Did you not see the headline of the thread you’re on? Chris Van Hollen would be fine with me. A lot of people want Bernie, but he’s 85 and his talents are best used exactly where they are, so it’s not a realistic proposal. I would also be fine with Jeff Merkley or Elizabeth Warren, but again that may not be where their own talents or even desires lie. And of course LBJ is dead.
But at this point in my life, anyone still taking AIPAC money is not eligible. Sheldon Whitehouse would make a great Majority Leader in my opinion, for example, he’s got the goods, but he’s tainted by AIPAC. A lot of the good ones are. But progressives are all going to be hard NO on that, and even for me it’s just a non-starter now.
Out of 57 senators, we can find one to do the job. It’s not like the one selected won’t have help.
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Did you not see the headline of the thread you’re on? Chris Van Hollen would be fine with me. A lot of people want Bernie, but he’s 85 and his talents are best used exactly where they are, so it’s not a realistic proposal. I would also be fine with Jeff Merkley or Elizabeth Warren, but again that may not be where their own talents or even desires lie. And of course LBJ is dead.
But at this point in my life, anyone still taking AIPAC money is not eligible. Sheldon Whitehouse would make a great Majority Leader in my opinion, for example, he’s got the goods, but he’s tainted by AIPAC. A lot of the good ones are. But progressives are all going to be hard NO on that, and even for me it’s just a non-starter now.
Out of 57 senators, we can find one to do the job. It’s not like the one selected won’t have help.