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The referendum question is very vague with unpredictable results. It seems flawed to me and I would vote no based on the little bit that I have read about it. It is not a vote on a constitutional amendment because the amendment has not been written yet.

Well that's it then. Trump for Speaker. He said he would if necessary and now it's time. And....if he did it would probably turn out that he is far to the left of the nutters.

For most of them it would be political suicide at primary time. Which is why it can't happen that way. It's as if Joseph Heller devised the system as a Catch-22.

I am much too lazy to be a prophet.

Edit.....nevermind

You are most likely correct. Gaetz voted for Jordan but now says he will support Scalise.

I am happy for you. The Dotard is a loser, loser, fatty-fatty loser. It's just that the House does not have a speaker yet. It's not impossible Jordan could still get it. And I'm not ready to give up the pleasure of watching multiple House votes yet.

It ain't over.

If the players did not get that money then the owners would instead. The money goes to the players because they earn it.

Perfect. That's what we are all hoping you and yours do.

Well....someone on a website says that she is worth that much. Who knows? Being on a respirator in a private hospital probably gets expensive quickly.

I'm starting this thread because I could not find another one and it may be useful. I saw an news article about the famous '80s US gymnastics star and heroine Mary Lou Retton, now 55, being very sick in a Texas hospital with a nasty type of pneumonia that has her close to death. I suppose that can happen to anyone, but the story also just casually mentions that her daughter has started a go fund me page because, you guessed it. Mary Lou Retton has no health insurance at this time. Other nations also struggle with healthcare including Canada where staff shortages and underfunding do create situations that should not happen in first world countries. https://apnews.com/article/mary-lou-retton-pneumonia-intensive-care-bb2220659b047242bb8ff9e5e067106a

Bread and circuses. Keep them amused with the gladiators.

I packed a Tempo 150 into a V348 and it looked terrible I ended up getting a PD143 that was a lot better. Tempos pack small, I'm not sure it would be unsafe in a V349, but I can say for sure the rig won't look right.

I was really just trying making fun of the whole proper noun controversy. But yes, I did use another poster as an example in an egregious way. I apologize to The Group as a whole and The Target in particular.

Finally I understand the real purpose of the USA. It provides a huge buffer zone between the Canadian border and the hordes of desperate non English speaking people trying to escape the reality they were born into. Seriously though, once America is filled up our border is pretty much indefensible. Is it too soon for me to panic?

When I think of the term "social justice warrior" I understand that some people think social justice is not something worth pursuing. Or that it is only a silly thing. But what it makes me think of mostly is people like this: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/06/world/nobel-peace-prize-winner-2023-intl/index.html

Denigrating the masculinity of men not in agreement is an ongoing and repeating theme of one of the posters on my kill list here. I'm sure there's a reason for that.

Don't be sorry. I'm sure there are always "alternative facts" to fall back on.

What happens now? The lunatic fringe still won't get it's way. But it still holds a few critical votes. There can only be a deal with the other side if the other side gets something from it. Stalemate.

He could not and would not be able to do that in the current House. He had nothing to offer the other side.

There is no reason McCarthy could not get the job back. Someone will.

He should only need about 5. Something profound may come out of this.

Which is why Elon Musk is now a world power.

Around here there is no need to troll. He catches all the fish he wants still fishing.