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[Starlord]

Once upon a time, Republicans were the majority in California. Not by much, but they were.

I bet same can be said about some Republican states, specially in the bible belt.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

I actually know people who watch C-SPAN. Frankly, I can't. Bad enough I despise Congress as it is. Here is another reason why and further, a textbook example of why we should not have career politicians:

Tempers flare between Dem Rep. Maxine Waters and Scott Bessent over inflation: ‘Can you shut him up?’

Rep. Maxine Waters complained to the committee’s chairman, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.), that “the gentleman took up my time” with his responses.

nypost.com

A lot of these hearings that has Maxine Waters on the committee always turn into a spectacle. What an embarrassment.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Reports coming out of LA that Mayor Bass altered the analysis of the Palisades fire:

LA Mayor Karen Bass secretly altered Palisades fire analysis to downplay LA’s failures: report

Karen Bass is accused of altering the Palisades fire response report to downplay failures by the city of Los Angeles and the fire department.

nypost.com

 

[Davey Crockett]

I bet same can be said about some Republican states, specially in the bible belt.

Watch Oklahoma this fall, many of us are getting fed up with the Repukes' oligarchy here.

I may even hold my nose and vote Democrat down the ballot this year for the first time in my life.

 

[Davey Crockett]

Reports coming out of LA that Mayor Bass altered the analysis of the Palisades fire:

LA Mayor Karen Bass secretly altered Palisades fire analysis to downplay LA’s failures: report

Karen Bass is accused of altering the Palisades fire response report to downplay failures by the city of Los Angeles and the fire department.

nypost.com

The official report, released in October, cut a section from the initial version exposing the LAFD’s choice not to fully staff or pre-deploy all available crews despite forecasts of catastrophic winds because it didn’t align with city policy, the outlet reported.

It instead commended department brass for going “above and beyond” with a standard “pre-deployment matrix,” despite the fire leveling over 16,000 homes and structures, causing $150 billion in damages, and killing 12 people.

~ And who determines "city policy"?

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

The official report, released in October, cut a section from the initial version exposing the LAFD’s choice not to fully staff or pre-deploy all available crews despite forecasts of catastrophic winds because it didn’t align with city policy, the outlet reported.

It instead commended department brass for going “above and beyond” with a standard “pre-deployment matrix,” despite the fire leveling over 16,000 homes and structures, causing $150 billion in damages, and killing 12 people.

~ And who determines "city policy"?

Yup, everything was a disaster but let's give ourselves a pat on the back for the way we handled it.

 

[Davey Crockett]

Trump goes after ‘moron’ Massie at National Prayer Breakfast​

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5724273-trump-calls-massie-moron/

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Trump goes after ‘moron’ Massie at National Prayer Breakfast​

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5724273-trump-calls-massie-moron/

That's unfortunate. Massie is one of the good guys. Trump should be getting him on board.

 

[Davey Crockett]

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Remarks at the 11th Annual Presidential Prayer Breakfast, 7 February 1963

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[Davey Crockett]

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[EugeneP]

I actually know people who watch C-SPAN. Frankly, I can't.

It was one of my favorites in the 1990s. I used to even watch some committee and subcommittee hearings! I also enjoyed Booknotes. Why go to a bookstore (this was before Amazon) and pay $29.95 when you can spend half an hour and 'read' the book from the author himself.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

It was one of my favorites in the 1990s. I used to even watch some committee and subcommittee hearings! I also enjoyed Booknotes. Why go to a bookstore (this was before Amazon) and pay $29.95 when you can spend half an hour and 'read' the book from the author himself.

There was more civility in Congress 30 years ago.

Now, the majority of them degrade the dignity of the seats they hold.

 

[EugeneP]

There was more civility in Congress 30 years ago.

Now, the majority of them degrade the dignity of the seats they hold.

I don't even know if they hold any committee or subcommittee hearings anymore. All government action seems to flow from Presidential Executive Orders that are read by a servant in the style of a medieval Royal Decree. The Cabinet meetings look like something transported from Pyongyang and converted by AI into English (and White faces).