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What does a BIDEN Presidency look like?

Started by Caliga, November 07, 2020, 12:07:22 PM

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Sheilbh

#3990
August 30, 2023, 01:16:09 PM
Returning to the age point because I see there's another clip of McConnell having a similar episode.

As with the Feinstein piece, regardless of their politics I just find it quite sad. It is absolutely right for and the job of the press to report this and I remember reading a piece somewhere on how the press basically don't report certain things about ageing senators out of a sense of "decorum" and "privacy", which I get on a human level but I don't think is the right call. But that means that if you are ageing and having clear health issues like McConnell is, or there are reasons to think it's impacting your performance, as with Feinstein, then that is going to be in public.

I wonder if younger politicians are looking at this and thinking they want to retire when they're sort of at the peak of their powers and vigorous rather than visibly declining in the public eye.

I also think it's potentially slightly corrosive from a democratic perspective because I think the public could legitimately ask what's the point of electing an individual Senator v a team of 30-someting aides to collectively act as a "Senator".
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garbon

#3991
August 30, 2023, 05:21:32 PM
I'm not sure I find it sad versus infuriating. As you say this is rightfully being covered. They and those around them should recognise when it is time to draw a career to a close.

Harder said than done, of course, but as you mention they are letting their voters down in their dereliction of duty.
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Caliga

#3992
August 31, 2023, 07:53:38 AM
Don't blame me, I voted for Amy McGrath. :)
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OttoVonBismarck

#3993
August 31, 2023, 08:17:39 AM
Voters do have agency here, they largely are the ones who have never given challengers to candidates like Feinstein, Grassley, or McConnell any serious support. There are plenty of politicians (of the Senators' own party) who could have ran instead of them last time, but the people who participate in the primary process seemed disinterested in those possibilities.

Syt

#3994
September 14, 2023, 07:24:42 AM
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Valmy

#3995
September 14, 2023, 09:13:44 AM
Does Elon have trouble with the DoJ? Huh. I had no idea.

What crimes is he committing?
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Syt

#3996
September 14, 2023, 09:19:54 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 14, 2023, 09:13:44 AMDoes Elon have trouble with the DoJ? Huh. I had no idea.

What crimes is he committing?

"Twitter chaos after Elon Musk takeover may have violated privacy order, DoJ alleges"
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/sep/13/twitter-elon-musk-takeover-ftc-order-data-security-privacy-doj-case

"Justice Department Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Asylees and Refugees in Hiring"
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-spacex-discriminating-against-asylees-and-refugees-hiring

"Tesla reportedly facing DOJ, SEC probes over plans to build Elon Musk a large glass house"
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/31/tesla-reportedly-facing-doj-sec-probes-over-plans-to-build-elon-musk-a-large-glass-house.html
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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Valmy

#3997
September 14, 2023, 09:22:36 AM Last Edit: September 14, 2023, 09:24:55 AM by Valmy
Ah. Sounds like sort of normal stuff most big companies face on a regular basis, well ok maybe building a large glass house is a little weird.

But fair enough.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Barrister

#3998
September 14, 2023, 10:32:44 AM
Quote from: Valmy on September 14, 2023, 09:22:36 AMAh. Sounds like sort of normal stuff most big companies face on a regular basis, well ok maybe building a large glass house is a little weird.

But fair enough.

It's only weird because of how many stones he likes to throw...
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Jacob

#3999
September 14, 2023, 11:46:16 AM
Quote from: Barrister on September 14, 2023, 10:32:44 AMIt's only weird because of how many stones he likes to throw...

:cheers:

Razgovory

#4000
September 14, 2023, 03:37:03 PM
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Razgovory

#4002
September 14, 2023, 08:04:44 PM
DoJ charged Hunter Biden.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Jacob

#4004
September 17, 2023, 12:17:04 PM
... what was (s)he accused of?
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