Tiger337

I don't know if you can really blame anyone in particular. On one hand, We lagged behind many developed countries in preventing Covid and Covid deaths. On the other hand, we lag behind developed countries in many aspects of health care. So, it could just be an extension.

That's a big stretch. However, If it happened during Biden's presidency, I am 100% sure that MAGAs would have blamed it on him. You can't honestly say that they wouldn't. As it is, I think I've seen them blame it on Hunter!

I would say that any blame on Trump for the number of deaths is speculative. He handled the pandemic like he has handled everything in the last 40+ years - like a spoiled irresponsible child. But I can't say we would have had fewer deaths if someone else were President. We just don't know with any level of certainty.

I'd vote for her in 2024! I don't think she'll ever have a chance unless she becomes a little more moderate and less idealistic though. If she can do that without losing her spirit she might have a chance some day.

I assumed he made the racist stereotype in order to bait us.

I wasn't referring to you.

We'll just have to disagree on this. I thought it was awkwardly stated and confusing and I believe it was deliberate. And I think Biden is a poor speaker too, but I don't think he does it deliberately (not usually).

You guys are overrating AOC just a little bit. Spring training mode in the politica forum!

“The origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident" Most likely a potential? How is that not confusing? "So here you're talking about a potential leak from a Chinese government-controlled lab that killed millions of Americans and that's precisely what that capability was designed for. " I know what he's saying here, but the phrasing made it sound like there was a leak specifically designed to kill millions of Americans. For one thing, Europeans were killed first. Americans were not specific targets. Second, the leak was most likely not designed to kill millions of people. And no, he didn't quite say all of that, but his words could easily be misinterpreted and I believe that was by design. He gave Fox News what they wanted to hear while allowing himself a hedge. That's not I want from an FBI director.

I know he did.

Still, You would think that the FBI director would use cautious and better constructed language instead of awkward phrasing which is going to send his target audience into hysteria.

Torkelson hasn't been consistently good at AAA, so I can see some benefit to him getting more time down there. I think his spring training would have to be a disaster for them to make that decision though.

I think Dump would like to debate the Meatball Ron, so he can call him a midget, a loser, and a whiner and an establishment RINO. I am hoping Dump loses in the primaries, says it was rigged and then runs as a third party candidate.

Wait until Trump destroys your boy in the debates with insults and one liners.

Trump is still destroying him and hasn't even brought his best insult game yet: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/elections/ What does DeSantis bring that Trump doesn't bring? He's basically the boring version of Trump.

I think a lot of this is an effort to discredit and eventually dismantle our bureaucracy so there will be no more regulation of big business.

Most of us aren't idiots, but I don't think any of us are useful.

When you're a wealthy country, corruption is OK.

Except that he has also been commenting in the sports threads.

It matters because MAGAs suck while old school Republicans are capable of being reasonable at times.

I am hoping digitalpigsmuggler is more old school Republican and less MAGA. If so, he or she could add some balance to the forum.

Fine, eliminate both parties.

Jones is just Fing with his followers now seeing how much they will believe.

Apparently, he is not made of steel.

It means he was telling Fox News what they wanted to hear, but wanted to hedge in case he has to back pedal later.