We have some friends who have a son in Washington, DC. He works for some kind of Dem strategizing outfit and his parents--our friends--spent an hour this past weekend, telling us how Josh Shapiro was gonna be the pick, because he'd bring all of PA's Electoral votes with him. (I had my doubts about that and also because of Michigan and Shapiro's support of Israel...but I didn't say anything)...but I kept hoping Vice President Harris would choose Walz!!! Yay!!! Finally, some Progressive power on the ticket!
The pundits seem to have been so sure that it was going to be Shapiro, and if not Shapiro, then Kelly, and I am *so thrilled* that they were wrong and it's gonna be Tim Walz. And now at least some of the pundits seem bemused, like "Huh?" Since I'm involved in a local Israel-Palestine group, most of whose members are younger than I am (73), I sensed that Shapiro would be a problem -- and my personal challenge has been to persuade my colleagues to vote for Harris even though they're not happy at all with the Biden administration's waffling on Israel policy. With Shapiro on the ticket I might have thrown in the towel.
Progressive power, yes. Also, according to what IтАЩve heard today, a guy itтАЩs impossible not to like. Wise choice by our president-to-be. ЁЯСНЁЯП╗тШ║я╕П
TC, this is a great day!
It is indeed.
We have some friends who have a son in Washington, DC. He works for some kind of Dem strategizing outfit and his parents--our friends--spent an hour this past weekend, telling us how Josh Shapiro was gonna be the pick, because he'd bring all of PA's Electoral votes with him. (I had my doubts about that and also because of Michigan and Shapiro's support of Israel...but I didn't say anything)...but I kept hoping Vice President Harris would choose Walz!!! Yay!!! Finally, some Progressive power on the ticket!
The pundits seem to have been so sure that it was going to be Shapiro, and if not Shapiro, then Kelly, and I am *so thrilled* that they were wrong and it's gonna be Tim Walz. And now at least some of the pundits seem bemused, like "Huh?" Since I'm involved in a local Israel-Palestine group, most of whose members are younger than I am (73), I sensed that Shapiro would be a problem -- and my personal challenge has been to persuade my colleagues to vote for Harris even though they're not happy at all with the Biden administration's waffling on Israel policy. With Shapiro on the ticket I might have thrown in the towel.
Progressive power, yes. Also, according to what IтАЩve heard today, a guy itтАЩs impossible not to like. Wise choice by our president-to-be. ЁЯСНЁЯП╗тШ║я╕П