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They just had to follow the trail of bad hair dye and gin bottles

But I still stand by the sage advice given to my wife and I when we first began dating by Orson Bean. "Men vacuum, women dust".

Best (and only) advice I've received from a celebrity.  

On 5/16/2024 at 9:25 AM, romad1 said:

There is no reason to pardon Trump for anything.  I'm not a Republican Senator in a Republican state so I don't have the baggage that Romney has. 

One thing he proposed that has the govies upset is a mandate that no Federal employee can do more than 40% telework.  My wife worries it will kill the fed's ability to compete for talent.   As a guy who can't do any of his work outside of the office it amuses me.  I do prefer she's home when i get home though. 

I see our Governor is onboard with requiring government employees back to the office. Not to improve efficiency but to boost ridership on the Metro

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-governor-federal-workers-biden/65-673a8204-fb6c-46c9-8ca6-9dbc2178b879

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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is calling on the Biden administration to bring back in-person work for federal employees. Back in December, Youngkin wrote a letter to the Office of Personnel Management urging the administration to mandate and enforce a full return-to-work policy in an effort to boost Metro's ridership. Now he's asking again.

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"Let me just be clear, I think one of the top priorities is to get Joe Biden to bring back the federal workforce so that the ridership returns to Metro," Youngkin said. "It's such a big part of Metro ridership — folks who live in Virginia commuting into D.C. He's got to get them back to work."

Youngkin said he has also spoken with Metro General Manager Randy Clarke about conducting a comprehensive review of Metro's cost structure.

"I think they understand the merits of that," Youngkin said.

The governor is not the only one pushing for a return to work for federal workers. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued similar calls as well. 

A bit like old tourists traps. Anyone driving I-95 near the SC/NC border remembers South of the Border. How many folks actually stopped there? 

2 hours ago, oblong said:

Props to Scottie for completely keeping his cool.  Didn't play the "Do you know who I am" card, just did what he was told. I understand they are in marked player courtesy cars.  He didn't know it was an accident.  Just assumed it's fan traffic and that's whey they have marked cars, isn't it?

Yep, considering that one of the ESPN reporters who happened to witness the event was asked by the remaining officers if they knew the name of the man they just hauled off.

35 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

The other big single event that hurt Ford a LOT was the 'Poland is a free country' slip (not be the exact syntax but is was along that line). That was a pretty serious error at the point were the cold war was still pretty frigid and it wasn't just a misspoken word - there was a thought there but it so muddled and poorly executed it had to make you wonder.

I can't buy this excuse. They certainly should be aware of the positions they (or their spouse) holds. The Trump Brain Worm has taken hold of so called conservatives.

21 minutes ago, smr-nj said:

That headline is totally not representative of what happened. At all.

Saw the video (all three plus minutes). I respectfully allow my post be stricken from the official record.

But MTG is still a 13 year old at heart.

9 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

We all do it, but maybe we give Watergate too much credit for the outcome  in '76. It was going to be a tough climb for Ford anyway. Carter was the more appealing personality and much better in front of the cameras - stagflation was already setting in. If Ford hadn't carried MI as a favorite son, which another Repub probably would not have, Carter gets 318 EV.

Pretty much all of this. While the pardon did play a small part in my decision nearly 50 years ago as a 24 year old, gimmicks like WIN (Whip Inflation Now) buttons, the after effects of the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 and '74 also played a role. 

That's akin to the arguments I've heard around here about planned housing developments. These developments have been on the books for years and are easily findable with a quick search of the county's master plan. Complaining when you see the construction equipment arrive is a bit late.

I don't buy the "I've been here all my life argument". Who did you or your parents inconvenience by moving here? The other one that gets me is when heirs put farmland up for sale they complain about the nearby cities expanding (which is usually a bit racist). You want to keep the "riff raff" out, buy the property yourself. 

Your Friday moment of zen

Both Alito and Thomas need to recuse themselves in the Trump cases...and resign

7 hours ago, oblong said:

Is he speaking from a political angle?  Like it would have helped Biden?   That’s the only excuse 

Here’s the part of the interview that he mentions pardoning Trump. It would have been a political calculation.

Accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt. If there was a condition that Trump would drop out of the race and retire quietly to Florida or wherever and stay out of the limelight yes. 
 

In that same scenario Biden would probably not run for a second term.

Neither is going to happen in the real world of 2024

6 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

The Right Wing Snake Oil Salesmen are already working to derail the debates.

 

The Right Wing Snake Oil Salesmen are already working to derail the debates.

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

I remember being told Mittens is one of the good ones. 

 

That would mean that if Trump accepted the pardon, that would have technically been an admission of guilt.

The only way Biden could have even considered issuing a pardon would be if Trump had promised never to run for public office (even dog catcher) again. Trump's ego would never allow that.

1 minute ago, casimir said:

While on one hand it is a pretty good dig, on the other hand, is this the behavior that we should expect out of political leaders?

Unfortunately the only way to get to bullies like Trump or his minions is to stoop to their level. Otherwise you get labeled as soft. 
 

Personally instead of a debate I would prefer a duel. Are they still legal in NJ?

The Godfather, Goodfellows...real live mob ties