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oldmanfan

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  1. I just said above it was wrong. The difference to me is Trump does it because he wants to be a dictator. You disagree fine. But I’m full of it? You don’t like my posts because you’ve found a niche here where you can spout your Deep State talking points, and when you have someone that recognizes your biases for what they are and how they cloud your outlook you have a hissy fit. I get your point.
  2. Wrong. Again you think you are the expert theorist around here but every single tale of your is biased.
  3. I do not know what you are referring to in the latter part of your post. If that happened to a woman nominee I would agree with your stance but I have no knowledge of that happening? I agree with you on Kavanaugh. We disagree on Garland. To me that was neither legal nor acceptable. Legal is not really a term to be used for that fiasco since there were no laws per se surrounding it. But certainly unacceptable. There was a vacant spot, the president nominates, the senate does advise and consent. The senate did not do its constitutional job because of the slimeball from Ky.
  4. Understand. I’m not sure what the best way is to say that. If it were my daughter I’d believe her, but when nothing has been said for decades and then it comes up what do you do? My daughter and I have discussed and even she struggles with it. How do you go back 20 years and then make claims of misconduct?
  5. As for Kavanaugh, I think it was bad. I don't necessarily agree with his judicial views, but presidents get to pick their justices and having an 11th hour woman who had no real evidence of his misconduct was wrong. And I say that as one who has daughters and is firmly on the side of women who, if they feel they have been wronged, should be encouraged to come forward and who should be heard. They just should have some evidence in support. Same thing with this Reid woman and Biden. Garland I thought was ridiculous for the same reason. The president has the right to send up nominees for the court, it's his constitutional responsibility. And they should be considered by the Senate. I am not a big fan of professional politicians and McConnell to me is the slimiest of the current bunch. Because he has already stated he would seat someone this year before the election. Going back to what I would do if I were Obama, or if I had been Trump last fall, I absolutely agree with innocent before proven guilty, a bedrock of our legal foundation. what I am saying is that if I knew I was innocent, and a Congressional committee, using its oversight authority, called my staff as witnesses (or even myself), I would have no problem having myself or them testify. Because I would know I was innocent, and from a more political perspective I know it would look really bad on the opposing party. I believe IG's should be independent, or else they have no real authority. If you haven't caught on yet, I am a big believer on transparency in government. I understand there are some secrets that have to be held based on national security concerns, but the bottom line is everyone in that city works for us and are accountable to us, the citizens.
  6. Thanks, like this response. We disagree on a couple things but overall I think we’re on the same page. Again they’ll have them and I suspect you’ll be disappointed in the outcome.
  7. They’ll have hearings. I suspect you’ll be disappointed as you were with Benghazi and as Democrats were last fall.
  8. When he said he has power over all governors was one. I also don’t like firing inspectors general and I don’t like telling Congress they don’t get to exercise their oversight responsibilities by telling folks to ignore subpoenas. As for current Dems I would have wanted Klobuchar. More moderate to me, liked her stance on having to actually have a way to pay for programs. Agree on Kavanaugh. Not my cup of tea; to me I’d want 9 justices that are true middle of the road. But that sadly can’t happen anymore. I agree truth is a is a hard thing to find in DC. Our difference is that to me that door swings both ways.
  9. I voted for Johnson in 2016 because I could not stomach either of the other two choices. I would say in most every presidential election I've voted in I voted for the person I thought would do the least damage. Biden would be this time because I believe Trump wants to be dictator of the US and not president, and while it pains me to do so because of fiscal policies it's not like debt has gone down the past 4 years..
  10. Because I’m not wedded to your deep state conspiracy stuff. Yiou have confirmation bias.You have that as your primary view and select media that supports your preconceived theory. When I look at references many people cite here they are from ultraright wing individuals with an agenda. As ultraleft wing media does as well. Republicans want to investigate? Great. Democrats want to investigate? Great. I’d show up and answer their questions if I believe I’m innocent, regardless of party affiliation.
  11. I am not protecting anyone. You come on here pretending to be all knowing and you're not. Here's what I would do if I were Obama and Biden right now. I would come to Washington, walk to the capital, and demand to have a hearing today. I'd demand open televised hearings. I'd do so because I believe I'm innocent. And guess what? I would have done the same thing if I were Trump several months ago. If you're innocent, you should have no problems standing in front of the American people and its representatives and answer questions. You also should have no problem making sure every single person in this country has their constitutional right to vote protected, because you believe your views and policies should win their vote. I believe in our Constitution and our form of government set within. I believe in the rule of law. Other than your Deep State stuff, I have no idea what you believe in. It looks suspiciously like anarchy.
  12. Then all the more reason to allow your staff to testify. If you are innocent then there should be no problem with folks testifying. And that escapes the point., The point is that there is supposed to be a balance of power as envisioned by our founding fathers. And it is apparent to me that Trump wants to ignore that. I do not recall any other president saying, and I'll paraphrase here, that they have complete power. Do you want a dictator or president? I want a president. And I will come back to one of my original points. If the party labels were different and this were a Democrat would your response be identical. To be fair, I think yours would. I would not say that for many. Yes I voted for McCain. And Romney. I started this off indicating I would like to have a civil discourse on this but expected the opposite. And here you are calling me a liar. As I expected. I have never actually voted for a Democrat for president and my first presidential vote was 1976.
  13. Inspectors general being fired. Not allowing executive branch members to testify in front of congressional committees charged with oversightz
  14. I'd hate to be in commercial real estate once this ends. My bet is there will be a lot of vacant office space as many businesses realize the value of virtual meetings, etc.
  15. I disagree. I point to the inspectors general issue and whistleblower issues. There is supposed to be oversight by Congress. When it is ignored or violated that is a problem. And the fact that you have some more true republicans in my view, such as Grassley and Romney, saying that gives it credence. When Congress oversteps its boundaries it should be reined in. But so should the Executive branch. Trump to my mind does not want to be reined in whatsoever, and that is dangerous.
  16. I agree with the concepts of peace and prosperity. And presidents on both sides of the aisle have been better or worse at those. But my biggest concern right now is the future of our democracy and the concepts of a three part system of government as established by the framers. I think an objective look at what's going on indicates that Trump wants to be a dictator more than president. I feel that is dangerous to the survival of the republic.
  17. A honest question that deserves an honest answer. I want Trump gone because I think he is totally unqualified for the position. I think he lies repeatedly about things, I think he is anything but a fiscal conservative, I think he refuses to accept responsibility for things under his presidency, highlighted by the coronavirus issue. I think if you read through the Muller report that Muller wanted to indict but felt he could not due to DOJ guidelines. And if you look at things like the inspectors general and such it seems clear to me that Trump does not want to be president. He wants to be king or, worse, a dictator. And to me we had a revolution back in the 1700's to fight against that. You ask why then I would support Obama. Well, I didn't. I voted for McCain (and prayed he'd be healthy so we did not have to have another supremely unqualified individual in Palin in the office). I did not think Obama had the qualifications to be elected in 2008, and I was not a fan of his fiscal policies, and I really disagreed with his foreign policy. Drawing a red line and then stepping back in Syria was the height of weakness. In 2012 I thought Romney would have been a good president, and I lost again. I still think Romney would be good. And I think Romney being good is reflected in part that he thinks Trump is bad. I am independent, very conservative on issues such as fiscal policy and law and order, much more liberal in terms of social policies. I have two daughters and having a serial abuser like Trump in the White House makes me angry. I think our country is better than that. I think our country deserves better leadership than that. I know this side of the board is populated by the Deep State conspiracists, the right wings folks (not Republicans, I think the concept of the Republican party as the party I knew it and once belonged to disappeared in 2016). So I suspect my thoughts here will be denigrated, and that's part of the problem. I think this country desperately needs to unite again, to be able to have political discourse and political disagreement without resorting to childish name calling, and, worse, making up stories out of whole cloth to try and tear down the other side. What I would ask is really, really simple: if the parties were flip flopped, and you had a Democrat in the office behaving the way Trump is doing so now, would your views change? I would say yes to most everyone here. The very things one defends about Trump would have had the same folks calling for Obama's head and screaming impeachment if the opposite party had done so. And vice versa for democrats if Obama were a Republican. If Obama were a Republican, and McConnell pulled the stuff with Garland as a Democrat, the same folks who defended it would have screamed bloody murder. This tribalization, polarization, and inability to see things through the opposite side of the prism is going to destroy this country, because everyone knows that the extremes on both sides of the political spectrum will never get what they want. Because they don't have enough votes to do so. we have a national crisis right now. In times of crisis (other than the Civil War) the country has historically come together; this time it is drawing the country further apart. We can't stand for this much longer without losing what made our country great. So you asked, there's my answer. I hope you can have a civil discourse about it. Regrettably I suspect not.
  18. He’ll have to be huge to pass Butler on my list. Butler may have topped the list if he hadn’t gotten hurt
  19. Did I say anything about the media? No. Any time anyone takes a drug they should do so after consultation with a physician. Don't twist my words into some kind of negative.
  20. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1756-185X.13842 A meta-analysis of current data indicates no data on prophylactic effect of the drug on Covid. Some interesting pre-clinical data but studies on prophylactic effect including side effects and such need to be done. They have one going on in the Detroit area from what I've read. Be interesting to see that data. People should talk to their doctor, weight benefits and risks, and make informed decisions. Doctors can prescribe off-label if they want. The benefits to those with a Covid diagnosis are not there based on the available data, and the risks of cardiac effects are real.
  21. When he played for the Broncos. Not when he played for us. I might bump Evans off in favor of Stevie J though
  22. One of the good ones. Sorry to hear of his passing.
  23. I would say it this way: I trust my neighbor cares enough about me to follow precautions, and my neighbor can trust me to do the same.
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