Disgusted with the Biden administration

posted by BR1986FB

Why would Dems complain if they were benefitting from it?

Because the way it works is Repubs complain about voter fraud, and Dems complain about voter suppression.

posted by ernest_t_bass

I understand what you are saying, but PLEASE tell me that you do not trust the government to have your best interest at heart.  I will trust the word of my worst enemy before I trust anything a government official tells me.  

Literally every person on this earth is self-serving at the core.  Some more than others, some less than others. But government officials, and government as a whole (especially the elites) are the scum of this earth. 2nd perhaps only to Hollywood idiots who use their soap boxes to condescend us peasants. 

I don’t trust everything the government does, but I trust some stuff.  I don’t trust everything a corporation does, but I trust some things.  Government, for all its flaws, has more controls in places than corporations do (as an example).  I generally don’t trust much that one party seems to push unanimously because the parties have no controls in place and serve as platforms for narcissists and psychopaths.  This class is similar to the officer class at large corporations.

Cracks me up old doofus AOC crying "racism" because one of the African-American Dem candidates lost. If Walker somehow wins that runoff in GA I believe the Republicans will have more African-American reps than the Dems.

AOC is obnoxious. If Walker wins we may have to look at moving to the moon.

posted by Laley23

AOC is obnoxious. If Walker wins we may have to look at moving to the moon.

Could be worse. Would love to see Walker vs Fetterman in a spelling bee with the first command being "spell your name." Bet Walker wins.

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

I don’t trust everything the government does, but I trust some stuff.  I don’t trust everything a corporation does, but I trust some things.  Government, for all its flaws, has more controls in places than corporations do (as an example).  I generally don’t trust much that one party seems to push unanimously because the parties have no controls in place and serve as platforms for narcissists and psychopaths.  This class is similar to the officer class at large corporations.

Now there's a real zinger.  

posted by Laley23

I think it would be fine, so long as they let everyone vote and have enough stations for that. No more of the bullshit in Houston years ago.

But then you’d need multiple days. No way could everyone get in during the 10 hour period.

Amazing how we always were able to do it before.

posted by QuakerOats

Now there's a real zinger.  

I say from my experience.

posted by QuakerOats

Amazing how we always were able to do it before.

We have not only had record turn-out recently, but populations are not going down -- yet the amount of polling places are. Even in rich, white, suburban neighborhoods. So take that to any other demographic, and you are seriously at a risk of just not counting people because the line was too long and it closed. This almost (did??) happened in Houston and Atlanta a few elections ago. 

What a coincidence that FTX was a giant Democrat donor. 

posted by iclfan2

What a coincidence that FTX was a giant Democrat donor. 

The same that Enron was a giant GOP donor - just paying for political favors.  That’s the main business both parties engage in.

posted by QuakerOats

Amazing how we always were able to do it before.

you mean when only white men were able to vote?  (obv a joke)

posted by Laley23

So take that to any other demographic, and you are seriously at a risk of just not counting people because the line was too long and it closed.

You realize that they could and would take resources dedicated to all the early and mail in voting to staff & run additional polls on election day?  Of course the infrastructure isn't geared for this currently, just like most states were completely unprepared for all the absentee voting a few years ago.

It's a manufactured concern - any issues are the result of incompetence and not inability.  Also, I'm completely unsympathetic if it's a national holiday.  You're getting paid, you can stand in line 8 hours if that's what it takes.

If it’s a national holiday, I agree. If it’s not, and people cannot vote because the lines are too long, that sucks. I want everyone to be able to vote, the fact so few do sucks. 

And I think if we eliminate early or mail in, we would see the total numbers drop. Which, sure if people don’t want to stand in a line it’s tough to feel sorry for them. But as an American who wants 100% turnout in our elections, I’d choose the alternative if it meant more votes.

posted by iclfan2

What a coincidence that FTX was a giant Democrat donor. 

Actually it may be that the US taxpayers were the main democrat/socialist donors, by way of Ukraine and FTX.  Will we ever know.

So Pelosi took two speeches home last night, when saying she was stepping down, and another continuing on.

She's like 82.  How is there a decision to make here? 

I do think we need age limits, in addition to term limits.

posted by gut

So Pelosi took two speeches home last night, when saying she was stepping down, and another continuing on.

She's like 82.  How is there a decision to make here? 

I do think we need age limits, in addition to term limits.

Hey, having both her and Mitch being in super-influential positions in the House/Senate while actually being older than the ancient president is definitely, uh, something!

posted by Heretic

Hey, having both her and Mitch being in super-influential positions in the House/Senate while actually being older than the ancient president is definitely, uh, something!

Sad part is, I'd take both over McCarthy and Schumer.  But that's partially only because Pelosi became much more moderate after the batshit left & AOC started running the party.

Hoping Adam Schiff doesn't get elected to the Senate...

posted by gut

So Pelosi took two speeches home last night, when saying she was stepping down, and another continuing on.

She's like 82.  How is there a decision to make here? 

I do think we need age limits, in addition to term limits.

Imagine the ego one has to have to keep this shit up at this age.  

She’s out.