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I gave credit to Obama for trying something different in the Middle East, given the abject failure of US foreign policy in the region ever since the coup d'etat of '53.
From that point on they've been backing the wrong horse and look where that's gotten us.
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The difference in the media treatments of Trump and Biden in their two townhalls was stark.
Trump went on ABC for a townhall and was constantly challenged (which is good).
Biden just had his CNN townhall. Friendly questions, and next to no pushback from the moderator. And it was almost as if Biden knew the questions in advance.
The media is full propaganda. Trying to protect him and running his campaign because Biden is going senile.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
Supreme Court liberal hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead.
Undoubtedly, Trump will name a replacement.
This will make things even more crazy over there.But McConnell controls the process.
He is on the ballot this year.Will they wait until after the election?
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@canefan said in US Politics:
@Frank said in US Politics:
Supreme Court liberal hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg is dead.
Undoubtedly, Trump will name a replacement.
This will make things even more crazy over there.But McConnell controls the process.
He is on the ballot this year.Will they wait until after the election?
Depends on if Mitch McConnell calculates vulnerable Senators like Susan Collins will be negatively affected or not and whether Senators who don't like Trump like Romney are behind him.
He cares more about keeping Senate majority than anything else.
They will choose someone who already been vetted to Appeals Court level so the vetting time is short. -
Obama should’ve been censured by the Senate but it was politically impossible (it would’ve been called racist blah blah). The Senate’s fuck you over the nomination should be seen as a response to Obama’s fuck you via Presidential overreach
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@gt12 said in US Politics:
So, in 45 days they’ll happily confirm someone. If I’m not correct it was about 9 month out last time and he wouldn’t consider it? I find almost everything about what US politics has been turned into to be a fucking complete shambles.
Everything that anybody does now is partisan. Real Eye for an eye stuff
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@Frank said in US Politics:
I am not sure Mitch McConnell can get the votes anyway.
Why not? He got the votes the last 2 times. And any Republican who voted against Trumps pick (likely a woman) wouldn't do themselves any favors in their next election
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@canefan said in US Politics:
Everything that anybody does now is partisan
I don't understand how people who are familiar with history can think it used to be different. Yes there was more platitudes but the same power plays have occurred for hundreds of years.
Most of the pearl clutching is just when the 'other side' does it.
I guess casual observers take the old platitudes and/or the current indignation seriously?
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@Duluth said in US Politics:
@canefan said in US Politics:
Everything that anybody does now is partisan
I don't understand how people who are familiar with history can think it used to be different. Yes there was more platitudes but the same power plays have occurred for hundreds of years.
Most of the pearl clutching is just when the 'other side' does it.
I guess casual observers take the old platitudes and/or the current indignation seriously?
I'm sure you are right, this is how checks and balances works
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@Frank Amy Coney Barrett frontrunner? They 'probably' won't call her a rapist but it will be interesting what they do try to portray her as. With antifa on the job I wouldn't be surprised to see threats to peoples homes and children this time around. Won't take much to kick it off properly.
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@antipodean said in US Politics:
I gave credit to Obama for trying something different in the Middle East
I don't think in appeasing Assad & Iran, Obama was trying anything new. It seemed to be more of a case of doing as little as possible and avoiding tough decisions or. heaven forbid, taking action when chemical weapons were being used.
For all of Obama's much touted diplomacy, it was Trump* who opened a dialogue and sat down with North Korea. Obama simply sat on his hands.
*Old Klingon proverb: "Only Nixon could go to China"
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