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[–] buddascrayon 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

More reason to completely abandon every single Democrat that is not a progressive. It's time to let this party die.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

If they can't even do their job of keeping the literal fascists from taking power, yeah. Fuck em.

[–] pyre 20 points 1 day ago

someone find her phylactery already jesus christ why do you still employ the undead?

[–] AngryCommieKender 11 points 1 day ago

Old bat needs to retire and get the fuck out of politics. She hasn't been in touch with reality in almost a decade.

[–] pachrist 52 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Every single one of my conservative family members think Nancy Pelosi is evil incarnate.

I wish she'd stop proving them right.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

She's an embodiment of the benality of evil. Just boring evil in a way that provides cover for worse evils.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

She's an active drain on Democratic popularity. Yeah, they'll say any leading Democrat is evil, but she's out there wheeling and dealing stocks while marrying billionaire scions and doing performative kneeling in kente cloth. Hopefully her accident will encourage her to just retire and fade away, except I don't believe for a second she'll ever voluntarily exit the public space.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I'm not partial to either major party, and I have nothing against either, but Nanci Pelosi is an absolute cancer (same goes for Mitch McConnell, but for different reasons). Nonsense like them are why I'm generally in favor of term limits.

[–] Duamerthrax 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Her aids will puppet her corpse like they did with Dianne Feinstein. The aids, who often have as much or even greater power then their boss do not want to have to start over again.

[–] [email protected] 110 points 2 days ago

"Dinosaur liberal punches downward in microcosm of entire career."

[–] GaMEChld 42 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I'm pretty convinced the DNC is constructed opposition at this point. There's no way they can be this bad by accident.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think you're correct, whenever it's time for a crucial and meaningful action they cave and let us down. They couldn't even even explain and cover Trump's crimes properly in the media. They didn't explain how tariffs work to the average american, they failed us on so many levels.

[–] smayonak 3 points 1 day ago

They appointed a conservative as attorney General and he delayed all of trump's federal trials until the last year of biden's presidency. And these people had a majority in the senate meaning they could have nominated almost anyone and gotten them through confirmation.

[–] MJKee9 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fuck the DNC. I was a company man for the left..... But this election and post election period has basically destroyed my image of the DNC. It needs to be destroyed and rebuilt without influence by capitalism. We need a working class first party!

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Whoa whoa, the DNC is not the left!

[–] themeatbridge 3 points 1 day ago

In the sense that your right thumb is left of your right pinky.

[–] GaMEChld 2 points 1 day ago

We need to get primary turnout way higher in order to replace the party composition. IIRC only like 10% of people vote in the primaries.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It is easier and more rewarding to just be a corrupt, greed-driven monster, than it is to put on a whole theater of opposition when the whole country barely cares about politics at all in the first place. She just wants to trade stocks and go on rum-drunk vacations. It's not as complicated, I think.

[–] GaMEChld 3 points 2 days ago

Fair, and probably correct.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago

The true face of establishment Democrats, proving yet again that they have no interest in changing anything meaningful, and only exist to act as a bulwark against the progressive tide.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Pelosi the corporate democrat

[–] [email protected] 55 points 2 days ago

Fucking retire lady. You're a disgrace to your country.

[–] ieatpwns 68 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Doesn’t she have a hip that needs taking care of? Geeze lady you’re on your way out let the next gen take a shot

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago

The next gen's shot:

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gotta get all her "making the world worse" in while there's still time. Everyone knows the progressives are the real enemy, here.

[–] Maggoty 9 points 2 days ago

To her stock portfolio...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

I'll pay good money for a recording of these "calls."

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

All we need to do to fix problems like pelosi is institute term limits for all branches, age limits, campaign timeframe restrictions, repeal citizens united, switched to publicly funded campaigns, consider ranked choice voting, standardize primaries, ban corporate lobbying, and abolish the political party duopoly.

Or maybe I'll just retire abroad after I win the fucking lottery. What a fucking nightmare.

I almost hope all the UFO shit is real, burn it down let's start over.

[–] kreskin 2 points 1 day ago

We need wealth limits for government officials too.

[–] Maggoty 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Term limits, no. Age limits, yes. The basic run down is term limits sound great but they lead to more corruption because politicians are more dependent on third party help to get elected.

[–] Buddahriffic 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, term limits mean that when those rare good ones do come along, there's a limit to how long they can do good, then you need to go back to the gamble that the next guy isn't just saying whatever they think will win them the election.

Though that's assuming a legit good one even could make it to the presidency and won't just get JFK'd if they won't be controlled.

I also wouldn't be surprised if the secret service is as much a means to control the president as it is to protect him, too.

[–] somethingsnappy 3 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I'm from a rural state, so I get that some don't want term limits, or the pork spending and leadsership positions would never go to small population congresspeople. But, fuck it. It's one way to help people and not land make decisions.

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[–] Anticorp 9 points 2 days ago

Oh, is that all?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

This fascist enabler needs to fuck off from existence. What an infuriating piece of shit.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Queen of the neoliberal ghouls herself going after progressives again.

[–] Maggoty 6 points 2 days ago

What? She would never! Didn't you know she's a card carrying member of the Progressive Caucus in the Democratic Party?

[–] 58008 19 points 2 days ago

Her gnarled arthritic fingers, lookin' like a fistful of fresh ginger, can tap away at her enlarged-button dusty fucker phone all she likes, she should be grateful for every breath she takes that her Apocalypto-era pharynx still accepts nitrogen atoms and spend less time sabotaging one of the maybe 8 people in all of US politics who isn't an Olympic-level swindler.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I hope they tell the old battle axe what she wants to hear, as they know she's on her way out anyway & they don't wanna get on the bad side of the inevitable future caucus leader. AOC is too good at this game to risk pissing off over the old biddy's last hurrah.

But then again, we're talking corporate Dems - not exactly known for making the smartest moves, are they?

[–] grue 12 points 2 days ago

But then again, we’re talking corporate Dems - not exactly known for making the smartest moves, are they?

You're being overly charitable. They aren't making mistakes; they're competently pursuing different goals than they claim to be.

[–] kreskin 2 points 1 day ago

Pelosi is a real peice of.. work.

[–] homesweethomeMrL 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wish y’all could be more clear as to how you feel about this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah, enough with the coy avoidance and press friendly statements! It's time we take the gloves off and dare to speak up! 😆

Seriously, though, Nancy Pelosi is covert corruption and authoritarianism incarnate and doesn't care about regular working class people any more than the fascists she claims to oppose do.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Isn't Pelosi in Germany getting a hip replacement after falling down the stairs?

[–] Bonesince1997 14 points 2 days ago

She makes time to shit on progressives.

[–] Marleyinoc 16 points 2 days ago

How to overstay your welcome...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago

Nancy *Plutocracy

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

So, this is nanna sh-sh-shaking her bony, onion-paper fist at the holiday table when the kids make a grab for the last of the mashed potatoes?

Will someone please wheel her back to her nap? She's gonna get herself all worked up. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

The status quo running it's course. It's unnatural, like crops that haven't been harvested. They need to burn to let new ones grow

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] RizzRustbolt 2 points 2 days ago

Hip replacement afta.

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