watched some of MTP and The Lead, dems sound feckless

I've seen the list of potential nominees. But, I haven't seen a list with ages included.

Does anybody know the youngest potential nominees (under 50)?

In Las Vegas, dealers and pit bosses are not a member of a union. Actually in NV, people in union positions aren't required to pay dues to still receive the benefits the union fought for. They are a right to work state along with 27 other states.

I'm in the bartender's union in Las Vegas and according to our website we have over 3,500 members with only about 75 not paying dues.

FWIW my union dues are basically nothing. I cover my monthly union dues 6 hours into my first shift just from the hourly difference compared to a nonunion bartender across the street. This isn't including a great health insurance plan and other benefits.

I don't think this the SC decision will have too great of an effect, hopefully.

In a 5 to 4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled today that the 2020 elections can be postponed indefinitely by the president. Writing for the majority, Justice Pirro said: "**** you. That's why."

I would be very surprised if Democrats made a serious push to increase the size of the court and absolutely stunned if they were successful.

Majority 54 a couple weeks ago (Kander's podcast) talked about labor unions and had as its guest a union organizer and state rep from Las Vegas. She talked about this too, that LV unions have super high rates of members paying dues despite being a right to work state.

Most of the serious contenders are between 46 and 54.

Amul Thapar (49) and Amy Coney Barrett (46) are probably the youngest of the serious contenders.

Britt Grant is 40, but she won't be the pick.

The “Democrats” can’t agree if it is okay to voice displeasure at politicians for locking up babies while they are trying to eat or go to the movies, because...heavens.

Yeah probably. I had it with him. Unreal how he almost always made the least optimal decision.

Lol at listening to Dems (Patty Murray) on Meet the Press. "Mitch needs to realize this is a big deal and it's important to let your concerns known to him". Thanks *****, that helps.

There isn’t one. Add all the rules you like, it doesn’t matter if they refuse to follow them.

Would you bet at 25-1? I win if the size of the Court increases by at least one under a Democratic president inaugurated in 2021; push if the Republics win the election; otherwise you win.

Sure. I'll make a friendly wager. My $2500 to your $100? Court has to increase in size by the end of 2024. No escrow. If that's cool, we probably should exchange email addresses by PM. I hope to God that I will have stopped posting on 2+2 by 2024.

Shut the **** up media especially you Woof Blitzer. No this is not Harry Reids fault. No the filibuster of Gorsuch didn't backfire. McConnell was going to do this regardless.

Yep.

It's almost certainly a pipe dream. It would require beating Trump, winning the Senate, having the new President push the plan, and getting enough support from feckless Democrats in the Senate.

That said, it's definitely the right plan and I will likely support any nominee who pushes for it in the primary.

I lol'd. Mostly a lol in the lol or cry sense, but a lol nonetheless.

Obama wasn't a well-meaning guy though. He was actually for separating children from families as a deterrent because he thought it looked like it polled well. He just tried to be a feckless centrist and gets way more love than he deserves because of his charisma. Libs will still put him top 10 for some reason because everybody didn't hate us then I guess? He was a bottom 10 president certainly.

I happened upon this story while looking for some local news, with what I have to assume is a real quote from our very stupid president speaking to the leader of Portugal:

Trumpsplaining (v.): the act of telling someone in the most childish terms possible information that they already knew because they're not a ****ing moron like you

feels like it rn

Chamberlain didn't underestimate the facists. He rearmed britain. Munich was bad but not because he didn't know war was almost certain. The decision was taken to fight a bit later when we were better prepared.

Hard to see any serious comparison with Obama in any direction.

If people over-turn elections & democratic institutions *pre-emptively* out of fear of an "authoritarian", does that necessarily disqualify them from being labeled as "authoritarian" themselves? Asking for a friend who's curious.

The Democratic leadership not taking accountability for their own failings/corrupt primary/Election loss, and refusing to change (much) is coming back to haunt them. Now we're going left in way that's going to be more difficult to win power in a Senate or National campaign.

Should have just added the public option (in a clear/non-bull**** way), killed TPP once & for all, and replaced a few old faces. But muh Russia, it's not really OUR fault we can't win elections...

^ this incoherent rambling is worthy of the username who posted it

lenin 2020

I'm pretty sure Obama was the best POTUS for immigrants since Reagan.

I win a lifetime of conservative-dominated SCOTUS