Trump Runs AgainPosted By James Brown |
Of course it makes sense. A safety net is critical for national stability and welfare. Any politician who actually calls for eliminating SS or MC is dead on arrival.Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
I don't see anybody attacking it. But supplementing it, particularly when one is retired, with the SS/medicare safety net only makes sense...
On A Lighter NotePosted By James Brown |
Hi Dave:Originally Posted by David CotterellAsked it before in another thread but I'll go again - has relevance to this thread, i believe..
Assuming Trump does NOT get the R nomination what are the chances he will say, "Well, screw y'all, I'll run as an independent."
I'm thinking there is a significant non-zero chance of this happening...
Dave
More Greatness being forced upon us from the Radical Left.Posted By James Brown |
Hi Dave: I'm a conservative and I agree with everything you said.Originally Posted by David CotterellI'm supportive of Trans people everywhere and always. Nuff said, no need to go into details. I'm a Liberal.
Except
When sports are involved. This is a very difficult area to navigate and the various sport governing bodies are not handling it at all well at the moment. Biological males, from about puberty onward, develop a far greater 'power-to-weight-ratio' than females. Even post surgery and with years of hormonal treatments the male skeletal-muscular structure will still, on average, remain stronger than the female although the difference becomes less over time. Does it ever become zero? I honestly don't know...
So I do not think a simple declaration on day 1 from a boy at the very beginning of the transition process should allow that athlete to compete in the girl's race on day 2. That seems to be what the linked article is bemoaning and I concur.
People with medical degrees who know far more than me about the whole Trans process might be able to determine a suitable waiting period for boy-->girl transitions for athletics to be fair. I know it isn't in the first couple of years. But how long is it? And what form or category of competition can a transitioning person find to compete in while waiting?
This is a complex topic.
Dave
Great News! Lauren Boebert won in ColoradoPosted By James Brown |
This is my favorite post of 2022. I wish we had a bookmark feature. JimOriginally Posted by Russ Carroll
Let me use this comment to address both you and Rod on an issue:
I did the same thing that you claim you did in bold - I voted for the lesser evil. We simply don't agree on who that was.
Donald Trump is a singularity in American Presidential politics, at least in my adult life. He is a sociopath and a narcissist at such a deep level that he cannot be trusted with the Presidency under any circumstance because of the great damage that is possible to our country. I reluctantly voted for Clinton, someone that I hold little in common with politically, because I knew bad policies are easier to correct down the road than evil-doing. You don't agree with me, but you mischaracterize my motives.
Now to Rod. You ask a great question: How in the world can I vote for DeSantis given his behavior. Simple - I have zero evidence that he is either a sociopath or a narcissist, particularly to the criminal level of a Donald Trump. He's just a skilled politician IMO that sees the numbers inside the current GOP and he realizes he isn't going anywhere by pissing off Trump voters. I can overlook a lot of his flaws as a candidate that bother me because he isn't crazy or a criminal.
If Donald Trump runs and is nominated, I will again go to war against him. Everything he has done since becoming President has only reinforced the concerns I had in 2016 and more, but make no mistake - I am at war with Trump, not conservative principles. Trump is a very dangerous psychopath. Ron DeSantis is not. I may cringe on occasion but I would happily support DeSantis.
Great News! Lauren Boebert won in ColoradoPosted By James Brown |
Rod, I understand that this here ^ is going to be the campaign message in 2024 if Trump is not the R nominee. I can't believe that you actually would buy into this campaign slogan as truth. There are miles of difference in skill, temperament, and demeanor between Trump and DeSantis (or the other R hopefuls).Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
Another person who doesn't see that DeSantis is Trump by a different name...
Great News! Lauren Boebert won in ColoradoPosted By James Brown |
What a joke. It is almost like he killed them with his own bare hands, isn't it? Given Florida's aged demographic, it is surprising that they did not lead the nation in the Covid death rate. But they did not, there are several states, including blue states with higher deaths per M.Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
The GOP platform is a mirage. It's for show and nothing much more.
DeSantis got a lot of people killed with his covid policies. That shouldn't be forgotten or forgiven...
Great News! Lauren Boebert won in ColoradoPosted By James Brown |
I should add that CA liberals can hold this against him all they want. You guys are voting blue no matter what, right? I am pretty sure that the rest of the country would vote DeSantis in a landslide over Newsome, if handling the pandemic were the big issue (it's not). For all of us deplorables in fly-over country, the pandemic is in the rear-view mirror, and has been for a year.Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman
The GOP platform is a mirage. It's for show and nothing much more.
DeSantis got a lot of people killed with his covid policies. That shouldn't be forgotten or forgiven...
Ominous newsPosted By James Brown |
I agree. Mel was very kind.Originally Posted by David CotterellMel and I shared many PM's over the years and my strongest memory of him was his kindness. I shall miss him.
Dave
Elon Musk decides that Twitter's censorship of speech will not stand.Posted By James Brown |
Michigan is a force of nature, that is for sure. I graduated from Purdue in '83 - care to make a wager on this Saturday's championship game? I'm in, if you'll spot me 65 points!Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
What hysterical reactions? I’ve been enjoying watching some awesome football all weekend, I guess you are watching MSNBC?
I was impressed. He also said, without any prompting, that he could see and described some detail in the M31 dust lane (that his parents could not see), "by looking beside the galaxy." Kid's a natural...
Elon Musk decides that Twitter's censorship of speech will not stand.Posted By James Brown |
Meaning Rich feels good for a bit, when those folks are knocked down to his station in life. Of course these engineers and programmers won't stay down in Mom's basement for long. Unlike our troll.Originally Posted by Brian McFarland
It'll be great when that dead weight is unemployed and living in their Mom's basements, huh?
