Do not want:
Michael Avenatti — attorney, potential presidential candidate, and owner of a strong jawline — dropped in on the Democratic Party’s summer meeting on Thursday as he continued to tease a 2020 run.
“I think I’m a man of substance, frankly,” Avenatti told reporters in the lobby of Chicago’s Hyatt Regency hotel after a short speech to the DNC’s Ethnic Council. “I think actually when people hear me speak and when I answer questions about the issues, they’re taken aback in a significant way.”
The lawyer best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels took something of a victory lap this week after Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen implicated the president in campaign finance violations related to hush money paid to Daniels during the 2016 campaign.
I’m partial to either Amy Klobuchar or Kirsten Gillibrand at this stage, but that’s just superficial leanings. But I am a hard no on Avenatti. I mean, if I had my first choice it would be John Fetterman, who is running to be Lt. Gov. in Pennsylvania, but I don’t think he has the exposure right now.
Mnemosyne
Luckily, most Democratic primary voters are not idiots, so he won’t get far.
Unless, that is, the Sandernistas get their way and allow mass ratfucking of the Democratic primaries.
Baud
@Mnemosyne:
Maybe Avenatti can take on Sanderson in the debate.
Good luck with your surgery.
Mary G
His 15 minutes of fame are almost over, and he is suffering from withdrawal. I don’t think he can get traction, and his personal and professional finances are a mess. Democrats should give him a polite “no, thank you.”
germy
What do you think of this scenario:
Avenatti runs, makes some good speeches, but loses the primary. A real, experienced Democrat wins the nomination, and then the presidency, and appoints him Attorney General.
Schlemazel
Absolutely not to Avenatti but as an early supporter and constituent of Ms. Klobucher – no, please no. She had no problem supporting some of the worst work of Boy Blunder her first 2 years in the Senate & lied to us about her votes (which is doubly stupid since the local paper prints roll call votes). I have lost confidence in her.
YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S)
I still believe this is Avenatti trolling Trump. OTOH If he is running as a vanity candidate, it is hard to see him put together a working campaign.
Mnemosyne
Also, too, since this will be a dead topic very soon, I’m borrowing a co-worker’s Instant Pot for a pre-surgery cook-o-rama this weekend. Anyone have any tips for a pressure cooker newbie?
Smedley Darlington Prunebanks (formerly Mumphrey, et al.)
Ach. Jeez. No. I’ve long been kind of leery of this guy. I understand that he’s screwing with Donald Tяump, and I’m glad to see him do that, but anybody who thinks he’s doing any of this for anybody but himself is nuts. I don’t trust that he wouldn’t switch sides in a minute if he thought it would be in his interest.
Aunt Kathy
In the same way that the Dem party IS NOT going to become a new moderate Republican party just because Never-Trumpers may wish it so, we are ALSO NOT ripe for the pickins for some carnival barker sideshow-guy. That’s the other party.
Baud
@Mnemosyne: I just bought one myself.
germy
When I saw Beto give his “take a knee” answer, I felt the same way I felt when I first saw Obama in 2004.
Avenatti is a silly choice, but he seems smart enough to support the Democrat who actually wins the primary, rather than yelling “It wuz rigged!”
John Cole
@germy: Why do we need to appoint him to anything. There are lots of fantastic Democrats who could be attorney general. Hell, Sally Yates, for one.
YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S)
@germy: No thank you, Avenatti is doing okay as a pitbull lawyer, but not AG material.
germy
@John Cole: Sally Yates would be perfect. She’d have a lot of work to do.
@YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S): Maybe the pitbull is trolling the pee hound.
Corner Stone
Somewhere Chris Christie cries himself into a stupor with one cone of double-double cherry swirl and one of plain vanilla sprinkled with Kushner’s Tears.
TaMara (HFG)
@Mnemosyne: Here is a website that came with my pot. I’ve reviewed a few, intended to do more, but life got in the way. They have good directions and videos.
Pressure Cooker Meals Multi-Pot
germy
@Corner Stone:
Not sobbing as loud as the republican Kirsten beat in NY.
Sweeney.
(Who I think found a place in the trump administration)
TaMara (HFG)
@germy: I said to someone yesterday that he’d be president one day.
Rommie
I think he’s correct that he’d only get traction and try because the party field weak candidates. Hopefully it doesn’t get to that point in the first place, because there are one or more obviously good choices.
IOW, if Avenatti is viable, there’s big trouble in River City for the party.
Grubert
@Schlemazel: as a Minnesotan, I’ve also been disappointed with Amy. But this year especially, there really no alternative. Tina Smith as well.
jl
It’s a free country and anyone who meets the qualifications can run.
If anyone thinks anyone is jumping in who is a crumb bum loser, then find a good opponent and promote them.
BTW, I don’t think Avenatti is good idea either, mainly because of some odd comments he’s made, that indicate to me that in some ways he is clueless and not cut out to be a good politician for the Democrats. Such as his odd opinion that the 2020 shouldn’t be about policy. So, consider that a bleg for a Cole post on is favorite candidates.
He could usefully occupy his and other peoples’ time through 2020 by taking on some of the GOP Congress goofballs that California, to its shame, sends to DC. A couple of those slime balls will surely survive the midterms.
YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S)
@Mnemosyne: @Baud: Be careful in aligning the lid when putting it on and cautious about making sure you add liquid to the pot with the liner in place. You will probably want some pot holders for removing the liner that don’t absorb water.
debbie
@germy:
Has Avenatti abandoned Stormy? Or have they decided not to pursue a lawsuit?
P.S. Agreed on Yates. She’s probably demonstrated strong principles better than anyone else.
jl
Sorry, I should have said that we all rightfully support Baud 2020! because he is a crumb bum loser. I didn’t intend to hurt his feelings.
germy
@TaMara (HFG):
If we’re lucky.
debbie
@Mnemosyne:
I’ve missed a lot of threads lately, so I want to be sure to wish you luck on the surgery (finally!) and a speedy recovery.
Mary G
@John Cole: Yes, Sally Yates or Preet Bharara, both of whom have actually worked at the Department of Justice and understand how it is run. Nominating unqualified people, like Michael Brown to FEMA by Bush, or any one of Twitler’s toadies is the Republican’s M.O.
jk
Agreed, absolutely NO to Avenatti.
Also absolutely NO to Biden, Sanders, and Warren. All of them are clearly too old for the job.
germy
@debbie: He still seems busy:
YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S)
@YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S): Also releasing pressure can be a bit scary at first, Keep your hands to the side of the lever and away from the silver pin. Some people us a utensil to move the lever. Never cover the lid with anything that will obstruct the release valves.
Mandalay
– No media figures!
– Nobody over 70!
– No vanity candidates!
– No billionaires!
I really like the cut of John Hickenlooper’s jib.
I also think Sherrod Brown would make a great president, but he probably lacks the charisma/gravitas/whatever needed to get elected.
NotMax
Hell, let him run. He’ll be out of the race before the MSM has time to say “Iowa caucus.”
(For the record, I do not support any presidential leanings on his part. Not no way, not no how.)
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Mnemosyne: Remember to put water in it and close the vent.
JPL
Daniel Dale is telling me that Trump is once again claiming credit for Americans being able to say Merry Christmas again. I’m so f..king sick of this asshole. Also, too Merry Christmas again.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Baud: Ah, you’ve joined the cult! Welcome, brother Baud!
WaterGirl
@Mnemosyne: I missed the news. Surgery is Monday? Wishing you the best of outcomes. Let the healing begin!
debbie
@germy:
Good. Thanks.
NotMax
@Mnemosyne
Take the time to read the manual for that particular model. Please. It’s not a steep learning curve but being familiar with such unique to the appliance things as the difference between quick release and natural release are necessary.
Will repeat for emphasis the bit above about not ever covering the release valve, tempting as that may appear. Also about making sure there is at least liquid sufficient to the task of building up pressurized steam.
The Midnight Lurker
Avenatti lost a legal battle with one of his partners and had to pay 10 million. But he should be easy to take out of the race – just have someone drive an ambulance past every one of his campaign stops.
Dread
Yeah, no thanks. Replacing a Republican unqualified, narcissist, attention seeking white guy with a Democratic unqualified, narcissist, attention seeking white guy would be an improvement, but is not ideal.
David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch
Avenatti is not bore, like so many others.
I willing to give him a chance a next year.
John Revolta
I’d like to think he’s just trolling- he’s really good at it- but I dunno. Hubris is a helluva drug.
germy
@The Midnight Lurker: You’re probably right, but I notice he’s one of the few people PEETUS is afraid to trash on twitter.
Baud
@Mandalay: He’s a big home centrist if that matters to you.
@?BillinGlendaleCA:
All Hail the Pot!
Baud
@Baud: home = time.
germy
germy
@JPL:
I won’t be satisfied until we can say “Happy Christmas” or better yet, “Happy Krimble”
hueyplong
It’s a sign of the nation’s political disorientation that there is a perceived need to have a “Say No To Avenatti” thread.
We are not Republicans.
MomSense
@Mnemosyne:
In case I don’t “see” you before your surgery, I’ll be thinking of you. Hoping for successful surgery and a full and speedy recovery.
NotMax
@germy
There goes the pedant vote. It’s most important. Importantly is an abomination.
JPL
@germy: Someone rang my bell a few minutes ago peddling imaginary roof damage just now, and unfortunately I was not my normally just a tad rude self At least I didn’t say Merry fking Xmas, but it was close.
Teddys Person
@germy: I had the same Obama nnostalgia, but it reminded me of the response he gave to dumbass Joe the (not) Plumber in the 2008 election. A person asked him a question, and he provided an intellegent, considered response. It drove the right wing round the bend because all they want (and are capable of) are talking points and cheap shots.
I also hope to one day vote for Beto for president.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Baud:
Hmmm, reminds me of college.
Ked
Avenatti has the appeal of being a youngish liberal, willing to mix it up and troll the cons. I wouldn’t mind him as president… if he took the time to do it right.
If he took the Obama route – get elected to a state position this round or 2020, get elected to Senate or even House in ’24 – then maybe I might consider voting for him for prez in 2028.
For now, he’s just twitterati, and we don’t need any more of THAT.
Mandalay
@Baud:
It does, but there’s a difference between who I would most like to be president, and who I like best out of those with a realistic chance of winning.
Hickenlooper falls into the second category.
Dan B
For AG consider WA state AG Bob Ferguson. He’s white on white but my dog almighty he’s amazing. He’s stopped the presnit and almost every cabinet member. He’s got victories against most of them in support of Muslims, DACA, Trans, Climate change, gun control, etc. There’s a timeline in The Stranger from January that gives some idea of the stunning number of suits he’s undertaken. So yes to Yates and Bharrara (sp?). But Ferguson would make a fine addition.
Yarrow
He can run for some lower level office first. If he wins that he can think about moving up. What is it with people thinking their first elective office should be President? Experience matters.
David ??Merry Christmas?? Koch
In the past, we’ve nominated people who were good on policy, but who were poor communicators.
To overcome the inevitable attacks and smears from the corporate media and the republicans you need agile and crisp communications skills. (example)
Platonailedit
@hueyplong:
Yup. Wasting time on imaginary, wishful things.
Haroldo
@Mnemosyne: Read the instructions. Read some recipes to get a feel for the basic techniques. Do be afraid to experiment (but flavors can be intense, so maybe soft pedal some of the spicier spices).
It’s fun to play with.
Dorothy A. Winsor
@Mnemosyne: Just catching up on previous threads, I don’t think you’re being a baby to dread the surgery. Fear of having someone take a knife to your body is primitive and generally useful. Best of care to you.
Martin
@germy: No. Democrats should want nothing to do with that. Avenatti is vancomycin – the antibiotic you take when that infection just won’t go away. But you don’t want it every day.
If you can’t get Kamala as president, then take her as AG. If you want to piss off the GOP, take either Obama as AG.
FelonyGovt
@Mnemosyne: Bear in mind that the times given for pressure cooker recipes are approximate- you have to wait for pressure to build up before the time starts to count down.
And good luck with the surgery!
Haroldo
@Mnemosyne: @Haroldo:
P.S. Good luck with the up and coming surgery.
wasabi gasp
Avenatti is a go-getter who moves the ball and makes shit happen. Hard no, amirite, you fucking clown.
germy
@JPL:
I had the same experience last year.
I seem to have inherited him with the house we bought. He was actually recommended by the sellers (in bad faith, I now realize) and I actually hired him once to do some simple slate replacement. He did a poor job, and was obviously shady (wanted cash, reluctantly took a check, and then asked me where he could cash it) so I decided I wouldn’t hire him again. He actually grew up in our town, and I thought it was odd that he didn’t know any banks. He says he doesn’t have bank accounts. It was then I realized he most likely had no insurance, not someone I want on my roof.
He lives nearby, so he would sometimes ride his bicycle around (I learned later he had his drivers license suspended) and one day our neighbor was having roof work done. One of their workers told him they’d be tearing down an old slate-roofed garage. He told them not to throw away the old slate; that he wanted to keep it. (So he could sell 75 year old slate to me?)
Finally, he started ringing my doorbell with the “Your [mumble mumble] on your roof needs work. You’re probably getting water in your attic” (not true).
I decided to google him and saw he’d been arrested for burglary a few miles from our house. The victim was someone he knew, not random. He’d been busted for burglary as well as possession of burglary tools.
He’s still around. I still see him riding his bike sometimes. But he stopped ringing my doorbell. I’m too nice to tell him to fuck off; I just told him we had no money. Eventually he stopped seeing us as a big piggy bank.
Mnemosyne
@debbie:
@WaterGirl:
Thanks! It’s actually a week from today, so next Friday, but that means I only have a week left to prepare. Yikes!
Matt McIrvin
Currently seeing Rose Twitter people arguing that Democrats’ evil and hypocrisy are revealed by the fact that they love Avenatti more than they do the Left.
Wapiti
My view is that any Democratic candidate for President should have relevant experience: something like 4 years minimum as a US Senator or as a Governor. Senate candidates should have experience in the House or in a state house or senate. Someone who made millions in business or made a name in law can prove their political chops in the minors before advancing to the major league.
Elizabelle
@Matt McIrvin: What is Rose Twitter?
Mary G
@Mnemosyne: I’ve had a whole slew of surgeries and the anticipation is the worst. Will be pulling for you to be like I am – why did I wait so long? It feels so much better.
germy
@Matt McIrvin: They HATE Kamala Harris. They call her a cop. I suspect there’s more to it than that.
rikyrah
Ari Berman (@AriBerman) Tweeted:
Texas requires photo ID to vote. Now they’re proposing closing 87 DMV offices where you get ID. 78 counties will have no DMV office. This is same state where you can vote with gun permit but not student ID https://t.co/K4SW5j9JXb https://twitter.com/AriBerman/status/1033015149597270017?s=17
Elizabelle
@Dan B: Good to know about another rising star. Will keep an eye out on WA state AG Bob Ferguson.
I rather like Virginia’s Attorney General, Mark Herring. I guess he might be the next contender for governor. (We have Dr. Ralph Northam now. In Virginia, governors are not allowed to succeed themselves, although they may run for a nonconsecutive term. I wonder if Terry McAuliffe might ever want to return to the Executive Mansion. He was actually a very good governor.)
Platonailedit
So, when is money laundering manny’s sentencing?
Timurid
@wasabi gasp:
He’s a highly skilled attorney, but there are hundreds if not thousands of people out there who could do what he does. He just happened to be the one who stumbled upon the client of a lifetime.
germy
@rikyrah: Maybe it’s time to get gun permits for minority voters in Texas.
That’s when we’ll see meaningful gun control legislation down there.
NotMax
@MattMcIrvin
“It’s always somethin’.”
– Roseanne Roseannadanna
;)
Elizabelle
@Mnemosyne: No tips, since don’t have an instant pot, but all the best for your surgery.
germy
@Timurid:
He’s the Stormy Daniels of lawyers?
joel hanes
@NotMax:
Importantly is an abomination declared Tom, with import.
FelonyGovt
No more celebrity candidates who think they can waltz in with no experience. I felt the same way about Oprah (although I admire her very much).
Mnemosyne
@Dorothy A. Winsor:
@Mary G:
… and everyone else ?
Weirdly, I’m actually more freaked out about the recovery than the actual surgery since, if the worst happens, I’ll never know since I was under anesthesia anyway.
But last time I was completely miserable on opiates and I made poor G miserable, too. I tend to get the lovely “uncontrollable vomiting” side effect from opiates, so I get to spend the whole time either throwing up or having severe nausea that’s barely kept under control with prescription anti-emetics. Ugh. Last time I think I only made it about three or four days on opiates before I begged them to let me start taking prescription-strength Motrin.
Matt McIrvin
@Elizabelle: Radicaler-leftier-than-thous. A bunch of them were using rose icons for a while, I think as a DSA symbol. But the distinguishing trait is not so much socialist identification (a lot of fine people call themselves socialists) as for their continued preoccupation well into the Trump era with bashing Democrats and “shitlibs”.
coin operated
Need to see what kind of baggage he’s hauling around first, but if he can energize the party, I’m good with Avenatti.
oatler.
“The first thing we do, let’s primary all the lawyers.”
Catherine D.
@Mnemosyne: Probably coming late to the discussion, but this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B075CNBM4M/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o00_?ie=UTF8&psc=1 is a wonderful cookbook for those who have little time or inclination. Slow cooker, pressure cooker, straight freezer to plate. I’m planning to do some marinade to freezer stuff this weekend.
Mary G
@germy: That’s what I thought. It’s probably easy to get a gun permit, so Dems should do that, and film it when the clerks start making excuses. You know at least one will say “black/Mexican people can’t own guns” or call the cops.
Elizabelle
@Matt McIrvin: Not anyone I want to hear from, then.
NotMax
@joel hanes
“This piano is off-key,” importuned the maestro.
Tom Swifties be fun. All the more for we olds who read the books.
Elizabelle
@FelonyGovt: Agreed.
debit
@Schlemazel: Seconded. I voted for her in the primary and will in the general, but no. If I had issues and called both her office and Franken’s, Franken’s was the only one that responded. I’m not impressed.
Omnes Omnibus
@Wapiti:
That would have eliminated Obama.
Mnemosyne
@TaMara (HFG):
@YetAnotherJay formerly (Jay S):
@NotMax:
… et al …
I have a couple of recipes I’m going to try and the friend who loaned it to me included the manuals, so I should be in good shape. I’m hoping to eventually replace my slow cooker with one if I end up liking it. G was more amenable to the idea when I told him there’s a sous vide accessory that you can buy.
SiubhanDuinne
Calm down, John, it’s not going to happen. Avenatti’s just trolling Trump.
schrodingers_cat
@FelonyGovt: Oprah has foisted a lot of charlatans and hucksters on the unsuspecting public. Including Dr Oz and Lolrus Phil and many others I don’t remember. I don’t want her as president.
First November 2018 then we worry about 2020.
Mandalay
@Timurid:
Avenatti was brutally effective at putting the Administration on the ropes for weeks on end. And he was far more effective than any Democrat in Congress has been since Trump became president.
I don’t want Avenatti running for president, but I gladly give him credit for what he has done, and I really don’t believe that there “hundreds if not thousands of people out there” who could have come close to doing what he achieved.
NotMax
@Matt McIrvin
Far cry from the Tudor Rose….
:)
schrodingers_cat
@Mnemosyne: Good luck with the surgery. I too am a huge sissy when it comes to physical pain. No advice regarding InstaPot. Apparently its a big hit with Indian cooks or so I have heard.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
Well, Avenatti is at least fun to watch on TV.
Platonailedit
Gelfling 545
@Wapiti: I’m pretty pissed off at the Working Families’ Party right now because they’re pushing Cynthia Nixon for NY governor. I’m no Cuomo fan but seriously, governor of a state like NY with no political background? People kerp saying she has “good ideas”. Well, hell, I have good ideas too but no idea how to execute them and neither does she. You’d think we’d have learned by now about the dangers of entertainers in high office.
FelonyGovt
@schrodingers_cat: That’s very true, she has been responsible for those charlatans. I admire her as a poor woman of color who has transformed herself into a billionaire. But I don’t want her as President.
Platonailedit
The rat’s pack.
Jim, Foolish Literalist
And, I suspect, auditioning for some kind of cable show
You think if Democrats had focused on Stormy Daniels’ payoff and NDA they could have…. ?
schrodingers_cat
@FelonyGovt: Her personal journey is awe inspiring, no question.
Mnemosyne
@schrodingers_cat:
Everyone I know IRL who has one seems to love it, and it will give me more options for my cook-o-rama. I should be able to run the Instant Pot, crockpot, and (gas) stove/oven at the same time cooking different dishes for maximum efficiency. I’m hoping to make 4 dinner/lunch entrees with 4-6 servings each, plus a bunch of Irish oatmeal to freeze for breakfasts. We’ll see how it goes.
kbuttle
Get out of my head.
hilts
@Platonailedit:
Good list, except he forgot to include C.S. Lewis.
Jay
@germy:
Slate never wears out. It does break and crack.
Salvaged slate is extremely valuable for “matching” old slate roofs for texture and colour.
Kathleen
@Mnemosyne: Wishing you the best of luck and healing mojo for your surgery! Take good care of yourself.
geg6
Fetterman is a pretty awesome guy and I’m excited at the thought of him as Lt. Governor. He’s the real deal and smart as a whip. Been watching him a while now and I’m ready to get the chance to vote for him. I think he’ll win. And he and Wolf are hilarious together.
I’m not a fan of your actual picks. I doubt I’d vote for either. I’m waiting to see. I’m being very cautious this time around.
Dan B
@Mnemosyne: Are you anywhere you could get medical cannabis? I’m not a fan but would probably try if I had nausea from opiates.
Cain
@Mnemosyne:
Please make french onion soup! Fucking awesome ♥️
Steve in the ATL
@Omnes Omnibus: the rules are different for Chicago natives. We’re special!
@Timurid: how about some love for us non-highly skilled lawyers? Shysters are people too! Omnes is with me on this.
Platonailedit
@hilts: Guessing only one per alma mater?
Cain
@rikyrah:
Ok liberals should all get guns so they can vote. Imagine the message that sends ?
Amir Khalid
I think Avenatti is — for now, anyway — just trolling the right. I think he should stick to lawyering for Stormy Daniels. I don’t think enough is known about him yet — personal character, executive skill level, policy positions, campaigning skills — for him to be considered for POTUS.
A Ghost To Most
Draft Adam Schiff 2020.
cmorenc
We could offer Avenatti the US Attorney for Southern California slot. That would be about the right slot and location for him.
scav
@Cain: I was rather enjoying the thought of a national Get Out The Vote campaign stepping in and offering to help arm and register under-represented minoities in TX. (National Registration Association perhaps? or a step too far?) But, would they really be able to onject to all the local businesss such an effort would be supporting — and it’s clearly an effort attempting to conform to local administrative & cultural preferences . . .
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Dan B:
It’s California, we don’t need no script from a doc here.
BroD
Also, no.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@A Ghost To Most: Keep your paws off my CongressCritter!
Mandalay
@A Ghost To Most: @A Ghost To Most:
Nooooooo!
I suspect that Schiff might fall into the same category as Gore and Kerry: he’s an honest and capable man who would probably make a fine president, but as a candidate he’d be as dull as ditchwater. In a better universe that wouldn’t matter, but it does.
Omnes Omnibus
@Steve in the ATL:
Damn right.
Sis
I second your NO! Absolutely not. I hope this is just some stupid publicity stunt, but if not, Avenatti needs to be not just defeated, but humiliated in order to discourage this nonsense going forward.
jc
Not Avenatti. Not a political novice. And sorry, not a woman do I want running against Trump in 2020 (assuming he lasts that long). Not because I’m opposed to a woman president, I’d love to see President Elizabeth Warren, but I think that too many Americans are too stupid to vote for a woman vs. a supposedly manly man like Trump. No matter which woman candidate runs against him, Trump will debase the debate by hurling idiotic adolescent taunts non-stop.
Tim C.
Stop paying attention to this. He wants attention and while I find Avenatti amusing on some levels and he seems well-suited to the role of Trump tormentor, he’s not really running for anything. He’s grabbing more attention. Mostly I’m afraid that putting him and Trump in the same place at the same time will produce a matter-antimatter event.
Rev Rick
I am very interested in Gillibrand, who has made some intriguing proposals, to wit, a postal bank and a federally guaranteed jobs program.
JAFD
@Mnemosyne: Sending some positive energy towards you. Be calm, take it easy – even minor surgery takes time and energy to recover from. And when they send you to the ‘physical terrorists’, follow their program, even if it’s tough.
Would mention that ACL repair surgery is one of the things that, in my lifetime, has gone from ‘miracle’ to ‘routine’. Progress there is. Will mention one of Shane Tourtellotte’s ‘alternate baseball history’ stories here
https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/alternate-baseball-chapter-five/
Luck and lollipops!
JR
I like Fetterman. I don’t think he has the coalition building chops to get to the next level. He’s a good local pol, though.
James E Powell
@Gelfling 545:
I pretty much with you on this, but I’m so conflicted. Cynthia Nixon strikes me as a potential disaster who leads to a Republican governor. I could be wrong, but I’m very skeptical of non-politicians. I can’t recall any from our side who were successful. But I still want Cuomo to lose.
JR
@Matt McIrvin: basically just the continuation of a leftist tradition that started somewhere around Jacques Hebert and has been a continuing thread through Karl Marx and beyond..
eemom
2020? Are you fucking kidding me? Could there be any more useless waste of time at this point than buying into the media horserace shit when we’re teetering on the cliff of the unknown and/or catastrophic EVERY fucking day?
And about a complete nonstarter of a candidate??
And I don’t like Gillibrand.
Princess
I’m a big fan of John Fetterman too. He has a bright future.
Honus
@germy: my thought exactly. This guy Beto is good.
Domestic short hair tabby (fka vheidi)
@Gelfling 545: absolutely concur
oclday
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Gillibrand.