Susan Demas of Inside Michigan Politics rightfully
expressed her disgust the other day in response to the snarky, mean-spirited online
comments aimed at John Dingell upon his retirement announcement.
expressed her disgust the other day in response to the snarky, mean-spirited online
comments aimed at John Dingell upon his retirement announcement.
In her column for MLive, Demas asks a simple question: When
a man serves 59 years in Congress and has a hand in some of the most
consequential legislation of the 20th Century, why is that some people cannot
treat him with respect as he prepares to step down?
a man serves 59 years in Congress and has a hand in some of the most
consequential legislation of the 20th Century, why is that some people cannot
treat him with respect as he prepares to step down?
Here’s more from Demas:
“U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas), decided being
gracious to a colleague took too much work. Instead, he fired off a snide tweet
about Dingell ‘overcoming job lock.’
gracious to a colleague took too much work. Instead, he fired off a snide tweet
about Dingell ‘overcoming job lock.’
“Tim Bos, a
(campaign) aide to U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-Milford) who believes in Sandy
Hook conspiracy theories, summed up his feelings on Dingell’s retirement
with: ‘WOO HOO!’
(campaign) aide to U.S. Rep. Kerry Bentivolio (R-Milford) who believes in Sandy
Hook conspiracy theories, summed up his feelings on Dingell’s retirement
with: ‘WOO HOO!’
“Social media and story comments are flooded with folks
who probably can’t even tell you what state Dingell represents. But they’re
eager to exhort him to ‘Get a real job!’ or use his retirement as a platform
for their astute views on #termlimits.
who probably can’t even tell you what state Dingell represents. But they’re
eager to exhort him to ‘Get a real job!’ or use his retirement as a platform
for their astute views on #termlimits.
“Welcome to the new political dialogue. The other side is
the enemy. Show no mercy, even as they’re exiting the arena.”
the enemy. Show no mercy, even as they’re exiting the arena.”
Tim Bos is not a campaign aide to Kerry Bentivolio except in his own head. I know Susan Demas puts ideology way ahead of the facts, but I expect better from you, Chad.
And really? WOO HOO? BFD as Joe Biden would say.
Will you please take a look at the state of our country and the economy. Dingell helped do this. I am not saying he never did anything good but the bad far out ways the good. Why would you expect people to lie just because he is retiring. Speaking of bad judgement for the policies in the state of Michigan, Susan Demas is right there on top of the list of snarky and mean spirited. People who live in glass houses……
Yes, I agree. The disdain for Congress is almost universal, but when the individuals retire or die, they are canonized. But the problem is not Dingell, he is probably a decent man and honorable. The problem is us. We elect the respesentatives and then purposely remain ignorant of what they are doing. In fact, ambition and careerism is the driver, not the common good. The GOP leadership flock towards business and financial special interests, and the DEMs flock behind organized labor. Do either really care about the common good? No. And the compromises between the two factions does not include the common good. Then we don't hold them accountable by removing them from office. It is ubiquitous, and was predicted by Oswald Spengler in his seminal "Decline of the West." BOTH political parties are assenting to the rise of Caesarism in the office of the Presidency. How much longer before predator drones patrol over US soil? Was Dingell was a part of all this? Yes, his votes were against most of the encroachment by the Federal Government in violation of the Constitution, but did he convince his peers to side with him? No. To deny his "nay" votes it is to do a disservice to the Republic. By the way, I loved John McCain after 26 years in Congress, claiming to be a "maverick." PURE WASHINGTON. In case anyone actually cares about Dingell's votes on the Patriot Act and FISA, they are at
votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/26917/john-dingell/13/civil-liberties-and-civil-rights#.Uw9YOuNdVA0