Confession from Cory Booker today

[Cirsium]

13. Of course the Republicans are worse

Arsonists are worse than fire fighters. Nevertheless, when the fires are burning out of control, we look to ourselves, the fire fighters, to step up our game. Booker is stepping up his game and leading the way.

Job one for us is to stop from happening exactly what is in fact happening right now - an authoritarian takeover. Nothing else matters. There have been many squandered opportunities, much denial, many compromises and surrenders.

"Better than the Republicans" is not sufficient.

Ther is absolutely nothing wrong with each and every one of us asking ourselves and each other what we could have done better or done differently to prevent this nightmare.

"Self-reflection and critique of the party as a whole is not disloyalty."