The Establishment™ Bar

Let's look at this picture and what it represents.  On the surface, it represents two New York City politicians. One is a senator who has previously held the position of majority leader and currently serves as the minority leader. The other is a congressman who has been in the position of minority leader since he took over for Nancy Pelosi in 2023. It also represents spokesmen for their respective bodies. Each has been entrusted not only to unify their members but to speak on their behalf in the public space, often at press conferences or media interviews. As a result, these two men are often seen as being representative of the Democratic Party as a whole. What happens (or often what does not happen) is frequently credited to or blamed on these two individuals, despite the fact that, while in the minority, there is very little they can do based on the structure of the American government. Being in both roles is often thankless, as they receive blame for not doing more while being ...