It appears that (much to my dismay) tweets have been elevated from snarky commentary and ways to redirect fans to links into actual content for articles.
I guess it’s just another toxic effect of having a president who’s glued to his phone and tweets everything from midnight dyspeptic rants to major announcements.
Respectfully, I disagree: Lee and Rand both are hiding behind purity, when in reality they know, like everyone else, that this is a suicide vote…the whole “it doesn’t go far enough” is complete BS. They’re practicing wedge politics ala reproductive rights in which they count on the courts or others to “save” them from their own excesses…it’s safe to rail on and on. Notice how Lee and Moran had to make a joint announcement - they’re afraid of their own (Koch) base - but Paul in particular has a substantial medicaid population (I think Lee’s SCHIP/Medicaid population is pretty sizable too). These guys don’t want to actually enact this stuff and commit political suicide.
Respectfully the claim that an article is not worth publishing because the content is available elsewhere is silly. The content of most articles is available elsewhere. I personally choose not to use Twitter so being able to read the content here when the content is worthwhile is a good service.
I can understand why people feel that way. Definitely no hard feelings.
I don’t mind seeing a tweetstorm on TPM because it helps me wade through all the rest. Indeed, I did see this on my timeline, but I have to say, could have easily missed it because of the high noise to signal ratio on Twitter.
I think a little more analysis of McConnell’s leadership style might have been welcome, but no need to ding the article.
I felt the article was too light. There was no need but I was trying to offer constructive criticism.
I wouldn’t have read it otherwise and appreciated the expert schadenfreude. Spotlighting insider or power-broker public statements that yield insight is a legit function of the press, especially in a narrow vertical like TPM.
this is why there are sayings that are older than comrade mcconnel like:
you get more flies with honey than vinegar
human nature and all
kinda like saying “fuck me? no FUCK YOU!” is a fully expected response in certain situations, like this one
for rising to and serving in this position, an understanding of this concept is expected, mitch ain’t to bright in this realm now is he?
Chortles…Says it all, doesn’t it? I’m too busy to read the article right now. I have enough information from the headline to say I already joined him last night when I heard the news.
Snickers satisfies…
Since you are a Kentuckian I’ve always wondered if McConnell had a plan to bequeath the senate seat to his wife.I would not put it past him.
Sounds like the Republicans are seeing and experiencing exactly what Obama did with lying Mitch McConnell…
If anyone in the US Senate has ever been a bigger liar and scum bag than Mitch McConnell aside from Texas Phil Graham or NH’s Sununu, then I’d like to hear it.
I don’t think “chortle” is the appropriate description of his tweet storm. Actually it was a well reasoned assessment of McConnell’s difficulties leading his caucus.
Mitch McConnell is one of the great destroyers of the republic! He is a snake in the grass. I won’t believe CHUMPCARE is truly dead unless I see McTurtel horizontal in a padded box with a silver spike through his heart for good measure! He is truly one of the ugliest most despicable creatures on the face of the earth! I wish nothing but misery and disaster for him and his welfare queen wife who gets a government job every time a Republican is in the white house.
Do you have any idea how hard it is to type out that many tweets, all the while doubled over with hysterical fits of laughter and schadenfreude? That takes some serious screen-typing skill.