Posts Made By: Patrick Keafer

Originally Posted by James Brown

Colorado is definitely blue.  According to the New York Times our governor elect will be "the most progressive governor in the nation."  Thanks goodness we have what we call locally the TABOR amendment (Tax Payers Bill of Rights).  It was passed years ago and requires a vote of the people to raise taxes and do many other things.  It has long served to keep the spendy politicians in check... or to assure that our schools and infrastructure are grossly underfunded.  It depends upon who one talks to!

Anyway, it is kind of odd that Colorado is going whole-hog blue this election cycle and the last one too, but most all of the ballot initiative to raise taxes are going sown in flames.  I think that means that the average Coloradan is a fiscal conservative, who likes Democrats.  Go figure.

Jim

Originally Posted by James Lacey

Trump was off the rails in the whole news conference. He lost his cool and snapped not only at Acosta but others as well. If he can't handle a single presser, he's going to have a melt-down when a Democratic House with subpoena power comes asking questions.

Originally Posted by Russ Carroll

The many stories and reflections offered about Pres Bush 41 are a stark reminder of how small, undeserving, and inadequate Donald Trump is to hold the office of President.

Originally Posted by James Brown

Technically, you are correct, the only Constitutionally mandated "qualifications" are age and citizenship.  Of course, when I say Trump was unqualified to be president, or, I presume, when most anyone else says DJT was not qualified to be president, it is because he had no political or public service experience. 

Of course, his general lack of qualification for the job got him elected.   Just enough voters were itching for a populist outsider who could kick those snobby inside-the-beltway SOBs in the groin.  This is what the people wanted and this is exactly what we got.  I can really sympathize too.  You try to live a decent life and then next thing you know insider snobs and criminals are labeling you an irredeemable deplorable, who is ex post facto a racist too.  It is enough to make even the most even-keeled middle-american want to lash out at the bastards in the government and the press.

Abe was plenty qualified by any definition.  We was a self-trained lawyer, a brilliant orator, profound thinker and he had 30 years of public service in Illinois and Washington:

http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/education/polbrief.htm.bak

Jim

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Thanks for the update Private Gomer Kaufman.  

Please head to the Pentagon, as I'm certain they are waiting with bated breath for your orders on how to Proceed.  

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Oh yeah, he's stubborn, but which President wasn't?  George W. Bush perhaps, but that's about it.  

Trump's doin' better than any other 'conservative' Republican President in my lifetime, aside from Reagan.