A WELCOME CHANGE, OR JUST SURVIVAL TACTICS? – OVERNIGHT:    The Biden White House may be waking up to woke, and distancing itself from the real nuts of its own political party.  From Fox: 

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday distanced the Biden administration from recent comments made by progressives Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over their responses to the uptick in organized smash-and-grab robberies in big cities.

Psaki was asked during her daily press briefing by Fox News’s Jacqui Heinrich to weigh in on comments by Ocasio-Cortez, who cast doubt on the existence of mass smash-and-grab robberies, and Lightfoot, who appeared to place part of the blame on retailers for not better protecting their merchandise.

"We don’t agree," Psaki responded bluntly, adding that the Biden administration has been working with the Justice Department and FBI in providing resources to boost local police departments.
"We have seen some of these extremely disturbing videos showing retail theft," Psaki continued.

"State and local leaders like Governor Gavin Newsom have identified this as a serious concern. We agree. That’s the reason why we have sent additional support from the FBI providing additional assistance. It’s one of the reasons why the president and members of our administration have been longtime advocates for supporting and funding the COPS program."

"I think his record speaks for itself on this," she added.

Ocasio-Cortez came under fire from Republicans and business owners after she cast doubt on whether rampant smash-and-grabs are actually occurring.

COMMENT:  Maybe the White House is finally learning that the Democratic Party is being sunk by left-wing idiots with the intellectual maturity of 12-year-olds.  If the party knows it has a problem, it might be able to solve it. If it doesn't solve it, we may see a third party, center-left, which operates like grown-ups.

December 7, 2021