On the Sad Progressive Caucus ‘Diplomacy Letter’ Backpedal
Democrats ignore the polling and withdraw a request to maybe-kinda-sorta try a tiny bit of diplomacy
Everybody who follows Democratic politics knows that the Progressive Caucus is a bad joke. Sure, there are some good members, but they ask any candidate if they want to join the club and around one hundred members of the House of Representatives bare the label. They’re not held to a standard, don’t vote as a unified block, and can rarely be found at critical times to oppose the Washington consensus.
These days, being a member doesn’t mean anything, and it’s mostly a branding exercise to put in campaign emails or gaslight kind-hearted college kids into volunteering.
And the world recently got a taste of just how spineless and ridiculous the Progressive Caucus really is.
By now, most are familiar with the events of last week. On Monday, October 24th, a letter was sent to President Joe Biden, signed by 30 members of the Progressive Caucus, that very very very gently asked for a ‘proactive diplomatic push.’
That was enough for other Democrats, pundits, and the liberal internet sphere to flip the f*ck out, and the letter was retracted 24 hours later after being blamed on freaking…
