I do as well. Even more so, I miss my stepdaughter - we had to come to the unfortunate but right decision to keep her at one household for the duration instead of alternating, so she's with her biological father for the next two weeks at least.
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US PoliEra 2020 |OT4| Disaster Voltron
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I do as well. Even more so, I miss my stepdaughter - we had to come to the unfortunate but right decision to keep her at one household for the duration instead of alternating, so she's with her biological father for the next two weeks at least.
Exactly. Going after her would even water down the charge against burr and loeffler.
Besides, we have no guarentee that a legit dem didnt do this for real. "Powder dry" and all that.
What about property tax?
I know that's a state thing (I'm in CA), but for me, that's a far bigger payout than income tax right now, and I can afford it less than ever due to not working.
I don't care if she didn't do anything wrong but Dianne Feinstein is a terrible politician and this is bad optics regardless. She should also resign. It's not as if there is a chance that we would lose California. I'm tired of always hearing her name when something bad happens, she's usually the ones repubs pin their own faults to.
Let's just give into Strong White Daddy Republican lies and sacrifice one of our own for no good reason; excellent precedent to set.
I have no love for Dianne Feinstein, but this post makes me deeply uncomfortable.
The cynic in me says this move is just to get the guy off of tv.
Umm, you don't care if she did anything wrong and she should resign anyway?
Sure, great idea. Excellent precedent to set, as Auto noted.
This is a game of optics. We wont lose anything by Feinstein resigning and then the pressure is entirely on the repubs. There will be more pressure on their actually corrupt senators to resign.
Laura Ingraham @IngrahamAngleAmericans need to know date certain when this will end. The uncertainty for businesses, parents and kids is just not sustainable.
7:45 AM - Mar 20, 2020
Matt Gabriele @prof_gabrieleLaura wants to speak to the virus' manager https://twitter.com/ingrahamangle/status/1240967734319558656 …
9:31 AM - Mar 20, 2020
Narrator: There was not any more pressure on the actually corrupt senators to resign because they don't care and Democrats just gave Republicans a free PR victory for no reason.
Agreed, if shame worked. The rules differ for R's and their supporters. Though this sort of clear corruption and abuse of power may piss off the 'Fuck you where's mine??!" crowd more than some sexual assault allegations they often ignore or downplay.
I keep looking at the banner and I know Gaetz's district is very red, but with how COVID-19 could slam Florida I would love to see photos of him in that gas mask plastered all over the place for the elections. It is likely a pipe dream but I would love to see his sycophantic, useless ass go down.
This is more or less what I meant before too. I think the entire country is only going to be willing to "give this a shot" for a few weeks.
Yeah it sucks that because of Feinstein this otherwise huge political shitstorm that has actual potential to sink republicans, and Fox fucking news realizes this because they are talking about it but of course the headline implies that it's the democrats fault. But now it will get downplayed because of 'both sides' so at best we will end up where we started. Optics is important now more than ever.
Coronavirus Stimulus Package Spurs a Lobbying Gold Rush (Published 2020)
Some industries are in dire need of a bailout. Others see a rare chance to win special breaks at a moment when the fiscal spigots are open.
WASHINGTON — Restaurants say they need $325 billion in federal assistance. Boeing wants $60 billion. The travel industry has requested $250 billion and manufacturers are seeking $1.4 trillion in loans to deal with the economic devastation being wrought by the coronavirus.
And that's to say nothing of the casinos, airlines and franchise owners, all of whom have signaled that they, too, will need relief from the federal government to survive.
Then there are the industries and companies that do not immediately come to mind as front-line casualties but are nonetheless lobbying for their causes to be addressed as Congress prepares to allocate $1 trillion or more in response to the crisis.
The prospect of a bailout of a scale without precedent has set off a rush to the fiscal trough, with businesses enduring undeniable dislocation jostling with more opportunistic interests to ensure they get a share.
The sportswear company Adidas is seeking support for a long-sought provision allowing people to use pretax money to pay for gym memberships and fitness equipment — despite the mandatory closure of fitness facilities in many jurisdictions during the outbreak.
Drone makers are urging the Trump administration to grant waivers they have been seeking that would allow them to be used more widely — including to deliver medical supplies or food without risking human contact that could spread the virus.
Movers are requesting $187 million in assistance to make up for revenue lost as a result of a Defense Department order halting moves, while Airbnb is asking Congress to give tax breaks and access to small business loans to people who lost income from a decline in home rentals.
Then there are the pig farmers. They are citing coronavirus in renewing their call for the federal government to expedite foreign worker visas, with an executive at the National Pork Producers Council noting in an email "many Americans have experienced empty meat cases in recent days, as we adapt to the surge in demand."
While the halls of the Capitol are eerily quiet, lobbyists are burning up the phone lines and flooding email inboxes trying to capitalize on the stimulus bills moving quickly through Congress. President Trump has already signed into law a coronavirus relief package including funds to provide sick leave, unemployment benefits, free coronavirus testing and food and medical aid to people affected by the pandemic.
The feds would be unable to change local/state tax filing deadlines. So this is probably just going to confuse people and get who knows how many fines for late filing on that stuff.
Honestly, I want Diane Feinstein gone for completely unrelated reasons anyway, so I'd be fine with throwing her under the bus if it would actually help (which I'll admit I'm unsure of). So many better options for California senator.
She's an extremely out of touch zillion year old who's waaaaay too conservative to be occupying one of our Senate seats from California, of all places. She had no business running for reelection in 2018 and should have just retired in dignity.
She's an extremely out of touch zillion year old who's waaaaay too conservative to be occupying one of our Senate seats from California, of all places. She had no business running for reelection in 2018 and should have just retired in dignity.
Richard Burr on Twitter
“My statement in response to reports about recent financial disclosures:”
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So because she didn't retire with dignity like she should've, it's okay to allow her reputation to be destroyed and subject her to the indignity of resigning under lies and fabricated scandal?
What a nice person you are.
I'm 100% sure it wouldn't help. It would confirm "both sides do it" even though she didn't really. Not comparatively anyway.
I think the problem is that Trump tracked public opinion pretty well on Coronavirus. He validated denial when most of the country was in denial and he shifted gears when people got genuinely worried. You can't accuse him of negligence without, on some level, accusing a bunch of Americans of the same.
Feinstein is only being included to provide cover. The stocks she sold actually went up after the sale and were in an unrelated industry. That isn't how insider trading works.
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We investigated ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrongdoingRichard Burr on Twitter
“My statement in response to reports about recent financial disclosures:”
His staff is still trying to learn to get videoconferencing working.
He just made himself forget everything that was in the briefing? Like, what kind of defense is that?Richard Burr on Twitter
“My statement in response to reports about recent financial disclosures:”
Much of the public takes its cue from the President (directly or indirectly). If they didn't think it was a big deal, it's because he was talking about it being a partisan hoax. Second, the President should be smarter than the average citizen. I mean, I understand that not everyone feels this way, but I'm tired of having an idiot in the White House. People are too stupid and insecure.
The Italian president is mainly a figurehead, the prime minister is the one with the power.
Edit: The PM Conte has a 45% approval eating according to https://monocle.com/minute/2020/03/19/. And keep in mind Conte is not a traditional Italian PM.
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That's not how leadership works. You can absolutely accuse those who should be leading us on the right path of harming those they should be leading. It's called accountability.
I kinda figured he's waiting for Bernie to say whether or not he's dropping out.
This is also important. Biden should be other there talking about how incompetent the trump admin is during this epidemic. At the very least reach out to those dems who are being gaslighted by trump right now.
Tbh, she doesn't look or sound that bad for 86. Compared to Leahy for instance who looks and sounds like he was just ressurected from an ancient sarcophagus.
I'm still undecided on that, but if it became clear that doing so would also significantly help our Senate chances in NC and GA, then sure. Bonus would be getting a better Senator out of CA too.
I don't think Feinstein is the worst person in Congress by any means, but she's also been a frequently hostile towards the progressive agenda and holds a lot of absolutely shitty views. I wouldn't be shedding crocodile tears if she went down.
Crazy that "Only the people who actually did something wrong should be punished" has become a hot take in 2020. Maybe Trump has affected your moral standards more than you realize.
Also, you know "crocodile tears" means fake tears, right? So those are the kind you would be shedding if you weren't upset about someone being forced to resign for something they didn't do. Kindly brush up on your idioms.
I am calling on every CEO in America to publicly commit now to not buying back their company's stock over the course of the next year. As workers face the physical and economic consequences of the coronavirus, our corporate leaders cannot cede responsibility for their employees.
Bwahahaha good luck with that. That will need a direct order from the government.
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