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Dolphin: Yesterday, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey stood on the floor of the Senate without a break for 25 hours, speaking eloquently for most of the time, while the Democrats of the Senate supported him by asking questions. Dolphin: It was a stunning show of organization, with the party all pulling together for once, and Senator Booker laid out the case against the Trump administration clearly and strongly. Dolphin: So I'm going to need you all to shut up for a while about how imperfectly Booker lines up with your personal politics. The Democrats are a COALITION PARTY on the right side against FUCKING FASCISTS. Dolphin: Piss and moan about your hobby horses later.

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Do I love Cory Booker? I do not. Do I agree with him on every possible political position? I do not. Does he support continuing to send arms to Israel as Israel commits genocide in Gaza using our tax-funded weaponry? He does. Do I think that's bad? I do.

But here's the thing: As bad as Democrats can be -- and they can be pretty darn bad, John Fetterman -- they mostly can be worked with. They believe in democracy, voting, taxation, and working government. Democrats are often bad at their jobs and sometimes even corrupt. Consider, though, that Bob Menendez -- one of my senators -- was forced to resign and then convicted in a court of law; meanwhile Matt Gaetz was allowed to resign under his own recognizance and remains at large, presumably preying on young women even now. For every Bill Clinton the Dems have, there are, like, fifty fucking Republicans that make Jack the Ripper look like Mr. Rogers.

So, yeah, Cory Booker put on a performance. It didn't really accomplish anything directly except raise his profile, probably for a future presidential run. But also: It got Democrats working on something together. It got the base excited. It was one piece of good news in a daily barrage of bullshit. It was someone actually doing something.

We'll see what the long-term effects are. But they won't be bad.