Bernie Sanders trans rally not Gavin Newsoms flip shows where Democrats truly stand

Say what you will about Vermont Sen.Bernie Sanders, at least he’s consistent.The octogenarian lawmaker opened a rally in Milwaukee Friday with a performance by transgender musician Laura Jane Grace, who belted out profane lyrics like “Does your god have a big fat d–k? Cause it feels like he’s f–king me.”It was the same sort of gleeful transgression-for-transgression’s-sake display that leftists have been reveling in for years — and at total odds with the attempts of others in Sanders’ caucus to adopt a less extreme tone.Months after Donald Trump dispatched them with relative ease, Democrats are still searching for a remedy to their self-inflicted wounds.On Sunday, Sen.

Andy Kim (D-NJ) struggled to make sense of his vote against a bill protecting the integrity of women’s sports, in light of California Gov.Gavin Newsom’s recent flip-flop on the issue.“We want to make sure that these decisions are made .

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by the communities, by the schools,” Kim stammered.Sen.Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) tried the same excuse.“Republicans in Washington are saying they know better than parents and local school districts,” Baldwin complained.Isn’t it interesting how national Democrats and their heavy, power-hungry hands suddenly go limp when they’re on the wrong side of an 80-20 issue?The Baldwin-Kim method of dancing around their party’s near-religious insistence that men can become women and vice-versa only insults those it’s meant to persuade.For years now, Democrats have staked out incomprehensible positions that have Americans questioning not just their judgment, but their sanity.A mealy-mouthed deathbed conversion to federalism won’t cut it as a walkback.Which brings us to Newsom and his attempted political makeover in anticipation of his inevitable 2028 presidential bid.The project is a galling one.For the better part of a decade, Newsom has been at the forefront of the progressive movement, embracing — and, when possible, implementing —...