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It's not a lack of vetting. The man is suffering from a mentally illness most likely as a result of a stroke.
His career prior to that was pretty respectable.
He performed gay marriages when they were outlawed by the state. He converted vacant lots in his dying town into parks, he built a 2 acre urban farm, he hustled his ass off to secure grant funding for community projects. He was arrested while peacefully protesting the closure of a hospital in his city.
As Liutennant Governor he openly supported Marijuana Legalization and the LGBTQ+ community. He recommended 50 life sentence commutations and secured 47 of them.
None of that is to say he's a swell guy. He also had some major blunders along the way.
But acting like he spent 15 years as an undercover fascist and everyone just looked the other way isn't accurate either.
Uhh his career before this was not in any way good. Unless you think it's cool to pull a shotgun on minorities and stalk them in your neighborhood for starters..
Liberals will seal clap the most mundane shot and think it's "progressive".
Fuck .ee. you guys can't be gone fast enough
The guy you're talking about is Chris Miyares who said of Fetterman in 2021 that had done "more good than on bad act".
But more importantly you're overlooking that that is not a policy position. It's a character flaw.
I'm not a big fan of the superhero/Rambo attitude for exactly this reason. It's dangerous and it's delusional and far more likely to get people hurt then help anyone.
But that doesn't change his policies.
Ok?