malignant tumor.
Fire him today.
“We’re open for business, but we’re not for sale and we’re not to be exploited.”
Governor-elect Amy Acton (D-OH) says she has “no intention of speaking” to her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, after his campaign ran a controversial ad that featured her estranged mother: “Leaders’ words matter and we need to hold folks accountable.”View quoted post on X
First on CBS Mornings, Governor-elect Acton also shares about her mission to bring “public service, unity and decency” to her state and her position on AI data centers: “We’re open for business, but we’re not for sale and we’re not to be exploited.”