Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

[Martin Alvito]

Emmer has the same problem as anyone in leadership, which is that the insurgents loathe him and will vote against.

This only gets done with Democratic votes. There is no candidate that the people who opposed McCarthy and the moderates will vote for.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[LinekersLegs]

Emmer has the same problem as anyone in leadership, which is that the insurgents loathe him and will vote against.

This only gets done with Democratic votes. There is no candidate that the people who opposed McCarthy and the moderates will vote for.

Think a few strategic Dem absences would also work if they wanted to be a bit more subtle.

I have no knowledge re Emmer and whether he can peel off any of the oroginal eight eg Buck or Mace.

 

[LinekersLegs]

Why on earth so many people want this poisoned chalice I have no idea,

 

[RAFUH]

 

[RAFUH]

 

[Martin Alvito]

Somehow I doubt Stefanik is causal. Chair of the caucus (#4 leadership slot), and as opportunistic as they get.

As for the chalice, it puts you two heartbeats away from the presidency and is more or less the only way a House member can get into the history books, short of clandestine war (Charlie Wilson) or scandal. The House is a body where members other than the Speaker and committee chairs rarely wield real influence. DeLay is something of an anomaly, in that regard.

Senators, by contrast, can be true power brokers without a leadership slot. Ted Kennedy spent two years as majority whip, McCain never was in leadership, and if you wanted something from the other side they were where you went, because they knew their own side well enough to tell you how to get to 60 votes.

 

[RAFUH]

It always surprises me that the Asheville district is red. Proper hippie commune that fantastic town. Must not be large enough, yet.

Large area full of Appalachian white folks. Asheville is only 100K-ish

 

[Martin Alvito]

Large area full of Appalachian white folks. Asheville is only 100K-ish

The state legislator from Murphy about broke my spirit and faith in humanity, when we went to lobby in Raleigh. My God.

 

[BigDunc'sFod]

Hate it for you and your kids, but the Sandy Hook kids were that age.

Would be interested in what you think the right steps are here

Not trying to start anything like, just genuinely curious. I know some Americans were in favour of gun training and carry laws for teachers which is ridiculous

 

[RAFUH]

Would be interested in what you think the right steps are here

Not trying to start anything like, just genuinely curious. I know some Americans were in favour of gun training and carry laws for teachers which is ridiculous

I’d love to see most guns gone, but don’t see us able to make that happen.

More guns certainly isn’t the answer.

 

[LinekersLegs]

 

[LinekersLegs]

Vile

More than how Jordan acted when the abuse was taking place, it was the way he responded when the story broke decades later that left many former wrestlers disillusioned. He went on the offensive with the same ferocity he has shown attacking Trump’s critics. Calling the timing of the wrestlers’ disclosures “suspect,” Jordan challenged the credibility of his former pupils and pounced on their vulnerabilities. His proxies suggested that those who criticized Jordan were part of a conspiracy — even though most of the wrestlers had once looked up to Jordan and shared his conservative political views.

 

[trueblue84]

I’d love to see most guns gone, but don’t see us able to make that happen.

More guns certainly isn’t the answer.

To be fair, less Americans would also work.

 

[dCahill17]

I come across an interesting story about Ryan Webb. Truly stunning and brave.




He said “After much consideration I have decided to come out and finally feel comfortable announcing my true authentic self, It is with great relief that I announce to everyone that I identify as a woman and not just any woman but as a woman of color as well. I guess this would make me gay/lesbian as well, since I am attracted to women."