Trump talk only- no Eagles talk allowed (Steelers talk is OK though)

[Maximum Overkill 1,881]

 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,776]

1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said:

Biden is going to call for term limits to the Supreme Court as well as a code of conduct. 

Joe Biden.  Always targeting the Black Man.  

[Strike 5,360]

42 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

Conservatives were all in favor of it after gay marriage. 
 

This has nothing to do with my comment, or my stance.  I would NEVER be in favor of a change purely for political purposes.  It might be worth discussing, but not now.  Worms makes a valid point.

[BudBro 177]

1 hour ago, Mike Honcho said:

Understood, but there’s a question about whether constitutional eligibility to BE president and constitutional eligibility to be ELECTED president is the same.   It hasn't been argued...so let's have some fun(

Since he doesn't qualify to be potus, he doesn't qualify to be veep.  Best to nip it in the bud so we don't ever have to speak of Barry again.

[5-Points 3,451]

1 hour ago, Voltaire said:

Many Dems want to pack SCOTUS by putting in four new justices and expanding the court from nine to thirteen, Biden was one of the sane ones that kept the kibosh on it. But it's the Republicans who are a threat to Democracy.

Par for the course with them. Can't win under the current rules? Change the rules. 

Same reason they want to abolish the EC. 

 

[thegeneral 3,077]

28 minutes ago, 5-Points said:

Par for the course with them. Can't win under the current rules? Change the rules. 

Same reason they want to abolish the EC. 

 

I don’t like the adding seats to the court idea, but you have to admit it was pretty shady how Mitch worked the system to get one dude to pick 3 in 4 years.

[Engorgeous George 2,249]

2 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

Biden is going to call for term limits to the Supreme Court as well as a code of conduct. 

So the Executive branch  is going to call on the Legislative branch to regulate the Judicial branch.In a tri-partite system of government where each branch is a co-equal?  I am unclear how one branch can regulate a co-equal unless that power is listed in the Constitution itself.  Maybe you or others could outline for me how this would be done.  Maybe point to some Constitutional provision saying it can be done.  Could be I am missing some obvious power.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,171]

Greatest country in the world. Let’s radically change it.  

[5-Points 3,451]

12 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

I don’t like the adding seats to the court idea, but you have to admit it was pretty shady how Mitch worked the system to get one dude to pick 3 in 4 years.

I can see why people would be upset about Obama being denied that last pick but the rest was just timing. 

And Mitch is/was an embarrassment. 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

58 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

I don’t like the adding seats to the court idea, but you have to admit it was pretty shady how Mitch worked the system to get one dude to pick 3 in 4 years.

And now they boo him at the convention.

But fock him, he deserves it. You reap what you sow 

[Strike 5,360]

It's awesome listening to people give coherent speeches, unlike our current President.

[Hardcore troubadour 15,171]

Trumps daughter in law seems nice. Think Bidens daughter in law via Beau that smocked crack with and ditched Hunters gun that he was focking will speak at the DNC? 

[Strike 5,360]

Lester Holt asked Biden "What happens if you have another episode on the level you had at the debate?"  Biden's response, somewhat unintelligibly:  "I don't plan on having another <unintelligible> on that level ....trailing off......"  Well, THAT has to be reassuring to Democrats. 

[thegeneral 3,077]

3 hours ago, 5-Points said:

I can see why people would be upset about Obama being denied that last pick but the rest was just timing. 

And Mitch is/was an embarrassment. 

Then Mitch flipped his position on the last one. That understandably upset people. 

[Strike 5,360]

6 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

Biden is not proposing packing. But term limits make sense. And a code of conduct does as well. 

How about congress passes term limits on themselves before we talk about the SCOTUS?

[Strike 5,360]

[The Real timschochet 6,549]

1 hour ago, Strike said:

How about congress passes term limits on themselves before we talk about the SCOTUS?

Congress has term limits. They’re called elections. 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

Adam Schiff officially calling on Biden to drop out…

[Strike 5,360]

11 hours ago, The Real timschochet said:

Congress has term limits. They’re called elections. 

The SCOTUS has term limits.  It's called a pulse.

[IGotWorms 4,057]

2 minutes ago, Strike said:

The SCOTUS has term limits.  It's called a pulse.

Well one is two years and the other is potentially 50.

So that’s a pretty dumb point

[TheNewGirl 1,440]

13 hours ago, Strike said:

Lester Holt asked Biden "What happens if you have another episode on the level you had at the debate?"  Biden's response, somewhat unintelligibly:  "I don't plan on having another <unintelligible> on that level ....trailing off......"  Well, THAT has to be reassuring to Democrats. 

This interview was awful. "So, President Biden...what do you think about XYZ?" Biden: "Why are you guys always asking me about XYZ? Why aren't you ever talking about the other guy and why he told 48 lies about ABC? You never talk about how much the other guy lies about ABC." Lester: "Anyways, sir...about XYZ..." Biden, "Come on, guy...." 

Why can't Biden just answer a question? 

There was also a portion where you literally saw him lose his train of thought. I said, "Oops, he's losing the train of thought..." he looked off to the side, and his face went blank...I said to my hubs, "Annnnddddd....there it goes...." and sure enough, he turned back to Lester and mumbled something about how Trump lies or whatever. It's just so sad. 

[Strike 5,360]

12 minutes ago, TheNewGirl said:

This interview was awful. "So, President Biden...what do you think about XYZ?" Biden: "Why are you guys always asking me about XYZ? Why aren't you ever talking about the other guy and why he told 48 lies about ABC? You never talk about how much the other guy lies about ABC." Lester: "Anyways, sir...about XYZ..." Biden, "Come on, guy...." 

Why can't Biden just answer a question? 

There was also a portion where you literally saw him lose his train of thought. I said, "Oops, he's losing the train of thought..." he looked off to the side, and his face went blank...I said to my hubs, "Annnnddddd....there it goes...." and sure enough, he turned back to Lester and mumbled something about how Trump lies or whatever. It's just so sad. 

To this point, here is an article from a left leaning site about a zoom call Biden held with democrats Saturday afternoon, before the assassination attempt:

https://puck.news/biden-saturday-zoom-call-with-house-democrats-goes-off-the-rails/?_cio_id=f6c60600b413b513&amp;utm_campaign=The+Best+%26+The+Brightest+-+SUBSCRIBERS+(7%2F16%2F24)&amp;utm_content=The+Best+%26+The+Brightest+-+SUBSCRIBERS+(6%2F30%2F24)&amp;utm_medium=email_action&amp;utm_source=customer.io&amp;utm_term=f6c60600b413b513

The article has quotes from Democrats confirming what you mentioned above that I bolded.  In addition, Biden takes a shot at a Dem congressman who is a veteran about his service.  That's gonna win him some votes I'm sure.  What a POS, not to mention his dementia.

[Strike 5,360]

17 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

Well one is two years and the other is potentially 50.

So that’s a pretty dumb point

Actually the other is potentially 150.  Just depends how long they live?  AMIRITE??????

[thegeneral 3,077]

I am back on the train that Biden backs out. This will really start ramping up after RNC is over. 

More polling coming out that Biden trails many Dem candidates versus Trump. More donors backing off, more prominent politicians speaking out. 

Kamala isn’t the best candidate that would replace him but I don’t see how they could bounce her. I do think she’d fair better than Joe, but others could do better than her.

 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

2 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

I am back on the train that Biden backs out. This will really start ramping up after RNC is over. 

More polling coming out that Biden trails many Dem candidates versus Trump. More donors backing off, more prominent politicians speaking out. 

Kamala isn’t the best candidate that would replace him but I don’t see how they could bounce her. I do think she’d fair better than Joe, but others could do better than her.

 

I think I disagree on that last paragraph.

Now let me preface that by saying, my most significant concern is that she did not run a good primary campaign in 2020. And that is a concern.

But, she’s since been VP for four years and it looks to me like she’s potentially grown and learned a lot. She seems a lot more comfortable now and more willing to just be who she is and not what she thinks others think she should be.

She’s already taken a lot of attacks and we know what they are going to be. Frankly they aren’t that compelling to anyone but Trumpers, who are never going to vote for her anyway.

Young people like her and women like her. Democrats need those two groups to come out big time to win.

The others, they aren’t as tested. We don’t know if they can handle the national stage. We don’t know what the attacks against them will be and how they’ll respond.

You take Mark Kelly for example, great candidate on paper. But so was General Wesley Clark and he didn’t go much of anywhere.

Other one that is more tested is Buttigieg. But I don’t see how democrats pass Kamala over for him. And I like Buttigieg now more than I did in 2020 but he can still come across as too smooth sometimes. I think he would be a good candidate but there’s a chance he just doesn’t pass the trustworthiness test, especially when the right goes nuts with McKinsey.

[thegeneral 3,077]

22 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

I think I disagree on that last paragraph.

Now let me preface that by saying, my most significant concern is that she did not run a good primary campaign in 2020. And that is a concern.

But, she’s since been VP for four years and it looks to me like she’s potentially grown and learned a lot. She seems a lot more comfortable now and more willing to just be who she is and not what she thinks others think she should be.

She’s already taken a lot of attacks and we know what they are going to be. Frankly they aren’t that compelling to anyone but Trumpers, who are never going to vote for her anyway.

Young people like her and women like her. Democrats need those two groups to come out big time to win.

The others, they aren’t as tested. We don’t know if they can handle the national stage. We don’t know what the attacks against them will be and how they’ll respond.

You take Mark Kelly for example, great candidate on paper. But so was General Wesley Clark and he didn’t go much of anywhere.

Other one that is more tested is Buttigieg. But I don’t see how democrats pass Kamala over for him. And I like Buttigieg now more than I did in 2020 but he can still come across as too smooth sometimes. I think he would be a good candidate but there’s a chance he just doesn’t pass the trustworthiness test, especially when the right goes nuts with McKinsey.

Pretty compelling argument. 

[The Real timschochet 6,549]

1 hour ago, thegeneral said:

I am back on the train that Biden backs out. This will really start ramping up after RNC is over. 

More polling coming out that Biden trails many Dem candidates versus Trump. More donors backing off, more prominent politicians speaking out. 

Kamala isn’t the best candidate that would replace him but I don’t see how they could bounce her. I do think she’d fair better than Joe, but others could do better than her.

 

I wouldn’t have agreed with you until just now: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/17/adam-schiff-biden-drop-out/

Adam Schiff is by far the biggest name openly calling for Biden to quit. This is a big deal. 

[Hardcore troubadour 15,171]

Schiff should try to get some naked pictures of Biden. He does that. 

[HellToupee 1,663]

20 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Schiff should try to get some naked pictures of Biden. He does that. 

Squissy loves Schiff. Always comes to his aid over the Ed Buck rumors 

[thegeneral 3,077]

41 minutes ago, The Real timschochet said:

I wouldn’t have agreed with you until just now: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/17/adam-schiff-biden-drop-out/

Adam Schiff is by far the biggest name openly calling for Biden to quit. This is a big deal. 

Yeah. Lots of polling is coming out that shows the bad news for Joe and more importantly the better news for others.

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,299]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C9iSM53SZlP/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[squistion 2,078]

1 hour ago, The Real timschochet said:

I wouldn’t have agreed with you until just now: 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/07/17/adam-schiff-biden-drop-out/

Adam Schiff is by far the biggest name openly calling for Biden to quit. This is a big deal. 

And it is not helping Biden any. I am not sure what Schiff's motive is here. 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

8 minutes ago, squistion said:

And it is not helping Biden any. I am not sure what Schiff's motive is here. 

Hard to say.

Most of these congressional democrats seem to be concerned with down ballot effects. So it may simply be that Schiff is worried they’ll lose the senate and definitely not retake the house.

Schiff also really really hates Trump so it may be that he really thinks a second Trump term is an existential threat that must be negated at all costs.

But it’s politics so probably Schiff stands to gain something as well. Maybe Kamala would give him a choice appointment or something. Maybe he’d have her ear in a way he doesn’t have Biden’s. Who knows 

[Strike 5,360]

16 minutes ago, squistion said:

And it is not helping Biden any. I am not sure what Schiff's motive is here. 

He wants to win the election?

[thegeneral 3,077]

Trump warns Powell against cutting rates before the election. Gee I wonder why

[IGotWorms 4,057]

So apparently there’s some new private poll showing Biden losing ground in fourteen states including some that were solidly blue

 

Reported on CNN but I can’t find a link

[IGotWorms 4,057]

Nearly two-thirds of Democrats said President Biden should step aside and allow the party to select a different nominee, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

The survey also found that 70 percent of Americans, including nearly half of Democrats, said they were not confident that Mr. Biden had the mental capacity to be president. That is a marked increase since February, when only about one-third of Democrats said they were not confident in his abilities.

Downtrodden Democrats are especially concerned that Mr. Biden can no longer win the election. Just 37 percent of Democrats said they thought he could win, compared with 72 percent of Republicans who said they thought former President Donald J. Trump could win.

[BrahmaBulls 629]

1 hour ago, squistion said:

And it is not helping Biden any. I am not sure what Schiff's motive is here. 

Democrat Party insurrection

[The Real timschochet 6,549]

1 hour ago, thegeneral said:

Yeah. Lots of polling is coming out that shows the bad news for Joe and more importantly the better news for others.

I actually think the better news for others is pretty meaningless. When a person actually becomes a candidate the polling tends to completely change. 
But I do agree that what is needed to win this election for the Democrats is Trump vs Not Trump. Right now it’s Biden vs Not Biden, and that’s not working (for now at least.) 

[IGotWorms 4,057]

Just now, The Real timschochet said:

I actually think the better news for others is pretty meaningless. When a person actually becomes a candidate the polling tends to completely change. 
But I do agree that what is needed to win this election for the Democrats is Trump vs Not Trump. Right now it’s Biden vs Not Biden, and that’s not working (for now at least.) 

“For now”?

Whats gonna change?

Biden isn’t getting any younger