I have read the entire article. Of course the Dems are hypocritical regarding the filibuster. That was not my point. I am objecting to this paragraph:
"What makes the Democrats’ conduct here even more notable is the substance of Cruz's bill that they blocked with the filibuster. Cruz sought to impose sanctions on the Russian pipeline company Nord Stream 2, which is constructing the pipeline that will allow Moscow to sell large amounts of cheap natural gas to Germany and to Europe more broadly. There are few more pressing priorities for the Kremlin, if there are any, than construction of this pipeline. So by blocking Cruz's bill, Democrats not only used a racist filibuster, but they did so in order to protect Vladimir Putin and a vital Russian company from sanctions."
The idea that Nord Stream 2 is the most pressing priority of the Kremlin is false. The idea that the Dems did so "in order to protect Vladimir Putin and a vital Russian company from sanctions" just buys into red-baiting idiocy, of the kind we had more than enough of during Russiagate. In that iteration, the Dems screamed that Trump and the GOP were doing the bidding of "Putin" and "the Russians." Now, Glenn is framing hypocrisy on the filibuster in terms of the Dems doing the bidding of "the Russians." In both cases, we're to believe that the evil Russians are controlling domestic US politics. The message drilled into the minds of US citizens, from both parties, is that we must "take on" Russia. Make all the arguments for and against the filibuster; point out all the hypocrisy and criminality of both the Dems and the Republicans; but for the sake us all, ditch the Red Scare bullshit that has scarred our political life for more than a century!
No, as he clearly states in the article. You might try reading ALL of it.
I have read the entire article. Of course the Dems are hypocritical regarding the filibuster. That was not my point. I am objecting to this paragraph:
"What makes the Democrats’ conduct here even more notable is the substance of Cruz's bill that they blocked with the filibuster. Cruz sought to impose sanctions on the Russian pipeline company Nord Stream 2, which is constructing the pipeline that will allow Moscow to sell large amounts of cheap natural gas to Germany and to Europe more broadly. There are few more pressing priorities for the Kremlin, if there are any, than construction of this pipeline. So by blocking Cruz's bill, Democrats not only used a racist filibuster, but they did so in order to protect Vladimir Putin and a vital Russian company from sanctions."
The idea that Nord Stream 2 is the most pressing priority of the Kremlin is false. The idea that the Dems did so "in order to protect Vladimir Putin and a vital Russian company from sanctions" just buys into red-baiting idiocy, of the kind we had more than enough of during Russiagate. In that iteration, the Dems screamed that Trump and the GOP were doing the bidding of "Putin" and "the Russians." Now, Glenn is framing hypocrisy on the filibuster in terms of the Dems doing the bidding of "the Russians." In both cases, we're to believe that the evil Russians are controlling domestic US politics. The message drilled into the minds of US citizens, from both parties, is that we must "take on" Russia. Make all the arguments for and against the filibuster; point out all the hypocrisy and criminality of both the Dems and the Republicans; but for the sake us all, ditch the Red Scare bullshit that has scarred our political life for more than a century!