Politics Thread

XU_Lou · 12-19-2024, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by paulxu

The current impasse on the government funding is reminiscent of another deal.
There was a bi-partisan border bill; a private citizen called in, and they shelved it.
There is a bi-partisan funding bill; another private citizen called in and they shelved it.
Wish our elected officials could actually govern.

"The history of the paragraph can be traced back to ancient Greece, where writers used a symbol called a "paragraghos" - essentially a small horizontal line in the margin - to indicate a change in topic or speaker within a text, marking the earliest form of paragraph division; this symbol evolved into the pilcrow (¶) which is still used today to signify a new paragraph; the concept of a paragraph as a cohesive unit of text with a single main idea developed later, with significant contributions from scholars like Alexander Bain who established a structured theory of paragraph writing in the late 18th century."

Paul - you should look into this writing technique some day. The invention of the paragraph has made communication so much easier. Certainly you graduated from grammar school sometime after 1800, right?

Strange Brew · 12-20-2024, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by paulxu

The current impasse on the government funding is reminiscent of another deal.
There was a bi-partisan border bill; a private citizen called in, and they shelved it.
There is a bi-partisan funding bill; another private citizen called in and they shelved it.
Wish our elected officials could actually govern.

So what?

Make the case, for once against a giviment’s shutdown.

It’s on you now. Prove it.

**paulxu** · 12-20-2024, 05:59 AM

Why should anyone make a case against a government shutdown?
Federal law enforcement/TSA/all the military will have to continue working without pay.

it's on you to make the case of why that's a good thing.

(Can't believe I'm having this conversation. Just because the R's can't govern. As someone said: our congress is being run by a car maker with a cell phone.)

Xuperman · 12-20-2024, 06:58 AM

In other news...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top...-voter-mandate

The Federal Unions are going to try and nix the Trump Administration from mandating Federal employees must return to full time traditional 9-5's.

The idea is that a good percentage simply will not do that and quit. It's nearly impossible to fire useless Federal bureaucrats.

Xville · 12-20-2024, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by paulxu

Why should anyone make a case against a government shutdown?
Federal law enforcement/TSA/all the military will have to continue working without pay.

it's on you to make the case of why that's a good thing.

(Can't believe I'm having this conversation. Just because the R's can't govern. As someone said: our congress is being run by a car maker with a cell phone.)

How anyone can think government shutdown is a good thing is mind boggling. With that said, it's not just Republicans that can't govern. Neither side can put together a financial deal that won't further expedite bankrupting the country. You'd think politicians on both sides would be embarrassed with what they do to the average American on a daily basis, but I'm guessing most of them have no souls to begin with.

Strange Brew · 12-20-2024, 04:58 PM

Originally Posted by paulxu

Why should anyone make a case against a government shutdown?
Federal law enforcement/TSA/all the military will have to continue working without pay.

it's on you to make the case of why that's a good thing.

(Can't believe I'm having this conversation. Just because the R's can't govern. As someone said: our congress is being run by a car maker with a cell phone.)

Oh no. What would we do without those services???

And the military still gets paid you fear mongering clown.

BTW Paul, looks like Steffi and ABC owe Trump some money for spreading the same lies you have.

Strange Brew · 12-20-2024, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Xville

How anyone can think government shutdown is a good thing is mind boggling. With that said, it's not just Republicans that can't govern. Neither side can put together a financial deal that won't further expedite bankrupting the country. You'd think politicians on both sides would be embarrassed with what they do to the average American on a daily basis, but I'm guessing most of them have no souls to begin with.

Hold on. Are you implying Democrats can govern?