Hooda thought this liberal would become the sole common sense advocate in the Dem Party?

TDS leader of the Democrats

"You know, right now our party is governed by the TDS."

I think Fetterman was the one who said "If Trump came out in favor of ice cream, democrats would be against it".

How true.

(03-20-2026 08:41 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I think Fetterman was the one who said "If Trump came out in favor of ice cream, democrats would be against it".

How true.

I can't figure out either party.

The Democrats seem to be only able to come up with a "Trump Sucks" platform and the Republicans are letting their moderately demented loose cannon run this country into the ground. WTF was the plan with this war? China is loving this Trump presidency.

Fun times.

I used to think that as much as I dislike Trump and as much as he and his family are complete grifters who only care about themselves and not about this country... at least we won't be getting into a Middle East quagmire during his presidency based on all of his promises.

Whoops.

(03-20-2026 11:14 AM)Rice93 Wrote:  

(03-20-2026 08:41 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  I think Fetterman was the one who said "If Trump came out in favor of ice cream, democrats would be against it".

How true.

I can't figure out either party.

The Democrats seem to be only able to come up with a "Trump Sucks" platform and the Republicans are letting their moderately demented loose cannon run this country into the ground. WTF was the plan with this war? China is loving this Trump presidency.

Fun times.

I used to think that as much as I dislike Trump and as much as he and his family are complete grifters who only care about themselves and not about this country... at least we won't be getting into a Middle East quagmire during his presidency based on all of his promises.

Whoops.

Not just a ME quagmire -- one that closes Hormuz. And jacks up energy prices by 30-40% in two weeks. And apparently caught the administration flat-footed as to the possibility that Hormuz would be closed.

edited to add: shame on you for calling this 'action' a 'war'. Apparently it colloquially and logically meets the test, that same standard apparently isnt the one when the administration seemingly flouts the idea that it is Congress that declares war. Maybe we call it a 'special military action' to avoid that issue.

And, completely agree with you that there is not much substantive from the Dems aside from ‘Trump sucks’.

They could take an ancillary stance — let’s shutdown the manic tariff crap, let’s force the administration to make a case for the special extended military action, etc.

Fetterman says what he thinks. Kind of reminds me of Trump.

Seems rather telling that it takes literal brain damage for someone to start making sense to today's Republicans

(03-20-2026 03:04 PM)RiceFight Wrote:  Seems rather telling that it takes literal brain damage for someone to start making sense to today's Republicans

*insert Maury Povich no lies detected GIF*

(03-20-2026 03:04 PM)RiceFight Wrote:  Seems rather telling that it takes literal brain damage for someone to start making sense to today's Republicans

Seems telling to me that some many of today's Democrats now oppose what they formerly advocated, apparently just because Trump advocates it. Doesn't make sense.

Obama defends deportations


send them back

(03-21-2026 10:34 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(03-20-2026 03:04 PM)RiceFight Wrote:  Seems rather telling that it takes literal brain damage for someone to start making sense to today's Republicans

Seems telling to me that some many of today's Democrats now oppose what they formerly advocated, apparently just because Trump advocates it. Doesn't make sense.

Obama defends deportations

Link doesn't work but per the headline it says that Obama is defending deportations. So isn't he supporting what Trump is advocating rather than opposing it???

When Fetterman was elected, I thought he would be the giant economy size version of AOC. Pleasant surprise.

(03-22-2026 07:32 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  When Fetterman was elected, I thought he would be the giant economy size version of AOC. Pleasant surprise.

He's certainly had his weird moments, but yeah, it fascinating how he has become one of the few rational Democrats when just about everybody else, and most of the D supporters have gone bat-schit crazy the past decade and a half or more. Even Rob Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi are batting for the Trump Team, so you know the Dems of today are totally out to lunch.

(04-08-2026 03:52 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-22-2026 07:32 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  When Fetterman was elected, I thought he would be the giant economy size version of AOC. Pleasant surprise.

He's certainly had his weird moments, but yeah, it fascinating how he has become one of the few rational Democrats when just about everybody else, and most of the D supporters have gone bat-schit crazy the past decade and a half or more. Even Rob Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi are batting for the Trump Team, so you know the Dems of today are totally out to lunch.

Trump himself is a former Democrat.

My view of Fetterman is he says what he thinks and thinks what he says. Very Trump-like in that respect. No wonder the dems don't like him, in addition to not being a lockstep follower.

(04-08-2026 03:56 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(04-08-2026 03:52 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-22-2026 07:32 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  When Fetterman was elected, I thought he would be the giant economy size version of AOC. Pleasant surprise.

He's certainly had his weird moments, but yeah, it fascinating how he has become one of the few rational Democrats when just about everybody else, and most of the D supporters have gone bat-schit crazy the past decade and a half or more. Even Rob Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi are batting for the Trump Team, so you know the Dems of today are totally out to lunch.

Trump himself is a former Democrat.

My view of Fetterman is he says what he thinks and thinks what he says. Very Trump-like in that respect. No wonder the dems don't like him, in addition to not being a lockstep follower.

This is an important point. So was Musk. Today's Democrat Party has careened so far Left that they are not recognizable or relatable to almost any rational being. Where some assume that President Trump is far-right, he's actually quite centrist, which speaks to the majority of American Citizens, who know he has their back. Unlike the Leftists, elite self-congratulating myopic Democrats and their dwindling supporters, regular average American folks see insanity only in today's Democrat Party and their leaders and officeholders. So it's not so much people love everything about Don trump, they just are sickened by what the Democrat Party has become and can in no way, shape or form support it. Hence, President Trump.

The question will be where the mantle President Trump has built will go, who will take it up and how will they do it? Certainly, less hyperbolic and less mean tweets. But still, President Trump will need many more years to undo the damage the last decade and a half's Democrats have done. No one on their national party horizon or current or next wave of leadership is offering anything but 'hate trump" and 'go back to the destroying of America with horrendously bad and provably failed far-Left big-government policies and Fraud galore for everyone but regular American citizens to benefit (the average American citizen is expected by the Democrats to shut up and just pay off all the fraudsters, illegals and self-appointed Democrats elites an not complain)' that pushed the majority of the electorate, many admittedly reluctantly, into the "R" camp as led by President Trump.

Would Fetterman be as good D Presidential candidate? Well, he's far better than Newsome, Buttgage or AOCmee, for starters. Could he govern reasonably? Almost certainly not. And he'd have to rely on the D loons to help him, so that alone would cause shark to be jumped.

For the foreseeable future, the only rational place to try to accomplish anything positive for America and its citizens is the imperfect Republican Party.

(04-08-2026 04:13 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(04-08-2026 03:56 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(04-08-2026 03:52 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(03-22-2026 07:32 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  When Fetterman was elected, I thought he would be the giant economy size version of AOC. Pleasant surprise.

He's certainly had his weird moments, but yeah, it fascinating how he has become one of the few rational Democrats when just about everybody else, and most of the D supporters have gone bat-schit crazy the past decade and a half or more. Even Rob Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi are batting for the Trump Team, so you know the Dems of today are totally out to lunch.

Trump himself is a former Democrat.

My view of Fetterman is he says what he thinks and thinks what he says. Very Trump-like in that respect. No wonder the dems don't like him, in addition to not being a lockstep follower.

This is an important point. So was Musk. Today's Democrat Party has careened so far Left that they are not recognizable or relatable to almost any rational being. Where some assume that President Trump is far-right, he's actually quite centrist, which speaks to the majority of American Citizens, who know he has their back. Unlike the Leftists, elite self-congratulating myopic Democrats and their dwindling supporters, regular average American folks see insanity only in today's Democrat Party and their leaders and officeholders. So it's not so much people love everything about Don trump, they just are sickened by what the Democrat Party has become and can in no way, shape or form support it. Hence, President Trump.

Of course the same statement applies to today's Republican party. Un. Recog. Nizable.

(04-08-2026 04:13 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Would Fetterman be as good D Presidential candidate? Well, he's far better than Newsome, Buttgage or AOCmee, for starters. Could he govern reasonably? Almost certainly not. And he'd have to rely on the D loons to help him, so that alone would cause shark to be jumped.

This is why I usually don't vote for the Dem in national or statewide races any more (used to). The party has lost its way. And the electee cannot go it alone.

Respectfully, what does all that have to do with Fetterman, or did you accidentally post it in the wrong thread? It happens to all of us once in a while.

(04-09-2026 11:11 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Respectfully, what does all that have to do with Fetterman, or did you accidentally post it in the wrong thread? It happens to all of us once in a while.

yep... thank you.... deleting it