Politics Thread

[paulxu]

Time to get a new pony to ride Paul.
Your one trick is up. Find a new topic to obsess over.

I'm very interested in our national government. And very glad that the 3rd grade bully will no longer be part of it.
I just hope he doesn't create a lot of mayhem on his way out the door. He's still trying to get the VP to overturn the election. Crazy stuff.

[Xville]

Yeah nevermind....we are fucked

[Masterofreality]

I'm very interested in our national government. And very glad that the 3rd grade bully will no longer be part of it.
I just hope he doesn't create a lot of mayhem on his way out the door. He's still trying to get the VP to overturn the election. Crazy stuff.

Move on Paul. Your continued screeds are tiresome.
What’s your group gonna do?

[paulxu]

Hopefully pass some of the legislation McConnell has blocked for 4 years and re-establish relations with our allies.

[Masterofreality]

Hopefully pass some of the legislation McConnell has blocked for 4 years and re-establish relations with our allies.

And what “Legislation” is that?
Police Defunding?
Tax increases?
Critical Race theory for schools?
Sticking taxes back on businesses sending jobs back overseas?
Crushing environmental regulations on business?
Are China and Iran allies? Yeah, let’s get in bed with Regimes who repress Human Rights.
As to our “traditional” allies, are we going to stop requiring them to pay their fair share of NATO?
Are the Mideast Peace deals that have been negotiated by our “traditional ally” Israel going to be abandoned to force the discredited two state solution?
Oh, yeah! Sounds like paradise.

[bobbiemcgee]

And how interesting that Again Dekalb County has a delay in reporting their results plus an issue with their scanning machines.

Typical pub bs. 150 unamerican congress members will argue today that 8 million gremlins showed up across the country with black sharpies and changed votes from trump to biden on the SAME BALLOT that gave them their votes to be in Congress. Talk about STUPID!! ARRGHH!

[boozehound]

Yeah nevermind....we are fucked

I don't think it will be as bad as people fear it might. There is still Joe Manchin, and Biden isn't a crazy radical by any means. We just need to hope he stays healthy, because I don't love the prospect of a President Kamala Harris with control of Congress.

I think we will see a return to Obama-era policy with a rollback of the Trump tax cuts for $400K+ earners. It will allow Biden to confirm his cabinet. Probably no supreme court seats coming up in the next 4 years, but who knows.

It's a likely 4 years of Democratic Senate control though - The Dems are only defending 13 seats in 2022 vs 21 for the Republicans. That flips in 2024 when the Dems defend 21 seats to the Republicans' 10 seats.

I think this could be a great opportunity for Biden, should he take it, to be a unifier. Don't be a dick about the fact that you control government and don't try to ram too much policy down Republicans' throats. Work across the aisle and attack the issues that all Americans care about. I realize that this is a probably a pipe dream.

[Xville]

I don't think it will be as bad as people fear it might. There is still Joe Manchin, and Biden isn't a crazy radical by any means. We just need to hope he stays healthy, because I don't love the prospect of a President Kamala Harris with control of Congress.

I think we will see a return to Obama-era policy with a rollback of the Trump tax cuts for $400K+ earners. It will allow Biden to confirm his cabinet. Probably no supreme court seats coming up in the next 4 years, but who knows.

It's a likely 4 years of Democratic Senate control though - The Dems are only defending 13 seats in 2022 vs 21 for the Republicans. That flips in 2024 when the Dems defend 21 seats to the Republicans' 10 seats.

I think this could be a great opportunity for Biden, should he take it, to be a unifier. Don't be a dick about the fact that you control government and don't try to ram too much policy down Republicans' throats. Work across the aisle and attack the issues that all Americans care about. I realize that this is a probably a pipe dream.

If this were twenty years ago, I'd feel a positive outlook as you noted here. However, there are so many members of congress that are on the extreme sides of the aisle that I just don't see America getting back to what it used to be. Our government needs a major overhaul from term limits, to getting lobbyists out of Washington and local influences, to the insane amount of dollars being spent every election cycle.

[boozehound]

If this were twenty years ago, I'd feel a positive outlook as you noted here. However, there are so many members of congress that are on the extreme sides of the aisle that I just don't see America getting back to what it used to be. Our government needs a major overhaul from term limits, to getting lobbyists out of Washington and local influences, to the insane amount of dollars being spent every election cycle.

100% agree. The failure to enact campaign finance reform coupled with the Citizens United decision set us in a bad direction. The growth of 24 hour 'news' took us further down that path. Then Social Media turbocharged it and got it hooked on crystal meth.

Still - Biden is in a unique position and is (hopefully) kind of a throwback. I also don't think he's worried about re-election, which could end up being a good thing. He has the narrowest of margins in the Senate, which means he can't just do whatever he wants. The crazies on the left are already pissed at him because he is assembling a reasonably centrist cabinet. I think there's a chance. Republicans should be willing to work with him since they won't have the majority.

On the positive side, I really hope that this squashes the whole Trump-branded Populist movement that is radicalizing much of the right.

[Masterofreality]

I don't think it will be as bad as people fear it might. There is still Joe Manchin, and Biden isn't a crazy radical by any means. We just need to hope he stays healthy, because I don't love the prospect of a President Kamala Harris with control of Congress.

I think we will see a return to Obama-era policy with a rollback of the Trump tax cuts for $400K+ earners. It will allow Biden to confirm his cabinet. Probably no supreme court seats coming up in the next 4 years, but who knows.

It's a likely 4 years of Democratic Senate control though - The Dems are only defending 13 seats in 2022 vs 21 for the Republicans. That flips in 2024 when the Dems defend 21 seats to the Republicans' 10 seats.

I think this could be a great opportunity for Biden, should he take it, to be a unifier. Don't be a dick about the fact that you control government and don't try to ram too much policy down Republicans' throats. Work across the aisle and attack the issues that all Americans care about. I realize that this is a probably a pipe dream.

There’s a reason why “Most Liberal Senator” Harris was put on the ticket. Biden is a Potemkin President. He’ll be a puppet and Harris will soon assume the Presidency. We are fucked. There is no desire from anyone on the left to “work accross the aisle. Court packing and Filibuster removal will soon become reality. Not to mention “Free Public College” which will decimate our school Xavier.
The “great reset” is now in full force. Just wait & see.