Comments by "Clint Holmes" (@clintholmes2061) on "Corporate Dems Get Pulverized By The Left In HUGE Primary Wins" video.

I'm done with corporate dems. I support justice dems and the green party.
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Everyone has an interest in a sane US rather than what we currently have.
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Celena Newell A russian stooge? You are an idiot and if anyone is a russian stooge it's you.
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@adambriceland6588 Let's just savor this victory as they are few and far between before planning out that far ahead.
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@user-wl2xl5hm7k Regarding, "Are there any other policies that are a better progressive litmus test?" Personally I have three issues that are most important to me. 1) money out of politics 2) universal health care 3) give peace a chance.
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It's the money that corrupts and he hasn't taken the big money.
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@disabledbabe Regarding, "I was kinda under the impression that any decisions he made would have to be approved by congress first even as commander in chief." The control congress has over the commander in chief is 1) control over military spending and 2) they are the ones who are suppose to declare war. That said the US is at war with everyone despite congress not making a declaration of war in almost a century. So as commander in chief the president has crazy power. Trump, if he wanted to, could unilaterally bring all our troops home if he wanted. Congress has no real say here. Had Bernie Sanders been elected president he certainly would not have a had congress that would help him. Even his own party for the most part would have opposed him. But still the president always has power even if not directly so. They have the bully pulpit to sway public opinion. It always matters who is president even if there are ways to stifle the amount of power they have.
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@Hhhhhh-sz9ud Regarding, "It’s not just the money," If you are talking about corruption then it really is just about the money. Regarding, "it’s being around people who have a worldview shaped by that money" Even if being surrounded by nothing but swamp creatures might influence someone it isn't accurate to call that influence corruption. Influence by money is corruption.
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She saved NY from giving billions to jeff bezos despite being a lone decent soul in a sea of swamp creatures. We need more "wimps" like her.
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I prefer it when she endorses her fellow corporate shills as they go down like the titanic. I also like that when she talks because it reminds me why I didn't vote for her. I need that in the era of Trump.
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It always matters who is president. Especially as their role as commander in chief.
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She literally saved NY from giving BILLIONS of dollars to Jeff Bezos despite only being a single soul surrounded by swamp creatures. I can't take you seriously anymore.
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@CMfuell Regarding, "I give credit where credit is due" Do you? "AOC lost her progressive card," "AOC is a career politician, her voting record..." Regarding, "more and more she aligns with Pelosi" There is a pandemic. People want things done and being opposed to everything is questionable politics. Especially when even if she opposed the cares act (which I assume is what you are bitching about) it still passes easily. You want her to throw herself on her sword. She is forced to pick her battles. You want to question her decisions? Fine. But do so intelligently. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Don't act like a single sane soul in a sea of swamp creatures can be expected to perform miracles. Regarding, "Doing a good thing doesn't exempt you from criticism when you vote for a terrible bill that sells out your people to the oligarchs." One questionable vote on a bill that was going to pass regardless of someone's vote doesn't give you the right to mindlessly question an entire career as if that one vote represents that entire career.
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@CMfuell Regarding, "she still could not be bothered." Because you assume she need think the same way about this as you. Regarding, "she cared enough about the optics she needed to claim she did in fact vote against it," In your opinion. The average joe doesn't care about this vote the way you do. The average joe just wanted to government to do something during a crisis. Opposing the one thing of substance they were doing, even if terribly flawed, is questionable politically in world where you know corporate dems are looking for anything and everything to attack her with. Regarding, "when it doesn't even matter" Does it not matter or does it matter a lot? You need to pick a lane and stick to it rather than going for whatever you think supports your argument the best in the moment. Regarding, "I'm not sure why your sitting here making excuses for why she voted for horrible bills" You have one example. She isn't perfect but she is one of the best we have. If you can't support her then who can you support? Regarding, "why she won't call out her own leadership when they fail the voters," I think Nancy Pelosi is a straight up demon. But if I worked with her I probably wouldn't go out of my way to point it out all the time like you seem to think would be reasonable. Regarding, "I stopped caring about the individual in politics a few years back and now look solely at the record and policies." You are looking at a single vote and acting like it represents her record at large. You are acting like there were circumstances that made the vote you question questionable. We were in the midst of a pandemic. People wanted shit done even if you didn't. Regarding, "Otherwise you end up defending the undefendable" If I'm defending it it really isn't "undefendable." She still isn't taking dirty money. She still is doing far more to move the overton window to the left than you could ever dream of. She saved her state from giving billions of dollars to the richest man in world. That stuff should be talked about as part of her record too. But you ignore it and call her "undefendable." People aren't perfect. Don't act like it's reasonable to think they should be. Joe Biden is a terrible person. Attack him, not imperfect decent people like AOC.
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