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Slamming the CTC as "welfare without work" is a great way to throw stay at home parents under the bus. Of course, that's not the point, the point is dragging up the horrible Reagan era spectres once again.
Partly - the amount of the tax credit was increased as well, so it is more money than parents could previously claim (I believe 2000 versus 3600 now for dual-parent households?). But you're right in the sense that this is just that same credit being doled out monthly rather than at tax time.
Isn't it cool how American society is supposed to encourage the good ol' days of "man goes to work while wife stays at home and takes care of the kids" but we also shame stay-at-home mothers (and fathers!) who get assistance from the government to help ease the burden of relying on a single source of income?
I fucking hate American conservatism.
Try Google.
That comment from Clown LOL.
"These losers, that I hired..."
Just Trump talking out of both sides of his mouth. Everyone he invites to the WH is only famous and liked because of him, he only hires the best people and media are haters for second guessing his choices, but also he only hires people out of spite and actually they're all morons who would be on the street without him, like a dog.
He's got the wit of Superboy "Stupidest Boy Dead" Prime.
I suppose.
But when I see 95% of the party pushing against it and the remaining 5% not really fighting back much, it's really hard to not feel like it's a party-wide problem.
Same. People with children are struggling, and this opens many doors for safer homes for children.
That didn't take long. *eye roll*
No one's going to forget about the filibuster as long as you continue to openly worship it and piss off Dem voters, asshole.
No one's going to forget about the filibuster as long as you continue to openly worship it and piss off Dem voters, asshole.
Ide say it's more like 80% of republicans have pushed vaccines.
It's just you remember the 20% because that's what causes an emotional reaction and humans remember things better when there is an emotional reaction attached.
The vast majority of republican governors have pushed people to get vaccinated, mcconnell has, former Republican presidents, etc etc. But then you have your crazies and they are what get the attention (and are boosted by the idiots like tucker/fox AND more centrist media outlets for calling them crazy).
Yep, they were already saying it for the $1400 stimulus.
"I don't need these government handouts blah blah blah"
Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea to add some kind of opt out option for people if they really don't want to accept them.
That's awesome, it's buried in the story but:
still hope it passes
Weren't these same people bitching to high heaven that Coke and MLB are ruining this country because they took a stance against the ridiculous LBGTQ discrimination and voting restriction laws states like Georgia were trying to pass like a few weeks ago?
You heard it here first folks: 45 doesn't like Donnie Jr., Ivanka, Tiffany and Eric.
All garbage he produced.
User Banned (1 Day): Armchair Diagnosis of Mental Health
Feinstein obviously has dementia though and this has been noted by extremely credible sources more than a few times. Confusing, inconsistent statements from her are sad, but not a surprise.
Can we not do what? Mention that Feinstein has very serious issues with cognitive decline? This isn't speculation, man. It's sad, but not surprising. And I caught your edit re: "conservative commentator." nice.
She's a public servant with immense power and influence. We should absolutely be concerned with something like that.
Agreed, attributing dementia and whatever else to politicians just comes off weird to me. Similar to Hanlon's razor, don't attribute malice to general stupidity, don't attribute dementia or whatever other ageist descriptors to bad political differences.
Right. In case those posting missed the articles from earlier, this is how bad Feinstein is:
Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
This was from the New Yorker in December. Feinstein often gets lost mid-conversation, doesn't remember what she's doing moment to moment, and is confused and bewildered by legislative text. The comparison to "trying to take the car keys from an elderly relative" is an apt one, because confronting someone in decline like that often just leads them to lash out and get even MORE angry and confused. She's not quite "Strom Thurmond" bad yet, but it's not a stretch to say that Feinstein likely doesn't have the capacity to understand how bad the GOP has gotten because her memory is shot to hell.
It is not surprising at all to get inconsistent, bewildering messaging from her or her office because Feinstein can't remember what's she's doing or saying from moment to moment.
This is the same nonsense Fox and Trump love spewing every time Biden so much as opens his mouth.
Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
This is the same nonsense Fox and Trump love spewing every time Biden so much as opens his mouth.
You want to call her a shitty politician, be my guest. She is. But let's not make uneducated and unsubstantiated claims about her health.Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.www.newyorker.com
except Biden is sharp and she isnt. Like stop the false equivalency
This is the same nonsense Fox and Trump love spewing every time Biden so much as opens his mouth.
You want to call her a shitty politician, be my guest. She is. But let's not make uneducated and unsubstantiated claims about her health.Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
The New Yorker is absolutely not an uneducated or unsubstantiated publication, and comparing it to conservative commentators on fox news is ridiculous.
Exactly. This is not "both sides do it" bullshit. One of these was credible reporting from an extremely reputable source.
edit: Different reporters at politico reported the same issues months earlier in September:
Democrats worry Feinstein can’t handle Supreme Court battle
Colleagues fear the oldest senator may struggle to lead Democrats on the Judiciary Committee.
www.politico.com
This isn't speculation- Feinstein gets confused and will often give different answers to the same question depending on when it's asked. She's heavily reliant on her staffers for help when responding to inquiries. She rarely gives floor speeches. Her confusion and decline are known issues.
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The New Yorker is absolutely not an uneducated or unsubstantiated publication, and comparing it to conservative commentators on fox news is ridiculous.
Exactly. This is not "both sides do it" bullshit. One of these was credible reporting from an extremely reputable source.
edit: Different reporters at politico reported the same issues months earlier in September:
Democrats worry Feinstein can’t handle Supreme Court battle
Colleagues fear the oldest senator may struggle to lead Democrats on the Judiciary Committee.
This isn't speculation. Her confusion and decline are known issues.
schumer literally forced her off the committee chairmainship. Like it isnt wrong to question her mental capacity .
Exactly. And I'm not saying she's an amazing senator or defending her record. What I'm saying is that it is not surprising that her office gave two contradictory statements to the issue, because she is obviously in serious mental decline and this is typical when that happens.
Manchin and Sinema are intentionally blocking the filibuster due to political gamesmanship and/or general assholery. Feinstein is something else.
My brother is doing just that. Won't send the money back though. The money came from the "wrong tribe" so he can't be happy.
I mean, fair enough. I won't argue her cognitive decline. But do I think that means we should say she has dementia, a medical condition which neither of your articles lists for obvious reasons? No.
Yes, I do think it's clear she has dementia when Shumer has attempted to have her resign because she lacks capacity to remember what she is doing from moment to moment.
The New Yorker isn't going to give a medical diagnosis because that's not what they do- but it is obviously clear that is what's going on. Dementia is literally a simple term that implies severe cognitive decline which is absolutely, positively where Feinstein is right now.
edit: from the CDC-
What Is Dementia? | CDC
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the declining cognitive abilities of remembering, thinking, or making decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities.
www.cdc.gov
"Impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere with everyday activities" is well documented on the part of feinstein to the point where Leadership feels she should retire and has forced her off committee.
Are we going to continue this? or are you done here.
For the past 4 years not only did this forum but a lot of people questioned the mental capacity of Trump.
I think it's fair we do the same for Dianne. She's 88 and HAS been making inconsistent statements. There's a reason people want her to step down and it's not jsut because she's a "moderate".
I think it's fair we do the same for Dianne. She's 88 and HAS been making inconsistent statements. There's a reason people want her to step down and it's not jsut because she's a "moderate".
Yes, I do think it's clear she has dementia when Shumer has attempted to have her resign because she lacks capacity to remember what she is doing from moment to moment.
The New Yorker isn't going to give a medical diagnosis because that's not what they do- but it is obviously clear that is what's going on. Dementia is literally a simple term that implies severe cognitive decline which is absolutely, positively where Feinstein is right now.
edit: from the CDC-
What Is Dementia? | CDC
Dementia is not a specific disease but is rather a general term for the declining cognitive abilities of remembering, thinking, or making decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities.
"Impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that interfere with everyday activities" is well documented on the part of feinstein to the point where Leadership feels she should retire and has forced her off committee.
Are we going to continue this? or are you done here.
From the CDC:
Donald Trump, Joe Biden and dementia: Why not to diagnose from a distance
In recent years, there has been a lot of speculation that Donald Trump and Joe Biden may have dementia or some form of mental health condition. However, this kind of speculation is usually wrong, is unethical and stigmatises people living with dementia and mental health conditions.
www.alzheimers.org.uk
From an Alzheimer's center:
Some first hand experience which might help:
My dad has dementia. Stop hurling it like a political insult | Commentary
The inauguration of any president is, obviously, momentous. But as Joe Biden prepared to take his oath of office last Wednesday, Alexis Haridopolos — a former Florida senate president’s…
www.orlandosentinel.com
This is the same nonsense Fox and Trump love spewing every time Biden so much as opens his mouth.
You want to call her a shitty politician, be my guest. She is. But let's not make uneducated and unsubstantiated claims about her health.Dianne Feinstein’s Missteps Raise a Painful Age Question Among Senate Democrats
Older lawmakers’ foibles and infirmities are coming under new scrutiny, violating an unspoken culture of complicity and coverup.
I don't have any strong leanings one way or the other but I feel like there should be a consistency across the board with this. It should be either ok to question the mental capacity and fitness of all politicians who show signs of age-related decline, or it should not be ok to make armchair diagnoses at all.
Dianne Feinstein physically hugged Lindsey Graham after he stole Democrats' Supreme Court seat for ACB. I dont really care if she has dementia or not. She is incredibly out of step of where the base is and for that reason alone she needs to gtfo. She also said she is not in favor of removing the filibuster.
Cry as you might about Manchin, but at the very least you can see the ~why~ of manchinisms. Feinstein has zero reasons to be an idiot.
Cry as you might about Manchin, but at the very least you can see the ~why~ of manchinisms. Feinstein has zero reasons to be an idiot.
Matt Gaetz hired legal firm used by Jeffrey Epstein and El Chapo, campaign report shows
Gaetz’s campaign has spent $135,000 on legal expenses in the past year as his troubles have mounted.
I expect some people to disagree vociferously over this statement
Biden is trying to pick up the Cuban vote in Florida.
Biden is trying to pick up the Cuban vote in Florida.
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