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Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2021, 02:21 PM
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Posted By Paul2
I heard on the news yesterday that most of the...

I heard on the news yesterday that most of the vaccines are made in India, and there are noises there about nationalizing the vaccine-making to use the vaccines in India.
Forum: USA Politics 30th April 2021, 01:10 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Where is Hillary when you really need her (again)?

Where is Hillary when you really need her (again)?
Forum: USA Politics 13th April 2021, 11:32 AM
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Posted By Paul2
Here's one proposal...

Here's one proposal (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/07/09/how-to-cut-and-not-cut-the-defense-budget/). It's not huge cuts.
Forum: USA Politics 5th April 2021, 07:43 AM
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Posted By Paul2
:thumbsup::thumbsup: Thanks for that!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Thanks for that!
Forum: USA Politics 4th April 2021, 03:27 PM
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Posted By Paul2
:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:
Forum: USA Politics 4th April 2021, 10:17 AM
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Posted By Paul2
On top of that, I think they'd admit it and be...

On top of that, I think they'd admit it and be proud of it. The trumpists and libertarian types I talk with online don't want the government to do anything, because it interferes with freedom, at...
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 02:16 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Remember this when Biden helped the kid with a...

Remember this when Biden helped the kid with a stutter?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZbOiktAh4

It takes a small, selfish mind to not admire people who try to overcome their stutters and...
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 02:04 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Agreed. The problem is it's become normalized...

Agreed. The problem is it's become normalized with the Repubs. It's their go-to move. I suppose we should be happy they're not trotting out policy proposal after policy proposal that would only...
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 03:54 PM
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Posted By Paul2
I saw the Breitbart article but it wasn't the...

I saw the Breitbart article but it wasn't the article posted here. I admit I didn't check it word for word.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:56 PM
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Posted By Paul2
'K everyone, we can just make up whatever we want...

'K everyone, we can just make up whatever we want to. Whee! This is gonna be fun.
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:52 PM
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Posted By Paul2
When has The Former Guy NOT bragged during some...

When has The Former Guy NOT bragged during some encounter?
Forum: USA Politics 26th March 2021, 02:50 PM
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Posted By Paul2
My Googling did not find an original source for...

My Googling did not find an original source for this. Where did you get this from?
Forum: USA Politics 25th March 2021, 05:12 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Pfizer’s vaccine was not part of Warp Speed. ...

Pfizer’s vaccine was not part of Warp Speed. Pfizer disavowed connection with WS.
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2021, 07:27 PM
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Posted By Paul2
SCOTUS can do what it wants, surely, but the...

SCOTUS can do what it wants, surely, but the Election Clause of the Constitution (article 1 sec 4) says that Congress can overrule the states except, oddly, for the place for choosing Senators. ...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2021, 09:52 AM
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Posted By Paul2
I believe many things in HB1, the Voting Rights...

I believe many things in HB1, the Voting Rights bill, will push back against those state-level suppression efforts.
Forum: USA Politics 20th February 2021, 05:35 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By Paul2
A $15 minimum wage will give some people in...

A $15 minimum wage will give some people in California (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/FAQ_MinimumWage.htm) more money. The perfect is not the enemy of the good.
Forum: USA Politics 4th February 2021, 09:47 AM
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Posted By Paul2
The secret ballot was just in the Republican...

The secret ballot was just in the Republican conference, all by themselves. The bill the Dems are bringing to the floor is a separate thing and will not be a secret ballot.
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2021, 12:18 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Nominated!

Nominated!
Forum: USA Politics 30th January 2021, 12:10 PM
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Posted By Paul2
I know someone who went to school with him at...

I know someone who went to school with him at Yale, knew him somewhat there, and can confirm what a *********** he was even then.
Forum: USA Politics 24th January 2021, 10:26 AM
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Posted By Paul2
There are plenty on the left who think that...

There are plenty on the left who think that females should keep on not competing with those who went through male puberty, despite what others on the left may think. So leftists can disagree with...
Forum: USA Politics 24th January 2021, 10:22 AM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By Paul2
Exactly. Give them one chance to step up to the...

Exactly. Give them one chance to step up to the plate and be responsible. When they show that they aren't interested in that, then the filibuster is gone.

There is a version of a strategy of the...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd January 2021, 12:36 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Teslas come with an adapter to charge with the...

Teslas come with an adapter to charge with the middle-speed charger (Like a J1772 charger, which is what I have at home and charge our Tesla with overnight). I think a Tesla can also charge at the...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd January 2021, 08:20 AM
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Posted By Paul2
The Dems will need Republican support in the...

The Dems will need Republican support in the senate to convict, so your statement reduces to, "You'll need enough votes to have enough votes to convict." I agree.



The standard is not...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 07:10 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By Paul2
I’d like to praise the collective wisdom of folks...

I’d like to praise the collective wisdom of folks here by highlighting all the responses to ChrisBFRPRKY’s ideas by just listing the responses to Chris, all together, and check out all the different...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 06:59 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Not because of the Democrats. It’ll be Repubs...

Not because of the Democrats. It’ll be Repubs who try to impeach for no reason. The Dems have not done that with Trump. They are doing what the Consitution calls for, and what reason requires.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 04:07 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Even better, you can make the car fart. We have...

Even better, you can make the car fart. We have a Model 3. You can make fart noises come out of the stereo system. There are 5 different ones to choose from, IIRC.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 03:09 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Lack of bipartisan agreement does not necessarily...

Lack of bipartisan agreement does not necessarily mean that something is merely political or partisan.

Bipartisan agreement does not necessarily mean that something is apolitical.

If one party...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 03:09 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Regardless of any other reason why they want him...

Regardless of any other reason why they want him to not hold office, what happened

with the riot at the Capitol
Trump's speech beforehand
his lies about the election after Nov. 3
his...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 12:25 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By Paul2
I've heard more than one from the media that...

I've heard more than one from the media that Biden wants a new immigration plan/system. He's planning on producing some proposal. It's going to be difficult, sure.
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 12:23 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Kids in cages shouldn't have been the issue,...

Kids in cages shouldn't have been the issue, although it was useful to draw attention to the real issue, which was the separation of kids from parents without a plan to re-unite them, along with all...
Forum: USA Politics 15th December 2020, 01:27 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Relatively speaking, he can't screw too much up. ...

Relatively speaking, he can't screw too much up. This might also be grooming him for other things later on, it's like a starter house for him.
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2020, 12:09 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By Paul2
Oh no, are you kidding?! This means Trump could...

Oh no, are you kidding?! This means Trump could do his own ceremony, getting sworn in?

Ugh.
Forum: USA Politics 30th November 2020, 02:40 PM
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Views: 274,132
Posted By Paul2
shemp’s comment, which is where this started,...

shemp’s comment, which is where this started, works with liberalism, not centrism, as a tactic to prevent a right wing theocracy.

If you want to assign a motivation other than good faith...
Forum: USA Politics 30th November 2020, 02:19 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Keeping the center in sight as a tactic to...

Keeping the center in sight as a tactic to prevent Republicans from winning is not the equivalent tactic as progressives holding the party hostage to their demands.
Forum: USA Politics 29th November 2020, 12:39 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Ouch.

Ouch.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2020, 06:53 PM
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Posted By Paul2
How can the unexciting be so exciting?

How can the unexciting be so exciting?
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2020, 04:47 PM
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Posted By Paul2
We all deserve to luxuriate in boring, to soak up...

We all deserve to luxuriate in boring, to soak up the commonplace, to roll around in the normal.
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 01:26 PM
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Posted By Paul2
Any classic liberal, just about by definition. ...

Any classic liberal, just about by definition. The ones I currently like are Jerry Coyne, Steven Pinker, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the 3 remaining New Atheists.
Did you miss my point? Your post supported...
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 12:48 PM
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Posted By Paul2
You didn't reply to the rest of my post:

You didn't reply to the rest of my post:
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 11:38 AM
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Posted By Paul2
Main processor failure. Can not compute. . . ...

Main processor failure. Can not compute. . . compute . . . compute . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 11:36 AM
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Posted By Paul2
Marxism makes Jesus cry.

Marxism makes Jesus cry.
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 11:35 AM
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Posted By Paul2
There is an un-liberal trend on campuses today...

There is an un-liberal trend on campuses today concerning free speech, safe spaces, trigger warnings, de-platforming, and the like. But the classic liberal philosophy that rigorously defends free...
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2020, 11:30 AM
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Posted By Paul2
This is a forum on politics, not religion. ...

This is a forum on politics, not religion.

ETA: But I love the poetry of it.
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