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Old white guy living in Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA. Centrist Democrat Not religious Interested in politics, science, reading, baseball
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Putting partisan politics aside, it really isn't clear if Trump can legally fire the Fed chair. The Constitution doesn't magically agree with your (or my) opinion about a given issue of the day. This may be more of a violation of norms than a violation of law. It would be an interesting case.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

"The tariff still retains its grip on the throat of international commerce. There is no relief in sight...if the men in Washington responsible for this disaster continue in power. ... It was a stupid, blundering idea, and we know it today and we know it has brought disaster." FDR (1932)

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

It's as if Musk didn't understand who bought his cars. Remember when Bud Light used a trans spokesman for their product? Bubba at the bar in Biloxi doesn't like trans people so he stopped buying Bud Light. The customer base for expensive electric cars is rich lefties. They don't like Trump.

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Should AOC run for President in 2028? I'm a centrist Dem so AOC isn't my first choice, but the reality is that I don't have a first choice right now. But why not run? Maybe she lights up the sky like Obama did. At worst, she loses the primary and the centrist Dems can say, "See, that's not us."

submitted 67 days ago • 3 comments

Shutting down the government would have accomplished nothing. The Dems would've been blamed because, fact that. The "non-essential" workers would be sent home: targets for Musk. The GOP would have sat on their hands and laughed. Eventually, when the checks stopped coming, the Dems would have caved.

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments