STOP BEATING THE DEAD HORSE

Democrats: Stop Beating Dead Horses and Get Back on Task

Democrats have a bad habit of wasting precious time, and they’re doing it again.

Right now, instead of hammering home the message that the courts are pushing back against authoritarian overreach, they’re spending endless hours grilling incompetent Trump-era holdovers for a security breach that, frankly, is old news. Yes, these officials are fools. Yes, they’re political hacks. Yes, they were unqualified from the start. But everyone already knows that. Rehashing their incompetence doesn’t move the needle; it’s just noise.

The time for exposing Trump’s unfit appointees has passed. The time for action is now.

The Real Fight Is in the Courts, and Democrats Are Winning

What Democrats should be doing is standing on the rooftops shouting about the real battle, the one that’s going their way. Right now, the courts are doing what Congress hasn’t been able to: stopping this administration from executing its most dangerous and unconstitutional schemes.

The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia just upheld a lower court’s injunction. Whether the lower courts impose and uphold a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) or a Preliminary Injunction, it doesn’t matter; the courts are blocking Trump’s agenda. That’s a win. And it’s time Democrats acted like it.

Why isn’t every Democratic leader in front of a microphone praising the judicial branch and reinforcing public faith in the rule of law? Why aren't they setting the stage for a major rally outside the Supreme Court, where the ultimate showdown will likely occur?

This is where the action is. This is where the future of American democracy is being decided.

Call Out Musk for What He Is: A Threat to Social Security

And while we're at it, why is Elon Musk getting a free pass on Social Security?

Musk and his ilk, billionaire anarcho-capitalists, would love nothing more than to privatize or eliminate Social Security altogether. Why? It represents everything they hate: a program that helps the vulnerable work efficiently and proves that the government can be a force for good.

Millions of Americans depend on Social Security. They earned it. And yet, Democrats are failing to defend it with the urgency it deserves. Where are the town halls, the rallies, and the TV ads showing retirees standing up against Musk’s libertarian fantasy?

This is a rallying cry just waiting to happen.

People on Social Security should be marching in the streets.
And Democrats should be leading that march.

Message Matters and Democrats Keep Missing It

It’s not enough to be correct. You have to be focused. You have to be loud. And you have to talk about what matters to voters right now.

The GOP is unified in pushing a dangerous, fascist agenda. But the Democrats are busy re-litigating the obvious while the battle is shifting to the courts and our streets.

So here’s the message Democrats need to deliver clearly and repeatedly:

1. The courts are pushing back, and we’re winning.
2. The next big fight is at the Supreme Court.
3. Elon Musk and the billionaire class are coming for Social Security.
4. We, the people, must mobilize to stop them.

It’s time to put down the dead horse and pick up the megaphone. The future depends on it.

William James Spriggs