Politics Thread

He has advocated violence. Telling people at rallies to punch others, urging people to go the Capitol and fight like hell and that he would join them (sure).
Yes, Dems have added to the debt, often to pull us out of a hole like 2008 and 2020. And Clinton screwed up signing Glass-Steagal repeal.
But he left a surplus behind, and we could have started paying down the debt instead of a massive tax cut followed by unfunded wars.
I certainly don’t want Trump back in to have another tax cut, primarily benefitting the well to do, and adding more debt.

This press conference should be real interesting…

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Originally Posted by paulxu

He has advocated violence. Telling people at rallies to punch others, urging people to go the Capitol and fight like hell and that he would join them (sure).
Yes, Dems have added to the debt, often to pull us out of a hole like 2008 and 2020. And Clinton screwed up signing Glass-Steagal repeal.
But he left a surplus behind, and we could have started paying down the debt instead of a massive tax cut followed by unfunded wars.
I certainly don’t want Trump back in to have another tax cut, primarily benefitting the well to do, and adding more debt.

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Surplus on the debt? You sure about that?

Glad we agree we finally had a deficit surplus after the R’s took the House after 40 years of Dem control.

I haven’t see him say anything you stated in regards to the event you can’t stop obsessing about.

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Originally Posted by Xville

This press conference should be real interesting…

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A press conference that could lturn the country's political landscape upside down less than 4 months before "the most important election of our lifetimes" with "Democracy on the ballot". I think "interesting" may be an understatement.

Glad I'm headed to lawyer's league softball instead of watching! Should make for some good Twitter reading tonight, though.

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Originally Posted by paulxu

I think it's always the right of the voters to question the competency of their candidate, especially mental competency.
So, I think it's up to Biden to address the concerns, allay them or step aside.

Similarly, I'm struck by the total abdication of this duty by the Republicans.
While leading Democrats are questioning Biden's situation and it dominates the news, I never hear of Republicans questioning:
- why they have a convicted felon on the ticket
- why he has no policy proposals and spends his time at rallies fear mongering
- questioning his mental competency as he wonders all over making no sense about sharks, and electric boats, and other nonsense

Just imagine if Biden had spewed that nonsense about the sharks and boats. You can't imagine that.

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I’m not sure the Dem’s would be so public about their concerns if Biden were expected to win.

Right, let’s stop trying to imply that the dems are doing some noble gesture here. It’s because they want to save their own ass in their own races, and have their party in power. Period

I confess to being in that camp. Biden has been the best President in my (considerable) lifetime, and I think he could continue to govern well because of both his instincts and advisors, if he were re-elected. But I don’t believe that he can win. So I want to replace him with a more electable candidate who shares his vision. That’s Kamala, I believe.

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Originally Posted by X-man

I confess to being in that camp. Biden has been the best President in my (considerable) lifetime, and I think he could continue to govern well because of both his instincts and advisors, if he were re-elected. But I don’t believe that he can win. So I want to replace him with a more electable candidate who shares his vision. That’s Kamala, I believe.

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Serious question. By what metrics is he the best President of your lifetime?

Holy fuck, that's wild. That's one person who likes Kamala. I guess the people she blew to get into power liked her, too, so we're up to maybe 100 total with X-man.

An excellent question. It’s because of what he has accomplished. LBJ would have gotten my vote here except for Vietnam. Nobody else is close.