It's been 6 years or thereabouts, and I've yet to have any reason to support "my" junior senator from New York.
And before you start about Chuck: at least I know what Chuck is. He's a slimy camera hound who has his own pet interests, but I never sense they are his only interests. He wanders - only as is comfortable for chuck - into "big f***ing deals", like healthcare, backing up the president at critical times (well, "backing up" without risking too much essential capital)...
But Gillibrand never gets dirty in the slightest. I will notice, tepidly, that she's waded (toe deep) on "women's issues," but that is politically innocuous, for a woman from New York.
Meanwhile, I'm a whole person over here, with a whole lot of other issues aimed at the other of my 2 - yeah two - paltry senators.
One of which might be substantially and competently backing up our president on matters of national security as he tries to teach a trigger-happy world that long-game alliances and thoughtful strategic moves are the means to the vague "action" that needs to be taken. Not acting like you're at a water cooler (a broadcasted, polluted water cooler) with no power to affect anything. Oh, except to sell a book, that Joe so accommodatingly tucks under his arm, in return for your suppliant ignorance.
If she had any sense of the gravitas and power of her position she would be in Turkey or somewhere other than the set of Morning Bullshit with a pointless tome with "bathroom scenes" right now. She'd be using that gravitas and weight as a goddamned United States' senator to get something real done, instead of talking to Joe fucking Scarborough and meek Mika.
Yeah we all know "something must be done."
So what the hell are you really doing, senator? 1 of 100?
"I've been told..." she says. how about you find out.
"Off the Sidelines" is the name of the "book." I'll believe it when I see it.
Not much evidence so far circa 6 years in...
I don't know how to embed the damn video but it's easy to find and it's pathetic.
"Breaking news, Gillibrand - senator to 20,000,000 - at time of international intensity pops out to sell book!"
Great job!
UPDATE:
As expected, nitpicking, righteously indignant folk showed up to pummel me into my place. I'm sorry I've gotta go to bed since some of it is nearly fun but: I have work in 7 hours. Apparently having a dick would make me unqualified to critique my senator. Also apparently I can't make examples, and also - apparently - not being impressed by a senator who ONLY advocates women's issues at the expense of all others (I think the lists and links make a good point in my favor, if you consider all that our "leaders" are supposed to be doing for US) and
in all seriousness - the big gripe is her embrace of shills who feed her lines about how "the president should be more assertive etc." and she just demures, instead of being informed in support of her party and her president, cuz she wants to sell a book. That's not senatorial or even proto-presidential as some imply in ridicule of me.
