PM Johnson Taken to ICU | 91 comments (91 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: < wipes tears > (none / 0)

Oh for God's sakes keep that man away from a microphone.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Wed Apr 8th, 2020 at 11:48:14 PM EST
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Re: &lt; wipes tears &gt; (4.00 / 3)

About the only thing you could say for Biden, apart from the fact that he is not Trump, is that he might appoint some half way competent people to key jobs and let them get on with it, all the while providing an amiable grandfatherly type figure presiding over it all.

Then, in 2024, we can have grandma Clinton ..oh..er.. perhaps not. But seriously, what non-octogenarian candidates of real ability do the Democrats have lined up for us?

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Thu Apr 9th, 2020 at 11:49:14 AM EST
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Re: &amp;lt; wipes tears &amp;gt; (4.00 / 2)

Still wondering if AoC is in the Blair/Obama decepticon camp or the Sanders/etc genuine progressives camp.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Apr 9th, 2020 at 01:13:32 PM EST
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Re: AOC (4.00 / 2)

So far she appears to be firmly in the Sanders/etc. camp.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Thu Apr 9th, 2020 at 02:32:05 PM EST
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Re: AOC (none / 1)

"Appears."

I'm suspicious because she seems so much in the Blair/Obama/Macron model - clean, charismatic, intelligent, articulate, plenty of attitude, but inexplicably manifests as a Good Company Employee who preaches "pragmatism over purity" while in office, and has no moral issues with profitable wars.

We'll see, probably.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Apr 9th, 2020 at 03:32:28 PM EST
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Re: AOC (4.00 / 3)

I honestly see no indication that AOC is anything like the cynical climbers of the Blair/Obama mold. However, being a comparable young and empathic human being bears it's own risk. Specifically I worry that she'll grow to like her colleges, who in a fairer world would mostly be laying railroad tracks in Alaska.

by generic on Thu Apr 9th, 2020 at 06:01:38 PM EST
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Re: AOC (none / 1)

"Appears" because all I know is her public statements and actions.

And plus what generic said.

She believed in nothing; only her skepticism kept her from being an atheist. -- Jean-Paul Sartre

by ATinNM on Sat Apr 11th, 2020 at 07:41:19 PM EST
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