congress
A handy guide to all Congress happenings on both sides of the aisle. Thank goodness for this political body that keeps Presidential power in check.
Female Democrat or Male Republican?
I wasn't going to touch on politics for awhile, but with only two more months until election day it seems like I can't avoid it. I had been inspired briefly by the Republicans and Trump while I considered reestablishing my voting privilege (an option I have) so that I could responsibly take part in the democratic process. The me I was a decade ago would have no doubts about doing that and would think it my honor and my duty to vote. The me today is trying not to laugh at how both candidates are the most ridiculous I've ever seen.
By Shanon Angermeyer Normanabout a year ago in The Swamp
Early sunsets...
15AUG2024; 2142, THU– Baltimore, MD, USA Blessed evening to any and all; except for those who are just fessing whilst thieving (i.e.– majority of our elected "representatives"). You lot can eat hefty sandwiches; from someone's backyard somewhere, please and thank you.
By Nefarious Darriusabout a year ago in The Swamp
Floyd Shivambu's Shocking Exit: EFF Deputy President Resigns Amid Explosive VBS Scandal
In South Africa's turbulent political theater, few entities have ignited as much fervor as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). Since its inception in 2013, the EFF has positioned itself as a vanguard of radical economic reform, drawing both staunch allies and vocal critics. Yet, the party now finds itself in a maelstrom, with the VBS Mutual Bank scandal intensifying and Floyd Shivambu’s sudden resignation thrusting the leadership into disarray. This development casts a long shadow over the party's future, raising questions about its direction and stability.
By David Snamabout a year ago in The Swamp
"What Could Happen If Trump Wins 2024? Uncover the Potential Shockwaves Across America"
The political tapestry of the United States is woven with a multitude of perspectives, ideologies, and leaders. Among them, Donald Trump has been a polarizing figure, evoking intense reactions across the spectrum. His tenure in the White House left an indelible imprint on American politics, identity, and global relations. As the possibility of Trump reclaiming the presidency in the 2024 elections looms, it's essential to scrutinize the potential consequences of such an event on various facets of American life, governance, and its standing on the global stage.
By David Snamabout a year ago in The Swamp
The Orange Jesus and The Apocalyptic Legislative Loonies
Soooo…. The Champion of the entire right wing has spent all the money the National Republican Committee had on hand. I’m too financially challenged to gauge what that means exactly, but if the NRC is paying for Their Champion’s legal bills, they have some collecting to do or Christmas 2024 is not looking cheery. The Champ has 91 felony indictments against him.
By John Worthington2 years ago in The Swamp
The Lost Art of Knowing
When one of the regulars down at Iona’s Salon and Nail Emporium gets to going on about how that good-for-nothing thing she married, only because she was pregnant and her mom insisted, is doing something she doesn’t quite approve of. Something like hanging pictures of scantily clad women up in his man cave, but no one really cares or even notices. She goes on about that all the time and he hangs up the pics just so she has interesting stories to tell when she stops by Iona’s every Thursday at 4:00. Being a regular at Iona’s does not carry much social or international import, as one might imagine. However, the same does not apply to someone who aspires to be the President of the United States. That office demands experience, temperance, wisdom, patience, formidable poker skills and perhaps more than anything else, the ability to make world-class errors, repair them as best as they can be repaired and just keep on keeping on as fairly as you can afford to be. It does not, and never will, require a thin-skinned revenge-a-maniac who is indulgently appeasing his every waking moment just so he doesn’t go wild doxing anyone in sight. Just because they never genuflected when in his presence.
By John Worthington2 years ago in The Swamp
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
For some strange reason there are those who lean to the extreme right who seem to think that reality is optional. There are a number of ways they seem to find that gives them an option so they can follow the flow of reality or to go off on their own only to encounter the gravity of returning to reality. That they can give their word about an issue only to go back on their word if they get cut off on the way to the office could be an option. Isn’t there a “five second rule” for giving your word like there is for dropping food on the floor? Isn’t giving your word the same as taking your hand off a chess piece? Once your hand is off the piece, that’s your move. In other words, taking your hand off a chess piece makes that move real. If you will recall we have our Wolf Watcher and Anti-Fraudster-in-Chief safely ensconced in a safe place which may or may not have padding on the walls but it does have an antique modem replete with its own dedicated hard-wired telephone cable. A man has to Truth when a man has to Truth, after all. I think the WWAAFIC wore out his welcome because there was nothing real in his claims of dictatorial domination. That’s the trouble with insisting that reality must conform precisely to a preconceived map of what has been determined reality must be. That whole act results in disappointment more often than not.
By John Worthington2 years ago in The Swamp
The Kerfuffle over the Right Wing’s Insistence on Conjuring Alternate Realities
Apparently, I do not have the ability to claim alternate realities as real. I don’t know how this happened, but I’m stuck watching this reality that most of the world seems to see the same as I do. I just do not have the skill set that will elevate me to the alchemy necessary to conjure a living reality that no one but me can see or experience. I’m just a little jealous of most of the right wing for their collective abilities to see plot twists in events that I just do not see at all.
By John Worthington2 years ago in The Swamp
The M.O. of the GOP
Did you know that immigration is the reason the United States has the lowest inflation rate in the western world? No Jive. This is according to the Congressional Budget Office. Not only that, immigrants are predicted to add 7 trillion dollars to the GDP during the time span of 2023 to 2034¹. That’s from Congress’s own Budget office. I’m not sure, but I kind of think that’s a lot of money. Now what?
By John Worthington2 years ago in The Swamp
