Subj : Re: Upstate brainwashees
To   : RANDALL SCHAD
From : Mike Powell
Date : Tue Oct 01 2024 10:58:00

>  AT> Q: Does Trump control congress?
>  AT> A: No.

> Interestingly enough, he did have enough pull to get congress to vote down an
> immigration bill that both sides liked, seemingly because he needed the
> immigration platform for his campaign. So maybe that's not as true as we'd
> like.

Something easily verifiable and yet will be denied by the ardent supporters.

>  AT> Q: If Trump IS controlling congress, what are Democrats doing about it?
>  AT> A: Nothing.

> On THIS point, I'm in 100% agreement. Democrats have done embarrassingly littl
> to solve much of anything in quite a while.

+1.

> Again, not defending Harris. I'm saying on a lot of this stuff, there's nothin
> to defend. The primary role of the VP is not to pass legislation.

One place where the VP does have responsibility and that could be used
against them is in instances where they cast the Senate tie-breaker vote.  I
am not aware of what, if any, bills that VP Harris has voted on.


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