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I would hope this is something people from all political "sides" could get behind.It's a tenuous argument in my view. Speech is speech. Buying politicians isn't really "speech". Citizens United should be overturned, in my view, The Court found that the "state’s interest in preventing corruption or the appearance of corruption" wasn't compelling enough. I think, given the vast corruption we are living under now, it is vastly compelling. The specious argument was that independent expenditures it banned were by definition "not coordinated or prearranged with a candidate or a campaign" and therefore was not a direct quid pro quo, in which votes are exchanged for money.
Although such expenditures could ingratiate a corporation with and lead to greater access to a candidate, “ingratiation and access…are not corruption.” Yeah, sure. Let's avoid that appearance of impropriety altogether and quit pretending corporations are people. People are people and can vote and speak as they like (well, they could, prior to 2020 when censorship was ubiquitous).
Or better yet, let's test his ability to remain president by having him engage in a debate against his political opponents. Would his handlers allow such a thing? If not, then they realize he couldn't handle it.Let's test that by having President Biden testify in front of the House "Oversight" Committee.
Or better yet, let's test his ability to remain president by having him engage in a debate against his political opponents. Would his handlers allow such a thing? If not, then they realize he couldn't handle it.
Do you think biden can keep pretending to be able to hold it together for another year?Just wait a year. He'll be debating ex-President Trump once they can work out a schedule around Trump's court dates.
I suspect most are like me who will vote for who they feel will do the best regardless of affiliation. Sadly, it appears I will have no one to vote for in 2024 as there is no "better of the two". Both choices will be unacceptable. It will be my first time not voting since I turned 18.I don't really think that 99% of us here have a normal party. I certainly don't.
I thought he was too old the first time. And he is.President Joseph R. Biden is too old to “effectively serve” another four-year term, according to a new poll.
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found more than three-quarters of adults surveyed, or 77%, believe Mr. Biden, 80, is too old to run for reelection.
Poll shows Biden viewed as too old to ‘effectively serve’ another term
President Joe Biden is too old to “effectively serve” another four-year term, according to a new poll.www.washingtontimes.com
"Sharp" is a matter of perspective and directions.Shouldn't people be allowed to enjoy life in retirement once life gets towards the end, regardless if they are still mentally sharp or not? I think this should apply to politicians as well. People in their 80s+ deserve a break. And no, I'm not talking about only Biden here. This applies to both ends.
It's a turnabout situation.In ineffective Biden is a far better world than an effective Trump.
I don't want Biden to run, but at least if his health fails, I don't mind his replacement. I can certainly take him and Harris over Trump.I suspect most are like me who will vote for who they feel will do the best regardless of affiliation. Sadly, it appears I will have no one to vote for in 2024 as there is no "better of the two". Both choices will be unacceptable. It will be my first time not voting since I turned 18.
Do you think biden can keep pretending to be able to hold it together for another year?
Good one!Sure, dude, sure. Biden's more coherent than half of the posters here.
He may be in public office (meaning only that his term won't have ended by then), but the question is whether or not biden can keep pretending to be holding it together for that long. He can't even go to Hawaii and do the right thing without insulting the victims there and trivializing their situation. No wonder his handlers initially tried to prevent him from going there. That certainly won't help him retain support in that state.Among Biden, Trump, and McConnell, if I had to bet on who will be holding public office a year from now, I'd bet on Biden.
Half the posters here don't equate a small kitchen fire to the loss of an entire town. Hardly coherent, especially when he started falling asleep while the actual fire victims were speaking.Sure, dude, sure. Biden's more coherent than half of the posters here.
He may be in public office (meaning only that his term won't have ended by then), but the question is whether or not biden can keep pretending to be holding it together for that long. He can't even go to Hawaii and do the right thing without insulting the victims there and trivializing their situation. No wonder his handlers initially tried to prevent him from going there. That certainly won't help him retain support in that state.
That was before they lost everything and got to endure biden's visit where he thought his own experience with a minor kitchen fire that supposedly endangered his '67 Corvette and his cat equipped him with an understanding of what the people of Hawaii have gone through (losing homes, businesses, jobs, loved ones, etc.)When did he insult Hawaii? No credible news outlet has reported that.
Hawaii is deep blue, and it's demographics are predominantly Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders. In the last election, they voted against Trump by a large margin.
That was before they lost everything and got to endure biden's visit where he thought his own experience with a minor kitchen fire that supposedly endangered his '67 Corvette and his cat equipped him with an understanding of what the people of Hawaii have gone through (losing homes, businesses, jobs, loved ones, etc.)
Giving them $700 to get them back on their feet while giving billions to Ukraine at the same time didn't help either.
It'll be interesting if Hawaiians show up at the polls to vote for biden after this.
That's not an insult. That's an attempt to relate to somebody else's situation.
How do you know the majority of Hawaiians don't support Ukraine?
They almost certainly will, judging by past voting patterns. None of the other Republican candidates have much to offer Hawaii.
Giving them $700 to get them back on their feet while giving billions to Ukraine at the same time didn't help either.
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