A Stroke of Luck?

U.S. Senator John Fetterman suffered a stroke in the 

middle of his campaign for a seat in the Senate. 

Prior to his unfortunate health setback he had been 

regarded as a most politically progressive Democrat,

a staunch left-winger if ever there was one. Despite

his stroke he was elected by the people of his home 

state of Pennsylvania, and far-lefties in the Keystone

State and around the country were delighted.

But after a short while the new senator made some 

unusual, and unexpected statements on several topics,

including the war between Israel and the Palestinians.

And the gobsmacked left-of-center set have, after 

getting over their shock at Sen. Fetterman's utterances,

asked collectively "What gives with Fetterman?"

They may even have thought that his stroke scrambled

his thinking process and capabilities.

Fetterman broke with the progs over Israel and the 

Palestinians by taking a strong, clear stand for Israel

over Hamas, which is allied with the Palestinians.

Furthermore, the new senator from Pennsylvania put

up posters of hostages outside his office, draped an

Israeli flag around his shoulders to the recent rally 

for Israel on the national mall, declaring "Israel is 

really a beacon of the kind of values, the American

values and progressive ideals, that you want to see."

And that's not all; Fetterman called for the resignation

of Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) over an official 

having been accused in court of being an agent 

of the Egyptian government is still receiving classified 

intelligence briefings. And for the icing on the surprising

cake which Fetterman baked, he criticized the burgeoning

antisemitism and outright insanity on college campuses:

"As an alum of Harvard --- look, I graduated 25 years ago, 

and of course it was always a little pinko. But now, 

I don't recognize it." This statement is even stronger than

any and all criticisms of same from Republicans to date,

and it came from a supposedly very lefty Democrat!

And the cherry on top? Fetterman said flatly in an

interview with NBC News that he's "not a progressive."

Will this mean that hard-boiled left-wing Democrats 

in his state will attempt a recall? Or will they hold their 

horses long enough to reach election time and find a 

primary opponent to run against Fetterman?

Recent polling, however, shows that many Pennsylvanians

are happy that their new senator is more moderate and

and restrained than they at first thought. 

And they are breathing a giant sigh of relief in unison.

MEM