Politics Thread

[paulxu]

With all the talk about rigged elections/stolen elections by Republicans and their media, when an actual example of voter fraud comes out, it seems to always be Republicans. Not just run of the mill voters, but election officials busting into voting machines, fake electors, or just out and out making votes up. Strange that.

https://www.timesunion.com/state/art...P-CP-spotlight

[Strange Brew]

With all the talk about rigged elections/stolen elections by Republicans and their media, when an actual example of voter fraud comes out, it seems to always be Republicans. Not just run of the mill voters, but election officials busting into voting machines, fake electors, or just out and out making votes up. Strange that.

https://www.timesunion.com/state/art...P-CP-spotlight

FL prosecuted some Dems for voter fraud and a D is involved in the murder of a journalist. Read more sources Paul.

[Smails]

What are your thoughts on the statements from Cori Bush, Omar and Jamall Bowman...do you consider them 'sane'?

Paul- care to answer? You said no sane democrats got behind the defund the police movement..yet the data really suggests otherwise.

[Smails]

He's already got all of you convinced the election was stolen.

I assume you are talking to this board when you say 'all of you.' Who on this board thinks the election was stolen, Paul?

[Caf]

The inflation landscape is getting absurd. Revolutions in Europe are certainly incoming. We feel it bad here with 8.3% inflation but over the same period the dollar is up 18% and should be heading higher assuming the Fed does not change course. The opposite for the Euro which is down 15.3% YoY. For all the mockery of calling inflation transitory, which is 100% fair, interest rate hikes moves have not moved the needle. The Fed is now of course hell bent on not being accused of underreacting and is talking a big game. We'll see if a market crash scares Powell dovish like it did last time. I would equate what they're doing now, killing growth to try to slow inflation, to killing people to solve hunger. Oh and we're on the doorstep of a rail strike.

[paulxu]

People who want to allocate some part of the public safety budget of cities for programs that help people, aren't necessarily "defunding" the police.
They are seeking alternative approaches to reducing crime and improving public safety, often by adding dollars to the public safety budget.
Do you have some outliers? Sure, just look at wacky MTG. She doesn't represent the Republican party's approach to law and order with her Defund the FBI nonsense. There are certainly Dem outliers also.

But let's go scream all Dems want to defund the police. It's a good narrative, and keeps the base riled up.

Paul- care to answer? You said no sane democrats got behind the defund the police movement..yet the data really suggests otherwise.

I responded to your earlier same question with the response noted above. The rhetoric from most politicians was addressing additional funding or reallocating resources within a budget to address lowering crime statistics with other, proven measures. Sure there are firebrands who probably want the police disbanded for some stupid reason. But I don't see that as any party policy or offered as a solution by any leaders.

[Xville]

Paul- care to answer? You said no sane democrats got behind the defund the police movement..yet the data really suggests otherwise.

While I do think there was a democratic outcry for defund the police for a bit, I wouldn't necessarily say it was a democratic platform....and yeah Cori Bush and Ilman are basically the MGTs of the democratic party.

[paulxu]

I assume you are talking to this board when you say 'all of you.' Who on this board thinks the election was stolen, Paul?

Sorry; was referring to the millions of Republicans who still believe that as evidenced by recent polling.
I would hope people on this board are smarter than that. Maybe we should take a poll here?

[GoMuskies]

The inflation landscape is getting absurd. Revolutions in Europe are certainly incoming. We feel it bad here with 8.3% inflation but over the same period the dollar is up 18% and should be heading higher assuming the Fed does not change course. The opposite for the Euro which is down 15.3% YoY. For all the mockery of calling inflation transitory, which is 100% fair, interest rate hikes moves have not moved the needle. The Fed is now of course hell bent on not being accused of underreacting and is talking a big game. We'll see if a market crash scares Powell dovish like it did last time. I would equate what they're doing now, killing growth to try to slow inflation, to killing people to solve hunger. Oh and we're on the doorstep of a rail strike.

We're going to have a fantastic winter here compared to what's going to happen in Europe. The cost of energy there is just absurd. Pray for mild weather.

[xubrew]

We're going to have a fantastic winter here compared to what's going to happen in Europe. The cost of energy there is just absurd. Pray for mild weather.

I've thought about moving to Europe for years. About a three or four months ago I came as close to doing it as I ever have. Was even discussing potential jobs and places to live. My issue was that while I'd like to live over there for a while, the key phrase is 'FOR A WHILE.' I have enough money to easily go a year without working. But the issue is that I love the job I have over here, and the chances of it still being there for me after leaving it for a year are pretty much zero. So...I decided against it.

I rarely say this about myself, but...GOOD DECISION!!!