Pointing out examples of bad young progressives isn't a valid response to someone wanting more young progressives, because the poster did not allege that all young progressives are good.
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WaPo: Biden hires all-female senior communications team, names Neera Tanden director of OMB
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Pointing out examples of bad young progressives isn't a valid response to someone wanting more young progressives, because the poster did not allege that all young progressives are good.
That's not a good thing, plenty of shitty Obama alums (looking at you Rahm)
Yes, I'm sure progressives are chomping at the bit for Aaron Coleman. What kind of strawman is this!?! That's why all the left-wing media constantly talks about him and not others like AOC or Ilhan Omar.
hes not just bad because of his background. The truth is in many of these heads of departments you're going to be looking at people who are likely pushing 40 at the youngest. It's the nature of heading large organizations. We've seen in the private sector what happens when you have young ceos. They're even more shit on average than some of the fossils. Given the president can only appoint heads. There's plenty of young progressive people working in these government organizations at various levels of management.
Ron Klain is his Chief of Staff. DLC ghouls who gutted welfare are all over his announced staff. He is running back the Clinton/Obama years.
Only 30% of Democrat's agree with _all_ kinda milquetoast center-left ideas, let alone all voters.
Great, though this position feels like they think she needs more grooming, maybe for the Harris administration.
You realize the senate has to confirm this position? What's the point of nominating someone far left when it will be DOA? This is a Merrick Garland nomination
Also see tweet above
One thing is clear is that Biden's economic team so far is considerably to the left of Obama's.
What is the relevance to Aaron Coleman for the point you are making
I have a lot of faith in Reich, but in this case I'm okay with pushing for a different candidate.
I'm not sure! But Tanden aside, many of the Biden administration nominees are also from that realm.
I swear some of you are living in some kind of alternate reality where we won the Senate and Biden can nominate whoever he wants to breeze right through confirmation.
She believes in full employment and she thinks deficit chasing is a suckers game. Look I don't like her but in the position she's being nominated for she's further to the left then a lot of the political establishment
His economic advisory team is pretty stacked tbh, lots of really great labor economists.
I have no clue why anyone would be advocating for someone like Tanden when there are so many other women they could put in that position that don't have the baggage. I'd ask what relevance CEOs have or what sort of inconsistent argument you're making here, but at this point, I wonder why I bother responding to you, it's clear you're poisoning the discourse and talking about things other than Tanden. If you can't defend Tanden on her own merits without resorting to calling out Aaron fucking Coleman, your argument is not worth the time.
I'm not sure what you are trying to get across. Northing in this tweet thread disputes concerns that she is a bad person.
imo tanden is a great pick for the left, because now that she'll be in an actual position that matters, the obsessive focus on her by too online folks will seem marginally less unhinged
I'm really getting sick of this "online activist" bullshit. I'm just sick of people glelefully and maliciously not only dismissing the opinions of people who have an issue, but outright pretending they *have* to be fringe or they are just crazy. I'm sick of people on this site gleefully making sure I know I am hated for the crime of wanting to help people!
being young doesn't make you good and young people almost lack the necessary maturity to be the equivalent of a CEO/VP in the government. Competency and experience in their core role should be the guiding principle.
Know better than Reich agreeing she isn't a great choice because he says she can be neutralized by Bernie being the ranking Dem of the subcommittee?
You know what? Fuck it I'm going to say it. As someone who has worked Cyber Security for the election and slaved away for hours at a time working day and night for the election, I've done more than the assholes who seem determine to dismiss any and all criticisms as the "online left".
That she's a fine choice apparently.
There are so many things a person can do that makes them a "bad person" in the whimsical eyes of anyone. Not sure it matters in the general nor in the duties within the spectrum of the appointment.
Outing a rape victim is more than "whimsical" and should be grounds for firing no matter what.
uh reich doesn't say that
He's just attacking the leftist swipe
You're right, none of us should have opinions that defect from designated authorities, my mistake. I think all political opinions on this website should be backed by at least 3 bluecheck Twitters.
Wait, do you think Neera Tanden is appealing to Republicans? Even in the fantasy world where Republicans were blocking appointments based on the candidate's history instead of being a simple iron wall "fuck Obama/Hillary/Biden/Democrats" plan, she's not swaying anyone.
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I'm deferring to experience and knowledge rather than an ideological pissing contest is all I mean. It's become far too commonplace and rewarding to bitch about matters on the internet; and, without any qualifiers to weigh those opinions, it becomes a maze of trying to find an informative opinion.
No one claimed that being young made you a good person. Being young makes you more likely to support progressive policies, hence people want youth. Bringing up Aaron Coleman does not make sense when experienced politicians frequently face sexual harassment charges.
This is basically Reich admitting she's not a great pick, he's literally downplaying her influence in that tweet. You wouldn't do that for someone you think is good.
And why should we defer to Reich? Its entirely plausible that he could be completely wrong.
I didn't realize we had staunch Reaganites on ERA. Is the only way you can understand government by comparing it to a company? Because that's frankly disturbing when a government should be providing services for people, not enriching itself.
I like Reich but I think the appeals to authority in order to deflect criticism are frustrating as hell.
Pretty convenient when the discussion is between what we have now, a public option, and single payer. And those systems that aren't single payer run on non-profit.
No I don't think any of his picks will necessarily be appealing to Republicans but I see people on here calling for a more progressive leftist pick which definitely won't be.
At least they can say she's already been part of a previous administration and worked closely on policy so it would make it look more ridiculous for Republicans to refuse her nomination.
Not sure that really matters in the end because Republicans have no shame but it's a tough spot he's got to at least try to pick some people that they can push through instead of just putting up somebody who's automatically dead in the water before the process even starts.
Unless I misread the article, it sounded like, at least in that particular meeting referenced, it was a genuine mistake.
Not that it makes the damage any less hurtful, but there is a pretty significant difference (in my opinion, at least) between making a mistake and intentionally doing something.
I don't have a problem with the pick, I just know how the people on that show think, haha.
No, he's basically saying the scope of concerns in his mentions are moot given the position she's being appointed to, of which she's an "excellent choice" for.
It's entirely possible he's wrong. That aside, tell me why we should defer to you and we can compare.
I mean more than any other position head of OMB requires core competency. A failed estimate from the OMB can kill programs once it starts to go over budget and requires government shutdowns / conflicts with the senate to get last minute budget approval because of a failed estimate.
If she was actually a good pick, he'd make that case. Instead, he's saying, "She won't yield the kind of influence one might think in this role".
He's acknowledging the concerns. If she were actually a good pick, he wouldn't need to qualify that.
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