Quote:
Originally Posted by well named
dvaut: we certainly agree about the need for liberals to figure out a more coherent political narrative, and that part of that problem is too much capture by the "donor class", as you put it.
Where we probably have a very mild disagreement is that I don't think the ways liberals are talking about Russia is particularly illustrative of that problem. I think it's mostly just people reacting to news as it happens. I guess you could argue that we're too easily distracted by the Russia stuff from making the more basic political arguments, but it doesn't seem that likely to me that -- absent Russia news -- Democrats would be doing much better at getting to that. I mean, I shuddered at your line about post-Trump Democrats passing AHCA and confirming Gorsuch in a show of unity, but I think it's grimly accurate and makes this point.
And there are obvious reasons why the Russia news is actually news and worth talking about, so for that reason it seems to me that the discussion about grand strategy, narratives, and all that can be separated from complaints about talking about Russia, at least somewhat.
There is no way the Dems would pass AHCA if Trump were impeached. GOP would be in shambles and Dems, despite their incompetence, know enough to know that is not the time to repeal the signature achievement of their most recent president.
I am less certain about Gorsuch but think that is unlikely as well.