Politics Thread

[Muskie in dayton]

Maybe you should check in with your Senate leadership.



https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-...polio-vaccine/

“My” senate leadership? You are so simple minded.

1. The ABC propaganda failed to mention this isn’t about Salk’s polio vax, but about this one: https://apnews.com/article/health-un...12acf27729f6a5
2. RFK Jr, you know the guy making the call hasn’t even take a position to pull it (though he should).

The Party wants to destroy anyone who ruins their grift. Once you understand that, it all makes sense.

[Muskie in dayton]

Or, rather age brackets? Minimum age should be bumped up to limit the number of career politicians, and then capped to eliminate the decrepitly old.

No. A one term limit for all Federal positions. That’s it. Then go back and get a real job where you actually have to earn your compensation. You know, the way it was intended.

[UCGRAD4X]

No. A one term limit for all Federal positions. That’s it. Then go back and get a real job where you actually have to earn your compensation. You know, the way it was intended.

The Spirit of Cincinnatus is strong in this one.

[XU_Lou]

No. A one term limit for all Federal positions. That’s it. Then go back and get a real job where you actually have to earn your compensation. You know, the way it was intended.

I see one glaring potential problem with one term limits: a lack of expertise in how the House and Senate chambers operate - especially for leadership roles. From my understanding the rules are fairly arcane. It also bothers me that we limit our rights in who we get to vote for. If someone is doing a great job, and wants to run again, we should have the right to support that person.

By bumping up the age requirements for fed offices, we can potentially get more people in there with more real-world experience.

The real problem is money, and therefore influence. We have to find a way to take as much money out of the equation as possible. I've said this before, why not make campaign advertisement, and therefore, all campaign donations illegal? Go back to the days when candidates debated in newspapers (figuratively - we now have the internet, etc..). Make it illegal for politicians (and all federal employees above a certain level for that matter) to work in executive positions of companies where they may have had some type influence/impact. There also needs to be more transparency/oversight on investments - we can't have politicians becoming rich overnight thru insider trading.

[paulxu]

“My” senate leadership? You are so simple minded.

1. The ABC propaganda failed to mention this isn’t about Salk’s polio vax, but about this one: https://apnews.com/article/health-un...12acf27729f6a5
2. RFK Jr, you know the guy making the call hasn’t even take a position to pull it (though he should).

The Party wants to destroy anyone who ruins their grift. Once you understand that, it all makes sense.

There is no indication that the request by RFK's attorney to the CDC to remove the polio vaccine is the one used overseas noted in your article.
The request was targeted to the US vaccine approved by the CDC, and as noted in your article there is no problem with it.

RFK's position on vaccines is why 77 Nobel Laureates have requested he not be approved to the HHS position.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcar...oppose-rfk-jr/

Do you think this is a "position."

But that’s not true. Again and again, Kennedy has made his opposition to vaccines clear. In July, Kennedy said in a podcast interview that “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective” and told FOX News that he still believes in the long-ago debunked idea that vaccines can cause autism. In a 2021 podcast he urged people to “resist” CDC guidelines on when kids should get vaccines.

“I see somebody on a hiking trail carrying a little baby and I say to him, better not get them vaccinated,” Kennedy said.

https://apnews.com/article/rfk-kenne...77df9de5a09731

[Xville]

Rfk’s position on vaccines is bonkers. Love his position on our food though

[ArizonaXUGrad]

Rfk’s position on vaccines is bonkers. Love his position on our food though

This but the bummer is my fears seem to be coming true. I wish his first and biggest focus would be the food supply and I hopefully he goes back to that, but it appears the crazy came out first.

[GoMuskies]

Rand Paul floats Elon Musk for House speaker. You want things to get nuts? That would be nuts.

I can't imagine why he would want the job.

https://www.axios.com/2024/12/19/gop...eaker-of-house

[bjf123]

Isn’t the Speaker next in line for President should something happen to both the President and the VP? That wouldn’t work since he wasn’t born here. Still, part of me would love him as Speaker just to really shake things up. Those in both Chambers have gotten too comfy with their power.


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[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.