In an interview aired this weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Democratic Party and its supporters need to rally and organize with "ferocity" to combat the "ruthlessness" of the Republican Party.
Newsom made the comments on a July 16 episode of "The Issue Is," a show hosted on Fox LA by anchor Elex Michaelson. He was responding to a question about what more the party could do to support President Joe Biden if he were to run in 2024.
"You have to also recognize what you're up against, and right now, we're up against the ruthlessness of the Republican Party," Newsom said.
"That's not a cheap shot. You see what's happening to all the progress we've made in the 21st century, all of the rights that we in many ways have taken for granted that had been afforded since the 60s, are being rolled back in real-time," Newsom said. "This is a totally different moment."
He added that the Democratic Party must "wake up with a different mindset" that goes beyond being collaborative.
"That's where the party comes in. The Democrats need the Democratic Party — not the president, not the speaker — the party, the infrastructure, I think, has to organize with more ferocity of focus, more determination to set the agenda, set the course, and put the other party on the defense," Newsom said.
"The facts aren't on their side, but they're dominating the narrative," he added, referring to the GOP. "And in this world right now, you dominate the narrative, you win. And that's what I'm worried about."
The report said it was not clear whether lives could have been saved with a swifter response, but it left open the possibility.
“The void of leadership could have contributed to the loss of life as injured victims waited over an hour for help, and the attacker continued to sporadically fire his weapon,” the 77-page report says.
Rather than isolate blame on Arredondo, as Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven C. McCraw had after the shooting, the report casts a broader net of responsibility over “the entirety of law enforcement … on that tragic day.” That included DPS officers.
“Hundreds of responders from numerous law enforcement agencies — many of whom were better trained and better equipped than the school district police — quickly arrived on the scene,” the report says. “Those other responders, who also had training on active shooter response and the interrelation of law enforcement agencies, could have helped to address the unfolding chaos. Yet in this crisis, no responder seized the initiative.”
The suit follows new guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services that asserted federal law requiring emergency medical treatment supersedes any state restrictions on abortion in cases where the pregnant patient’s life or health is at risk.
Earlier this week, the Biden administration sent a memo to state officials reminding them of an existing law called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, which “requires that all patients receive an appropriate medical screening examination, stabilizing treatment, and transfer, if necessary,” according to the HHS guidance. That requirement exists “irrespective of any state laws or mandates that apply to specific procedures,” the memo said.
Speaking of Republican ruthlessness, apparently sociopath Paxton won't be satisfied until he reaches full psychopath status. Paxton, you may recall, was indicted long ago on felony fraud charges which he's been appealing on procedural grounds for nearly six years in order to delay justice. He's as rotten and ruthless as they come.
