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Skipper

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  1. 1 hour ago, bad_teammate said:

     

    Trump is a temporary problem. Even justices he appoints are temporary problems if the next president has courage. Don't like an SC justice? Fine, pack the court. Rotate the conservatives off.

     

    JFC

  2. 23 hours ago, C-Man said:

    Assuming that's the case. Philip Kingston said Truluck's will be closing and I didn't get the impression they would be involved with the new development.

     

    Great.  Can see it across the street from my office.  The last thing this area needs is more office space.  Rush hour traffic is already a nightmare.   But as for the Trulucks?  Always thought it was overrated and haven't been in years.

  3. 4 minutes ago, TexEx15 said:

    I am starting to believe that Bernie and his Bros will ultimately lead to Trump’s re-election One way or another.  Note I’m not opining on whether this is good bad or indifferent.  Rather I’m just thinking out loud to were this is headed based on events to date.

    Scenario 1) Bernie wins the nomination.  His core support is undeniable but I don’t think he can build a coalition to beat Trump.  His policies are simply too extreme for a lot of folks and ultimately that turns them away whether that is a vote for Trump or simply sitting out the election.

    Scenario 2) Bernie does not win the nomination. The Bros refuse to vote for the nominee thereby handicapping the race in Trump’s favor.

    Yep. It's pretty simple really.

  4. 1 minute ago, GSU&UT said:

    You aren't even voting for Warren, just so everyone knows where you stand.

    As long as she's running on nonsense like eliminating all student debt and a 'wealth tax' that is practically impossible, that's correct.  But she's toast so it's a moot point.

  5. 47 minutes ago, longhornmatt said:

    I just want to clarify that Bernie’s plan per his website, and reiterated both in the debate and in bad_teammate’s talking points, is that he wants to give workers a 20% ownership stake.   Not just 20% of the board seats.  He literally wants to take away 20% of the ownership and have that owned by “employees”.   He will do this by forcing companies to dilute shareholders and divert profits to an employee ownership fund until the fund has 20% of the company’s market cap.  
     

     

    It's beyond ridiculous.  And would never pass, not to mention illegal. Bernie is a disaster.  It's becoming obvious nobody on that stage will beat Trump because the Democratic party isn't even remotely unified with Bernie's socialist branch hijacking 30% and splits among the pragmatic candidates with nobody appearing to back down anytime soon.  I'll be in Vegas for business next week - can I bet on the election?  Because if it's still Trump -200 or so I will load up. 

  6. 3 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    This is really all Biden's fault and I'm being dead serious.  He's been the presumptive front runner for two years now, claiming the "electability" lane.  Then, when the game starts, he had a shitty organization, no real strategy, no money, and stumbled and confused debate performances.  He hasn't earned the right to be here at this point.  The rest of the finalists have.

     

    Mostly agree except I don't think better organization, strategy or money could save him from the fact he just got old.  He was never an elite speaker or politician to begin with but has by far been the least impressive candidate.   It was eventually going to catch up to him.

  7. 1 minute ago, Calihorn said:

    Love hearing about electability from people that don't know who and who isn't electable.

    Given the idealogical divide and vitriol within the Democratic party, I really don't think anyone outside of Trump is electable.  Thought that a year ago and only more convinced now with Biden's downfall.  A competent Biden had the best shot.

  8. 1 minute ago, Aqua Buddha said:

    If I'm the GOP, a Bern victory in the general is great long game.  I get rid of Trump and can start over again like nothing happened.  I make big gains in the mid terms and take the House back.  I rebrand the Democratic Party the "Democrat Socialist Party" and then win in a landslide in 2024 with a normal candidate.  All the while, 0% of Bern's platform gets through even a Democratic Congress.

    The problem is the GOP has gone full Trump.  I don't see the Mitt Romney's of the world taking that party back over anytime soon regardless of what happens in this election.

  9. 1 minute ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    Are you under the impression that their arguments are sincere or in good faith? They will launch a million different attacks on any candidate. If Bernie's the nominee, they will use his heart attack 5 months ago against him as well. 

     

    Sure they will use it.  But I can't fathom THAT being the issue that would make someone vote for Trump over Bernie.   

  10. 3 minutes ago, Hank Kingsley said:

    Republicans were handed the ammo the day Bernie had a heart attack. Do you think they'll just ignore it in the general election? 

     

    Is Trump, with his love for fast food, some beacon of health?   That's not Trump's dagger against Bernie.  Socialism is.

  11. The back and forth on medical records seems dumb   There is clearly a risk that any of Trump, Biden, Bernie, Bloomberg croak or have major medical issues during the next 5 years.  It would be one thing if the incumbent was in his 40's or 50's but is that really going to change anyone's vote?  Non-issue.

  12. Yeah, I can't tell if it's 'night terrors' or just nightmares/wakes up scared of the dark.  There have been times when he's out of it but for the most part he's generally pretty 'aware'.  He doesn't elaborate as to why or what made him sad/scared but he is sure as hell awake enough to plead for more milk and/or for one of us to lay with him (or more often than not if I check on him, to "go get mama").

  13. 12 minutes ago, bad_teammate said:

    Nah, we don't say Pocahontas or Alfred E. Neuman or even Sleepy Joe. "Little Mike" is wonderful, though, because all billionaires deserve demeaning nicknames and constant ridicule.

    Do Millionaires deserve the same?  $10MM Net Worth?  $100MM?  Just want to make sure I know where the cutoff is.

  14. I think it drives Trump crazy that "Mini Mike" was infinitely more successful, and more respected, in the business community than Trump. I think Bloomberg is actually the only one that can really get under Trump's skin.  Because at least in the business world, he actually is what Trump pretends to be. 

  15. 8 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

    No one who wants to limit the size of the soda you can drink is a center right anything.  He is just as much of a control freak as anyone else in the Democrat party.  He just likes capitalism more than they do.

    Not really a politics take, but I used to think that idea was really dumb.  But after becoming educated on the impact of shit nutrition on society at large (diabetes among other things), I would absolutely be on board with taxing the hell out of highly processed products with exorbitant amounts of added sugar to subsidize healthcare

  16. 15 minutes ago, wildcat09 said:

    I've yet to see a Bloomberg supporter anywhere online give a reason for supporting him that isn't just "he's the only one that can beat Trump." His supporters are the supporters Biden lost, who only supported Biden because they thought Biden was the most electable until Biden started losing. There's no such thing as an actual affirmative Bloomberg supporter (that he isn't paying).

    Believe it or not, there are a lot of people out there that didn't want the Trump nativist revolution and don't want to replace that with the polar opposite socialist revolution.  I think a lot of people that vote for Bloomberg would probably be fine with Biden/Klobuchar/Pete but will be convinced Bloomberg most likely to rise out of that pack, and yes, actually beat Trump.

  17. 9 minutes ago, GW Hayduke said:

     

    I’m not that in-tune with how the electoral college would likely shake out in Bernie-Trump head to head, but there is probably a reason why Hannity and Trump defend Bernie while Trump goes to the extreme to attack Biden and Warren.

     From a Texas perspective thinking about the State legislature, Bernie would be terrible for down ballot candidates.

    Yeah, this isn't just some "Democratic establishment conspiracy".  It's clear Trump and his team want Bernie to win.  Could they be wrong, sure, but pretty obvious Trump and the R machine thinks that Bernie stacks the odds heavily in Trump's favor.

  18. 2 hours ago, bad_teammate said:

    He's not packing huge venues. There is zero evidence aside from wishful thinking that he's going to turn out voters. So like the above, it might be useful for you to ask yourself why you're indulging in that evidence-free wishful thinking.

    Does a Bloomberg voter seem like the type of person that needs to attend a large cult-like rally with like minded individuals convinced a politician is going to solve all of their problems?  Of course he's not someone that's going to attract massive crowds.    Bloomberg voters likely (i) vote on a regular basis and (ii) have a life and don't need everyone in the world to know which candidate they prefer.   

  19. Yeah, speaking of tantrums and locking doors, etc., of course when our almost 1 year old girl finally starts sleeping consitently, our 3 year old boy is waking up freaked out all the damn time.  It started occasionally prior to Christmas but it's basically every single night now.  Just wakes up anywhere from 11PM to 4 AM (sometimes multiple times) scared of something (nightmares?).  Who knows.  He can't really explain what he's scared of.  But it's driving us crazy.  We've tried different things (comfort, crying it out, milk, night lights, etc.) but haven't been consistent so a lot of it is on us I'm sure.  My wife is calling some sleep consultant someone recommended to her today.  I'll gladly pay for a plan that works even if this is just a short phase.  Anyone else go through this?

  20. So has there been any more news about the 14 'asymptomatic' Americans that were on the cruise ship and now in quarantine in the US?   If most remain asymptomatic, that seems to be a pretty positive sign for the overall impact even if it does spread here.  But if those people were asymptomatic 2-3 days after testing positive for the virus, and most end up getting symptoms days later, it seems to imply it will be pretty damn hard to stop the spread.

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