This shows just how divided the country is
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Have you ever cleaned yarn?
Obvs
Probably
A more accurate representation there has never been.Nope.
Not hard to figure out. Clinton, Bush, and Obama were part of the political class. They knew the rules and played by them.
Trump was not part of it and played to win (unlike Bush) and knew how politicians are paid off - because he paid them off. And he won over their chosen one - Hillary was ordained to be the next Prez and, to this day, it pisses them off she didn't win. They had 4 years to undermine his Presidencey and rig the next election.
Nothing more polarizing than a Republican who wants to clean house and actually win.
Newt Gingrich was closest to Trump and he was, at the time, just as much of the devil to Democrats as Trump is today. But Newt wasn't rich and didn't garner the jealousy of the Dems like Trump does.
Rules matter.
Everybody love the guy/gal that doesn't "play by the rules" if it's their guy/gal.
But rules still matter. Just because they aren't written down doesn't mean they aren't there. Take b*******, you bean a guy in the back, expect to be run up on. And expect one of your own to get hit too.
Civility is massively underrated.
Had the opportunity to meet and converse with The Speaker in the Bahamas after he retired from Congress. An open, friendly, generous guy...great sense of humor..spent a lot of time looking at Healthcare in the US ....a Patriot, Conservative academic .....a rare, rare bird.
SNL is still on? That in itself is news to me, but then again I rarely watch any mainstream TV or media.
We need another Newt. Unfortunately, I think Republicans are so fractured, it's not possible today.
I'm not talking about rules you and I follow. Congress has their own rules they follow and it's all with a wink and a nod.
There's a reason they all leave with a helluva lot more money than they came in with, and it's not by playing with the same rules you and I are subject to.
Putin is evil,but the gop is following after trump, CPAC has invited 2 Latin America dictators. Besides inviting white nationalist and Nazis
That checks out. I’m not even friends with myself anymore.I really don't know what most of my friends political leaning is and don't care. Seems like a lot of people now look at the other side as the enemy.
A third of young voters said they wouldn't want to be friends with someone who voted for a different presidential candidate: poll
A similar Monmouth University poll from 2016 found that 7% of voters reported friendships ending due to the election.www.businessinsider.com
Seems like you would’ve seen him at your meetings by now.
Liz Truss will be a CPAC. Cool. Remember back when the limeys all pissed their pants with her plan to slash taxes?
What a sad husk of a country they’ve become. The empire that ruled the seas and extended to every corner of the globe, gave us the model of government for the civilized world.
Now mopes around in the shadows content to play second fiddle while immigrants flood their shores. Soon they will have a Labour government. That should help!
Take a look into your future America. Malaise. No self-confidence. Sad.
What a sad husk of a country they’ve become. The empire that ruled the seas and extended to every corner of the globe, gave us the model of government for the civilized world.
Now mopes around in the shadows content to play second fiddle while immigrants flood their shores. Soon they will have a Labour government. That should help!
Take a look into your future America. Malaise. No self-confidence. Sad.
It was so great when he ditched his wife when she had cancer. Rare bird indeed
Serial philanderer too. He’s about as pathetic as they come as it relates to family values.
You mean Trump approves that message. Which wife of his didn't get cheated on?
I think once trump is out of the equation that number drops.I really don't know what most of my friends political leaning is and don't care. Seems like a lot of people now look at the other side as the enemy.
A third of young voters said they wouldn't want to be friends with someone who voted for a different presidential candidate: poll
A similar Monmouth University poll from 2016 found that 7% of voters reported friendships ending due to the election.
Hopefully the Pubs will get back there as we need two workable solutions. I beieve it could take a decade post-trump to get back to a serviceable party.
Character mattering is such a quaint, old fashioned notion. And yeah, Clinton is/was a pig.
This stuff confirms that we are becoming dumber as a nation. We are now driven more by feelings and emotions about people and less about ideas and policies. When emotions run our politics, politics will run our relationships.I really don't know what most of my friends political leaning is and don't care. Seems like a lot of people now look at the other side as the enemy.
A third of young voters said they wouldn't want to be friends with someone who voted for a different presidential candidate: poll
A similar Monmouth University poll from 2016 found that 7% of voters reported friendships ending due to the election.
Many years ago I had a long conversation with a neurosurgeon about how progressive astrocytoma affected the brain and mind. He said the tumor slowly ate away at higher thinking functions and the afflicted individual would be driven more and more by emotion. (This is true for any degenerative brain process).
We are a nation with mass degenerative brain disease. I blame education. But that is for another thread.
Goid character is very important. The issue is what are the metrics of good character qualities and whether they mean more than simply provoking an emotional response.
She is the most competent candidate that has come along in decades. We need her as POTUS, but she has no chance because we are now a nation of emotional lightweights. So we get two unfit candidates with degenerative brain diseases.
You've shown how much (or little) you value character. Tell us the metrics you use.
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