My Saturday: Meeting, listening, learning
How’s everyone doing today? How was your weekend? Mine was a learning period. On Saturday, a number of people met for a Democracy Cafe sponsored by Bayou Blue Democrats . Most skewed older, but it was a good mix of people across demographics of the city. A number of discussions came up about the fraught nature of the times we’re living in but two things were readily apparent. One is that this is a group of people who are taking the right steps in calling their reps (and emailing) and if they themselves are not organizers, they get out and protest and stand with others. Another thing I noticed is that just about everyone feels distant from leadership in Washington. Part of this is being in a state run by right wing conservatives who are, if not in lock-step with the White House, not too far from it. Mostly, though, what came out was the lack of confidence in Schumer or Jeffries as the leaders of the Dems in the House and Senate. To be suer, the house of Representatives has tended t...