Comments on: If anyone is a glutton for punishment…

By: Snow on Pine

Snow on Pine — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:09:47 +0000

An article in Gatewaypundit has pointed out that Saint Buttigieg had what appeared to be a smashed fly on his forehead during most of the debate.

Make you own assessment of what this could possibly signify. Better yet, ask Marianne Williamson.

See https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/07/gross-mayor-pete-buttigieg-stood-through-debate-with-smushed-bug-on-his-forehead-video/

By: JHCorcoran

JHCorcoran — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:56:26 +0000

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455149-rahm-emanuel-to-2020-democrats-too-often-you-succumbed-to-chasing-plaudits

Rahm actually makes valid points. Nobody from last night will be President. With the exception of Delaney, last nights debaters were all off the rails. J.J. is correct about how money is thrown into education and communities. It hasn’t worked. The piggy break has broken.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:38:43 +0000

Let’s see how Harris does tonight.

Not that it matters much, but Mayor Pete is an intolerant sanctimonious jerk.

By: neo

neo — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:48:00 +0000

Cappy:

To me, gluten is a reward, not a punishment.

But I try not to be a glutton for gluten.

By: huxley

huxley — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:45:28 +0000

Or about anything else.

Under that banner I ask, after noticing Ted Cruz now has a beard, why it seems so many public guys leave the scene, then return with beards?

Ted Cruz
John Stewart
Al Gore
David Letterman

Is this a Spock-with-a-beard thing or something else? ZZ Top envy?

I gotta say Cruz does look better with a beard. More relateable. Less like the debating star who will skin you alive because he can.

We haven’t had a president with a beard since Benjamin Harrison. Hmm…

By: neo

neo — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:43:09 +0000

Artfldgr:

Indeed.

Just wrote a post on him.

By: Esther

Esther — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:42:26 +0000

Williams says reparations should be Trillions, but she is suggesting a compromise in the amount of 200 to 500 Billion dollars, cash money.

That’s on top of the trillions for the green new deal, the trillions for Medicare for all— and besides the end of the world in 10 years, so whatever.

By: J.J.

J.J. — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:54:10 +0000

Reparations: $200-$500 billion dollars to go mostly to schools and economic development in black neighborhoods. No! We have thrown trillion$ at all schools since the Department of Education was established. That money has accomplished little. Baltimore received $15 billion in federal money in the last two years. Where has it gone? The trash remains, the rats remain, the schools are failing, and crime is getting worse. Free money does not solve these problems. Only strong leadership that creates law and order, clean streets, and schools that actually teach their students will make the difference. When you have low crime, clean streets, and competent schools, economic activity that raises living standards becomes possible. The Democrats have never been in favor of those kinds of policies. They believe in coddling law breakers and indulging public officials who are too corrupt or lazy to create livable cities. When Republicans propose to actually change things, as Rudy Giuliani did in New York City, they are accused of being fascists, racists, uncaring tyrants, and worse. It’s not rocket science to figure out what works and doesn’t work. Unfortunately, there are too many people, especially the young who haven’t got a clue. So, the beat goes on.

By: Snow on Pine

Snow on Pine — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:36:35 +0000

TommyJay–Prospective pieces of legislation are quite often written by the very interests/organizations that that legislation is supposed to impact in some way, or to regulate.

Members of Congress do have the Congressional Research Service and it’s researchers and subject experts to consult, but members do not generally have gigantic staffs, nor subject expertise in every area, and things move quickly, with not a lot of time to get some things done.

So, quite often an outfit that does have that special knowledge, scientific or technical expertise–say a staff of petroleum geologists, a legal department with dozens or hundreds of lawyers, familiarity with a scientific development or some specific technology–and a lot more time to develop a piece of legislation–will craft that piece of potential legislation.

That proposed legislation is then given to a member of Congress, who may, or, may not, make major changes in it and, then, that piece of legislation is introduced by that member, as his legislation, for consideration by Congress.

In these circumstances, it would be naive in the extreme to believe that that organization or interest would not write such potential legislation in the way that would be most favorable to them and their interests.

By: Artfldgr

Artfldgr — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:29:04 +0000

THeater super biggie dies today at 91… will let neo fill you in..