Some Random Dave
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Firefighter. Fella. Sometimes technie (for that sweet, sweet techie money). Thought I was deeply cynical, but it turns out that I was an optimist. For external use only. Apply directly to forehead
Firefighter. Fella. Sometimes technie (for that sweet, sweet techie money). Thought I was deeply cynical, but it turns out that I was an optimist. For external use only. Apply directly to forehead
Which means Congress is a lot less likely to get involved if the tariffs get overturned. (If. 20 years ago, it would be a slam dunk, but at this point, it's not at all clear that it will.)
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Which means Congress is a lot less likely to get involved if the tariffs get overturned. (If. 20 years ago, it would be a slam dunk, but at this point, it's not at all clear that it will.)
And the reason he's upset is because the possibility that the money will get paid back means it will be going back to the importer, not the eventual customer. The amount of money makes it unlikely they'll just not notice getting stiffed, and some are likely wealthy Republican donors.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 PM
And the reason he's upset is because the possibility that the money will get paid back means it will be going back to the importer, not the eventual customer. The amount of money makes it unlikely they'll just not notice getting stiffed, and some are likely wealthy Republican donors.
Relative to the size of the budget of the federal government, the amount in question can be paid back, but not without involving Congress if the money isn't sitting in an account.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Relative to the size of the budget of the federal government, the amount in question can be paid back, but not without involving Congress if the money isn't sitting in an account.
That's approaching Washington Post circulation numbers at this point.
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
That's approaching Washington Post circulation numbers at this point.
Food banks are like grandchildren. They'd much rather have cash than some random item out of your pantry.
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Food banks are like grandchildren. They'd much rather have cash than some random item out of your pantry.
(Lemme correct myself here: Schumer preemptively folded on the previous CR, the one in March, not the BBB; BBB went through as a reconciliation.)
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
(Lemme correct myself here: Schumer preemptively folded on the previous CR, the one in March, not the BBB; BBB went through as a reconciliation.)
Isn't the one giving the low numbers his solicitor general?
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Isn't the one giving the low numbers his solicitor general?
Good. Some of the same jokers killed the filibuster on the CR back in March that the House went to mattresses to fight. The Democrats in the Senate need to retire to a farm upstate where they can run and play, and we need a new batch, one willing to fight.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Good. Some of the same jokers killed the filibuster on the CR back in March that the House went to mattresses to fight. The Democrats in the Senate need to retire to a farm upstate where they can run and play, and we need a new batch, one willing to fight.
In the case of a couple of them, if they were just forced to live in their state when Congress was not in session.
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
In the case of a couple of them, if they were just forced to live in their state when Congress was not in session.
Your odds were dramatically better on Saturday. Just saying.
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Your odds were dramatically better on Saturday. Just saying.
For SoftBank? Probably.
November 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
For SoftBank? Probably.
Rick Scott, for instance. He seems to know a great deal about health insurance and federal money.
November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Rick Scott, for instance. He seems to know a great deal about health insurance and federal money.
Well, let us know when current Democratic leadership is ousted, and maybe the process can begin.
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Well, let us know when current Democratic leadership is ousted, and maybe the process can begin.
They shouldn't have folded on the BBB. They shouldn't have folded on the Sunday Night MAGAcere. They aren't going to stop folding, because, deep down, they just don't care.
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
They shouldn't have folded on the BBB. They shouldn't have folded on the Sunday Night MAGAcere. They aren't going to stop folding, because, deep down, they just don't care.
There are, in fact, a number of books on that topic (though a number of them are in Polish, go fig).
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
There are, in fact, a number of books on that topic (though a number of them are in Polish, go fig).
Sadly, I was a lot more optimistic about this prior to the Sunday Night MAGAcer.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Sadly, I was a lot more optimistic about this prior to the Sunday Night MAGAcer.
You can still see traces of this at Aldi. And Costco, although their floor staff does a dramatically better job of neat and tidy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
You can still see traces of this at Aldi. And Costco, although their floor staff does a dramatically better job of neat and tidy.
And for funsies, you can walk through your choice of graveyards and look at children who died before the age of 3, and women who died in childbirth, both of which were vastly more common than it was before Brainworm Bobby started trying to roll back modern medicine.
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 AM
And for funsies, you can walk through your choice of graveyards and look at children who died before the age of 3, and women who died in childbirth, both of which were vastly more common than it was before Brainworm Bobby started trying to roll back modern medicine.
Died of infections from dental problems surprisingly often.
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Died of infections from dental problems surprisingly often.
Does anyone on the "would actually know" side actually say that the datacenter is actually for AI? The National Labs do a lot of high-resolution simulation (having nothing to do with AI).
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Does anyone on the "would actually know" side actually say that the datacenter is actually for AI? The National Labs do a lot of high-resolution simulation (having nothing to do with AI).
Like Poland, getting screwed over by both the right and the left.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Like Poland, getting screwed over by both the right and the left.
Oh, there will be a vote. It'll be a cloture vote, and it will fail, and nobody will ever have to be on record with regard to actually voting on ACA, and both Schumer and Thune will be able to say they had the vote that was negotiated.
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Oh, there will be a vote. It'll be a cloture vote, and it will fail, and nobody will ever have to be on record with regard to actually voting on ACA, and both Schumer and Thune will be able to say they had the vote that was negotiated.
How would he know? It's not like he did it.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
How would he know? It's not like he did it.
The thing is... it's not. It's part of the Surrender Caucus, but did you notice how nobody up for reelection in 2026 is in there? This was a negotiated thing. The Surrender Caucus is bigger than this.
November 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The thing is... it's not. It's part of the Surrender Caucus, but did you notice how nobody up for reelection in 2026 is in there? This was a negotiated thing. The Surrender Caucus is bigger than this.
Yeah, but there have been so many other, slightly lesser, disapointments (like his enthusiasm for confirming some of the least qualified presidential appointees ever).
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Yeah, but there have been so many other, slightly lesser, disapointments (like his enthusiasm for confirming some of the least qualified presidential appointees ever).