Politics

[Tundra Tiger]

There is still enough time that natural causes might just render it a moot issue.

 

[sestoppelman]

I hope Rep Comer is looking for the bank records of all of Joes alias's, probably find several million dollars worth of illicit deposits.

The aliases have been known for years. Just like we have known that Hillary used aliases back when she was using her own server. Obama probably used aliases as well. Aliases were used to circumvent FOIA requests. The media won't cover the story and the GOP Congressmen are just too timid to act. GOP Senators don't even want the House to impeach Biden. The only redeeming thing is the average American is starting to have their eyes opened. Only need another 5-10% and perhaps some change might happen

 

[sestoppelman]

I don't think anyone wants Biden removed. His VP would be even worse.

I hear that argument a lot but I dont really agree with it. Both are morons, but Joe would be harder to beat in the next election if he makes it that far, Harris would have no chance.
Not to mention as much as I dislike Joe, he is doing the work of the left and doing it pretty well in this environment and the impeachment process, win lose or draw should be able to slow him down a tad.
Harris would be much less effective in that role.
Joe Biden is to me just the most offensive person I can think of.

As far as the Senate goes, no they dont want to take it up, but too bad, its the House that takes it up and they dont need permission from the Frog from KY.
They know they dont and wont have the votes to convict, same as Trump and the others, no president has been convicted and removed from office, but it shouldn't dissuade the House from doing its job.

Didnt hinder the tards from impeaching Trump twice!

 

[CoElkHunter]

"more like a circular firing squad" LOL Well, it's 90 degrees here and I was contemplating mowing the lawn, but I can sit here on my laptop instead in the AC (finally got one after 21 years!) and waste everyone's time with my useless opinions. So, mowing or partaking in a circular firing squad? LOL

Oh yeah, if a circular firing squad must take place, I have dibs on a Creedmoor. LOL

 

[Red Leg]

Donald Trump Abruptly Cancels His Presser Offering 'Irrefutable Evidence' of Election Fraud

redstate.com

Well gosh. Color me stunned. And the loyal trusting 35% never ever consider that they just may be the ones being played by this guy. Maybe announcing the now canceled presser brought in some more campaign contributions to pay his lawyers over the weekend?

 

[John Wasmuth]

Either you have the evidence or you don’t? As my company gunny used to say, shit or get off the pot!

 

[Brent in Az]

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Georgia state senator pushing for impeachment of the Fulton County DA. The plot thickens. Film at 11.

 

[Brent in Az]

A Georgia legislator is calling for a special session. I think Kemp has to sign off on it to happen?

 

[Red Leg]

A Georgia legislator is calling for a special session. I think Kemp has to sign off on it to happen?

There is zero chance of this happening. The governor could call one (though normally only for a budgetary crisis), but Kemp disagrees totally with Trump's basic premise that the election was somehow stolen in Georgia. The other recourse is that 3/5's of the state house and senate vote for one - which is obviously not happening. Georgia also has a commission capable of removing a corrupt prosecutor. It is unlikely anyone will equate a possible weak case with corruption.

And I assure you Colton Moore knows this as well as anyone else. However, it gets him some notoriety among the Trump brigades that might be useful in a coming district or statewide campaign for national office.

 

[PARA45]

Rude awakening for Ford CEO.

Ford CEO Goes on Road Trip in Electric F-150, Runs Into Charging "Reality Check"

Ford CEO Jim Farley tried to charge an all electric light truck, the F-150 Lightning, during a road trip, but he ran into trouble.

futurism.com

 

[Red Leg]

Rude awakening for Ford CEO.

Ford CEO Goes on Road Trip in Electric F-150, Runs Into Charging "Reality Check"

Ford CEO Jim Farley tried to charge an all electric light truck, the F-150 Lightning, during a road trip, but he ran into trouble.

futurism.com

Hundreds of thousands more and faster chargers and all will be well - assuming you aren't traveling out back of Marathon, TX or perhaps anywhere around the Four Corners, or, or, or .... or perhaps towing or carrying anything anywhere.

 

[Hunt anything]

Rude awakening for Ford CEO.

Ford CEO Goes on Road Trip in Electric F-150, Runs Into Charging "Reality Check"

Ford CEO Jim Farley tried to charge an all electric light truck, the F-150 Lightning, during a road trip, but he ran into trouble.

futurism.com

That’s what you get when you listen to your own propaganda. Seems like on a road trip you better start looking for a charging station when your batteries get to about 60% .

 

[Tundra Tiger]

I am a patient person - my friends and family always comment on it. But I just don't see waiting that long to be able to drive again. Just a few minutes at the gas pump is what I expect and want. And, bluntly, it's going to be a long time (IMHO) before charging stations and their vehicles make it to places like rural Alaska.

 

[Hunt anything]

I am a patient person - my friends and family always comment on it. But I just don't see waiting that long to be able to drive again. Just a few minutes at the gas pump is what I expect and want. And, bluntly, it's going to be a long time (IMHO) before charging stations and their vehicles make it to places like rural Alaska.

If I had to stop that often on a long road trip I would gain about 50lbs each way, for some reason every time I stop I get drawn inside to those rotisserie hotdog machines and buy 2 no matter if I’m hungry or not.

 

[Red Leg]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/08/18/american-democracy-political-system-failures/?utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere_trending_now&utm_medium=email&utm_source=alert&location=alert

I hope this isn't behind a paywall. It is one of the most disturbing things I have read in years. It is not an individual opinion piece, but represents the opinion of the Washington Post itself.

It is essentially a lament that we are a constitutional republic rather than a true democracy where the majority rules absolutely. They clearly find the idea that each state has two senators a prescription for the evils and divisiveness that currently besiege the country. Minority power held by the unwashed 49% exercising that power unfairly through low population states, thwarts the progress the country needs to make toward more unified and obviously progressive future.

This design, hand in hand with the electoral collage, which insures minority and geographic representational rights, is a particular problem for the urban masses on each coast who should have majority power.

They further anguish over the difficulty of changing something so archaic as the constitution. It seems to be insufficiently agile for the growing needs of the burgeoning millennial majorities everywhere but flyover land.

 

[Brent in Az]

The Washington Compost, and New York times, are newspapers whose only value is lining the bottom of a monkey cage.

 

[Hunt anything]

The Washington Compost, and New York times, are newspapers whose only value is lining the bottom of a monkey cage.

That’s disrespectful to monkey crap, the monkeys deserve better.

 

[Ray B]

Hundreds of thousands more and faster chargers and all will be well -

Unfortunately, a lot of people believe the propaganda- they fail to see the amount of power needed to run those super chargers and even the snail chargers needs to be generated and solar panels/wind turbines even the existing power grid isn't going to come anywhere near meeting the demand for power needed for those stations. Word of advice, don't sell your gas/diesel powered vehicle.

 

[VertigoBE]

Unfortunately, a lot of people believe the propaganda- they fail to see the amount of power needed to run those super chargers and even the snail chargers needs to be generated and solar panels/wind turbines even the existing power grid isn't going to come anywhere near meeting the demand for power needed for those stations. Word of advice, don't sell your gas/diesel powered vehicle.

From what I have heard from private discussions with very big vehicle lease companies in Europe, is that despite the whole ESG and « 100% EV by (name your date) » is that they all still count on around 80% thermal vehicles by 2050. The capacity to build those EV , supply them with electricity is simply not there.