Democrats have to fight harder against misinformation and the fascist/authoritarian leanings of Republicans, especially Trump Republicans. Democrats need to talk more about accountability for the many Republican crimes we have all witnessed over the last 5+ years. And we need more people like Senator Schatz in our government.
“This is a battle for the free world.”
– Senator Brian Schatz
The video below shows him last week, explaining his disgust with Josh Hawley for the hypocrisy, dishonestly and sedition Hawley represents.
From The Guardian:
Democrats need to make more noise when taking on Republicans, a US senator said, after angry remarks on the Senate floor in which he denounced the Missouri senator Josh Hawley for delaying Pentagon appointments and voting against aid to Ukraine, among other flashpoints.
“Democrats need to make more noise,” Brian Schatz, from Hawaii, told the Washington Post. “We have to scream from the rooftops, because this is a battle for the free world now.”
Schatz made waves with his Senate remarks on Thursday. His immediate subject was Hawley’s decision to place holds on Biden nominees including one for a senior Pentagon position.
“He is damaging the Department of Defense,” Schatz said. “We have senior DoD leaders, we have the armed services committee coming to us and saying, ‘I don’t know what to tell him. I don’t know how to satisfy him, but he is blocking the staffing of the senior leadership at the Department of Defense’”.
Bonus points for Senator Schatz – he’s a climate hawk. We could not need that more than right now!
