Pennsylvania Gov.Josh Shapiro has finally reached his Terry Malloy moment.
In the classic movie "On the Waterfront," the character tells his brother of losing it all; his shot to be a champion and a person of respect: "You don't understand! I coulda had class.I coulda been a contender.
I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it."Shapiro decided to deliver his defining moment on MS NOW's "Morning Joe" when he abandoned all principle and decided to join other Democratic establishment leaders in offering up the Supreme Court to the radical left.Shapiro used the common coded reference to court packing, calling for "radical reform of the Court." The only "radical" reform being seriously discussed is packing the institution with an immediate liberal majority to reverse a series of recent decisions and to greenlight an equally radical agenda for changes to our political system.Democratic Gov.
Josh Shapiro greets the crowd before the start of a presidential campaign rally for then-Vice President Kamala Harris, on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)What is so disappointing is that Shapiro truly could have been a contender, an alternative to the cringing, accommodating politicians who are yielding to the demands of the mob.Figures from Kamala Harris to Pete Buttigieg have recently embraced the scheme to show their bona fides to a rising socialist and radical movement in the Democratic Party.JOSH SHAPIRO READS 'A LITTLE MORE JEWISH' THAN OTHER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES, CNN ANCHOR REMARKSShapiro could have been different.
He could have offered the country moderation and pushed back on the radical elements of his party.Shapiro was reportedly rejected as a vice presidential candidate due to being Jewish and is a member of a party that is careening toward open anti-Semitism.
He could have been that mature voice within his party cautioning restraint before destroying one of our core institutions.Instead, he ...