Is it a Christmas miracle? Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA),
who drew the ire of conservatives for being mentally unwell to serve and
altering the Senate dress code to accommodate his gym leisure attire,
appears to have had a political epiphany: he’s not a progressive.
You read that right. He’s not a conservative, but he’s now channeling
common sense liberalism, wanting to address the porous southern border
while standing firm with Israel. It may not sound like much, but to the
far left, being to the right on these topics could warrant a death
sentence. Who is this man, and what has he done with John Fetterman (via
NBC News):
What. Is. Going. On. https://t.co/3hWBrMRQ2C
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) December 15, 2023
Sen.
John Fetterman, D-Pa., is breaking with progressives on hot-button
issues with his fiery support for Israel and calls for Democrats to
engage on tougher immigration laws, disappointing some on the left as he
shows an independent streak.
He’s also continually scolding
Democrats for not pushing Sen. Bob Menendez out of office after he was
indicted on federal charges of taking bribes and acting as a foreign
agent for Egypt, which the New Jersey Democrat denies.
[…]
“I’m
not a progressive,” Fetterman told NBC News. “I just think I’m a
Democrat that is very committed to choice and other things. But with
Israel, I’m going to be on the right side of that. And immigration is
something near and dear to me, and I think we do have to effectively
address it as well.”
Fetterman insisted he can be pro-immigration
while also favoring policies to restrict the flow of migration to
manageable levels, disagreeing with progressives who oppose new limits
on asylum and bash some of the ideas in the negotiations as cruel.
“It’s
a reasonable conversation — until somebody can say there’s an
explanation on what we can do when 270,000 people are being encountered
on the border, not including the ones, of course, that we don’t know
about,” he said. “To put that in reference, that is essentially the size
of Pittsburgh, the second-largest city in Pennsylvania.”
[…]
Fetterman
kept up his scathing criticisms of Menendez, mocking the New Jersey
senator and suggesting he stop criticizing President Joe Biden for
negotiating an immigration deal with Republicans.
“Oh, Bob Menendez,” he said, laughing. “What a guy. What a guy. He’s still running his mouth against Biden right now.”
“He
needs to go. I don’t understand why he can be here, having expelled
Santos,” he said. “But I’m sure there might be a very innocent
explanation of having gold bars in your mattress and overstuffed
envelopes of cash.”
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As the kids would say, ‘That’s based.’ Based Fetterman is
entertaining. We may not see eye-to-eye on immigration, but at least
he’s acknowledging the problem, which has, in turn, infuriated liberals
back home. The Pennsylvania Democrat nearly died from a stroke during
the 2022 primaries, later beating Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, which was a
source of mockery and shame for the GOP: they couldn’t defeat a man who
had overt cognitive issues. His hospitalization following his
swearing-in sparked stories about whether he would even last his full
term. That’s long forgotten, as Fetterman has morphed into a sensible
Democrat...for now. Who knows—he might become insufferable. You never
know what the swamp will do to people.
His support for Israel has
driven progressives mad back home, so at least on two key issues, we
have someone on the other side of the aisle who isn’t insane. And his
name is John Fetterman. What a turnaround of events, though one that
could quickly end in betrayal.
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