gowlerk 2,190 #276 October 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, JoeWeber said: I also see that some Republican Senators are finally turning their backs on Trump. I would interpret this as analogous to rats fleeing a sinking ship. Sasse has known what he knows for a long time. Suddenly he has courage for some reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #277 October 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, gowlerk said: I would interpret this as analogous to rats fleeing a sinking ship. Sasse has known what he knows for a long time. Suddenly he has courage for some reason. Sasse also said something to the effect that the Presidency isn't all that important, that the Senate holds the real power. Not sure I agree entirely with that, but I have to admit that McConnell thwarted Obama on a lot of things and has done a lot to ensure the conservative agenda during the Trump debacle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #278 October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, gowlerk said: I would interpret this as analogous to rats fleeing a sinking ship. Sasse has known what he knows for a long time. Suddenly he has courage for some reason. Sasse voted against calling witnesses in the impeachment trial. He aided and abetted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,190 #279 October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, wolfriverjoe said: Sasse also said something to the effect that the Presidency isn't all that important, that the Senate holds the real power. There is no military attache following Moscow Mitch around with a case full of codes. There is only one Commander in Chief. As I'm sure even Sasse knows. It's good for him that he has excuses at the ready though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #280 October 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, gowlerk said: There is no military attache following Moscow Mitch around with a case full of codes. There is only one Commander in Chief. As I'm sure even Sasse knows. It's good for him that he has excuses at the ready though. Very true. But, from a different viewpoint, look at the Federal Judge garbage. McConnell essentially stopped Obama from appointing any federal judges. And since Trump took over, he's been appointing them at a rate that is astonishing. He's put more in place than anyone in a long time. They are almost exclusively white and male. And young enough that their impact will be felt for a looong time. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/02/886285772/trump-and-mcconnell-via-swath-of-judges-will-affect-u-s-law-for-decades Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #281 October 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, headoverheels said: Sasse voted against calling witnesses in the impeachment trial. He aided and abetted. When called on to vote to remove the cancer from the White House, he also refused to do his duty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 62 #282 October 19, 2020 Thinking about prepping, I ran across this ...again: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,444 #283 October 19, 2020 I think there are true believers and extremists in a lot of directions. Al Qaeda, ISIS, some of our homegrown militias that train incessantly, some right-wing religious folks who see only one true way and want everyone to live the same way (return to “decency”, no outward display of homosexuality, some left-wing folks who are fine with shaming churchgoers — the list goes on We aren’t a country of one true way; a tight association of states isn’t designed to be that. Trying to drive in a direction is wrong. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,489 #284 October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, RonD1120 said: Thinking about prepping, I ran across this ...again: Why does a true believer want to kill me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,190 #285 October 19, 2020 1 hour ago, RonD1120 said: Thinking about prepping, I ran across this ...again: I'd cut him if he stands, and I'd shoot him if he'd run Yes I'd kill him with my Bible and my razor and my gun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 1,149 #286 October 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, jakee said: Why does a true believer want to kill me? Because at the heart of these so called "true believers" is a thief and a killer who is only interested in himself. Those not exposed to such luciferian thinking would say "welcome friend", come and enjoy peace and a meal with us". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #287 October 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, jakee said: Why does a true believer want to kill me? Fully explained here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_Believer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #288 October 19, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 4:35 AM, wmw999 said: Amy Coney Barrett appears to be an impeccably qualified candidate She has been a judge for 3 years. Not sure I can really agree with this statement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #289 October 19, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 2:27 PM, brenthutch said: I thought we were talking about prepping Let's return this discussion to prepping. How many beans, bullets and bandaids should I stock? How many bottles of bleach should I stock? Is powdered bleach better than liquid bleach (longer shelf life)? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
