08-17-2017, 11:17 PM | #5901 |
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China wasn't part of the TPP and was glad it didn't get signed.
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08-17-2017, 11:20 PM | #5902 | |
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Yeah, I certainly can't claim to understand the details of the TPP, and I think there were a fair number of common folk who identify on the far side of either spectrum that made up their minds after the fact, and end up arguing against their own politics. Personally, the idea of disconnecting from the model of cheap foreign manufacturing appeals to me on just a basic level, and I remember similar alarmist rhetoric in the '80s when the Japanese were inevitably going to buy us all out of our own country, but most of all I appreciate that I don't have even the slightest inking of what I'm talking about when it comes to global trade.
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08-18-2017, 07:57 AM | #5904 |
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Is it time to start talking about an age maximum to be president?
When the constitution was written, it looks like the average life expectancy was somewhere in the range of 35-50 yrs. Which makes sense considering the general conditions/medical knowledge available at the time. Now, with advances in medicine, life expectancy in the US is somewhere in the range of 70-80 yrs. We have an age minimum to make sure the president has some level of maturity and experience to be able to execute the duties of the office competently. In the 1780's, there really wasn't a need to put a cap on age, as many people weren't living long enough for it to really be an issue. But now, alzheimers/dementia are becoming an issue. I see it in my own family as someone who was incredibly intelligent just five years ago at the age of 72, is now incapable of being left alone without risk of severely injuring himself because he has regressed so much. It is both heartbreaking and shocking. Maybe the current president doesn't have those issues, maybe he just has the attention span of a gnat. Perhaps he rose to success on the back of Daddy's money, the ability to bully his way through life and rely on deep pockets to lawyer his way out of any situation either by winning or just draining the other guy's bank account to where they just gave up. But, he's the oldest president by age at time of inauguration. In fact, 3 of the 5 oldest at inauguration have been within the last 40 years. Bush1 64 yrs/ 6 months, Reagan 69 yrs / 11 months and Trump 70 yrs / 7 months. The other two on the list - William Henry Harrison and James Buchanan were president in the 40's and 50's. The 1840's and 1850s. The 6th oldest? Zachary Taylor - president in 1849. Eisehhower was 62 when inaugurated in 1953. Truman and Ford were 60 & 61 respectively, Nixon was 56, LBJ was 55, Bush2 54, Carter was 52, FDR 51, Obama 47, Clinton 45, Kennedy 43. At this point Trump is who is he is, he's not going to change and isn't likely to become more stable with time. But it isn't just him, I'm not sure how fit Clinton is either, I think she's got her own issues as well. Was Reagan really fully aware of what was going on in his second term (or first for that matter)? Anyway, I wouldn't be opposed to some age cap that says something like you can't be president if your term extends into/beyond the age of 70. |
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I agree with you here Pbot. Thought this when McCain was running for President, and seeing Senators/Reps being wheeled in on wheelchairs for votes. My Dad was a very active "farmer's boy" right until he was diagnosed with at the time we thought was Parkinson's Disease. How many members of Congress/those running for President are checked on a yearly basis for diseases like this that can do such horrible things to the mind and body? How many of us on the board here in our 50's/60's are at 100% physically/mentally? I'm certainly not.
Trump and Clinton and Sanders were of concern to me because of their age. Trump seems very stressed out already not a year into his presidency-what effect is that going to have on his health going forward? So I certainly think some sort of maximum age limit should be added to the Constitution.
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08-18-2017, 09:33 AM | #5906 |
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Not joking at all here. My mother died of dementia a few years back after 6 years or so of mental decline/personality change/increasing belligerence. I would not be surprised at all if some day we find out that Trump was in the throws of dementia throughout his Presidency. He seems to have many of the symptoms.
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08-18-2017, 09:40 AM | #5907 |
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70 year olds fade fast. It's also why i was less than thrilled with Hillary or especially Bernie as the other options this cycle. Something like 1 in 3 70+ year olds begin to experience dementia and it only increases as they age. With the presidency realistically aging someone at a rate far more than normal, it's absolutely nuts to put such aged people in that office IMO. And that's before you even do the calculus of how nuts Trump is in the first place.
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Hmmm? Trump was against it during the campaign, so the fact that he pulled out was no surprise at all. Hillary and Bernie were on opposite sides of the TPP agreement and it was a big issue in the primary, which is why you see the far left still opposed to it but the moderate left in here defending it.
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08-18-2017, 11:48 AM | #5910 |
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Bye-bye Bannon.
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08-18-2017, 11:58 AM | #5912 |
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If this is true...wow. Imagine a public Bannon-Trump war.
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08-18-2017, 12:04 PM | #5915 |
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Shit show just racketed up another 10 rungs.
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Credit where it is due, getting rid of a white supremacist is a good thing
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08-18-2017, 12:06 PM | #5917 |
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08-18-2017, 12:13 PM | #5918 |
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Does Sara A. Carter work over at SportsDigs?
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You've channelled your "inner Steve Bannon" for that Easy Mac
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08-18-2017, 01:53 PM | #5927 |
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You'll make it look Easy.
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08-18-2017, 02:27 PM | #5928 |
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So does anyone else see the season finale as Pence being sworn in as 46?
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08-18-2017, 03:07 PM | #5930 |
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08-18-2017, 03:46 PM | #5931 | |
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08-18-2017, 03:55 PM | #5932 |
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Unless impeachment is imminent I think he'd need a way to resign while showing he accomplished everything he set out to do. He could sell a lot of boxes being checked off to his base (and obstruction from house and/or senate preventing more wins) but the big one he's still missing is the wall.
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08-18-2017, 04:17 PM | #5933 | |
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He doesn't have to do anything. If he resigns, it'll be because the swamp wouldn't let him do the things he wanted to do. It's everyone else's fault, not his. His base will lap it up. He has degraded the office to a point that we'll have more "outsiders" try to run for office and create more disillusionment with government. Trump will make more money has a martyr to his base, he'll be holding rallies until his dying day and turning a profit. He'll armchair quarterback through twitter all leaders even after being out of office and he'll be validated because he held the highest office in the nation. The biggest hope is that he is found guilty of violating a law, that will be a means of at least discrediting his lobs. That being said, he'll pull a Nixon and resign before that occurs (and Pence will pardon the lot of them). His base will love him regardless and in the years after his death he'll be deified. (Unlike Nixon, Trump will always have social media as a means of distorting the truth and rallying his base). The good news if there is any, is that if the democrats have any sense of competence (I hear John snickering), they could at least in the future get a small majority (doubtful)... The other good news is that more morons (like Kid Rock) run for office, and will ultimately be contained due their sheer incompetence (much like Trump). The bad news is that Trump may be the death knell for America, or the start of a long quagmire for a number of years until hopefully someone can bring professionalism back to government. 60% of Trump's voters are still with him, he has yet to fulfill even the basest of promises (Supreme Court was a gimme). They simply are too fanatical and too resistant to the idea that compromise is the only way to progress. Their leader had Congress, the Courts and the zealous backing and they couldn't close the deal, they went towards the ethno-state policy rather than tax reform (and tax cuts for the ultra rich) and now it's all falling apart. Trump may be a lame duck president in his first year, that's an amazing level of incompetence. As we fall more into a morass of the opioid addiction, China asserting all trade dominance, automation and the death of the middle class, race issues, women rights issue and the specter of Russia's resurgence plus North Korea/Iran's nuclear goals, I foresee a very neutered US. I would hope that due to our immense natural resources, innovation and immigration (we're the greatest nation in the world right?!?), we could stave off decline, but it seems more and more likely we will watch from the sidelines. Meanwhile, I sit reading the news with
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08-18-2017, 04:37 PM | #5934 |
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I think it's more likely Trump would just disengage and take more vacations than it is that he'll actually resign. I've been reading how his "presidency is effectively over" for his entire presidency. It's not over as long as he has the title and the office. Why leave?
I have some hope that the Russia investigation will lead to an impeachment that could save us all. But I'm not sure Mueller could or would offer immunity in exchange for resignation. That doesn't pass the ethical smell test and it feels awfully political for a criminal investigation. I haven't read a definitive answer I trust on that yet. Last edited by molson : 08-18-2017 at 04:37 PM. |
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IMO wishful thinking he'll resign.
I don't see him quitting unless Mueller finds something really incriminating. I don't really think Trump conspired with the Russians, lower level contacts yes but himself conspiring - no. I can't see him resigning even if impeachment is started because he'll fight it and there is 35-42% that will stand by him. And if it comes close to him being forced out, I still think there is a high likelyhood he will escalate and/or start a war with someone (e.g. NK, Venezuela) to distract. Last edited by Edward64 : 08-18-2017 at 04:45 PM. |
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I expect it'll be found he protected people who he know conspired - this is in itself conspiracy even if it can't be proved he asked them to conspire. (heck he's already admitted writing a cover store for his son meeting the Russians so this isn't much of a stretch imho) |
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08-18-2017, 06:26 PM | #5937 |
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Trump fired the FBI Director because he was investigating the Russia connections and then he told the Russian Foreign Minister that he had more room to negotiate with the Russians.
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08-18-2017, 06:34 PM | #5938 |
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Trump thinks he's playing Survivor... and WINNING! |
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08-18-2017, 08:18 PM | #5940 |
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He probably only leaves office in a casket or in cuffs.
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My prediction is that before the four years are over, Bannon will be back.
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Foreign policy impact with Bannon gone. Wonder what Trump & crew will come up with the Camp David meeting -- pullout, decrease, increase, status quo in Afghanistan?
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Didn't think about that but I think there's a fair chance you could be right. But I think there is also a fair chance that Bannon will disagree with Trump's policies going forward and make enough trouble where they stay estranged. I'm rooting for the latter, I want to know what dirty laundry Bannon has on Trump. |
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Regardless of how I feel about Trump now I'm still rooting for him to change/ succeed because it'll be good for the country. If #1 and #2 is true, he may well deserve to be re-elected (I would add "listen to the boring and effective people"). However, I think the odds on #1 happening is pretty low. |
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08-18-2017, 11:14 PM | #5947 |
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True believers, some of you.
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I'm not a Trump or Obama supporter at all but both him and Obama have at least not impacted my retirement like previous presidents. I realize they have very little impact on the economy good or bad but it's still good to see a great return on my investments with all the other shit going on. I also do honestly ask my ultra liberal buddy at work what exactly is the real impact on his life of this Trump presidency that he carries on about day after day? Charlotesville? Sort of like blaming Obama for the Orlando night club shooting, Ferguson, or Sandy Hook. Obama handled the situations better but really all these events are out of their control. It's also funny that these groups are wanting these statues down right at the beginning of Trump's presidency. Were the statues just built or is maybe the whole thing kind of political? Nah! Sure I will will get blasted as a Trump supporter for not following the board's policy of outrage about everything and I would love a Clinton presidency right now as much anyone. I just am aware that a Pence presidency will actually have policy impact on my life and a Trump presidency is just a circus that doesn't really accomplish anything. Last edited by panerd : 08-19-2017 at 07:57 AM. |
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That's similar to where I'm at. The last time a Clinton was president it could easily be argued he did more harm than good towards liberal socioeconomic ideals, and to some extent I've convinced myself the most ineffective president (from either side) is the one that most represents my views...and Trump keeps getting more ineffective with every day. That said, the fact that he'll always have his finger on the button of our nuclear arsenal, and military might, makes it impossible for me to dismiss the rest of his absolutely vile bullshit, and/or a fundamental fear for my existence, even on the most selfish & personal level.
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I've never been a fan of knee jerk reactions on the left or right. I think it just makes everyone look stupid in the end. I speak out about bullies, abuse, actions taken without thinking about the consequences and general ignorance for facts. Most important is knowing when to admit when you're wrong and correct your world view to suit.
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