James M Vickers
paladinofpluralism.bsky.social
James M Vickers
@paladinofpluralism.bsky.social
Retired, after a hapless career of job-hopping. I played Trombone, was in some bands early--that was nice. I play chess at a high level, or did. I used to play golf, tennis, and I made it through two years of college. I just turned 69. I'm very lefty.
Democrats once helped with all of that before they became the dreaded Neoliberals, like Hillary and Bill. In a way, many women voted for Hillary, who was partly responsible for ignoring the working class and poor--those women you're talking about who are poor.
March 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I think they're probably both "inherently biased," although about opposite things.
January 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Would that be what FOX likes to call "anchor babies?"
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 AM
She was a good egg--never read it, but watched her talk about it on "book TV" a few times. I hope she RIP.
December 10, 2024 at 6:41 AM
I have no doubt that these men exist. I just don't believe they're the reason Hillary and Kamala lost. They lost for the same reasons as other modern Democratic men did.

Democrats need to get fully back to class issues, and helping the poor, boosting the minimum wage, and talking up unions.
December 10, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Yeah, I felt that was a pretty outlandish statement. "You know us rich folks with the best health care ain't never gonna happen, girlfriend!?"
December 10, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Trump picked up black and Hispanic male votes, and won more votes from the "poors."

We really should continue to examine how Democrats are now losing the working class and poor. There's your problem.

Apparently, being the Third Way, Educated, Professional, Learned Party isn't working out for them
December 7, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Good thing you didn't add Musk's 337.3 billion in there. It would really amp the average.
December 7, 2024 at 5:14 PM
And that amounts to 0.067%, that is six hundredths of a percent of his entire $337.3 billion current wealth.

And people like to act like "Leave Elon alone, he EARNED that moneh!!" (ha)
December 6, 2024 at 5:07 PM
The ACA is why corporations shouldn't be able to contribute to politicians. They wrote the bill where the biggest payoff went to giant healthcare companies, which is why their stock went up, and many of us continued to be without healthcare. Many states never ratified it, my dumb state for one.
December 6, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Reposted by James M Vickers
December 5, 2024 at 8:22 PM
That was a long seven years--lots of tales about the Holodeck.
December 5, 2024 at 5:24 PM
"Shocked, I tell ya!!

What was it Kennedy said?


I keep finding myself thinking of that JFK quote “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable.” <end cut from Johnstone article>
December 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Sadly, I'm a blue dot in a red state. So that would suck.
December 5, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Without creating jobs how will they continue to take the billions from their work?
December 5, 2024 at 6:21 AM
They don't have a leg to stand on with mr. 34 felonies as president. Obviously, they don't care about criminality. Besides it was a dumb law. A pile on law.
December 2, 2024 at 5:59 PM