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Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

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[–] ludicolo@lemmy.ml 43 points 3 days ago

Where was this motion when the continued resolution was on the floor? Fucking clowns.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

First Past The post voting is the reason weak candidates run for political office. No competition.

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 44 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Feels like too little too late.

[–] mine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 3 days ago (2 children)

He's applying for the Democratic nomination.

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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 40 points 3 days ago

If the Democrats actually wanted to be an opposition party he wouldn't need to be speaking right now. At least some are supporting him.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Thank you for saying this Cory. All other democrats who don't take up this message can bite my balls. At least this guy seems ok or at least conscious.

[–] Manmoth@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

He could always demonstrate his regret by stepping down and letting someone else take over his position LOL

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 days ago (4 children)

American politics are a clown show

Except half the clowns think we didn't hire them to jump through flaming hopes. Get jumping, ya bozos.

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[–] MrTrono@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A lot of words and no actions.. until Schumer steps down Democrats have learned nothing and have nothing new to offer. If you want us to believe you have changed show us don't tell us.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Cory booker is probably an even more virulent zionist than Schumer. He's been pro israel, and anti-palestine his entire career.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Anyone know what he is filibustering?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

There's is no particular vote that he is fillibustering, he is just doing it because he can.

The NYT also theorized that he wanted to do this at some point anyway, because the record for longest continuous speech in the Senate is currently held by Strom Thurmond, while fillibustering the ~~1967~~ 1957 Civil Rights bill, and Booker wanted to top it. He only has an hour or two to go to get there.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

NPR also mentioned that there just hadn't been that much going on to filibuster. Nominations, sure, but Congress has been mostly taking a back seat to the presidency, for better or worse given executive actions aren't as permanent as Congressional law.

[–] MisterOwl@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

He's not filibustering. He's grandstanding.

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

LOL

Their words are worthless.

Do something meaningful. At minimum, replace Jeffries and Schumer as leaders, and make it abundantly and publicly clear you did so because of capitulation to fascism.

[–] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net 16 points 3 days ago

He's literally "Do better, senator"-ing himself 🤯. Very meta.

[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 day ago

zionist POS

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