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July 28, 2024 at 2:10 pm in reply to: Rehabilitating Gavin Newsom in time for the 2028 Presidential election, Step One #8714
Hurlburt88
Participantwould not surprise me. he continues to be the darling of many, so obviously has some skills. I say this because to my eye California has not been well-governed, so I might have expected his name to not be spoken of so highly nationally.
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ParticipantThis is pathetic . . . need more to step up and call this dotage out!
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ParticipantI think this is not even remotely surprising. The 2 surprising things to me in the last week have been that Biden has not already stepped down, and that Harris is even being floated. But I am not a politician, just a double-hating voter.
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Participantjust ran across this article which feels related
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ruth-bader-biden/ar-BB1nOLuc
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ParticipantThis just strikes me as totally out-of-touch with voter sentiment, in addition to be unwise for society. I am not in California . . . am I missing something?
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ParticipantBeyond being frustrated with the current choices in front of us . . .
I do see possibility of withdrawal if he can’t effectively debate. even the possibility he is being set up by his own people.
Or, he will debate effectively and this will look like a rumor.
I have no idea, but I do know I am not as sharp as I was in my 20’s, and I am decades behind both primary candidates.
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Participantfarm work is hard! I worked on my grandparent’s farm every summer until I was 12 . . . for free. At 12 I got a paper-route. At 16 started as maintenance person/janitor for a small dry cleaner. Great job! had to do all the cleaning of course, but also learned to keep the cleaning fluids in the proper “ranges” for various chemical properties, learned what every chemical was for, learned how to maintain boilers, replace steam pipes, deal with inspections, etc. at 17 added a SUnday-only job to that managing a small bookstore while the owner took a day off.
I had a decent amount of money saved for school as a results. Throw on some financial aid and generous student loans, and I limped through financially!
May 17, 2024 at 12:33 pm in reply to: And when you try to actually DO something about global warming… #8388Hurlburt88
ParticipantI am an amateur . . .
I believe nightime heat radiation to space is in the infrared spectrum, which thin clouds reflect at a higher level than those same clouds reflect daytime sunlight, which is across a broad spectrum. all about percentages versus all or nothing
the article is just frustrating . . . whether an electrical cable or pipeline or highway or an experiment it seems too easy to stop things sometimes
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ParticipantI continue to lean to consumption taxes as superior. don’t penalize aggregation of weath or hard work, and don’t drive a wealth-flight.
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ParticipantI do think some kind of reckoning is coming both for our federal government’s budget and states such as California. My hobbyist economic thinking is that where revenue is needed consumption taxes will serve us far better than wealth or income taxes. I am sure there are flaws in my thinking; bottom line jumping to a big wealth tax really concerns me
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ParticipantDarn big deal to me, so I am also quite curious for thoughts on this. Combined with pro-union policies, some setbacks for efficiently running a business
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ParticipantLIke you I registered. I would do so again, and would serve if needed. Yes, there are things that frustrate me, yet I continue to have optimism for the long-term future and believe in our Constitution
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Participantmusing . . . why don’t the Dems replace Biden with Manchin, and a decent VP candidate?
March 3, 2024 at 11:15 am in reply to: Gallup reports that Biden has the worst Y3 polling results since Carter #8197Hurlburt88
ParticipantUkraine & NATO, IMO. Best to fight that battle now via proxy than something larger in 10 years.
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ParticipantAll I can say is that I hope this dies quickly . . . and also the supreme court makes decisions on those other states so we have at least somewhat of an even playing field
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