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Why should we believe WaPo? They are part of the problem

When was the vote they were being reimbursed for? Believe it or not, that matters. If they got a check before a vote that’s a bribe, and a big no-no. But if they got it after the fact, that’s a gratuity, and A-OK, according to the Supreme Court

I wonder if the real point of the article is not that the Russians are doing this, but that everyone else is saying “Hey, we know what you’re up to”. To give them second thoughts about escalating.

I find it interesting how the article is just casually dismissing the fact that countries can now fly around and take pictures of other countries’ geosynchronous satellites. It says “Yeah, pics are OK, but Russia might be listening, too, and that’s bad.” Whicn is bullshit. I don’t think anyone is going through the trouble of sending up a remotely piloted space drone but saying “Let’s not listen to the data it is sending, that would be unsportsmanlike!” So all those craft they say are “just taking pictures”? Yeah, they’re listening too.

I think any country that broadcasts sig also into the air like that will have some really good encryption going on though, so listening to the signals is about as useful as listening to static

Wait, we’re all concerned that his mental acuity is increasing?

The Colbert thing was the day this poll ended. So the additional publicity he got is not reflected in it.

I don’t have a horse in this race, they both seem reasonable. I don’t know why Lemmings here are so down on him. Is it because he is very outspoken in his Christianity? Not all Christians are assholes.

And not just any foreign entity, one that is a provider of fossil fuels and has a lot to lose if the US reduces its reliance on them

Blame America First!

It’s a speech that the President gives to a joint session of Congress, so Senatoers and Representatives are all in the chamber together.

The Constitution mandates that the President gives Congress an update on the State of the Union “from time to time”, and over the years that has evolved into a speech given around this time of year, every year except the first year of a President’s term.

I suppose, but if the weather was that bad the lack of a plane wouldnt matter.

No, I meant the investigators. You can’t expect someone of Kash Patel’s lofty stature to wait in an airport with commoners.

But why did the investigators have to drive the whole way?

Couldn’t they have flown commercial?

If Trump manages to hold onto power past Jan 2029, he won’t need votes to do it.

I mean, if she manages to win a contested primary, she’ll be a better candidate.

If nothing else, maybe she and Gavin will split the Goober vote and let some fresh blood in

Progressives also have to realize that their candidates won’t magically win in every district. Still, every primary needs to be contested, if for no other reason than to let the eventual winner know what their constituents value.

I don’t think there is really a loser in a primary. The candidate that loses the election learns a bit about the people in their district, and about themselves, which they can take into the next campaign. In fact, I can make an argument that Democrats are in such dire straits right now because they don’t have enough candidates losing primaries, and learning from that. That leads directly to weaker candidates in the General Election

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_previous_experience

20 former Govenors. (Although only 17 were State Governors. 2 were Territorial Governors and 1 was a Military Governor)

18 former Senators.

32 with prior military experience.

Only one with no prior military or government experience. (Guess Who?)

And, coincidentally, Harris never won a primary

Obama was never a Governor. JFK was never a Governor. It is very possible to win the Presidency as a sitting Senator.

I think she would make a fine President now, but a better one with two Senate terms under her belt.