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i'm just going to bow out, as I mentioned initially, overall I agreed with Oblong in regards to this hearing. It has been refreshing to see.

It certainly wasn't anything crazy. It was just a day or two ago where I caught him talking for 5 minutes or so. To me it felt like he was trolling the Trump style folks that are now saying 1/6 wasn't a big deal rather than adding any value. I didn't think much of it at the time, expected out of Schiff IMO. I then listened to the Bullwark podcast which is another never Trumper conservative guy and he quipped the same thing which validated it to me. My guess is those that aren't conservative Never Trumpers probably don't feel the same way as me.

Schiff did some grandstanding the other day. But yes, overall it has been very well done. It's different from most as well though as it's more of a production and less of a hearing. Much of the investigation is being done behind the curtain and then these hearings are the presentation to the people.

I'm leaning towards Terry Hobbs.

I know you guys will scream that i'm 'both sides'ing', but while Rusty Bowers is an example of a legitimate issue, and while agreed it's a bigger issue with the GOP today, this forum is a pretty good example that the other side has some similar tendencies. I have acknowledged I voted for Biden and Whitmer, I have consistently said that at this point they have my vote again. But, I have criticized them, thus I love Trump and i'm everything you hate. And again, i'm not saying the majority of you are whacked out like a solid contingent of the GOP right now. I openly admit it's not an apples to apples comparison. Related, but unrelated... I love true crime and i've been following the WM3 case. Tomorrow there is a hearing about using current DNA technology to test evidence. In following details on twitter I came across a women that has spent the last week or two telling her followers that the 3 folks that were originally found guilty were definitely guilty. For those that don't know about this case, note that they are out of prison now due to an agreement with the state AND they are the ones pushing for more DNA tests. It's the state, that allowed them take an Alford plea to get out of jail, that is fighting them. Imagine being guilty of a murder, getting lucky enough to find a way out of prison, and fighting to test evidence which if you did it, could solidify the case against you for everyone that has fought for you over the years. But anyway, this women has been steadfast in this position. I look back at her tweets and prior to a few weeks ago, I never saw anything WM3 related. But what did I see, Johnny Depp. She is absolutely convinced Johnny Depp beat the crap out of Amber Heard 24/7. Months worth of anti Depp tweets. And one significant one to me where she learned at some point that Johnny Depp supported the WM3 in their attempt for a retrial. Thus, if Johnny Depp supports the WM3, since he's a horrible person, obviously that means the WM3 are guilty. Wow, took me way to long to get to this point and i'm not sure how to conclude this. Probably would be best not to post after getting home from the local summer festivals beer tent.

Agreed, but i'd make that push.

They need to get Pence in there in primetime.

Did they need Republican votes to pass it? Is there evidence of price gouging actually going on? Seems to me a lot of people are complaining about election laws, without any proof of election issues and dems are pretty keen on fighting against those. Aren't there already price gouging laws at state/local level?

I did see a meme that stated if we all just stayed home for two weeks, we could flatten the gas curve.

I don't disagree with you, but your response is what i'd expect a pre-Trump GOP member say if a GOP president was in charge. Basically a 'throw my hands up' combined with a 'the free market will fix itself' as they tried to push blame away from their POTUS. In the past, the Dem party has always been more so inclined to use laws/regulations to push industries into a direction they felt was good for the country. When events resulted in a major issue, you've seen both parties do it. Instead all i'm hearing is 'well, this just underlines the importance of moving to electric cars and renewables.'

To be fair to Chevron, at least they provided a plan to deal with this. What has Biden done? And please don't embarrass yourself by mentioning the release of a drop in the bucket's worth of oil reserves. I'm not saying the right answer is to follow Chevron's plan, but I haven't seen anything from this administration to deal with this. Biden has been slow to react to this, just as he has been on most issues.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Uvalde-police-officer-was-detained-as-he-tried-to-17256559.php A good guy with a gun, prevented from doing anything by other 'good' guys with more guns. The loss of life is horrible, but the response is infuriating. It does look like Texas and this city is going to try and hide the details, but everything needs to come out.

I heard a report this week that the classroom in question wasn't even locked. No one attempted to try and find out until they finally went in to breach it. Not that I want to see it, but the police cams need to be released.

Another hurdle cleared https://apnews.com/article/shootings-violence-gun-chris-murphy-congress-ba9f727cfed75b5dcc5528180c6e432b

I wrote it with the citizenry in mind, but I think you could argue both lose.

I mentioned on here before a short conversation I had with a canvasser for a State Senate/Rep position over here in northern Macomb county. This candidate is Trump endorsed and says she'll put up articles of impeachment for Whitmer her first day on the job. Complete nutjob. Well, saw an ad yesterday from someone running against her, saying she's a RINO and not strong enough on ending abortions. Granted she wants to outlaw birth control. I know this, whoever wins ensures we lose.

I have really good insurance through my work and have had the pharmacy ask me to look up something on GoodRX to see if I could get a better deal. It's worked a few times.

If only there was a clean way to make massive amounts of electricity where we'd already have let's say 50+ years of experience with it.

Manchin had a few things I remember him quipping about, spending too much on renewables when he felt we were already investing a ton and spending would just outpace technology and he didn't like the child tax credits, at least how they were written in the bill. Sinema helped kill off the tax hike. So what you posted above, while a much leaner bill than what was proposed originally, could have been passed. The two things that you believe would benefit this country could already be made into law by now. Instead we get nothing and only get to feel better about it by blaming Manchin and Sinema with the hope that come next election, everyone shifts the blame to the GOP.

De-platformed in 3, 2, 1.....

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/15/floridas-skips-ordering-covid-19-kids-vaccines-00040071 The fact this hasn't been huge news kind of shows Covid is on the back burner. I do think if parents want to give this to their kids and it's been approved, the state should support it, but i'm not terribly upset either. Kids were never at high risk of serious illness or spreading it. I'm still pro-vaccine, but my wife is still dealing with issues which they insist are a result of the vaccines (flu and covid booster together). If I had kids under 5 I probably wouldn't give it to them.

I remember reading a deep dive into Tesla stock and they stated that if Ford and GM's electronic push even provided a moderate competition to Tesla, Tesla would be about an 80 dollar stock in 2-3 years, that was about a year ago. Ford has since made it clear they are 100% all in and Barra just this week said hybrids are not an option. Guess we'll see.

Question for you, what do you believe was the best part of the BBB bill? See, there is a place for different minded people to come together. I'm not going to go so far as to say they disgust me, but it definitely saddens me. I just go further and look at the cesspool of elitists that believe their way of life is the only correct way to live it. They sadden me as well.

I was never trying to compare the crazies in each party and which one was worse. In fact if you reread what I wrote, I acknowledged the GOP has a bigger issue with this, it's not even close. My point still stands though, each party is largely being held hostage by a small but loud group in their respective parties. My example of BBB is that you didn't need a single GOP vote. Not one. Would AOC/Sanders be happy with a compromised bill, nope. Would Manchin/Sinema be happy with a compromised bill, nope, but all your party needed to do, was put something together, give it to Biden, and put a W on the board. Instead, no one even talks about the infrastructure bill anymore and all people saw was dem in-fighting for months as we moved into economic uneasiness. Trust me, i'm not trying to 'what about' you or your party. In fact i'm rooting for it. The GOP doesn't change until it can't win an election. I'm just annoyed the dems can't put it together and find a way to beat up on the GOP.

Hey man, chill out. It is possible to speak about other issues and not try and compare it to the worst thing you can think of and hate about anything with an opposing view point.