Originally Posted by Adder (Post 533903)

I spent 6 weeks on a DC grand jury as a first year associate. Fungible billing units can do it.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 533905)

Isn’t 6 weeks short? I thoughts it was much longer service.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 533878)

I was thinking about this the other day. 10 years ago the PB had a dozen libs and maybe 3 or 4 hard core Rs. Then there was Penske whom I always assumed was just a dada performance thing.

Me? I was the only one who actually put thought into votes (besides sebby but you can’t categorize him); I mean was there anyone else here who voted for W twice and Obama twice?

The Rs included Slave. Last thing I saw from him was defending orange puke after the weird claims about his inauguration crowd, so at least early he hadn’t moved. But B&B was pretty hardcore R and she seems to have moved way away from that lot.

And until the Rs move to a decidedly different flavor, that is, non-insane place, I ain’t voting for them.

So if you extrapolate from our small sample they might have lost a lot of voters. It’s important to remember that facefuck won because Hillary was a flawed choice for a lot of reasons and there was a huge increase in 3rd party votes from people who didn’t like her.

As to state legislatures I just point to what Michigan did. In 2020 we passed an anti gerrymandering law by popular vote. Legislators have no control- a 9 person commission picks boundaries: 4 R 4 D and 1 independent. The next vote the Ds took both houses. The talking heads sold it as a reaction to Trump, but nope. It was a reaction to our taking back our state. I can’t believe other states don’t do that.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 533907)

Just curious, but, in hindsight, what do you think of W's terms in office? Is his a legacy to be proud of?

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 533908)

Yes. Especially thinking about what the alternatives were. I voted for W twice and President Obama twice, and do not regret either for a second.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 533908)

Yes. Especially thinking about what the alternatives were. I voted for W twice and President Obama twice, and do not regret either for a second.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 533910)

Fascinating.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 533909)

For me, the forever wars that Bush got us into are a pretty atrocious legacy.

Originally Posted by Adder (Post 533902)

No one is protesting to change minds.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 533913)

Are they doing it for awareness? Operating under the assumption people in Arthur Ashe are unfamiliar with this obscure subject of climate change?

I could see if one did this at a Southern Arkansas Upstairs School of Culinary Arts versus John Birch Special Needs Community College fast pitch softball game. But the fucking US Open? It's like screaming "You all need to read Hamlet!!!" in the quad at Bard.

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 533912)

Worst President ever. Trump soiled the office; W soiled our reputation and credibility in the world for generations. And killed hundreds of thousands of people for no good reason.

I supported Bush. And I chalk up everything bad that's ever happened to me since as karmic repayment. (It's not a lot, but that's hardly comforting... Only means I'm due a whole lot more.)

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 533915)

By the way, if you really want to scare the daylights out of your healthcare provider, eat beats before giving the stool sample.

I am sorry, folks, I did not think that one through.

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 533916)

I can normally ignore your hyperbole, but “Trump soiled the office?” How about “wanted/s to end the entire concept of how this country runs, and not in a good way?”

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 533918)

I like using words like soiled in regard to him. "He left a grease slick all over the office" also works. I'm still unable to view him with earnest dread, and it feels wrong to have serious concern about him, as he's too comically imbecilic to receive that kind of respect.

There are times I recoil. His desiring to make our libel laws like Great Britain's, and his professed intent to apply the death penalty to drug dealers sends shivers down the spine. But then one has to stop and recall, This man is an idiot. He said he'd do a million things, and had majorities in both houses for a time, and in the end all he did was pass a tax cut.