Politics

[Hunt anything]

That doesnt scare me too much..

She would definitely try some truly dumb shit...

But without control of either house, and with the judiciary now leaning more right than left.. those orders wouldnt last long... and would likely only serve to piss off the American people so severely that they would ensure 4 years later that she'd be replaced with a republican..

I hope you and @Tanks are correct but the way things have been going I’m not very confident in anything the democrats will do to control everything they can in our lives.

 

[freefall]

I was at a safari camp in Botswana when the DNC choose Harris and Walz. There was a large party of Americans whom by their talk that you couldn't help but hearing, were out and out Democrats. They said of Harris "she is so pretty and smart". But of Walz they said he is "just another gray haired old white dude". Deep assessments, I thought, as the night sounds filtered through and a hyena chuckled at the waterhole.

Heady stuff indeed.

 

[Hunt anything]

I just saw that the President of the Chicago federal reserve Auston Goolsbey wants to do away with the penny, it cost 3 cents to produce a 1 cent coin so it does make a little sense but his solution on what to do with the pennies in circulation is to make them worth 5 cents.
If this would happen all taxes would increase by 5% increments so we consumers lose again and the government wins.

 

[Tanks]

... And, by not voting, said individual also loses the right to bitch and complain about either candidate or the consequences of their election...

OK. You talked me into it. I guess I'll write-in Nikki Haley for POTUS while voting GOP down ballot.

Then, seeing that I voted I can complain about whoever wins.

 

[Saul]

OK. You talked me into it. I guess I'll write-in Nikki Haley for POTUS while voting GOP down ballot.

Then, seeing that I voted I can complain about whoever wins.

Count me in on Haley. If enough of us right her in you never know…

 

[freefall]

Count me in on Haley. If enough of us right her in you never know…

Hey, it worked for Lisa Murkowski.

 

[mdwest]

OK. You talked me into it. I guess I'll write-in Nikki Haley for POTUS while voting GOP down ballot.

Then, seeing that I voted I can complain about whoever wins.

Sadly I dont think either yours or @Sauls POTUS vote matters.... CA is going blue on the POTUS race by a huge margin... FL is going red by a huge margin... neither is even remotely up for grabs... individually neither of your votes will swing anything...

If you were "influencers" of some sort and other people were going to follow your lead or do as you do... then MAYBE.. but even then I'd say you'd have to be one hell of an influential guy to even make a small dent in the end result..

the down ticket is where there are a handful of races, potentially some in your particular districts depending on where you live that could make a difference in how the house and senate end up shaking out..

all of the modeling and polling ive seen recently shows both houses very closely divided again when its all said and done.. the most recent modeling and sim exercise I looked at shows both houses flipping, with R's owning the senate by only a couple of votes.. and the D's taking back the house, but only owning it by a couple of votes..

not that I trust polls, models, or anything else associated with politics these days.. they all have an agenda and all skew numbers to support their agendas.. but if we assume houses flipping and only being owned by either party by a seat or two, it only takes a couple of "upset" elections to change the entirety of the next 4 years.. no matter who ends up behind the resolute desk..

 

[WAB]

This is - or perhaps was? - Hezbollah's version of Baghdad Bob about to give an update an update on the group's success in its war against the Zionist entity.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838270040942289370

If nothing else, one has to appreciate Israeli timing and creativity in their strikes. And to think he was just congratulating himself on leaving the pager with his wife.

Fantastic video!

 

[Datchew]

not that I trust polls, models, or anything else associated with politics these days.. they all have an agenda and all skew numbers to support their agendas..

Can I get an Amen?!

Polls are instruments for influencing opinions, not measuring them.

 

[freefall]

Amen!

 

[Hunt anything]

@mdwest, I feel you’re correct on the house. One seat that will probably flip is AL 2, the courts said we needed to redraw our congressional districts because we only have one minority representative in Congress so they made us use race in the redistricting. Which goes 100% against the VRA. So now district 2 stretches from the Georgia line to the Mississippi line. The republicans have a terrific candidate and the democrats have a Obama administration official. If Biden had stayed in the race the republicans would have probably held the seat but now that Harris is on top of the ticket I just don’t know.

 

[freefall]

I would think our House seat will go red, but I thought that last time too. Mary Peltola is sure getting a lot of commercial play up here. Somebody has tons of $ to burn. Didn't help that our Senior Senator Murkowski campaigned with her. Our very own Liz Cheney.

 

[Tanks]

the down ticket is where there are a handful of races, potentially some in your particular districts depending on where you live that could make a difference in how the house and senate end up shaking out..

Oh, I am well aware my vote for POTUS is meaningless in CA. Down ballot though, I am in a red leaning district (used to be solid red) and I will vote for my current GOP congresswoman Rep. Young Kim.

 

[DillonG]

Not voting for either candidate is certainly an option, but by doing so, that individual is pissing away one of the greatest freedoms known to mankind. Participation in the process better ensures future existence of the process... And, by not voting, said individual also loses the right to bitch and complain about either candidate or the consequences of their election...

Please understand, I do agree with you to an extent. I know my vote will never swing my state for the POTUS candidate that I prefer. Yes, voting is a founding right of the U.S. All of that said, if you truly believe both candidates are unfit to hold the title don’t vote. You can still complain, because you didn’t vote for the person you deem to be garbage.

I will still vote this year. Don’t get worked up.

 

[Brent in Az]

One more reason to dislike this mooch

House Republicans Are Investigating Zelensky's Visit to Pennsylvania

townhall.com

 

[Red Leg]

One more reason to dislike this mooch

House Republicans Are Investigating Zelensky's Visit to Pennsylvania

townhall.com

Both this article from one of the typical right of center sites, and the complaint, initiated by a republican members of the House critical of our support of Ukraine, is the actual political posturing being created around the Zelensky visit. US aircraft are often used to fly foreign dignitaries when visiting US defense installations or defense industries. During the visit they typically will have both State and DOD representatives along with them. Representative Gooden knows this as well, but nothing like a bit of theater for a news cycle or two during an election.

That said, I think Zelensky made a mistake by calling Vance's views on solving the Ukraine war "radical" in an article published by the New Yorker. He should have had no comment at all because any any thing he said, in whichever language, would be taken out of context (something Trump seems to forget as well). However, it is worth noting that Vance has called for Ukraine to surrender territory currently held by Russia as a basis for negotiations. I personally think that is so naive as to be actually stupid. After all, he is essentially demanding Ukraine surrender. I am sure Zelensky feels the same way as does every other Ukrainian fighting and sacrificing for their right of self determination.

As to his visit, it was absolutely appropriate for him to accept the invitation to visit one of our major ammunition production facilities and thank those workers on behalf of the Ukrainian people while in this country on an official visit to meet with members of Congress.

In the New Yorker article he also offers Vance some advice which I too think would greatly benefit the young, rather inexperienced man from Ohio.

“Let Mr. Vance read up on the history of the Second World War, when a country was forced to give part of its territory to one particular person, What did that man do? Was he appeased or did he deal a devastating blow to the continent of Europe — to many nations, broadly, and to the Jewish nation in particular? Let him do some reading.”

 

[barryk]

Kevin , you just gave me an idea. I hope you don’t mind.

I’m going to trademark Harris’s cackle for a predator call.

Hmmm....perhaps also replacing the trademark Donkey with a cackling hyena.

 

[barryk]

I hope you and @Tanks are correct but the way things have been going I’m not very confident in anything the democrats will do to control everything they can in our lives.

I agree.....she can do a lot of damage with executive orders while we wait for courts to decide whether or not it is constitutional......spitfire anything and keep us busy on defense.

 

[Saul]

Both this article from one of the typical right of center sites, and the complaint, initiated by a republican members of the House critical of our support of Ukraine, is the actual political posturing being created around the Zelensky visit. US aircraft are often used to fly foreign dignitaries when visiting US defense installations or defense industries. During the visit they typically will have both a State and DOD representative along with them. Representative Gooden knows this as well, but nothing like a bit of theater for a news cycle or two during an election.

That said, I think Zelensky made a mistake by calling Vance's views on solving the Ukraine war "radical" in an article published by the New Yorker. He should have had no comment at all because any comments would be taken out of context (something Trump knows about as well). However, it is worth noting that Vance has called for Ukraine to surrender all territory currently held by Russia as a basis for negotiations. I personally think that is so naive as to be actually stupid. After all, he is essentially demanding Ukraine surrender. I am sure Zelensky feels the same way as does every other Ukrainian fighting and sacrificing for their right of self determination.

As to his visit, it was absolutely appropriate for him to accept the invitation to visit one of our major ammunition production facilities and thank those workers on behalf of the Ukrainian people while in this country.

In the article he also offers Vance some advice which I too think would greatly benefit the young, rather inexperienced man from Ohio.

“Let Mr. Vance read up on the history of the Second World War, when a country was forced to give part of its territory to one particular person, What did that man do? Was he appeased or did he deal a devastating blow to the continent of Europe — to many nations, broadly, and to the Jewish nation in particular? Let him do some reading.”

I suspect Vance is not that naive. I am not sure whether he is playing to the MAGA base or another audience…

 

[Red Leg]

I suspect Vance is not that naive. I am not sure whether he is playing to the MAGA base or another audience…

Perhaps. He has had a liberal arts baccalaureate education with a BA from Ohio State University. However, he would have achieved nothing in expanding his understanding of history, economics, or international relations at Yale Law School or during his subsequent career prior to his election to the senate two short years ago. As Hillbilly Elegy indicates, I doubt international events were a regular dinner time area of discussion and debate. He will be loyal to his boss (as he should), but I think he truly does represent an innocent when reflecting on international issues.