I'm not seeing the kind of resistance to Trump by Democratic party leaders that I expect. What's everyone else think?

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19. No.

I can give you names of other men who I think are not communicating well. Al Green is grandstanding, and I thought his speech on the floor for articles of impeachment came off as silly.

Melanie Stansbury is a representative who isn't as well known, but she has been doing an excellent job of communicating in Committee, of late. I think she should be out front more. Patty Murray and Amy Klobuchar are both pretty good communicators, but haven't been in front of the cameras as much lately.

My list was not intended as an analysis of every member of Congress. There are several Congress critters who are putting themselves in the spotlight right now who could use some public speaking pointers, IMHO. Unfortunately women sometimes think they have to come across as tough in order to come across as strong. Some of the male reps are emphasizing being "fired up", rather than emphasizing the message.

I never said women should be told not to speak out. I think women and men should have an equal voice. And I am old enough to know what it was like when that was not the societal norm.

I never implied we should be a party where the men are the face of the party. If that's what you heard, then you didn't get the point of my comments. Communications is something I pay attention to, and about which I have strong opinions.

Any of the Reps, who are putting themselves in front of the camera right now, should think about their message, and how they are coming across. When I emailed numerous Senators, I made that point to several of the Democratic Senators, one of them being Chuck Schumer.