We have our usual firehose of disagreeable headlines today, screaming about Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Hamas, COP28, and the continued enslavement of women in red states. But since it's good to always look on the bright side of life, let's focus on the news from New York, where the state Court of Appeals just gave Democrats the right to redraw their 2024 Congressional map.
Hooray! Losing our majority in 2022 happened, unfortunately, here in the Empire State. Along with George Santos's, three other House seats were flipped by Republicans, a maddening outcome. There was no "red wave," and the GOP was left with a slim margin, but we still ended up with Kevin McCarthy and now Mr. Jesus Freak as Speaker.
But New York Democrats should proceed with caution: Don't overreach, folks. That's what got us in trouble the last time. And if you could manage to keep us in Democrat Paul Tonko's district, NY-20, and not put us back in Elise "Elsie" Stefanik's, NY-21, that would be swell.
Nevertheless, if the price of getting a fair map and the House back in Democratic hands is for us to end up with ultra-MAGA Elsie again, we're willing to pay it. It's a worthy sacrifice for the country. We cats PURR.
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