US Election Week 2020

[Solmyr]

[Valmy]

Yeah usually I am relieved when these elections are over so everybody can go about their business and come back together.

But now it seems the Presidential election, and all its chaos, is an all day every day thing forever. At least for awhile.

Eventually people will get tired.

[crazy canuck]

Cheesesteaks are one of the worst things I've ever eaten. Shit meat with shit cheese with shit bread. It's not even good as a fast food.

I agree.  I really looked forward to the first one I ate.  I had heard so much about them.  Didn't have a second.

[crazy canuck]

Two days in and Republicans are starting to care about the debt/deficit - predictable and inevitable but still shameless:

Senate committee talk from Graham: If we keep the Senate which I think we will and I become Budget chairman. I'd like to create a dialogue about how can we finally begin to address the debt.

Case in point on my issues with the Republican Party. 

Just because Lindsey Graham is a galactic-sized hypocrite doesn't mean he's wrong.

Apologist to the end

[merithyn]

Two days in and Republicans are starting to care about the debt/deficit - predictable and inevitable but still shameless:

Senate committee talk from Graham: If we keep the Senate which I think we will and I become Budget chairman. I'd like to create a dialogue about how can we finally begin to address the debt.

Case in point on my issues with the Republican Party. 

Just because Lindsey Graham is a galactic-sized hypocrite doesn't mean he's wrong.

Yeah, okay.... 

[Valmy]

I guess BB should ask himself what he would think if the Conservative Party consistently made a big deal about something and then consistently undermined that very issue everytime they were in government would he continually think they were saying it in good faith?



Maybe this time the Republicans will take the debt seriously?

I am honestly still worn out from going around and around about this during the Obama Presidency only for the Republicans to blow up the debt AGAIN for no goddamn reason the second they had power.

Though Mitch has promised to try to get another stimulus through in the dead period. Maybe Lindsey is jumping the gun starting this farce going.

[merithyn]

There is admittedly a piece of me that's interested - in a macabre way - to see how Graham revamps himself now that Trump is gone. Will he remain a Trump sycophant? Or will he morph to be a McConnel sycophant? What will that look like?

He's such a snake that his face makes me nearly as sick as McConnell's does. Still... like a train wreck, there's an interest in seeing how it turns out.

[Valmy]

And again no populist party gives a fuck about debts. If the pre-Trump Republicans didn't care about it the post-Trump will care even less.

[Malthus]

There is admittedly a piece of me that's interested - in a macabre way - to see how Graham revamps himself now that Trump is gone. Will he remain a Trump sycophant? Or will he morph to be a McConnel sycophant? What will that look like?

He's such a snake that his face makes me nearly as sick as McConnell's does. Still... like a train wreck, there's an interest in seeing how it turns out.

My wife had an answer to that, and it involved introducing the lot of them to a pit filled with fire ants ...

[Barrister]

Maybe this time the Republicans will take the debt seriously?

I am honestly still worn out from going around and around about this during the Obama Presidency only for the Republicans to blow up the debt AGAIN for no goddamn reason the second they had power.

The GOP is probably acting in bad faith here, sure.

But that doesn't mean President Biden should just ignore the issue!  US budget deficit is going to hit $3 trillion dollars in 2020, adding to almost $27 trillion dollars in national debt.

[Syt]

Eddie S. Glaude about Trump in the political context of America:

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1158569576168402945?s=20

[Valmy]

Maybe this time the Republicans will take the debt seriously?

I am honestly still worn out from going around and around about this during the Obama Presidency only for the Republicans to blow up the debt AGAIN for no goddamn reason the second they had power.

The GOP is probably acting in bad faith here, sure.

But that doesn't mean President Biden should just ignore the issue!  US budget deficit is going to hit $3 trillion dollars in 2020, adding to almost $27 trillion dollars in national debt.

No he shouldn't. It is a threat to the entire future of the United States.

God I will never not be mad about 2001. The idea we can just cut taxes and grow out of the debt is a lie. We have to do the austerity measures necessary.

[Tamas]

Two days in and Republicans are starting to care about the debt/deficit - predictable and inevitable but still shameless:

Senate committee talk from Graham: If we keep the Senate which I think we will and I become Budget chairman. I'd like to create a dialogue about how can we finally begin to address the debt.

Case in point on my issues with the Republican Party. 

Just because Lindsey Graham is a galactic-sized hypocrite doesn't mean he's wrong.

Any particular reason you suddenly feel the need to defend these fucking gang of spineless sleezeballs who were quite alright to close rank and follow this utter piece of shit Trump?

[Tamas]

Anyways, nice of them to already signal what will be the excuse to just refuse to do anything with the country for 4 years.

[Syt]

No he shouldn't. It is a threat to the entire future of the United States.

God I will never not be mad about 2001. The idea we can just cut taxes and grow out of the debt is a lie. We have to do the austerity measures necessary.

Yes, but austerity won't win votes.