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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5516 on: August 02, 2020, 12:24:08 PM »
So, the house speaker just gave a "no confidence" statement regarding Dr. Birx, saying that the Dr. is an appointee of the president. It is true that the president called upon her to lead the virus task force in January, drawing from her role as a US diplomat in the health fields, and from her role as the US Global coordinator for AIDS.

She was appointed to that top role in January of 2014, by some other guy.

My vote of no confidence goes to the house speaker.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5517 on: August 02, 2020, 12:39:59 PM »
Birx said we're in a "new phase"...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/politics/birx-coronavirus-new-phase-cnntv/index.html

I worry that, much like Fauci, she may attract the ire of her boss... 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5518 on: August 02, 2020, 12:45:07 PM »
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5519 on: August 02, 2020, 12:53:10 PM »
Quote from: bwarbiany on August 02, 2020, 12:39:59 PM
Birx said we're in a "new phase"...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/politics/birx-coronavirus-new-phase-cnntv/index.html

I worry that, much like Fauci, she may attract the ire of her boss...
I think a lot of that "ire" is over blown. I don't believe much of anything, anymore. Kinda sad.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5520 on: August 02, 2020, 01:12:30 PM »
it's all just political bullshirt

the folks in Washington just want us to believe they are really trying to change things for the better

they are really trying to do nothing by placing blame back and forth with changing nothing - just lip service

it's like the yankees and red socks are on the same team, not trying to win the game, just play the game forever
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5521 on: August 02, 2020, 02:19:11 PM »
It sounds like Trump's newest passion is to destroy the post office so people can't use it to vote for him. #PublicService

It's kind of amazing how dysfunctional our country has become. 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5522 on: August 02, 2020, 02:22:25 PM »
Quote from: MaximumSam on August 02, 2020, 02:19:11 PM
It sounds like Trump's newest passion is to destroy the post office so people can't use it to vote for him. #PublicService

It's kind of amazing how dysfunctional our country has become.
It will only get worse unless WE do something about it.

A republic, if you can keep it, and all that.

As for the post office... it can go away. It's not needed anymore. UPS and FedEx are cheaper too. Private companies.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5523 on: August 02, 2020, 02:24:23 PM »
Politics is always thus.  I tired of despairing about it.  The more I read of history the more I realize we just can't get along.  Humans are tribal, we take sides, and our side it always right and the other side always wrong.

It reminds me of something.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5524 on: August 02, 2020, 02:26:46 PM »
I'd like to get back to where we were in the '80's. 
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5525 on: August 02, 2020, 02:29:56 PM »
The 1880's?

I read a biography of Grant recently, holy cow.

The Old Days were perhaps not what we remember.  And the 1980s were not some gracious climate either except between Tip and Reagan.  And yes, the antipathy in public is worse now, egged on by both sides, and that lobby thing.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5526 on: August 02, 2020, 02:43:17 PM »
In the 19080's you could freely discuss policies and politics without being shamed, or even attacked. We are extremely divided, and that started in Washington, in the late 1990's or so, for whatever reason.

I'd like to see a plan for fixing this. It's more important than a plan to prevent the climate from changing.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5527 on: August 02, 2020, 02:47:35 PM »
Quote from: 847badgerfan on August 02, 2020, 02:43:17 PM
In the 19080's you could freely discuss policies and politics without being shamed, or even attacked. We are extremely divided, and that started in Washington, in the late 1990's or so, for whatever reason.

I'd like to see a plan for fixing this. It's more important than a plan to prevent the climate from changing.
More democracy would be good. Get rid of the electoral college, make voting a priority, ensure the vote getters are the ones making decisions. It's difficult to have a ton of respect for a non-democratically elected government.
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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5528 on: August 02, 2020, 02:51:07 PM »
The Electoral College is another one of those things I quite worrying about since it's not going to "go away".

The efforts by some states to change how they determine Electors is the best chance at de facto.

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Re: 2020 Offseason Stream of Unconciousness
« Reply #5529 on: August 02, 2020, 02:54:33 PM »
Respectfully- I would strongly oppose eliminating the electoral college.  

It serves the exact purpose it was designed for- to support that we are a union of states, each with its own unique cultures and issues.  

But I do miss the days where you could have a spirited conversation with friends or associates about the political issues of the day and it didn’t end in fistfights or gunfire.

I am not sure what changed it but I have to believe that social media has contributed to it.

Also- while I do not have any respectable suggestions for a replacement, the two party system just does not seem to work anymore. 

Rarely do I see a politician in either party that I can truly respect and get behind.
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