CNN: House fails to block effort to oust McCarthyPosted By Brian McFarland |
Remember Chaos, the bad guys from Get Smart? That's today's GOP. LOL.Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck
It's official. Wow.
CNN: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about TrumpPosted By Brian McFarland |
I'm not sure I believe those polls. I don't know a single person who doesn't want him gone forever, and a lot of those people are in my industry and are lifelong Rs. The polls don't make sense. No D will vote for him, and a large chunk of the Rs won't either. The military can't stand him for obvious reasons. How would all that translate to a win?Originally Posted by James Brown
I agree 100%
Meanwhile, the public still prefers Republican policies: https://news.gallup.com/poll/511979/neither-party-liked-gop-holds-advantage-issues.aspx I understand this of course, but it amazes me.
Honestly, I have no idea what to think when the polls show Trump leading Biden. Has the voting public, at least those who are polled, become entirely cynical? I wonder if Trump's fairly durable lead will swing any time soon, maybe after today's circus in the House? Jim
CNN: House fails to block effort to oust McCarthyPosted By Brian McFarland |
As if this circus couldn't get any funnier, I just read this: "Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) announced late Tuesday he will file paperwork to nominate former President Trump to be the next Speaker of the House."Originally Posted by James Brown
I'm not personally blaming the Ds - I'm suggesting that their joining with 8 MAGA congressmen to oust McCarthy was possibly short-sighted. The D caucus could do worse than McCarthy, I think. More importantly, if this maneuver results in gridlock, up to and maybe including government shut-down in 45 days, who is the public going to blame for the gridlock?
I'll answer that question myself. The Ds are going to blame the Rs and the Rs are going to blame the Ds and the independents and centrists are going to ratchet up their disdain for the entirety of Congress. I do not see a winner here. Clearly the D caucus would not have voted unanimously to jettison McCarthy unless they thought that they would win concessions in the short term. I am wondering out loud if that will work for them. Time will tell of course. J
Totalitarian MadnessPosted By Brian McFarland |
Nice mount! Which AP model is that?Originally Posted by James Brown
Beautiful day here by the way. I’m in the observatory on my phone. Maybe you should take a walk? Little fresh air and all that!
Totalitarian MadnessPosted By Brian McFarland |
Very cool. I took delivery of a 1100 a few months ago - it's still sitting it the boxes waiting for me to get it mounted. I also have a 1600 that I use to carry various OTAs. Right now I have Russ's 6" F12 AP refractor on it. AP mounts are hands-down the best mounts I have ever used.Originally Posted by James Brown
GTO 1100. Perfect for my TEC and this solar scope (AstroTech 125 EDL Doublet). Today was splendid!
And GOP Leadership STANDs WITH HAMAS against IsraelPosted By Brian McFarland |
Because he hates the planet and everyone on it? Sad personality disorder.Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
Even if this is just pure trolling, why would you even post something so spurious and hateful?
CNN: Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion casePosted By Brian McFarland |
I can't believe all she got was probation and a small fine.Originally Posted by Jim Moscheck“As part of her guilty plea, Powell is admitting her role in the January 2021 breach of election systems in rural Coffee County, Georgia. With the help of local GOP officials, a group of Trump supporters accessed and copied information from the county’s election systems in hopes of somehow proving that the election was rigged against Trump.
Her attorneys had vehemently rejected prosecutors’ claims that she orchestrated the Coffee County breach. They’ve said at pretrial hearings that prosecutors are “incorrect” and that “the evidence will show that she was not the driving force behind” the incident.
Powell is now the second person in the sprawling racketeering case to plead guilty. Bail bondsman Scott Hall last month pleaded guilty and agreed to testify at future trials. The other 17 defendants, including Trump, have pleaded not guilty.”
The other defendants must be crapping their pants about now.
"Same Clown Show, Different Driver"Posted By Brian McFarland |
I don't think anyone is expecting anything other than more dysfunction.Originally Posted by Russ Carroll
How does anyone expect these complete and total idiots to keep the government open when they couldn't even keep the GOP open???
"Same Clown Show, Different Driver"Posted By Brian McFarland |
I like that idea.Originally Posted by James Brown
I get it that the following is hopelessly naive, but how about a deal between the moderate majority of Rs and the moderate majority of Ds where a conservative D (Henry Cuellar?) or liberal/moderate R is nominated and approved as speaker by a bipartisan majority?
1. Beats the heck out a futile vote on "MAGA Mike."
2. Beats the heck out of MAGA Mike winning the speakership and locking the government down much as Rod predicts.
3. It would be a splendid FU to Gaetz and the MAGA morons who caused this problem.
4. I think the public would love it.
It will never happen because the Ds would rather make apt "clown car" jokes and generally mock the Rs than they would like to govern. Who can blame them. It will also never happen because Gaetz and his ilk have the votes to block a moderate speaker without D participation.
So the political parties in the "peoples house" once again screw the people. Jim
