My voter registration may state otherwise, but I’ve not been a big R Republican for a very long time. I picture myself a solid conservative and that is something the national Republicans have not been for ages. What we have running things are liberals and not quite so liberals and really big spenders and not quite as big spenders.
Were I in charge, large very large banners would stretch across the wall in both Chambers of Congress that reads simply “That is not your money you are spending”. In fact, I might require it to be tattooed on each elected officials’ forearm.
I think every spending bill should have a line that clearly and specifically spells out how many dollars spent will cost each individual taxpayer. Imagine if your local Representative had to justify spending each and every $150 or $200 the Feds confiscated right off the top of your paycheck.
If I was listing big things that bother me, the riots/insurrection of January 6 would be far, far down on my list. It was a bunch of stupid people doing remarkably stupid things. I have no compassion for the fate of any of those who participated. I also think that if it was an insurrection, it was the most pathetic effort in history, ranking right up there with the hippies’ attempt to levitate the Pentagon back in the sixties.
Don’t even get on about election deniers. Some of those most recently outraged claimed Bush and Trump were illegitimate Presidents and their elections were stolen. There were more rioters at Trumps’ inauguration four years previous.
Trump lost the election. That doesn’t mean it is not reasonable to question that Biden’s margin of victory came for the most part from unvetted mail-in votes. Was there enough questionable stuff to overturn the election — I don’t think so, but again, read the whole opinion thing above.
What I’m am tired of is bad choice and worse choice for every election.
On that, I suspect, we do agree.
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You bet The Weathermen were effective! Just look at who mentored Obama and raised San Francisco's Chesa Boudin!
I saw a meme yesterday with a guy asking, "If you can just print money, why tax me?"
Cappy — indeed
Ed — that’s great
I think politicians would not be so free-spending if they were not guaranteed their salary for life. Someone needs to overturn that.
Every election, I have to hold my nose to keep the stink out of it while I mark my ballot. Once they have your vote, they're done caring about you.
Voter registration in this state is only for the purpose of determining which primary you vote in. Though the law does have some vague and unenforceable BS about how you should vote in the primary for the party whose candidates you voted for in the last general election, which is ostensibly to stop things like Rush Limbaugh's Operation Chaos. Of course nobody pays attention to such idiotic claptrap.
And FWIW, if you're tired of bad choice and worse choice, get out there and run for office yourself. I've got at least one friend who's fighting that good fight. I wish I had the time, money, and charisma to do the same.
You summed up my reasons time, money, charisma. And the firm conviction I am not willing to be beholden to the corruption it takes to win and hold office
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