codenamecesare:

wildehacked:

valencing:

brainstatic:

I would like it noted for the record that throughout all of this, all the different bills, the procedural votes, the amendments and so on, not a single Democrat broke ranks once. If you genuinely think they’re neoliberal sellouts, this should mean something to you. 

just to back up this excellent point:

#this is why all the progressive calls to fight Democrats as well as Republicans rings so hollow#because it betrays the STAGGERING ignorance of that mindset#you cannot get a single thing done except moral victories#and like I’ll be the first to claim the moral victory of HRC’s popular vote win but where did it get us? NOWHERE#and not even Sanders is being precious right now even though he’s got quite the record of shitting in the stew#the only way you get things done and defeat bad bills is a) persuading and b) HOLDING THE LINE#the fact that not a single progressive has realized how impressive it is for the entire Dem caucus to hold like this#is… well… not surprising #but shocking as hell (via @leupagus) 

Hell yes tag comments. Republicans in Congress came this close to knowingly voting for a bill that the Congressional Budget Office estimated would lead to hundreds of thousands of American deaths and yank away health care from millions. At this point, the GOP is an existential threat to the lives of all non-rich American citizens. Go to hell with “both sides are the same.” I’m sorry we don’t live in a country with an organic cage-free grass-fed progressive party, but that is no excuse for sticking our thumbs in our eyes and crying “I don’t like the people who voted to kill me or the people who voted against killing me! Why aren’t they more inspiring?”