Saw this poll by a “progressive journalist” who labels himself as part of the “new left”.

I realized long ago that some of the lowest forms of life — liberals, socialists, Democrats, communists, Marxists, leftist — call Twitter home.

Knowing that, seeing how much the progressives hate their country, still shocked me.

He forgot the "You're an idiot" button

We need a magnificent orange emperor first.

The Empire of the United States.

(09-09-2020 04:58 PM)CardinalJim Wrote:  Saw this poll by a “progressive journalist” who labels himself as part of the “new left”.

I realized long ago that some of the lowest forms of life — liberals, socialists, Democrats, communists, Marxists, leftist — call Twitter home.

Knowing that, seeing how much the progressives hate their country, still shocked me.

twitter is a cesspool inhabited by human turds.

It'll change once Biden is elected. Peace will reign and no more problems, just like it was for the first 47 years of his political service.. Trump has destroyed everything Joe built and stood for in 3 short years. That orange maniacal bastard.

Ask Puerto Rico if they prefer to be a state or no?
Referendums of Puerto Rico's political status
Year Commonwealth Statehood Free association Independence None of the above
1967 60.41% 38.98% *** 0.60% ***
1993 48.89% 46.64% *** 4.47% ***
1998 0.06% 46.63% 0.29% 2.55% 50.46%
2012[16] *** 61.16% 33.34% 5.49% ***
2017[17] 1.32% 97.18%
1.50%[18]
***

(09-10-2020 07:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  It'll change once Biden is elected. Peace will reign and no more problems, just like it was for the first 47 years of his political service.. Trump has destroyed everything Joe built and stood for in 3 short years. That orange maniacal bastard.

Just a quibble, but I despise the term "public service." Those bastards aren't serving the public, they are lining their pockets at our expense. They're on a gravy train. And that goes for the whole lot of career politicians.

I'd like to see his answer if asked "who are the good guys?"

(09-10-2020 09:07 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-10-2020 07:56 AM)gdunn Wrote:  It'll change once Biden is elected. Peace will reign and no more problems, just like it was for the first 47 years of his political service.. Trump has destroyed everything Joe built and stood for in 3 short years. That orange maniacal bastard.

Just a quibble, but I despise the term "public service." Those bastards aren't serving the public, they are lining their pockets at our expense. They're on a gravy train. And that goes for the whole lot of career politicians.

^^^

#nutshell

imo, the only solution is term limits across the board....

(09-10-2020 09:22 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  imo, the only solution is term limits across the board....

The problem with term limits is that then you run the risk of creating a power vacuum that will be all too eagerly filled by the nameless, faceless bureaucrats who populate every alphabet soup agency in the federal government. Those people are a far greater problem than elected politicians, and they have absolutely zero accountability.

Remember the EPA guy who dumped all those nasty chemicals in that river in Colorado or somewhere out west. What happened to him? Accountability is not a defined term for members of the bureaucracy.

I despise Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, but I'd rather deal with them than some nameless, faceless GS-whatever bureaucrat who has absolutely no accountability. Schumer and Pelosi don't have much, but it's more than the bureaucrats do.

(09-10-2020 09:43 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-10-2020 09:22 AM)stinkfist Wrote:  imo, the only solution is term limits across the board....

The problem with term limits is that then you run the risk of creating a power vacuum that will be all too eagerly filled by the nameless, faceless bureaucrats who populate every alphabet soup agency in the federal government. Those people are a far greater problem than elected politicians, and they have absolutely zero accountability.

Remember the EPA guy who dumped all those nasty chemicals in that river in Colorado or somewhere out west. What happened to him? Accountability is not a defined term for members of the bureaucracy.

I despise Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, but I'd rather deal with them than some nameless, faceless GS-whatever bureaucrat who has absolutely no accountability. Schumer and Pelosi don't have much, but it's more than the bureaucrats do.

Those folks need to be escorted out. It seems that during one administration you work here, then when a new one comes in you transfer there.. Those people need to be shown the door.