“Democracy” Is Not The Answer To Every Question

The man who executed the order to withhold aid from Ukraine so his boss could try and extort President Zelensky has been rewarded with a network TV deal by a so-called news organization. Democracy doesn’t die in darkness. It dies because of shit like this. https://t.co/0CtIYQ8tgQ

— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) March 29, 2022

Yes, Mick Mulvaney should have failed downward, not upward.

Aaron rounds up the clips in this thread. https://t.co/g4nqz8l0z7

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) March 29, 2022

But this brouhaha (which won’t last until the end of the week) says more about CBS than it does about democracy in America.

Everyone is outraged over this, but under the decision is the most powerful normative force in Washington; the idea that it's all just a game, and that Mick, like the rest, was just playing along. https://t.co/QCeNcjhZVr

— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 29, 2022

Or D.C. Yeah, it does say a lot about D.C. But killing democracy? That only happens when we all agree to let it go.

Kyiv mayor Klitschko asked about Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and others on the American Right: “You are part of this invasion. Blood is on your hands too.” pic.twitter.com/xCVAzeI1Gv

— Ron Filipkowski 🇺🇦 (@RonFilipkowski) March 29, 2022

Idiot pundits can’t kill it.