Democrats Who Suck
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Some of our electeds are up to the challenge of Trump. Many are not. One of them who really sucks and has for a long time is Stephen Lynch, the long-time congressman who represents South Boston and regions south toward Rhode Island. He’s close to the building trades and so has them behind him, but he’s so out of touch and now he’s talking back to constituents who want him to stand up to Donald Trump. And this guy is all class, as you can see.
Lynch, who’s represented a safely blue seat in Congress since 2001, was exhorted by rallygoers at a Friday protest to stand up more forcefully to Trump. But he demurred when one attendee asked him to “commit to not voting for any Republican legislation,” saying he had to consider the views of his entire district.
“I got 800,000 people that I represent, and I gotta figure out what’s in their best interest, not the best interest of, you know, Sally Blue from across the street,” said Lynch in a video published by MassLive. One attendee, however, interjected to say, “This is in the best interests of our country and our democracy,” which set Lynch off.
“I get to decide that. I get to decide that,” he responded with evident irritation. “I get to decide that. I’m elected. I get to decide that. You wanna decide that? You need to run for Congress, okay? I get to decide that.”
Oh you get to decide that? You are the decider? OK then. Luckily, it seems the rest of the Massachusetts Democratic Party is getting sick of The Decider:
Lynch may soon get reminded that voters, in fact, decide that. Attorney Patrick Roath, described by Politico as a “voting rights advocate and Deval Patrick alum,” is weighing a bid against the congressman in next year’s Democratic primary, according to an unnamed source.
Roath hasn’t commented publicly, but the day after Lynch’s eruption, he tweeted, “Arrogance is bad. So is entitlement.”
We’ll see–this is far from the most liberal part of Massachusetts. But still, this is a great example of how a lot of elected Dems are totally hopeless for the task they face.