DonkeyCigars

Nevermind. I think we are talking at and over each other so I’ll just drop it.

What you just said doesn’t negate or even speak to the point which is that we live in a political world in 2021 where almost everyone (pundits and citizens, everyday people like you and I) identify with a party or team. That identity leads people to justify (or soft shoe) every political incident. You might be different. There are an outlier group of people like you who don’t fall under that category. You have the the progressives who are pure and above the moral compromises that centrists make and you have those who are so narcissistic and think they are so smart and uniquely tragic that they don’t like either side intrinsically. They are for whichever side that represents freedom and rule of law and X, Y, Z of whatever makes up their ideals. They are just crying out for the world to change back for them. They recognize America was never great for URM but they want to make America [something] again, because it’s being destroyed by change.

Yes. Thats because that is what politics of 2021 dictates from both parties. If the Dems didn’t do this (which I don’t think they would not do) it’s because they are addicted to not being effective and not winning— a consistent gripe from both registered Dems and dem sympathizers alike on here since this place has existed. Its like the shift controversy in baseball. It’s obviously the smarter thing to do in 2021 if you want to win. To be a purist and say shifting is cheating, though it’s not, is to willingly disadvantage your team because of some moral conviction to unwritten codes in the rules of the game. It’s why the other team shifts too. The answer is to outlaw the shift. I’m not sure what you outlaw in politics to have pundits and diehard political identifiers and fans not engage in political gymnastics to justify their side (from hypotheticals to other sideism and “but Trump/Biden/Hilary”, etc.)

This movie was awesome in my opinion. Between this and Cruella, very awesome movies with female leads this summer.

Almost 2 years? I buy that people can change like that in that amount of time.

It’s because 90% of the fanbase for thIs show right now don’t know any of that. They don’t know how big a deal it is and they don’t really care. I thought this was a good episode and a call back to season 1 quality humor. I wish we could have heard the letter she wrote, but I guess that’s okay because it probably wouldn’t have been as good as leaving it to the imagination. I get a bunch more chemistry from the teacher and Roy than keely and Roy and won’t be too shocked when they have a saccharine moment of “mature love” when they realize they are better with other people— they’ve been mismatched the whole time IMO. The Nate thing must be addressed. He is disloyal and unlikeable and the real bad guy these days. The guy that’s only worth $1.2bn but acting like he’s Elon Musk is weird. Can you even buy a soccer club for $1bn? I don’t think you can buy an NBA or NFL team for so little….

Progressives want $6T

A twist of irony for those in North Texas, to what you are saying, is that the economic hub and job center of exburb Plano (which itself also served as jumping off points of newer/better/modern sprawl like Frisco and McKinney) was because the city of Dallas would not subsidize and play ball with Ross Perot. So he took his company and planted a master plan and campus on farm land a million miles from downtown Dallas in what everyone at the time said was insanity and stupid.

You were responding directly and quoted my “afraid it won’t pass today” comment. You are being dishonest, sir. I think I see your game now. Spin spin spin out of everything you say that didn’t happen, but take credit for everything you got right. You are essentially a human zodiac horoscope.

This is why I think it’s weird people like you think my tone is affectation (e.g. your “aw shucks schtick”); if I think something is weird or stupid I’ll say so. Sometimes I’ll try to be funny when doing so, like in this case. And most times I will fail at being funny, I guess. Again, like in this case. I don’t even know if I disagree with this guy here because I found his post to jarring and difficult to really read and comprehend.

I said, “Just heard on CNN that the pundits aren't bullish on this deal getting made today“ and you said don’t worry they will get it done. The implication being done today as I specifically called out the “today” and that today was doing all the work in that sentence. you are lying because you were wrong.

I don’t believe that’s the tune you were singing just yesterday…

I’ve kept CNN on in the hotel room; I never watch any cable at home outside of market news. I thought I’d be fair and balanced and listen to cnn during all this because I’ve been told on here that CNN is not propaganda and is fair and real journalism. You are seeming to imply otherwise…

You just seemed to have stroked out for a second. I couldn’t tell if you were intentionally posting whatever that last thing was or if you were posting something coherent but got caught in an episode and what followed was the result of trying to type while writhing around on the floor or a Starbucks choking on your tongue. Are you okay now? Do you need medical attention?

That’s interesting…thanks for sharing.

CNN is talking all morning about how everyone is frustrated: progressives are frustrated, moderates are frustrated.

Are you okay?

You aren't wrong (and I think Machin's suggestion that if the Democrats don't like him, then vote for more progressives is a good one), but when you have a slim to very slim margin, it's bad politics. And we are seeing the fruits of that miscalculation so far.

You've been MIA for the last couple weeks on this stuff (I get it, football season), so I was expecting a little bit more pent-up smoke from you. I guess you are a bit beaten down already and have settled into accepting the realities of a Biden/centrist regime, a year into it?

I was assured by @David Dennison that a deal will be done and all the posturing and drama was manufactured for television.

Were you saying it was going to get done today?

I agree it's fine to point it out and that is what it is, which is why I pointed it out and called it that. In my opinion, the defense industry generally and our standing military specifically is the best application of socialism because it represents a true win/win. You subsidize a set of people or a population that otherwise would likely not be as efficient or valuable in the private markets and they either serve a valuable purpose as is (defending the country for the rest of us and/or fighting in war) or they get free enablement and education and discipline and work ethic so that when they are released to the private markets, they are efficient and valuable. It's actually quite fantastic if you think about it and it's a pretty crucial piece of keeping us whole as a country (and protecting the wealth of everyone from the uber wealthy to the middle class). This is also why I think it's a pretty creative and good idea to use military service as a path for legal immigration. I think it's that important; especially in 2021 with the geopolitical chess board looking the way it looks.

Just got back from the game. #87 Uzamah was a beast. MVP of the game for my money. The stadium out there in Cincy is pretty sweet-- I was on the 50 in the lower deck but looking around there really isn't a bad seat in the house. I'm not a Bengals fan (and found myself enjoying Lawrence but also Burrow was great), but the Who Dey nation is loud and proud for sure. That area around the stadium is really built out and fun with HH spots and entertainment, the Reds ballpark is right there and then a short walk to Paul Brown, in the heart of downtown. It makes the tailgating and atmosphere on game day really exciting, versus commuting to a suburban parking lot/stadium. People were walking around all day in Jags/Bengals gear. First half was kind of ugly football, second half was awesome. Always cool to see a game winner and my ears still hurt.

But also, the flip side, is we have all lived long enough to see failed and massively wasteful and inefficient welfare/entitlement programs multiple times. The most succesful socialist/welfare/entitlement program, as is often mentioned, is the military and the defense program.

I really enjoyed the movie Cruella but the reality is women's high fashion might as well be a foreign alien from Mars to me, so I've learned quite a bit the past page from Bonnie Blue.