To listen to Senators and House members when they’re interviewed, I’ve come to believe that very few of them actually have a handle on any given situation. Most repeat and parrot other opinions and talking points and do their best to make themselves sound like they’re in the loop and informed. But there is often a tell that indicates they’re just well-versed in media speak.
There are exceptions—Jamie Raskin and Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, maybe Elizabeth Warren, AOC, Jasmine Crockett, and Adam Schiff when he’s not engaged in tortured attempts at being cutting edge and culturally hip.
Most Republicans are lap dogs, still fully on the Trump bandwagon. Any rumors of cracks in the Trump façade are frustratingly overblown, though one might be forgiven for daring to hope that, lately, there’s reason for optimism– that the train might be heading for derailment.
It’s frustrating to think that, more often than not, interviewees on the news shows are either not as informed as we’d like to believe, or they’re measuring their words and being careful not to give anything away or piss someone off.
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