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The Philadelphia Inquirer’s editorial board has issued a sharp rebuke of Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman in a new opinion piece, urging him to take his job “seriously” and writing that “it’s time for Fetterman to serve Pennsylvanians, or step away.”

In a strongly worded piece published on Sunday, the editorial board of the Philadelphia Inquirer, which endorsed Fetterman during his 2022 Senate campaign, said the first-term Democrat “has missed more votes than nearly every other senator in the past two years” and “regularly skips committee hearings, cancels meetings, avoids the daily caucus lunches with colleagues, and rarely goes on the Senate floor”.

The editorial board also wrote that six former Fetterman staffers told an Inquirer reporter that Fetterman was frequently absent or spent hours alone in his office, avoiding colleagues and meetings.

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[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 107 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Fetterman turned conservative after his stroke. His lack of participation in the Senate and change in stance after a major health episode should bring his competency into question.

It’s incredibly sad, because he was so promising in the early days. He is not the Senator everyone voted for.

[–] Botzo@lemmy.world 60 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so promising in the early days.

About that... Some more news did a whole episode on his career showing that he's been an opportunistic grifter this whole time.

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Some more news is awesome.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

brain damage causes conservatism

That's my takeaway here.

[–] pyr0ball@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Ye'olde worm-brain is another example

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

GOP hit him with the secret stroke beam that makes you conservative

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As opposed to the secret stroke beam that gets you a meeting with HR.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I thought it was *non-*secret stroking that got you a meeting with HR.

[–] CalipherJones@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

My stepdad went maga after getting a brain tumor. Wish I was making that up.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fetterman needs to choke on a bag of dicks.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That would be a waste of good dicks. Let him suffocate on the bag.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Amen. In this economy, that bag of dicks could feed a family of 7.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that bag of dicks could feed a family of 7

Next up, in The Naked Chef with Jamie Oliver!

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Noooooo. Not the chili jam!

[–] Jayve@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago