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As a DeSantis supporter I would have to agree with the article about his campaign in Politico. Beating Trump was going to be a long shot, but he had the best chance. Trump understood that too as he trained his guns on him early and often. I still hope he stays in the race for awhile as the backup and to hold Trump accountable.
I will make another prediction. I think Trump is going to moderate his tone and start to position himself as a uniter and healer. Not just with Republicans, but with the electorate at large. He began that after his Iowa victory. This way Biden is going to look like the mean old man, ranting and raving about anyone who thinks about voting for Trump as a threat to democracy.
Trump can't help himself but to shoot himself in the foot, step on it, then put it in his mouth.
For what you said to be true he first has to say not another word about 2020. He doesn't have to admit he was wrong, which he could do without taking any responsibility now that his team is getting prosecuted. He just has to not say anything more and side step any questions.
He can't do that. I do hope he has learned something but even that is a pipe dream. I look forward to more off the cuff rants and rambling. He is a walking talking burt bridge.
The Democrats will never get behind him. Maybe we get a 3rd impeachment. They will claim the election was stolen and like a retarded child not grasp the irony and blame Jan 6 even though they set the precedence.
Trump will be Trump and the GOP will loose the midterm, we will get more debt, more liberal policies than conservative, 2028 will be wide open, and the GOP will form a circular firing squad.
"2024: Americans 'Suffering' at Rate Rarely Reached..."
Wow, America. We face a crisis, not of "suffering", but of meaningful word definition. So few on our planet enjoy even what the "4.3%" cited have in our nation. Our perspective spirals out of control. We've been living at artificially high standards of living in the USA for almost 100 years now, each year supposed to be better than the previous, whirling up and out of reality. One day, all will realize how deceived we are by marketing ploys and personal dissatisfaction with our state. "Contentment" is no longer a virtue in America, only the next thing.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Forgive my impenitent and ungrateful heart!
thriving rate has declined by 9 percentage points among Republicans and 2.6 points among independents. However, the thriving rate among Democrats has remained steady.
This tells me two things,
1) there is a political slant to the answer. You really can't argue against someone with this.
2) I think Democrats have lower standards, it's baked into their world view.
As for the rest of the world, that is not a valid comparison. If they want what we have implement what we have.
The only valid comparison is us to us over time. I was thriving between 2012 and 2020. I am now struggling. I can maintain my standard of living, mostly, we go out less, but we have saved nothing over the last 3 years, it takes all we make, what got cut was savings. That will have to come back into the equation in less than 4 years.
That means our standard of living will go down, if the status quo is maintained, in favor of our retirement in less than 15 years. And our retirement will be less comfortable.
Shouldn't "accountability" for the Uvalde failure be more than being fired or retiring? It seems like gross negligence to me. We have reason to not trust that the election is going to be "free and fair" in every state. And I am not talking about voting machines. When you have a group of folks who, after the 2020 election put out a long written article about all the actions they took to make sure the election went the way they wanted it to go, why would we? Have those rich guys who bought up newspapers ever considered reporting facts and not left-wing propaganda? I have two millennial granddaughters. One went to college, one didn't. The one who did worked the entire time, full time work and full-time college. Graduated with 2000.00 in debt. She has a great job, not related to her degree at all. The one who didn't go has a great banking job. College is totally unnecessary for most.
For about $400 - $500 / year total, I subscribe to several time-tested blogs including this one. Most are hosted on Substack. I get real news, unfiltered, often direct from the places where it's happening (via embedded X videos). I avoid all the fear porn and critical-theory junk.
So what need do I have for carefully-curated "news" from billionaire-owned rags and screen media? NONE.
I would not recommend my kids or grandkids to attend a 4-year college unless a highly specialized or technical field. My advice to them today is to attend a trade school. The days of attending a 4-year school to just "experience life" are now long gone. Thanks to most colleges jacking up tuition and expenses, as well as meaningless majors and classes, make the idea ridiculous. Add to that the virtual elimination of the idea of a "marketplace of ideas".
I was very fortunate to attend a 4-year school (Washington State University) in 1967-72 before all this nonsense (or most of it anyway) started. I had, as a rule, very competent instructors and the fe who weren't we avoided. Now, incompetency seems to be the rule.
Surely the cost of the cookout tray has gone up,, not because of inflation, but because of the "Biden Sept Here" fame the place now has.
As a DeSantis supporter I would have to agree with the article about his campaign in Politico. Beating Trump was going to be a long shot, but he had the best chance. Trump understood that too as he trained his guns on him early and often. I still hope he stays in the race for awhile as the backup and to hold Trump accountable.
I will make another prediction. I think Trump is going to moderate his tone and start to position himself as a uniter and healer. Not just with Republicans, but with the electorate at large. He began that after his Iowa victory. This way Biden is going to look like the mean old man, ranting and raving about anyone who thinks about voting for Trump as a threat to democracy.
Trump can't help himself but to shoot himself in the foot, step on it, then put it in his mouth.
For what you said to be true he first has to say not another word about 2020. He doesn't have to admit he was wrong, which he could do without taking any responsibility now that his team is getting prosecuted. He just has to not say anything more and side step any questions.
He can't do that. I do hope he has learned something but even that is a pipe dream. I look forward to more off the cuff rants and rambling. He is a walking talking burt bridge.
The Democrats will never get behind him. Maybe we get a 3rd impeachment. They will claim the election was stolen and like a retarded child not grasp the irony and blame Jan 6 even though they set the precedence.
Trump will be Trump and the GOP will loose the midterm, we will get more debt, more liberal policies than conservative, 2028 will be wide open, and the GOP will form a circular firing squad.
"2024: Americans 'Suffering' at Rate Rarely Reached..."
Wow, America. We face a crisis, not of "suffering", but of meaningful word definition. So few on our planet enjoy even what the "4.3%" cited have in our nation. Our perspective spirals out of control. We've been living at artificially high standards of living in the USA for almost 100 years now, each year supposed to be better than the previous, whirling up and out of reality. One day, all will realize how deceived we are by marketing ploys and personal dissatisfaction with our state. "Contentment" is no longer a virtue in America, only the next thing.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Forgive my impenitent and ungrateful heart!
thriving rate has declined by 9 percentage points among Republicans and 2.6 points among independents. However, the thriving rate among Democrats has remained steady.
This tells me two things,
1) there is a political slant to the answer. You really can't argue against someone with this.
2) I think Democrats have lower standards, it's baked into their world view.
As for the rest of the world, that is not a valid comparison. If they want what we have implement what we have.
The only valid comparison is us to us over time. I was thriving between 2012 and 2020. I am now struggling. I can maintain my standard of living, mostly, we go out less, but we have saved nothing over the last 3 years, it takes all we make, what got cut was savings. That will have to come back into the equation in less than 4 years.
That means our standard of living will go down, if the status quo is maintained, in favor of our retirement in less than 15 years. And our retirement will be less comfortable.
"College for all" is No child left behind, the fundamental flaw is two fold,
1) not every one is "capable" of college. There are several factors here including #2
2) college is for a subset of jobs and careers
A lot of the economy is tradesman. The number of jobs that require college is now less than 50%.
While there is an economic argument to be made it comes with the tradeoff of the debt.
The median income in the U.S. is $74,000, the average income of no college or no degree is about $45,000.
A certificate can get you to the $74,000 mark.
Heck you can go bartender to House of Representatives and earn $174,000.
Shouldn't "accountability" for the Uvalde failure be more than being fired or retiring? It seems like gross negligence to me. We have reason to not trust that the election is going to be "free and fair" in every state. And I am not talking about voting machines. When you have a group of folks who, after the 2020 election put out a long written article about all the actions they took to make sure the election went the way they wanted it to go, why would we? Have those rich guys who bought up newspapers ever considered reporting facts and not left-wing propaganda? I have two millennial granddaughters. One went to college, one didn't. The one who did worked the entire time, full time work and full-time college. Graduated with 2000.00 in debt. She has a great job, not related to her degree at all. The one who didn't go has a great banking job. College is totally unnecessary for most.
For about $400 - $500 / year total, I subscribe to several time-tested blogs including this one. Most are hosted on Substack. I get real news, unfiltered, often direct from the places where it's happening (via embedded X videos). I avoid all the fear porn and critical-theory junk.
So what need do I have for carefully-curated "news" from billionaire-owned rags and screen media? NONE.
And I suspect I am not alone in doing this.
Has the word “cowardice” been mentioned in any of the many pages of the Uvalde report? I think that’s the word they’re looking for.
People that don’t like raisins are seriously sick. 🤒
I would not recommend my kids or grandkids to attend a 4-year college unless a highly specialized or technical field. My advice to them today is to attend a trade school. The days of attending a 4-year school to just "experience life" are now long gone. Thanks to most colleges jacking up tuition and expenses, as well as meaningless majors and classes, make the idea ridiculous. Add to that the virtual elimination of the idea of a "marketplace of ideas".
I was very fortunate to attend a 4-year school (Washington State University) in 1967-72 before all this nonsense (or most of it anyway) started. I had, as a rule, very competent instructors and the fe who weren't we avoided. Now, incompetency seems to be the rule.