[Steve_Seattle]

"But Jonathan Lemire's take on Republican efforts to haul the deserting Dems back to Austin was altogether more negative. He derided it as: "a political show. It's a way to stir up passions and play to the base."

What were the Dems doing? Deserting their duty as legislators, posing for photos on the plane, posing for photos in DC, singing (horribly and inappropriately) "We Shall Overcome," and generally making fools of themselves. That WASN'T "a political show"?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

“What were the Dems doing? Deserting their duty as legislators, posing for photos on the plane, posing for photos in DC, singing (horribly and inappropriately) “We Shall Overcome,” and generally making fools of themselves. That WASN’T “a political show”?”

Great minds think alike. From the article:

“What about the melodramatic scenes of Democrats jetting off to DC, posing for photo ops in front of the Capitol, making over-the-top speeches about the supposed Republican threat to end democracy, and fundraising off their stunt? No “political show” there? No attempt to “stir up passions” or “play to the base?” Apparently not, in Jonathan’s liberal judgment.”