I actually just followed the "ratfucker" link after posting the above, and the quote is actually included there. Heh... go figure.

This reminds me of something somebody said regarding a National Enquirer (Pecker) article designed to smear him during the 2016 election.

POP QUIZ: WHO SAID IT?

Trump may be a rat, but I have no desire to copulate with him.

~ Who said it?

*
I will provide some tiny hints:

* Did some "ratfucking" with Trump.
* Name rhymes with "lead coups."

Why do people keep claiming this case involves tricky legal positions? Read my lips: There is nothing novel or tricky or weak about this case.

It's yet another case of business fraud for Trump wherein he is specifically charged with creating false financial records: 11 counts of false invoices, 11 counts of false checks and check stubs, and 12 counts of false general ledger entries... wherein the receipts are all in the hands of Alvin Bragg. New York is the financial capital of the world, and these type charges are routinely brought by Bragg as well as other DAs... nothing new.

During the 2016 election, Defendant Donald along with others (Cohen, Pecker, Weisselberg, et alia) devised a scheme to catch-and-kill negative information about Trump and also to create false stories about his opponent (Clinton). Trump and others went to great lengths to cover up the scheme including fraudulently creating false entries in business records in violation of laws of the State of New York (election and tax laws)

https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-SOF.pdf

Let's hope that Biden lays into the Republicans in his (possibly final) state of the Union address. Possible opportunities to express "righteous indignation":
* Abandoning Ukraine to the Russians
* Walking away from a 'border' deal
* Failure to pass a 2024 budget
* Shredding the 'safety net' programs that helped lift millions of Americans out of poverty during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
* Blocking the 'inflation act' and then rushing to photo opportunities celebrating the cascade of funds into their states and districts.

I know it's a fool's errand to wonder "what if", but IMO Obama's refusal to engage McConnell forcefully and with "righteous" indignation was an unforced error.
I've read articles speculating that, during his entire term, Obama was cautioned and/or feared to be the "angry Black man". I have no idea whether that played a role in his "tempered and reasoned" public persona or not.

agree completely on obama's inaction on would-be justice garland. maybe he was overconfident in hillary, or maybe he was uncomfortable allowing the constitutional crisis to escalate. either way, that is one of many major ways obama severely disappointed by failing to fight for justice when he could have.

If we're going to retroactively 'honor' Democrats for past inaction, President Obama definitely deserves this honor for failing to confront Sen. McConnell in 2016. McConnell refused to allow the Senate to perform its constitutionally-required hearings and vote on would-be Supreme Court justice Garland.
Obama took no action when it became clear that McConnell would not do so before the November election. I can think of many ways that Obama could have reacted; I don't recall any action he DID take.
And we are living with the results of Obama's inaction.

However, it's very disappointing that, to my knowledge, no Democratic politician has publicized the very real danger that this ruling presents to poor Americans.
IVF costs thousands of dollars. I doubt that even 1% of Americans really care about IVF, as most will never need it - if they can even afford it.
Meanwhile, if an embryo is a human, how long until a county sheriff breaks down the door of a poor, probably Black or brown woman, who has miscarried? She can be charged with murder, with accusations either of self-inducing an abortion, failing to nourish her fetus, or because she consumed drugs or alcohol.

The Democratic Party still pays lip service to social justice, instead of actively defending the lives of what most is their 'base voters'.