Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) sent Netanyahu a formal invitation that was also signed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
If you're surprised that Biden and both parties leaders are on the same page about this, it's because they're all on this same page:
I came in here to talk about what a piece of shit Netanyahu is, and to say it actually might not be a bad idea for him to come talk to congress, because of the potential for backlash which it seems to me would outweigh any benefit I could see this carrying for him (like literally I can't really see any productive point to it -- he's already got his weapons; drawing any more attention to himself and giving people a reason to get pissed off at him and say it directly to his face in a fashion that can get onto the news can only lead to bad things for him).
Instead I found myself encountering the word "Biden" for literally no reason at all. You realize that being so transparent about trying to twist around any news story into your favorite conclusion to draw from it, is just throwing into sharp relief how little of a fuck you give about anything that's not related to your project to try to get Trump elected, yes?
You're allowed to criticize Biden and the Democratic Party.
Without a doubt voting for Trump is the biggest mistake anyone can make. It you're not happy about the Israel situation Trump is the worst person to solve it. Trump's answer is "kill them all" and with no regard for innocent lives, children or civilians. It's continued genocide and it is not acceptable. Trump can't be reasoned with because he isn't a reasonable person.
Biden and the Democratic Party, that's the answer. However it's stupid to ignore the millions in money that have come their way. Biden and Democrats aren't perfect, far from it. But they are reasonable, they can be reasoned with.
No single individual or single election is going to solve all our problems. It's a long process. Biden has done plenty of good, as have Democrats. But Biden and Democrats can do better.
Perfectly said!! That’s exactly what they do. They twist everthing into a an anti-Biden agenda. In the comments of so many posts you can see them twisting the narrative into “Biden BAAAAD!”
Also note how you almost never them commenting on any posts regarding Trump and his bullshit.
Buying a senator should be much more expensive. 300k a year is chump change. Jefferies sucks because he supports a genocide, but he is disappointing that he is so… pathetic at doing it for so little money.
Like, John Oliver offering Thomas the "motor coach" if he stepped down from the SC is actually a pretty huge offer, if it wasn't a lifetime appointment it probably would have worked.
Part of the reason was campaign donations being capped lowered the max asking price.
Then PACS raised it, and now the DNC and Biden have updated Hillary's program that managed to bankrupt the DNC and most state parties so an individual can give a million each.
Which doesn't exactly solve the problem in anyways, just means that the politicians get bigger checks for the same corrupt bullshit.
It's why the only people seriously trying to get money out of politics is progressives. They have nothing to lose by it, their donations come from individuals and is already averaging well below the 3k a person is legally able to give a year. They just have a shit ton more donors (actual voters) than a bunch of giant corporations and bundlers.
But there's no reason we have to lower our standards because trump is worse.
Like, if you had a nice steak dinner, and I just take it and offered you a shit sandwich or a peanut butter and jelly, yeah it's an obvious choice between the less worse options.
So if it happens once you just take the pb&j rather than skip dinner.
But when it's three times in a row, you're gonna start to wonder if the only real solution is to do something about me takingn your steak every night. And maybe the reason is because the people who own the peanut butter and jelly companies paying me isn't just a coincidence.
And you're tired of putting in all the work and cost of buying steak and grilling it, and never getting to eat it.
While I just slap together a PB&J then get to eat your steak.
If we gave everyone the option of a shit sandwich or a steak, even the vegans who don't eat meat for ethical reasons would probably vote against the shit sandwich.
Yeah, all on the same page, supporting the best hope for democracy in the middle east while also containing Iran, the biggest state threat to global security for the next 100 years, isn't controversial in Washington. Gasp!
Accepting money does not make a politician beholden to the donator. Especially so if the donor changes position on the value of civilian lives after providing the donation.
Just ask Chuck Schumer, who accepted $1.7M and still publicly called for Netanyahu’s resignation while labeling him as the obstacle of peace in this conflict.
Accepting money does not make a politician beholden to the donator.
Good lord how low the bar has become. Trying to argue that bribes are fine and dont influence anyone. Bribes from a foreign country engaged in genocide.
Democrats are insanely stupid. Don’t they remember the last time Nethanyahu was invited in campaign time? Even if you support Israel, certainly as a Democrat you cannot support this guy??
Democrats are too scared to stand up to Israel. If you get on their bad side then they'll label you as an antisemitic and fund campaigns with that message. Israel requires people over the age of 18 to join their army, including cyberwarfare operations like Unit 8200.
A lot of people when they view social media they don't try to make their own judgements, but instead look at the top comments to try to form an opinion. They want to be able to fit in and believe that social media is a good indicator of what is the correct way to think about something. Since Israel frequently targets social media, the top comments regarding subjects that impact a persons opinion on Israel are usually crafted to support Israel.
Biden knows standing up against Israel would likely destroy his campaign. However, in this case, his support for Israel and genocide is likely to result in a close election that may end up ruining his campaign as well. The best option Democrats have is another candidate, but they know they'd need someone strong like Bernie and they are also bound to their corporate donors, so they'd rather have a Trump win than present a candidate that is more progressive that would impact their donors who they are loyal to.