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Ukraine conflict
| April 30th, 2022 at 9:38:51 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Are you talking about Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert? Punchline of todays comic.  |
| May 1st, 2022 at 5:39:51 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 | What a bad ass Love it CNN: Pelosi makes unannounced trip to Kyiv, becoming highest-ranking US official to meet with Zelensky since the war began. https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/01/politics/pelosi-zelensky-kyiv-ukraine-intl/index.html I'm surprised Rand Paul hasn't flown to Russia to give Putin support :-) Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| May 1st, 2022 at 7:29:05 AM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4530 |
And yet Trump has a higher approval rating than Pelosi. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| May 1st, 2022 at 7:41:55 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 217 Posts: 22942 |
Pelosis counterpart is Kevin McCarthy = 20.7 approval rating, Pelosi = approval rating 33.6 RealClearPolitics. "Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP. |
| May 1st, 2022 at 10:44:37 AM permalink | |
| missedhervee Member since: Apr 23, 2021 Threads: 160 Posts: 5497 | BS, brinkmanship, or sore loser willing to destroy us all? Perilous times. https://news.yahoo.com/putin-inching-towards-nukes-threatening-152000734.html |
| May 1st, 2022 at 2:02:18 PM permalink | |
| Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
Actually the senior Republican congressman from CA is Ken Calvert, first elected in 1992. But Ken was caught with a known prostitute in 1994 very early in his career. He was feeling "intensely lonely".  Other than Calver, Kevin McCarthy, is the senior of 11 California Republican congreesmen and he has won his eight elections by a strong (although dwindling) majority. 2006 70.7% of the vote. 2008 unopposed 2010 98.8% of the vote, with opposition coming only from a write-in candidate. 2012 73.2% of the vote 2014 74.8% of the vote. 2016 69.2% of the vote 2018 64.3% of the vote 2020 62.1% of the vote 23rd McCarthy, Kevin (202) 225-2915 42nd Calvert, Ken (202) 225-1986 1st LaMalfa, Doug (202) 225-3076 4th McClintock, Tom (202) 225-2511 8th Obernolte, Jay (202) 225-5861 21st Valadao, David G. (202) 225-4695 25th Garcia, Mike (202) 225-1956 39th Kim, Young (202) 225-4111 48th Steel, Michelle (202) 225-2415 50th Issa, Darrell (202) 225-5672 22nd Nunes, Devin- Vacancy (202) 225-2523 In January 2021, Trump awarded Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In January 1st he resigned his position to become chief executive officer of the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG). |
| May 1st, 2022 at 2:30:50 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 | This is one of the reasons I hate the electoral college. It absolutely sucks for the millions of Republicans in California. Their Presidential vote is totally meaningless. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| May 1st, 2022 at 4:18:40 PM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4530 |
So you subscribe to 'all states are equal but some are more equal than others'? "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
| May 1st, 2022 at 4:24:56 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 76 Posts: 12501 |
You have to more specific I just think the electoral college system sucks I used to live in MD, my presidential vote was meaningless Now I vote in FL, a battleground state, my vote is valuable Just shouldn't be that way Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| May 1st, 2022 at 4:30:07 PM permalink | |
| kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4530 |
No matter how you do it somebody is meaningless. If you go by popular vote how much time will any politician spend courting Wyoming? "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |