I'm not optimistic. I'm about to retire, and after 42 years of voting for Democrats I've become accustomed to the fact that the best I can hope for from them is to hold off the GOP from totally destroying/privatizing everything, until a generation comes along (maybe my son's) that will actually give a fuck.
As bad as they've been since that McGovern loss, they have at least provided some occasional relief, half-assed as it's been. At times they've done it by being GOP-lite, and more recently they've shown signs of maybe getting that fact that people really fucking hate all the centrist handwringing over wokeness and calling a racist (GOP) a racist (GOP). I hated Biden getting the nomination in 2020, but so far he's exceeded my expectations in some areas, while being what I expected in others. If he decides not to run in '24 that will be fine, as long as whoever does get the nomination has a clue (and is able to cut through whatever triffid infestation the Republicans manage to spread in '22).
Maybe things will get better. Maybe they'll get worse. At least there's booze and drugs available.
I'm not optimistic. I'm about to retire, and after 42 years of voting for Democrats I've become accustomed to the fact that the best I can hope for from them is to hold off the GOP from totally destroying/privatizing everything, until a generation comes along (maybe my son's) that will actually give a fuck.
As bad as they've been since that McGovern loss, they have at least provided some occasional relief, half-assed as it's been. At times they've done it by being GOP-lite, and more recently they've shown signs of maybe getting that fact that people really fucking hate all the centrist handwringing over wokeness and calling a racist (GOP) a racist (GOP). I hated Biden getting the nomination in 2020, but so far he's exceeded my expectations in some areas, while being what I expected in others. If he decides not to run in '24 that will be fine, as long as whoever does get the nomination has a clue (and is able to cut through whatever triffid infestation the Republicans manage to spread in '22).
Maybe things will get better. Maybe they'll get worse. At least there's booze and drugs available.