Decades. The frequency might decrease after the president they blamed was out of office, but they’d attach it to the Democratic party and haul it out and dust it off periodically to blame the Democratic party.

I just turn it around. “I have blah blah skills and interests. It looks like you need blah and offer blah opportunity.” It’s easy for me, though, because I have a specialty certification.

I’m talking about a distinction for why not holding elections in Ukraine might be acceptable, while it is not in the U.S.

The line of succession does not get any better. Vance will be a puppet, but he will also be more cruel to try to show that he’s as good as DJT. He can’t command DJT’s followers like DJT. So, he’s going to try to control them in other ways. That’s when things will get out of hand.

I would add that the war with Ukraine is also happening on Ukraine soil, which is very different than a war happening across large bodies of water, as is more likely for the U.S.

The wisest people in the room will be able to do that, but I don’t think you have to have had different/the wrong opinion to have that status. The wisest people listen, consider, and use all available information to make the best possible decisions.

House breaking them will be the big problem.

Again, how likely do you think that is?

I agree with your position, but think it’s even worse than the situation depicted in your analogy because of the security implications and the accountability implications. I don’t know how to represent those in your analogy, though. Lol

My wife is educated, and can hold her own in a conversation. She’s witty and capable. I open her car door (not every time) because I like doing something nice for her. She appreciates the gesture, but doesn’t expect it. I think we should let the people in the relationship decide what works for them.

My old boss said he knew a married couple who sat down every year on their anniversary and discussed whether they wanted to remain married. I got the impression they had been together for quite some time and really cared for each other. That is not for me, but if that works for them, great!

Funny, mine is the other way. I get in mine the way the ghost programs do in the 2nd Matrix movie.

He and the people propping him up. There are a fair number of them.

I can’t speak for this lady, but farming is expensive. There are tons of unnecessary challenges that are expensive to overcome (e.g., no right to repair on John Deere, seeds/genetic lines owned by Monsanto, etc.). Essentially, if I recall correctly most farming operations require tons of subsidies to continue existing. This woman’s political beliefs are against her own interests and are terrible, but the money the U.S. gives the farmers is more about our system being broken than problems with the farmers.

This woman voted against her own interests. If she loses her farm, I won’t feel bad for her. I do feel bad for farmers in general, and I don’t begrudge them their subsidies in many cases because of the way the system is set up. I think John Oliver has one or two episodes on farming. If you haven’t looked into it, I think that’s a great place to start.

Perhaps I misinterpreted.

Yeah, I have days like that with my children. They’re called every day. I feel bad for his kids if he’s making specific days for it because he can’t do it the rest of the year. An aunt, uncle, grandparent, fine–make a day of it. They don’t have the responsibility usually.

The left doesn’t advertise their gun ownership or preparedness the way the right does. Also, if society breaks down, firearms might be useful, but the ability to source food, clean water, medical attention, and safe temperatures will probably be even more important.

I learned what a caldera is while reading to my young kids. I should have learned when I was a kid, but better late than never.

Too true!

Assassination is not going to work. The line of succession is pretty shitty.

This is why calling them weird was sort of effective. It’s not a fact, it’s an opinion. Now, I think it’s a widely held opinion, but the point is it wasn’t something they could argue with. It was sort of playing the game they’ve been playing.