Politics Thread

[XU_Lou]

With a 3 seat majority and tie breaking vote after Monday, the R's can have anyone they want.
I don't see any R's with the backbone to require competence; they seem to be too worried about being primaried against if they do so.

Also, I don't expect anyone who supports a felon who is rebuked by his own vice president as unfit, to understand the necessity of competence in critical government roles.

Paul - you trying to do your best Hiroo Onoda impression?

[XU_Lou]

Former President, President-elect and acting-President Donald J. Trump is already racking-up major wins:

* Canada agreeing to increase trade with US

* EU will likely be buying more natural gas from US

* Gaza

* Putin willing to talk

* Death of DEI

* Red dye

* Trump wall already being constructed on TX border



And it's only D-5

[xuphan]

Anyone heard from Bobbie, MasterofReality, or Uncle Joe? For consistent regulars they don’t seem to be on here much anymore.

[X-band '01]

Uncle Joe is just an alias for Lou when he gets banned for going over the top.

I just assume Bobbie and the Master want a break from this thread.

[paulxu]

Yes, elections do have consequences paul. I wonder how the Democrats could have avoided this. Such a mystery.

Oh, I've already noted they are primarily responsible for the outcome by not showing up.
Still doesn't stop me from wondering how people (especially women) voted for Trump.
I remember when Republicans, especially in the Senate, had a spine. Even though they only stand every six years, they have become as complacent as the House members...assumedly worried about being primaried.

[GoMuskies]

Trump won the election (including the popular vote). Not generally giving him what he wants would be tremendously stupid. For the Republicans who don't like him, they can think of it as giving him the rope to hang himself.

[paulxu]

He wants sycophants.
He needs competent people to run the government.
R's are in the majority. They can give him what he wants (so far, many obviously not suited) or they can help give him and the country what both need...competency.

[GoMuskies]

Trump didn't hide what he planned to do in his campaign. This is what he ran on, and he won pretty convincingly. This is what the people voted for. You may not like that. A lot of Republican senators may not like that. But it's pretty clear.

So here we go.

[murray87]

He wants sycophants.
He needs competent people to run the government.
R's are in the majority. They can give him what he wants (so far, many obviously not suited) or they can help give him and the country what both need...competency.

We've been looking for that my whole life!

[GoMuskies]

The Hamas/Israel cease fire deal may be fraying at the edges. If it falls apart, look for Biden and Trump, who've both been claiming credit for the deal, to start denying they have anything to do with it and point their finger at the other guy.