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return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 个月前

Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement

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Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement

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The former House speaker is expected to make an announcement about her political future after Tuesday's elections.
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  • Mister Neon@lemmy.world
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    Brace? That’s not the verb I would use.

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      I don’t know how I’ll survive the celebrations, I’m bracing myself.

      • Oxysis/Oxy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        I know how I’ll survive. It’ll be vodka, lots of vodka. That’s how I’ll make it through the celebrations.

      • Beesbeesbees@lemmy.world
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        Use ice as a mixer

    • wavebeam@lemmy.world
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      They mean “brace” as in one of those things you attach to act as a support for structural deficiencies. They need to “brace” Nancy because she’s too old to stay upright on her own.

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      Brace yourself for how hard we’re gonna party

    • HubertManne@piefed.social
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      Its gonna suck when its bernie but yeah this one its fine.

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      Celebrace

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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      Embrace?

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    But she’s so young.

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      This is her age 20.

      crappy source, but im not digging around for the original <3

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        “I’m sure your nephew will grow up to be a fine man, Mr. President!”

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world
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        Damn she’s hot.

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          Bet she saw John John’s Johnson.

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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          It’s the gloves.

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    “Brace”?? Lmao I can’t wait. They sold us out to Trump only to boost their investment portfolios… Good riddance she’s leaving. She should have left 25 years ago. As should Schumer.

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    There goes the greatest stock trader of our time

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    About fucking time. Now Schumer and Warren

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      Warren? Schemer I get. Warren is great in my eyes, that’s like wanting RBG to step down. What did I miss?

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        RBG not stepping down was a huge problem and let Trump pick a justice.

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          Right but not relevant here… RBG not stepping down under obama is indeed a miscalculation. Honestly I think she may have been intending to do it right after garland got his hearing… before learning that wasn’t on the table.

          But anyway, ignoring that… with regards to a senator I don’t get the concept. While not perfect I’d still have to call warren in the top 5 senators (yeah I know, stupidly low bar because most the senators suck, but there’s a lot more reason to fear her successor being worse than expecting her to be better. and unless the main fear is elections will not happen again, but sitting senators will keep their positions until they die. There’s no reason to think there’s a difference in her retiring now, or in 10 years from now.

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        Warren just comes out of the woodwork every 4 years to try and take up the moderate votes, so they are less likely to vote for any actually good candidate. She needs to go. Plus, she’s too old. Just like the majority of our government. We need an age cap.

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        If anything, Warren making some room in MA for a younger more progressive Senate Dem could be the angle.

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          They’ll immediately find another old fuck neoliberal to fill the spot.

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        RBG not stepping down was a huge deal. She died while Trump was in office instead of letting Obama choose someone younger while he was still in office. It was arrogant and short-sighted of her.

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      how about everyone over 70? The average age of these zombies is 65.

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      Pelosi is unquestionably sharper than Schumer.

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        Offset by her corruption.

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          True, but that’s separate from age, and he’s corrupt too.

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            Comparing which of the two is worse is just a losing competition all the way around.

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    brace

    Chilling champagne and filling balloons I hope.

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      A brace of champagne flutes….

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    Good Jesus Christ she needs to sit the fuck down.

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    She’s moving to a Bloomberg Terminal up-state.

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    WHAT? But she’s ONLY Almost 90 Years old! She has SO Much Time LEFT to Pad her Portfolio Help her Constituents!

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      ELI5: why do people imminent to death grab money? What will they do with it?

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    GTFO

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    Brace as in brace for all the alcohol I will consume in celebration?

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    “Brace” implies they are completely unprepared and fully expected her to serve 50 more years.

    Edit: yeah called it

    “I wish she would stay for 10 more years,” said one House Democrat from California.

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      I mean, she’s making them a lot money…

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      That House Democrat from California’s name? Nancy Pelosi.

      (In all seriousness, she’s been fairly progressive as far as Dem leadership goes, and would do enough behind the scenes that she would only take a vote when she knows she has the votes. Not a fan of all the insider stock trading by any means. Either way, I wish she had passed the torch years ago along with many others in Washington)

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    Fucking GOOD!! You greedy dinosaurs are the reason the Democrats are on life support right now!

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    Brace embrace

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    That’s a weird way to spell party.

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