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"Whoever bought Kristen Sinema and Joe Manchin sure got their money's worth!"
Indeed.
My prediction: Sinema leaves office after this one term either voluntarily (and coincidentally, by securing employment with one of bigger contributors) or involuntarily after: (a) losing the Democratic primary to Ruben Gallego, or (b) losing the general election after running as an independent, siphoning off votes from the Democratic candidate and tossing the race to a MAGA Republican.
Manchin eventually makes it official and becomes a Republican after McConnell gives him the chair of energy and resources committee.
He should do it sooner rather than later. If he caucused with the Republicans now, the 2022 races could be about the Republican majority stymying Biden’s agenda. Then again, this is probably what McConnell wants.
I don’t expect American democracy to exist starting with the upcoming November, 2022 election.
I predict that Sinema and Manchin will actually garner more votes in their reelections, only to be declared the losers by their GOP controlled state legislatures.
Now that Manchin & Sinema have demonstrated the power of 2 AND that there really is no effective consequence until (maybe) their next election:
* is there ANY policy agenda that meets the new standard of bi-partisanship?
* are there other topics of Senate business with a partisan divide that Senators from the left/progressive side of the conference can stop?
I'm thinking Senate duties can diminish to confirming nominees, passing continuing resolutions to maintain status quo funding and policy, and being a debating society with all the impact of the ones at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the UK.
SCOTUS smacks down Biden's vaccination "mandate".
Sorry Joe, we're a government of laws, not presidential edict.
Riiight…I remember you said the same thing when Trump tried to build his wall…no, wait..
We're a government of laws, and it's a law . . .
. . , IOKIYAR!
Kinda' like the law of gravity, or something . . .
@ Duke Cox. Your "memory" appears to be no better than Sleepy Joes. The only comment I ever made on this site about Trump's wall was on 1/29/18 when I questioned why the Democrats were not holding Trumps feet to the fire on his bogus claim that Mexico was going to pay for the wall.
My apologies, sir. I must have mistaken you for another.😊
Apology accepted Sir
Well, sort of. The Court enjoined enforcement of the OSHA reg requiring vaccination or regular testing for large employers pending final resolution of legal challenges. That, of course, means the reg is doomed, as a majority of SCOTUS has already concluded that the challengers will succeed on the merits.
The HHS reg requiring vaccination for healthcare workers at facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, on pain of the facilities losing their provider agreements, fared better. Two federal trial court judges have enjoined enforcement of reg, but yesterday the Court held that the government may enforce the reg while its appeals proceed.
Of course, both "mandates" are subject medical and religious exemptions. It doesn't take much effort to find an anti-vax quack who'll sell you a medical exemption for the price of an office visit, and claimed religious belief can justify damned near anything.
IMO both decisions were correct. The case involving HHS complies with long standing policy and law in which the federal government could impose regulations on the states or other entities receiving federal funding. An example of this was the federal imposition of a 55mph speed limit on all states or risk losing federal highway funds (now of course repealed). Another was the federal requirement that states that did not establish a .08 BAC standard for impaired driving could again lose federal highway funds. In addition both these examples were established through legislation, not executive branch edict.
Yep, both rulings were entirely predictable, though the fact that the HHS case was 5-4 is more than a little horrifying. I read earlier this morning that Cucker Tarlson called Kegs Kavanaugh a "cringing little liberal" for his vote in that case. I wanted to laugh, but the sound just wouldn't come.
"Long-standing law" also says that OSHA can regulate workplace hazards, and that it can to it via emergency regulations:
29 US Code § 655(c)(1)
That was passed in 1970, by the way, so it is a pretty seasoned law.
"Grave danger from exposure to substances or agents": Do you think that viruses are not substances or agents? Or that there isn't danger, or maybe that it isn't "grave," notwithstanding that 850,000 Americans (give or take a few) have died from this virus?
"Determined to be toxic or physically harmful": Do you have some secret insight that informs you that the SARS-CoV-19 virus is not physically harmful?
A Supreme Court majority made up of right-wing nut jobs invented, out of whole cloth, a new principle: that OSHA can only regulate harms that only occur in workplaces. That is bullshit. Everyone used ladders at home. So OSHA can't regulate ladders? Or how about knives–I use them in my kitchen all the time. So OSHA cannot require slaughterhouse workers to be provided with cut-resistant gloves? OSHA can't require workplaces to provide sanitary bathroom facilities because everybody excretes?
Thanks, Old Time Dem. You have made crystal clear that the SCOTUS majority is not about logic, or even the law. It's a political agenda they're advancing, and unless there is structural change for the Court we will live with this for a long time, and perhaps not even in a democratic republic.
If you really want the details, see Marcy Wheeler: "THE FIRST SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY CHARGES DROP"
Marcy Wheeler's article of Jan 12 discusses the fact that four states provided fraudulent slates of delegates for Congress to replace the legitimate electors.
The individuals who signed their names as false electors are not a bunch of RWNJs, they are a who's-who of Republican State politics in these states.
Rawstory: "Road to Jan. 6: How Portland police grew to love the Proud Boys and paved the way for Trump’s insurrection"
It was not just the Oath Keepers. Remember that the Proud Boys provided "security" to speakers at the Jan 6 incitement rally.
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Paging Dr. Pfruit…36 million American families will be seeing a TAX HIKE starting tomorrow because the #ChildTaxCredit expired.
The Republican Party is now the SLAVE PROPERTY OF TRUMP
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-rep-john-katko-trump-impeachment-not-running-for-reelection
His district is likely going to become blue too so enjoy the Trumpers howling as the political murder of John Katko
Once again, America has had a Sinema Enema.
She jams it right up our aspirations.
I’m looking forward to the keynote speech at this years Colorado Ag Forum that will be given by Steve House, former head of COGOP, now with Braver Angels.
With that kind of clearly credible supporting evidence they should probably just call it, “the Keynote Blizzard of Bullshit”?
I’ll know they’re serious about their efforts to build bridges if they offer a plant-based option for lunch!
PS: that sound you hear is Moddy throwing up a little in the back of his mouth.
Isn't Steve House Moderatus' friend?
I know who Steve House is but don't know enough about him to guess if this will be a meaningful talk about how diverse interests move forward together, OR if it will be a talk preaching to progressives to learn to love authoritarianism.
You think that maybe he’s going to patiently explain to those Democrats’-war-on-agriculture farmer victims agricultural forum attendees that it might be helpful to try to understand, and maybe even somehow give a bit of concern towards, some of the interests and views held by the other 95% non-agrarian residents of this state???
Entirely possible!
…or as they are characterized in our (non-Pfruit) college level econ classes: our customers.
Steve House used to be a straight shooter, along the lines of CHB’s rare “responsible Republican moderate”. Which was, of course, why Marks, Mizel, Cynthia Coffman, Tancredo, etc, went after him in the long running soap opera “ OutHouse”. They are all notoriously corrupt and not averse to screwing their own people.
Before House was extorted to resign by the aforenamed cabal, he was advocating that a GOP elections oversight committee actually meet wth County Elections Clerks of various or no party affiliations, in order to bring some actual expertise to the table. Being independently wealthy, he was immune to bribes and the usual corruption. He’s still a shitty administrator.
Not saying House is some kind of GOP saint- he was a never-Trumper before he lined up behind Trump. He also has parroted the party line against immigrants. And yeah, he probably did have the sleazy extramarital affair they extorted him about. He’s supported all the wasteful recall efforts in order to build the party. Recently, he’s been spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID.
My guess on House’s latest venture is it’s all about list and party building.
Qbert has a "book".
https://www.amazon.com/American-Life-Congresswoman-Lauren-Boebert/dp/1637582048
There’s gonna’ be plenty of really pissed off homeschool kindergartners over on the West Slope if this ever actually does hit the streets . . .
* pre-order now! — on Amazon.com — and also, MyPillow.com
And it's 224 pages long and written in English.
None of her followers will ever be able to get through that. Better to wait for the movie to come out.