Politics 2020

[E_T]

hence, "off the books"....

[Rusty Edge]

What do [Sleezebag] and pumpkins have in common? They are both orange on the outside, hollow on the inside, and reasonable people dispose of them in early November.

[E_T]

That is predicated on people being reasonable...

[E_T]

I am very worried about the next few months and if our country will survive it on one piece.  But no matter what, the 2nd Great Depression has begun and the President that is in charge in the next 4 years is going to get the blame for it, even though everyone really knows that it started in Jan/Feb with the advent of the Virus and the failure of the current holder of the White House...

[Geo]

So, in short, if mr. [Sleezebag] were wise, he'd bail out... 

[Buster's Uncle]

@ewarren · 23h
This sleazy Supreme Court double-dealing is the last gasp of a corrupt Republican leadership, numb to its own hypocrisy. The last gasp of a billionaire-fueled party that's undemocratically over-represented and desperately clinging to power in order to impose its extremist agenda.

[Elok]

It's an interesting question whether, after ACB gets on the court, white evangelicals will have any reason to remain loyal to [Sleezebag].  Not that they'll have any reason to like or support Biden, but with a 6-3 majority SCOTUS will be pretty well secured.  On the other hand, [Sleezebag] is friendly in a gangsterish way and the threat of court-packing (which I do not expect to actually occur) could render the whole thing a silly irrelevance.

[Rusty Edge]

So, in short, if mr. [Sleezebag] were wise, he'd bail out... 

He'll have time to escape between the election and the end of his presidential term on Jan 20, and the beginning of his trials and tribulations.

What I wonder is if the Russians would welcome him in order to squeeze him for the money he owes them and for state secrets, OR is he a candidate for Polonium tea, in order to keep secret how much damage he has already done to US/NATO security?

[E_T]

resent tax returns showed that he's broke, at least that what i was hearing recently...

[Rusty Edge]

https://gen.medium.com/i-lived-through-collapse-america-is-already-there-ba1e4b54c5fc

I Lived Through Collapse. America Is Already There.
Living in Sri Lanka during the end of the civil war, I saw how life goes on, surrounded by death
by Indi Samarijiva

"This is how it happens. Precisely what you’re feeling now. The numbing litany of bad news. The ever rising outrages. People suffering, dying, and protesting all around you, while you think about dinner. If you’re trying to carry on while people around you die, your society is not collapsing. It’s already fallen down.

Collapse is just a series of ordinary days in between extraordinary [nonsense], most of it happening to someone else. That’s all it is."

He explains how it works, and reminds us that a 1,000 people are dying each day.  It's a short read.

[Elok]

I wouldn't take living through collapse as a sign of expertise, necessarily; if you've lived through being attacked by a bear, you're going to be very inclined to jump at every large, dark, fast-moving object you see.

[Rusty Edge]

I take your point. Every time I feel a sharp pain in my lower back, or certain urination issues, I wonder if it's the first sign of another kidney stone.

[Rusty Edge]

Well it seems that my notorious Russian asset Senator Ron Johnson has contracted Covid-19 from the GOP Senate lunch room.

[Dewbacca]

Looks like the maskless brigade of GOP dummkopfs has decided to try on herd immunity for size and fit.

McConnell has suspended the Senate for 2 weeks as 3 GOP Senators have confirmed positive tests.

He could only afford to lose three, and Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins had already defected. Losing 3 sure votes removed his window to cram this SCOTUS pick onto the court for the next two weeks... he still thinks he has time BEFORE the election, and is perfectly happy to consider doing it AFTER the election, no matter the outcome.

But if the GOP can't socially distance and wear a mask, they are just going to keep spreading it amongst themselves and put themselves out of commission without America even having to vote.

Irony is a fine wine to wash down the cold vengeance we are being served.

I don't wish ill or suffering on anyone, but if someone has to be impacted, why not those who shun the best available science? Seems Kismet. Logic personified.

[Geo]

Looks like the maskless brigade of GOP dummkopfs has decided to try on herd immunity for size and fit.

McConnell has suspended the Senate for 2 weeks as 3 GOP Senators have confirmed positive tests.

He could only afford to lose three, and Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins had already defected. Losing 3 sure votes removed his window to cram this SCOTUS pick onto the court for the next two weeks... he still thinks he has time BEFORE the election, and is perfectly happy to consider doing it AFTER the election, no matter the outcome.

What if... at all times 3 to 5 GOP senators were infected and thus in quarantaine until after a possible switch in POTUS?