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[shtexas]

Did anyone see that ridiculous Axios article about Hunter Biden hiring an attorney who had an ex- colleague who now became part of the DOJ?

Is this what the press is going to do now? Equate this non- story somehow with Trump's shenanigans?

[ponchi101]

When journalism becomes nothing more than reporting "He tweeted this, she tweeted that", yes, that is what the press becomes.

[ti-amie]

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[patrick]

What Republican Senator did not vote?

[mmmm8]

What Republican Senator did not vote?

Pat Toomey

He thinks another spending bill is not needed: https://www.post-gazette.com/news/polit ... 2102010089

[ponchi101]

Now they become the party of fiscal responsibility for four years.
"Oh, no, we can't have food stamps! It will bankrupt the country!!!"

[patrick]

Indeed after they glowingly passed the Tax Cut bill in 2018 without a thought about saving

[meganfernandez]

Indeed after they glowingly passed the Tax Cut bill in 2018 without a thought about saving

But that created jobs!!

[JazzNU]

Pat Toomey

He thinks another spending bill is not needed:

This jackass. Don't get me started. He's been out here pretending he's got a spine in the last few months. Don't believe it. He was bought and paid for long ago and will never do the right thing unless there is some kind of upside for him. Trust me when I say, the people who voted for him need the money and benefits in that bill way more than the people that didn't, but does he care? Not a lick. He has never given a ish about any voter in PA that isn't donating to his campaign or paying his bills and he never will.

[ponchi101]

But isn't that the core of the tragedy of American politics? The millions that vote for the party that hates them, for reasons that do not affect them (abortion, the fictional taking away of freedoms)?

[Suliso]

The American form of government is among the oldest in the world. From one side it's admirable, but from the other it's outdated. If one were to start fresh no way it would be made like this.

[ponchi101]

Well, the believe by some people that a document written almost 250 years ago is infallible is certainly one problem. As logical as believing that a document written 2,000 years ago has all the answers too.

As you say, it has been a very successful form of government (despite all the wrongs along the way), but it needs some major changes. In a country as divided as it is now, that is not possible.

[ti-amie]

Just in case you are not familiar with what the QOP is about here's just one example. I started running into them on gossip sites a couple of years ago and it's only now that the sites are starting to crack down on these people. I just read the subtitles. And wondered if there was any Jack left when I finished reading/watching.

I said it before and I'll say it again. The GOP as we knew it will have to split.