Charlie Sykes: GOP, Toxic Narcissists and a Fundamentally Broken Congress | Amanpour and Company
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- Congress is broken. So say staffers and an unprecedented number of elected representatives quitting mid-term. A recent survey by the nonprofit Congressional Management Foundation found that a large majority of senior staffers believe the legislative body is no longer functioning. Conservative political commentator Charlie Sykes joins Michel Martin to discuss "The Great Resignation."
Originally aired on April 3, 2024
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Conservatives love to say Trump caused this, but the faction dedicated to making governance and cooperation impossible goes back at least to Newt Gingrich.
Gingrich, the Buchanons.
Gingrich created the structure that brought this all about - and he did it intentionally . The republicans have wanted to destroy the government since the new deal
Absolutely; this fiasco was brewing for quite some time: 🫖.
Neoconservative movement began in 1982, disgruntled war mongers from the Vietnam Era decided to play dirty.
Further back. See Senator Whitehouse's series "The Scheme"
Dear America,
Stop sending maniacs to Congress.
Signed, America
Yup
I agree with the sentiment, but the maniacs are being voted in by in-bred mouth breathers. Check out the constituency of MTG, for example. Or, Mike Johnson. We have allowed pockets of horror to fester in the US.
AMEN to THAT! Don't elect crazy people like the people Charlie mentions! You can vote them OUT in 2024!!! Vote OUT the crazies every 2 years!
Amen. Democracy is a continuous fight. America has taken it for granted.😂
Substance Guy! Stop giving these people passes😭 That’s the problem.😭
Anyone who went along with the big lie is not a substantive person, period.
@@billcoleman4258 Guess again.
@@billcoleman4258 No one said an insurrection was successful on 1/6, but insurrection was damn well intended and attempted despite how incompetent they were. Stupidly is not a defense.
@@matthewhuszarik4173 A riot is not an insurrection just because Democrats say so.
@@billcoleman4258 The Big Lie is the one propagated by DJT that the 2020 election was stolen from him. Despite the violence on Jan. 6, it took him hours to say anything to his rioters about breaking it up. He's a sore loser, a sociopathic troll, has no regard for the rule of law or a peaceful transfer of power, and to top it off has no self-control. He is a danger to our country and someone like him should not have access to our nuclear codes.
@@billcoleman4258You really need to learn what the word insurrection means. Because what occurred in 1/6 is a text book example of an insurrection. A violent uprising against the authority of the government.
The GOP has dug itself into such a deep hole over the last 7-8 years and they just keep digging. My former party is unsavable at this point, and it will take at least a generation to overcome. Quite possibly two generations.
It’s really just the GOP in name only. It’s MAGA now.
Yes, but it is infinitely preferable to the Democrats.
Your uniparty is doing just fine, chill out. It’s the only pushback you neocons/ leftists have ever experienced in your lives so it’s expected that you’re having a panic attack but if your unending adoration of democracy is legit and not a dumb thing that dumb people say… this is what your democracy means
@@billcoleman4258But in all likelihood, you'll get the Democrats.
I think it started with the election of Obama. Gop just did everything to shut down everything.
The only way to get anything done to benefit the public and the nation going forward is to have a Blue Sweep of the Presidency, the Senate and the House.
Wishful thinking, that wont stop the maga.
Excellent comment; I totally agree with you. I like this group, "Red, Wine and Blue" and I am donating to them and the Democratic Natioinal Committee. I am encouraging my family and friends to actively support the Democratic Party this election. Again, astute comment.
@@donaldflett1504
That’s an awesome name that needs our support! At first I thought it might be a play on words. Red Whine and Blue!
YUP,,,THATS,,EXACTLY,,WHAT I’M THINKING,,,,,,,
Also state offices need to turn blue to stop the gerrymandering 2024 is the best opportunity to do so with the republicans attacks on freedoms especially women's rights
You will not get the chance to vote in America again. If you let the Rump back in.
Like America was such a horrible place for tRump & clan ... huh?
You don't want the Orange Toddler conspiring with Vlad the Lad ... 💣💣
@ThomasEschleman-tp2ru Yeah but it's a forgone conclusion that Putie wins. Fake elections in Russia.
@ThomasEschleman-tp2ru Yes, that certainly explains how Putin has been in power for the last 25 YEARS... open and impartial elections. Dasvidaniya, comrade.
@ThomasEschleman-tp2ruAND,,PLEASE CORRECT ME,,IF I’M WRONG ,,,BUT,,DID’NT PUTIN WIN,,,,BIGGLY???? JUST STATING A FACT,,,,, SOOO. YOUR RUSSIAN COMMENT DEFINITELY ,,,LOST ALL SENSE OF,,HAVING TO DO WITH,,ANYTHING,,HAVING TO DO WITH,,WHATS GOING ON,,RIGHT NOW?
Yes! Choose carefully, Citizens!
Hmm. There’s a lesson to be learned here. Mike Gallagher tried to appease and compromise with the Freedom Caucus and got nowhere. The lesson: you can’t compromise with those who are zealots and you appease them at your peril.
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Chamberlain could have told them that.
@@user-zb9lv3gh8s Churchill did.
Churchill did.
The unwillingness of conservatives to cooperate as responsible members of a democracy is the apex of contempt for the nation. Coalition governments are commonplace in functional democracies, and they often produce superior results. The norm against working with Democrats renders America ungovernable, and puts it on the trajectory of a failed state.
This mafia Republican Party started with newt Gingrich and McConnell was all too happy to continue that legacy
Hope the Dems get busy first by overturning the citizens united case with legislation and make election day a holiday then proceed with laws that require presidential candidates to show tax returns and legislation to make SCOTUS accountable with impeachment procedures as well as require a confirmation vote on a vacancy within 90 days
they are not conservative
@@wisconsinfarmer4742 I agree. I've never been a conservative, but neither have these MAGA members of the Twitter faction of the GOP.
The do this because it's the only way to try and return us to the 19th century.
It doesn't matter it you call them conservative or not. They occupy the conservative side of the aisle, and they call themselves conservatives.
Call them whatever you like, these are the people that we must deal with.@@wisconsinfarmer4742
I’m an Australian who admired and supported the principles of the GOP from my teenage years - in 2015, I was concerned with the arrival of DJT - in 2016, I was horrified he won the Primaries - from 2017 the GOP has changed into a full blown cult defined by nativism, racism, isolationism, protectionism and extreme bigoted views on minorities, marginalised and oppressed. It is one of the greatest capitulations of spirit and its DNA is now marked by hatred.
He fooled almost everyone. 😉
It always was. How do you think the democrats lost the solid south. LBJ passed voting rights legislation that ended all of the Jim Crow restrictions on black suffrage. The only difference today is they scream the quiet part out loud.
I’m personally hopeful that with all the screaming, enough people will see it for what it is and surrender their tribalism. A few good people have.
Accurate assessment. 👍🏼
For a non-American, you got that totally right.
I say. Somebody who does 77 raving posts on an Easter Sunday has a tormented soul. I am happy I am not meeting my God as donald j trump.
So true he has a empty dark hole for a soul. He's truly evil.
His sacralege, blasphemy and blood bath remark kicked his karma up. After grabbing and using the eclipse he moved his karma again. Now he’s going to trial Monday and it’s rated “X.” 🔮
It is not just "staffers". The Republican Party allows the LOUDEST and the RUDEST to gain attention.
Ur just upset that the loud-mouthed tear-stained "squad" is no longer relevant. 😂
@@MelonHead887ONCE AGAIN,,DO YOU EVEN,,LISTEN TO,,YOURSELF???? AT,,HOW. STUPID YOU ARE SOUND????? BECAUSE,,EVERYONE ELSE,,DEFINITELY,,HEARS WHAT YOUR SAYING,,,
I'm a lifelong Dem, but I love Charlie Sykes and miss seeing him on The Bulwark. It's still a great collection of podcasts, Tim Miller is fantastic and I never miss an episode, but I do miss Charlie.
Calm down, loverboy. 😂
REALLY,,,maga cult member????? THATS ALL YA GOT????? WELL,,I KIN,,,,NO,,I’M TOTALLY NOT SORRY,,NOT EVEN,,SLIGHTLY,,,THEY MADE AMERICA,,GREAT FOR,,GRIFTING,,,SOOOOAN EVEN BETTER USES FOR THE. RED HATS CLOWN BRIGADE,,,,,
Of course you love him. He’s a Democrat.
@@MelonHead887 Imagine if you replace the word "Melon" with the word "Bone" at the beginning of your user name !!!
@jimpalmer2981
Same, from this Dem Bulwark+ member.
I miss Dr. Ted and Amanda Carpenter, too.
(Secret crush on Our Mona)
republican gop toxic narcissist. Truer words never spoken.
Thank you for inviting Charlie on your show. His views are important.💙🇺🇸
They are also scared of the base who threaten them and their families. Would you be willing to sacrifice them to extremists?
WELL,,,,,,JUST REMEMBER,,,YOU GOTTA BREAK SOME EGGS,,TO MAKE AN OMELETTE,,,
Yes. My country is MORE IMPORTANT than MY FAMILY. Cowards in office seems to be the norm now.
If that's happening, I'd leave the party.
When Charlie was on the bulwark, he interviewed a long term republican operative - who started by working on Reagan’s campaign. He said he used to go to all the primaries, and said he knew people in every republican state organization. He said in 2016, he saw a dramatic change in who would be at debates, who was organizing things - people he had never heard of or had no history in politics…the question he kept asking was ‘who are these people?’ Trump has brought out people who were never in politics before…and it shows..
Aww boohoo. Get some cheese to go with that whine, bro.
YUP,,,,, DEFINITELY!!!! AND,,DEFINITELY,,NOT FOR THE,,BETTER,,EVEN,!!!!
@@MelonHead887WELL,,,I CAN TELL THAT,,YOUR AN,,,OBVIOUS …HIM,,,VOTER,,,,,SOOO YOUR VOTE,,,REALLY,,DOES’NT ,,MATTER ,,IN THE,,GRAND SCHEME OF,,LIFE,,,BUT,,GO AHEAD AND,,FOLLOW HIM,,,STRAIGHT INTO,,,HELL,,,
I’M THINKING,,THATS,,EXACTLY WHERE YOU’LL BE MOST,,COMFORTABLE,,,,DON’T GET MAD/UPSET,,,I’m JUST,,CALLING A SPADE A SPADE,,,
@@MelonHead887 explain.
I don’t want people to be in Congress for 40 years. That’s one of the problems with our process.
some are great and some are lousy
I fault the media for rewarding chaos.
WI is a police state run by psycho teacher's union. Moving to Iowa was the best thing I ever did ...
@@MelonHead887 that is quite a nonsequiter. Going from the media to teachers. Teachers' unions have nowhere near the power of the police unions.
@@wisconsinfarmer4742YEAH,,ONE USES,,GUNS TO MAINTAIN THERE POWER. AND THE OTHER ONE',USES THERE. BRAIN POWER,,,I DEFINITELY,,,KNOW WHICH SIDE,,,I’d CHOOSE,,,HOW ABOUT YOU,,,,,,
Great to see Charlie Sykes. As a Brit and long time fan of the USA, the main problem with the disintegration of the GOP under Trump and this cowardly Congress is what it may well mean which is the slow decline of American influence in the world and that will be a problem with domestic consequences for the US. Ukraine and Europe are already starting to adjust to the reality of an 'unreliable' America, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the Phillipines too are likely to be weighing their options whilst wishing for better from the US. Obviously I don't have a vote but when I lived and worked in the US I would be a natural Republican and despite not being fond of the Democrats, I would certainly vote Biden this time.
Can you say three things that would make you a natural Republican which differs from Democratics?
Translation: "As a parasite Euro we hope that the 80 year long protection racket that is NATO continues."
Trump, btw, has pledged continued support for Europe if it bites the bullet and honors its spending commitments. Now bugger off ...
@@ClarityDeterminationGood question but not so easy to answer because the 'situation' is very different between the USA and the UK, 'Welfare State' in the latter etc. On my own soil there is little difference between people who are 'Right' of centre to those who are 'Left' of centre and yes we have our extreme nutjobs on the Right and Left fringes of politics to deal with too. Whilst I grew up with the America of JFK when the US was that Citadel on the Hill, I got rather fed up with Democrats who dipped their toes into the problems of Northern Ireland the main purpose of which was to ensure the Irish/American vote back home rather than help anybody there. You ask me for 3 things, I will give you three people: John McCain, Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.
@@johnhaynes9910all three of those people are the reason we got Trump. they're just as evil. more so in fact.
Thanks for your support mate there’s many Aussies, Canadians and British white men here who support this deranged right extremist type of government specially under the orange baboon.
Is Good to hear sane ppl in other parts of the world who see what many Americans are witnessing with Trump in politics.
He’s not good to this country nor democracy nor for the world!!
Still miss seeing Charlie Sykes on The Bulwark, but happy to see him popping up here and there, and regularly on MSNBC also. A sane man in politics is becoming a rarity.
Thanks for the conversation. WAY more needs to be talked about with the “both sides!” false equivalencies out there. I grew up considering myself a Republican and left the party over a decade ago now due to the insane destructive road that the Republican party decided to go down. That party is a complete dumpster fire. Both sides are not the same.
Thank you for your realization.
Gerrymandering is also a problem
There are currently 245 legislators who have only had to deal with Trump or Biden in the White House. The lack of institutional knowledge is staggering
I miss your commentary from the Bulwark, , Charlie.
why don't they become independents? instead of resigning?
Because the PARTY never FORGIVES. He wants to achieve something, despite the Romper Room caucus.
Because the institution is broken and if you don't caucus with one party or the other you have very little influence or ability to change anything.
As Charlie said, you are not only losing your job, but your social community is under fire, with no future as an influence to the good.
Because they still want access....
You still have to caucus with one party or the other.
Charlie is so astute ❤
We miss you Charlie.
Well, I don't blame obstructionist Representatives, I blame the American voters who elect these fools for their own purposes which have nothing to do with advancing the United States in any way whatsoever... it's a very sad reflection on our society, and as a former teacher, the quality (lack) of education so many people have received, the values (lack there of) instilled from childhood, and their level of common sense (which isn't very common)...
I blame both: The narcissistic obstructionists AND their bedazzled followers.
Gerrymandering. It's VERY bad for America!
Totally agree, but FOX news and crazy right wing conspiracists play a major role in their inability to discern truth from reality. Not an excuse, but seems to factor in.
YUP,,,I TOTALLY,,AGREE WITH YOU. ON ALL THAT YOU SAID,,,OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM,,IS A JOKE,,,AND,,IF YOUR SMART ENOUGH,,THEN THEY’LL TRY TO,,VOTE YOU OUT,,,WOW,,,REALLY???? I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT,,AN EDUCATION,,WAS THE ,,KEY TO A HAPPY LIFE,,BUT,,SADLY,,NOT SO MUCH,,ANYMORE,,,WELL,,,,WEVE DEFINITELY,,GOTTA CHANGE,,EVERYTHING THAT,,HE’S DONE,TO OUR GREAT COUNTRY,,,BEFORE IT’S TO LATE,,,,
I MEAN,,,LET’S BE,,ABSOLUTEY HONEST,,,OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM,,IS AN,,ABSOLUTE FAILURE,,,IT’S DEFINITELY,,ON LIFE-SUPPORT,,,
Who misses Pelosi now? Lead Like Nancy!
I suspect she has taught Hakeem Jeffries well, and remains a resource for him.
I do but I love Hakim Jefferies too. Smart man
I think Jeffries is definitely up to the task. Nancy Pelosi set the bar very high. The Magamorons in the House are toast in November. In fact ,chances are good Jeffries make be Speaker before the elections
@@richardwingert2827 LoL! First time I heard Magamorons!
@@richardwingert2827 From your mouth to God's ear
Term limits, we don't need anybody in congress for 20 or 30 years, this part of the problem!!!
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I suppose it would be terribly non-"both sides" for Charlie to plainly inform the PBS lady that Trump's *Republicans* are doing their best to reduce Congress to a Trumpist clown show.
Charlie had called the MAGA cult “clowns with flamethrowers”. It’s practically his trademark phrase.
You look at MTG & Lauren Bobert & wonder what happened to the dignified likes of James Baker & Condi Rice ... the gap is surreal 🤔.
And are fairly successful, thankfully
YUP,,,,AND,,IT’S DEFINITELY,,WORKING ,,GREAT,,,,
I see this as a good strategy. they're getting rid of the Old guard while handing the control over to the Democrats for an election cycle so they can get things done. meanwhile they'll start picking more low-key not as crazy to replace the idiots that are in there now.
the next election cycle they can run against them by simply being not as crazy and really that's their only shot they have of ever saving this party.
God I miss Charlies daily podcast on the Bullwark !!!
Me too, but Tim Miller is pretty awesome too.
I’ve seen representatives resign when it was obvious they were going to be in the minority, and would have no power in the House. But I have never seen people in the majority resign in a way calculated to lose their party the majority.
YUP,,,AND,,THATS,,EXACTLY WHATS GOING ON,,,RIGHT NOW,,,,THE GOP,,,IS. DYING,,,PLEASE,,,SOMEONE,,,ANYONE,,SAVE IT,,,
tRUMP for jail
Get big money and MAGA out of politics
Great explanation Mr. Sykes !
Congress: Game of Thrones without the blood ... 🤣
Right!
Pssh. Congress is an episode of Jerry Springer.
Charlie Sykes still doesn't get it. Congress isn't broken. The GOP is.
Charlie Sykes is so good. I love listening to him.
The sad thing is that it's almost a novelty to hear a sensible conversation about US politics.
In a system, like ours, that selects for the most extreme end of narcissism it is unsurprising that scapegoating and alienation are also present. Anyone with a basic understanding of the family dynamics that surround a narcissistic personality can see this coming.
You have CHARLIE on? 😮. He is E.F.Hutton of 2024😂.
LOVE & RESPECT Charlie Sykes 🎉
That was Gallaghers problem. Trying to go along with the nonsense. These people need to grow a spine!
A good discussion, and what a grear explanation at the end! Good luck, America. You can do it! 🗽🌊
Serious people leaving governance to unserious people only makes the problems worse.
All those "normy" Republicans could pull together and take a stand. Trump and his cadre can call them all traitors but when a group stands together in opposition and gets vocal with an agenda to get Congress working again, so they can serve their constituents and the country, accusations will ring false and pressures on them individually will crumble.
first of all - there are precious few "normal republicans" there is the overton scale - and Ken Buck was a tea party guy - 15 yrs ago they were considered radical - dangerous - present day he was so disgusted . Remember Romney talking about how much money he must spend on personal protection every day . Mitt Romney is a very wealthy man - and so he can afford to do that - but the point is that is not a free - functioning democracy .
Where are the stalwarts like Liz Cheney? Gather them together and see what they can do
It’s worth a try, but something tells me that they may have waited too long. Good lord, they’ve certainly had many off-ramps presented to them for years now.
WELL,,,YOUD THINK THAT,,,BUT,,HE’S DEFINITELY,,GOT THE ENTIRE GOP,,,UNDER HIS SPELL,,, OF BEING,,ABSOLUTELY IGNORANT/GULLABLE,,,,STUPID AS FUCK,,,,
@@pjpredhomme7699NOT ANYMORE,,,,IT’HIS PARTY NOW,,,
Mid 90,never should of let tea partly in.
tea party started out as a rational foundation, but it was co-opted by the Koch Brothers to become a militant wing.
YUP,,,THATS,,EXACTLY,,WHAT I’M THINKING,,,,
Love this for you Charlie. I miss you and Will on Mondays
Thank you , very clarifying , much appreciated
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out-because I was not a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me.
-Martin Niemöller
You would think they resign because they know their talents are being wasted with the kind of Congress we have today.
Who is Charlie Sykes equal? I mean WHO? And can we Please get This Group on a nationwide stage?
Truth talking-bi partisan, critical thinkers, just the Facts. 😢
@@tammyburke9453 I have grown to be a very big Charlie Sykes fan but I would disagree that he is bi-partisan - he is very much a conservative - ( I am not I should add) he just is a never Trumper and has learned along the way that all his "Conservative buddies " were all frauds
You would think if they had a backbone or any real substance they would have done the right thing and impeached Trump, instead of voting Party over country! No excuse that your party (GOP) destroys you for doing the right thing versus selling out... disgusting. The egos of this party are nauseating, especially since they couldn't write a piece of decent legislation for the people instead of service only to the elite, the party should be dissolved.
@@tammyburke9453 sadly, facts don't matter to congressional know-nothing Trumpists. And matter even less to his supporters.
YEAH,,THATS,,EXACTLY,,WHATS HAPPENING,,,,
It's always great to hear from Charlie! We miss your voice of sanity every day on The Bulwark, reminding us, "we're not the crazy ones"!
YUP,,,,THATS BECAUSE,,WE REALIZED THAT,,WE ARE’NT,,,,
Even Paul Ryan didn't turn out to be Paul Ryan.
Well said.
Love Charlie Sikes!
Boehner was a "very skilled legislator" when he was brazenly passing out donor checks on the House floor. What an epic legislator! If I had a nickel for every positive piece of legislation Boehner passed that has positively affected my life, my pockets would be empty.
Lets not forget that the Cheneys have hunderds of millions of dollars.She is an important voice but her sacrifice is only public. She and her grandchildren are set for life.
AND???? WHAT ABOUT,,HER REAL LIFE??? I MEAN,,SHE DEFINITELY,,ISNT GONNA!STARTA NEW PARTY,,,IS SHE???! BECAUSE,,I’m PRETTY SURE THAT,,FOR THIS COUNTRY TO,,SURVIVE,,WE DEFINITELY,,NÉED BOTH PARTYS,,HAVING EQUAL SAY IN HOW OUR,,GOVERNMENT,,IS RUN,,,, ONCE AGAIN,,JUST STATING MY,,OPINION,,,
Yes of course but I love what she is doing with regards to trump call outs
Conservatives are falling off like flies.
I think it’s Time for a New Party Headed
by Actual Conservatives. 🤷🏻♂️
Or admit conservative democrats into the caucus instead of knocking them off. The democratic left has been slowly eroding its own center-right, which is partly how the gop was able to grab a thin margin in the house.
thank you.
"conservative" has become confused.
@@wisconsinfarmer4742HAS IT,,,,OR,,ARE YOU JUST,,CONFUSED?????
Yes. Trump is not conservative.
Refusing to work with "toxic narcissists"..... We have finally learned that there are options other than just taking it. And that's huge. What it leads to, however, is frightening
Good show!
Great show: Kurt Volker, Bassem Youssef & Charlie Sykes -- doesn't get better than that!!! 🏆
NO,,,,GREAT SHOW,,,,,,
Damm tea party
I love Michel!
Benjamin “Bibi” Trump…Pariah
Love listening to Charlie❤
Excellent perspective, Charlie.
Sadly, I think one of the sources of this problem is cameras in the House and Senate. C-SPAN was a great innovation and I worked there many years but the unintended consequence is dysfunction and circus. 😢Take away the cameras and they will become a legislature again. Maybe. All they do is perform.
That’s an interesting point, though I’d maybe tend to believe it has more to do with the internet and social media. The attention-based economy is definitely incentivizing the worst people to go into politics.
@@rachels.8051 true. Social media really turned it on overdrive. I think if George Wallace had twitter he would have been Trump in 1968. Unfortunately lots of this craziness started with Gingrich, who used the House cameras to demonize Dems and Liberals. His career started around the time CSPAN went on the air. Norman Ornstein blames him in part.
You probably have a very good point - but not with these people - they have no intention of governing - nor do they want to - look at the backgrounds of these people - so many of them are con artists - petty criminals it is the money that has brought this about - yeah cameras and attention was part of it - but its about the money - its always about the money
Facebook has accelerated the decay.
@@rachels.8051YUP,,,I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH YOU,,,,,,
Love Charlie, even though he’s a conservative, and I disagree with much of his policy-he’s still a classic liberal.
very few understand that term
@@wisconsinfarmer4742YUP,,,,SADLY,,IT GOES,,RIGHT OVER THERE HEADS,,, THEY CAN’T COMPREHEND. BEING/MAKING,,COMPROMISE,,IT’S NOT EVEN,,IN THERE VOCABULARY,,,THE WORDS ARE ,,TOTALLY UNHEARD OF,BY THEM,,,
@@wisconsinfarmer4742HMMMM I DEFINITELY,,WONDER WHY???? I CAN TELL YOU,,,,,IT’S BECAUSE OF,,,HIM,,AND,,RR REAGAN,,AND,,I’m THINKING,,MR GINGRECH,,,THEY DEFINITELY,,STARTED THIS ,,CRAP THAT WERE TRYING TO. SWIM THROUGH….
Charlie, I love you, I miss you on the Bulwark! ❤
Charlie replies: "Get a life."
@@MelonHead887WHY WOULD,HE SAY THAT???? UNLESS,,YOUR AN,,,,,OL trumper,cult member,,,,,THEN,,,I DONT HAVE ANYTHING TO,,SAY ABOUT THAT,,,
We are in an epidemic of Narcissists. Our society has produced these individuals and we are all responsible in tiny to large ways for this. This is also true of the corporate and non-profit sectors. A salient quote from the Christian Bale Exodus movie is that [sic] "The people best equipped to acquire power are least equipped to wield it (properly)." We as a people in the United States must look at our culture, because our culture impacts so much of our world, and seek a way to fix it. We need to band together to sanction and stop the Narcissists and the Bullies the same way we would other sociopathic personalities like felons.
There are better ways to fight for a principle. Lobbyist are more influential than the elected official.
There are millions of proud Americans with the ethical standards to work in Congress and I count myself in that number. If hired, I will gladly work in Congress as a Democrat or as an Independent.
The problem of the Republican Party is that the extreme views of Trump are not acceptable and people in the GOO are quitting out of desperation to deal with him. I have become a more compassionate understanding person but Trump just care about himself. He had all these legal claims and its' companies investigation for ages, way before he became president. He can not say this claims started now because it is not true. Only the election fraud in Fulton county were uncovered more recently, but the NY state investigation on his company has 5-6 years in the making. So he is not saying the truth or lying about the origins of these legal claims against him. The Egene Carroll case also happened many years ago. So these claims are not a witch hunt of the Democratic party.
exactly
Here here ! Where are the integrity people?
What an awesomely profound analysis! Thank you, Charlie.
The people deserve to have republican representatives that do honest work for their pay. I’m sure they wouldn’t put up with that in others.
15:00 excellent question, Michelle!
I just hate to see the “good guys” cede to the whackos…who, hopefully will not be re-elected.
Time.
They’re afraid of letting go of $170,000 a year 🥜🐿️
Not to mention a joke of a "Supreme" Court.
So very sad.
I dearly miss Mr. Sykes. I hope he is happy, well and that his life is better balanced, but selfishly, I miss his presence at The Bulwark on a daily basis. Thanks for featuring him here
Thank you
LMAO @the profile in courage😭😭😭
BIGGLY!!!!
What a great interview ❤👏🏾
They realize their community is no long what they want for our nation, and resign out of shame, or to take a high paying lobbyist position. That depends on whether they are affected by greed, as many seem to be
Charlie Sykes is the best!!!
Gallagher is a coward. He could have stayed and tried to fix the mess he helped make. Instead he ran and left his district without a voice for a year.
I agree. I went through the same thing at the county level and kept voting until I was defeated by MAGA.
Doing the right thing always has a price.
@@wisconsinfarmer4742DOES IT ,,,REALLY???? OR,,ARE YOU A COWARD,,WHOS AFRAID OF A,,FIGHT???? THATS EXACTLY,,WHAT I’M THINKING,,,, SORRY….FO SPEAKING THE,,TRUTH,,,
@@rodneyoneil-kb1xk Um. Your CAP Lock is on. And though you are still a little incoherent, your grammar has come a long way from where you started, Rodney.
@@B__C__ ONCE AGAIN,,,MY CAPS ARE,,ALWAYS ON,,,LIKE I SAID,,I WANT TO ,,,MAKE,,ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT,,I MAKE MY POINT,,,ONCE AGAIN,,,,
@@rodneyoneil-kb1xk Well go ahead rodney, make your point, or commas.
Trump needs to be thrown in jail and we must fight this movement.
But…the people Sykes refers to, as “not wanting to be a part of this”, will continue supporting those who are a part of it. Until those people actively help BREAK the back of the machinery THEY helped create, nothing meaningful is going to change.
Having a thin majority is very bad if you can't negotiate. .
I wouldn't call Sinema a democrat. Most of those that have resigned really weren't that good.
I like Michel Martins questions. Simple and to the point. Especially the last one when she says she is confused why republicans are chosing to resign rather than fight. And Charlie's answer is spot on.
They're speaking in code like this is a bipartisan issue, but it absolutely is not. It's 100% GOP reps, starting with Newt Gingrich, and now it's Matt Gaetz, MTG, etc. This is what happens when you elect to govt extremists who think government is the problem.
Also, don't forget that individual GOP members can fix this at any time. A single moderate GOP member could join the Democrats and they'd execute a moderate policy, passing bipartisan Senate bills with greater than 300 'yay' votes on each issue
It's a lot worse than hopeless.
The solution to the radicalization and dysfunction in Congress is rank choice voting. In those states where it occurs, the winners of elections tend more towards the center and moderate positions in policy. Rank choice voting should be the law of the land, because it really works and it's one of those things the founders just didn't think of back when they were establishing our country. But, we know more now. The whole country needs to geek out on statistics and see the strength of rank choice voting. The concept should be taught in schools and it should be the way we do things.
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And… Every one of those GOP Maga folks in Congress should be sent a bill at the end of this term for the entire amount of their salaries for the utter waste of time they have subjected us to-- a very costly waste of time of our taxpayer money!
YUP,,,I ABSOLUTELY,,AGREE WITH YOU,,,,,,
Agree
One person; one vote. Trump would not have won an election and would have never been president.
Like POLITICS AREN'T SUPPOSED to be COMPROMISING DEALS
ACTUALLY,,,I THINK THATS,,EXACTLY WHAT CONGRESSES IS,,,SUPPOSED TO BE,,DOING,,,,
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You forgot to add the Supreme Court to your list of dysfunction.
Sykes is like, “Sheesh, can’t we get back to the good old days of Karl Rove and Dennis Hastert?”
Why is compromise a bad word these days? I was brought up to work with people to come to a result all parties could be ok with. There was an understanding that no one would get everything they wanted but it would be a solution for all involved. Anyone who pouted and whined about it was looked down on or considered childish.
Miss you on the Bulwark, sir!
Great interview.
TERM LIMITS!!!
Amen.
Charlie speaks the truth.
Does it matter that they are down to one vote when they have no intention of doing anything.
A little off topic, but no Congress person should be in office for 30, 40 or 50 years. It is unfortunate but the big problem with our elections is that we are lazy. Most people don't bother to vote and those that do just go for the name they know or look for the "D" or "R" behind the candidate's name. That's why people like Green and Gaetz, who are in solid red districts, won't be voted out any time soon. It's a shame, but until 'we the people' take our voting seriously, we will never have a serious legislative government.
Sorry. I don't think it's the politics that's bringing out the worst in people. I think it's the media. And it doesn't matter what stripe the media is. All they do is aggravate and exacerbate.