Steve Schmidts' real mission?

[deminks]

Makin' 'Librul' a bad word.

Link to tweet

Steve Schmidt attacks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for ‘dishonest progressivism’ — and says it’s bad as ‘Trumpism’

He sayuz all the right things to make us croon, and then comes out with crap like this. I wouldn't trust him. Nothing wrong with healthcare for all and free college. At all. Don't let them gaslight you - making you think those ideas are crazy.

IMHO.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Attacking evil Libruls is an old Repub habit...

old habits die hard.

I'm not worried, I never thought that Steve Schmidt was going to be the savior of the Democratic Party or the Progressive movement.

[R B Garr]

2. His point was that you are not going to out lie Trump.

He said you are not going to out lie Trump with lies about "dishonest progressivism." He also said that in context of the increased national debt and over promising.

[BlueJac]

3. Same old Steve Schmidt...

nothing new here just his old stick with a platform to spew it from!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. Fuck off. You helped build this shit. Right wingers didn't become bigoted lunatics overnight. This

has been in the works for a long, long time. Maybe you and Andrew Sullivan can go form your own political party for temporarily embarrassed sanctimonious douchebags.

[Javaman]

5. you must never forget. at the end of the day, he's still a repuke...

so anything he says against the orange asshole always must be taken with a block of salt.

all he's doing is feathering his nest for future prospects.

just another opportunist.

[LakeArenal]

6. DU has a moment of the real Steve Schit

Just yesterday was a very popular thread where Steve was “winning hearts”.

I was told by a dear dear DUer to not hold a grudge for Steve and Wallace. I said it not a grudge. It’s a memory of what they both said about Clinton.

[R B Garr]

7. It looks like a lot of people are re-thinking what they said about Clinton, though. nt

[LakeArenal]

18. Yes. And it only took....

A fraud election
Russiancollusion
The Tyranny of A Meglamaniac
The rise of white supremists
A Constitutional Crisis
The alienation of World Allies.
And finally the tearing babies from mothers and letting the babies and girls disappear.

[JI7]

8. I don't see the problem. I'm glad he hates trump and goes after him

I don't think or expect scmidt to be a liberal or even democrat.

[kstewart33]

9. No problem with Schmidt.

Schmidt was a Republican. Don't expect him to support progressivism. Given his perspective and history, that's ridiculous.

Schmidt has been a leading critic of Trump and has done an outstanding job doing so.

Let's not firing squad every Trump critic who doesn't completely agree with progressives. He is an important ally.

[dragonlady]

10. Good idea n/t

[themaguffin]

11. "Make us croon?" How old are you? Why are his words a surprise??? Wow people.

[snowybirdie]

12. Yes, the Republican

ooze was dripping out of Steve and Joe this morning. Watch the Democratic audience head for the hills soon!

[dogman]

13. One name stands out.

Sarah Palin

[maxrandb]

14. Steve Schmidt is there so the MSM doesn't have to waste their time

finding a real Democrat to eviscerate the ReTrumplican Party. It's a calculated way to ensure the MSM stays All ReTrumplican All the Time!

[herding cats]

15. All of the never Trumpers are our allies against Trump, but they're still Republicans at heart.

I've been saying this since the beginning. Know them for what they are and welcome their work to feed the rift between the Republicans. Just don't let them feed the Rift between us. Remember, they were on team Not-a-Democrat before they were on team Not-Trump.

Be smart.

[Leith]

16. He Did More Than His Fair Share in Making the Mess We Are In

He busted his ass to get Palin elected VP and that included participating in rethug dirty tricks. He has a lot further to go if he wants absolution.

[Caliman73]

17. Make us Swoon?

I like a crooner as much as anyone, but I feel no urge to sing or speak in a soft and sentimental way, which is what Crooning is.


Schmidt is a Republican. He backed McCain and thought it was a good idea to bring Sarah Palin into the national spotlight so while it was fine that he renounced Trump and the Republican party that backs him, he would go back in a heartbeat if say, Mitt Romney or GW Bush was in charge. Remember that.


I don't like the term "Free College" because nothing is free. The free public water that I can drink out of the fountain in the city park is not free. When I pay my taxes, I am paying my share of that water. When the man living on SSI buys a loaf of bread, he is paying his portion of that water. "Free College" sounds good, but it isn't accurate. Perhaps, "Tuition Free College" is a better way to say it. In some European countries, college is tuition free but you sign up to do civil service for a time after graduation.

Healthcare for all is certainly possible, but people also have to understand that it will have its benefits and its costs. Medicare overall is a really good system, but I work with people on Medicare and they are not always happy with the system.

Schmidt however, is talking out his ass, which he is prone to do. Progressives usually have ideas about how to pay for their plans. The Progressive Caucus puts out the "People's Budget" every year which is the only budget that shows balance and sustainability but no one ever pays attention to it. Trumpism and Progressivism are not even in the same universe.