We are a week out from Thanksgiving, that once-a-year opportunity for family and friends of all political persuasions to gather together in small spaces for long periods of time with good food.
Make this year special. Take some time ahead of the festivities to learn about one issue that would make your staunchly Republican Uncle Charlie’s life better under a Democratic Congress and President. Or your son-in-law Frank’s or your cousin Frieda’s. Show your concern with kindness and empathy for their situation. You aren’t there to win an argument. You are there to combat disinformation. You are there to start a conversation and plant a seed.
Why am I suggesting this? The mainstream media simply aren’t doing their job of reporting the news. The important issues and accomplishments of the Biden administration go unheard under the daily ageist drumbeat. It’s all gone to clickbait and horse race polling.
Where to start? Below are the White House responses to the various appropriations bills. Pick the one response you think most likely relates to Uncle Charlie, and read it. Then, pick the one issue that you think would make the most impact on Uncle Charlie’s life. Do one Google search to find out a little more.
Expand the conversation. Leave a comment about what you picked and why it’s the best fit for Uncle Charlie.
Extra Credit: Do the same thing for yourself or your closest loved one. You will thank me. You will know what we are fighting for.
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food and Drug Administration Appropriations
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations
Interior and Environment Appropriations
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations
Energy and Water Development Appropriations
State and Foreign Operations Appropriations
Homeland Security Appropriations
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
Great ideas, Georgia, But they would not work for me. I long ago persuaded my family to register and vote Democrat. This include my now deceased bother and his last wife, new husband and three kids. They will all vote fir Biden/Harris and both Senator and House of Representative members too,
In addition to Georgia's excellent work, I recommend people follow Rosenberg, another facts and data person.
Here is a sample of Rosenberg's work:
- In the last 4 Presidential elections, Democrats have averaged 51% of the vote, Republicans 46%. That’s 51%-46% (+5). It’s best Presidential run for the Democratic Party since FDR’s 4 elections from 1932 to 1944, and sure suggests that America is today a center-left nation. You can find more Hopium electoral stats here.
- Since 1989, when a new age of globalization began, 50 million jobs have been created in America. 48 million of those jobs, 96%, have been created under Democratic Presidents. Essentially all of them.
Rosenberg
Another statistic I always share is that between September and October there was ZERO INFLATION.
And prices went down 2.1%
I always point out that the President does not set prices. Greedy corporations and Saudi oil are the problem.
See Simon Rosenberg at Hopium on Substack