The ballroom characterizes the American response to Trump.

[lees1975]

Without authorization, Trump gave orders to destroy the east wing of the White House to build a gawdy ballroom at taxpayer expense. He had no authority to do so, but he did it anyway, got a lot of tsk tsk tsk's from Democrats, as they turned back to their nest feathering fund raising.

"Not in the majority!" "Can't do anything!"

Tsk Tsk Tsk

Now the east wing is gone, and finally progress on the ballroom is halted in the courts.

Do we not see something inherently wrong with this?

Then, surprise, that war in Iran that he claimed Obama and then Biden would start to get out of political trouble, he starts to get out of political trouble.

Tsk Tsk Tsk

"Not in the majority!" "Can't do anything!"

Look at everything he has done that the Constitution prevents the president from doing and he gets away with it because no one will tell him NO! And I might also say, look at all the GOP did to get in Obama's way during the first two years of his term when they were in the minority.

My votes in the miderms are going to be reserved for the bold, courageous risk takers who are willing to find ways to get into the legal system and shut this madness down. He has to go now, so go figure out how to get that done. "We can't" or "We're not in the majority" is no longer acceptable.

[Dan]

1. Yeah, I hate to say this but no one on our team is a Mitch McConnell

he played the majority like a drum when he was in the minority.

[Scubamatt]

3. I do sense a greater degree

of activity on the part of our leadership - and they've done a good job of hanging together to prevent funding of ICE- even doing SOME effective messaging about it. But for far too long, we've had to listen to the "what do you expect them do?" crowd. I am hyper -sensitive to any signs that we might be returning to that playbook. I think the No Kings Rallies have lit a fire under complacent Democratic leadership.,

[lees1975]

4. I think they've lit a fire under some complacent Democrats.

And that's a good and expected result. I'm waiting for someone to use their power knowing it might cost them politically, and blockade this bastard. So far, everyone seems to be playing it safe.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Any polls on this question?

I imagine there would be n 85% negative response to a gilded ballroom.

[leftstreet]

5. DURec