(01-26-2020 03:21 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  

(01-25-2020 02:54 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(01-25-2020 02:46 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  I am not a fan of Donald Trump. I don’t like his personality or style, and I have significant disagreement with two of his major issue positions—tariffs and the wall. If there were a viable alternative, I would support it.

But democrats are giving me no viable alternatives. Every single democrat in the presidential field has at least two or three issue positions that are absolute drop-dead show-stoppers for me. They are all far worse than Donald Trump to me.

As I have said before, the election is a choice of the lesser evil. I will vote on that basis.

I am sure our left-wing friends will too. I would be curious to know on what basis they think the Democratic nominee, whoever that may be, will be the lesser evil. Economic policy? Foreign policy? Politeness?

Mayor Pete and Biden are the lesser evils, if you have to put it that way. They're going to be like Obama and govern as close to the middle as they can for a modern Democrat.

Unlike Trump, who is going further and further to the right with each passing day. A vote for Trump means you could care less about your children and grandchildren's future from an ecological standpoint. Enjoy your money while you still can, I guess, and screw the next generations.

Lesser than Warren or Sanders, not lesser than Trump.

I look at the future from more than one standpoint.

I know that you put "climate change" above all else. I hope my great-grandkids don't have to slop through sea water on their way to Pike's Peak. If they do, at least they will have the money for a boat. But I also hope they have the money to live a good life and not have to depend on the government. I think what I fear is way more likely than what you fear.

Yeah, it will be warmer in Houston in 20 years. Will Houston in 2040 be warmer than Panama or Ridyah or Lagos or Mexico City or Indonesia now? People live in some mighty hot places. How about Bombay in 1855? Egypt in 1816?

Man adapts. Man adapts better if he has money.

But if your kids have some money to buy AC, that will make it easier for them. Go ahead and give all your money to environmental causes if you want. I plan to give my money to my family, as much as the leftists will allow me.