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Stuart Stevens is fairly well known as Mitt Romney’s top strategist. He is a straight shooter, and his opinion is in good faith.
Stuart Stevens is fairly well known as Mitt Romney’s top strategist. He is a straight shooter, and his opinion is in good faith.
: “I worked in five presidential campaigns for Republicans and helped elect Republican senators and governors in more than half of the country. For decades, I made ads attacking the Democratic Party. But in all those years, I never saw anything as ridiculous as the push, in the aftermath of last week’s debate, to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee.”
“For many in the party, the event raised genuine concerns about the incumbent’s fitness for a new term. But a president’s record makes a better basis for judgment than a 90-minute broadcast does. Biden has a capable vice president, should he truly become unable to serve. The standard for passing over Democratic voters’ preferred nominee should be extraordinarily high—and has not been met.”
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An American student, dressed in a vintage World War II uniform, speaks with a local resident during education day for the 75th anniversary of the Berlin airlift in Wiesbaden, Germany, June 17, 2024.
Why it’s on this story probably has something to do with AI
Ha! Well, under security level Charlie, you are not allowed off base in uniform. So this is obviously a Sargent being welcomed back from a successful mission in town.
Well, as usual he’s getting away with everything and in the meanwhile the media is just focused on Biden.
He’s running out of money. Stick a fork in him.
Seen this movie before…
"What’s actually happening here dramatically limiting the ability of Congress to govern. It’s Congress, along with the presidency, that sets up these agencies, funds them, gives them tasks, and oversees them. It’s Congress in particular that has used administrative agencies to carry out goals that are too complex for the legislature to micromanage, or really to directly manage at all. Yes, some of this is Congress’s own fault, as they’ve reduced their own capacity. But delegation to executive branch agencies is a perfectly sensible solution to a complicated and constantly changing world, should Congress want to do that. The Court increasingly won’t let them.”
“And now we add to this a literal get-out-of-jail-free card for the president.”
“To be clear: What the Court is doing is reducing the role of Congress. And Congress is the best hope the people have to influence what the government does. At the same time, by aggrandizing the president, the Court is at least in part transforming the presidency from just another portion of the government designed to represent the people into a sovereign above the law. Roberts and his allies are not going after administrative agencies. They’re going after representative democracy — the ability of the people to do collective self-government.”
First of all, they aren’t monolithic. Young Cubans vote differently than old Cubans. But, Rick Scott has the formula…no matter the subject call your opponent a socialist. They hate socialism…but always want strongman rule.
Well, the E-mail lady did warn us…
Great. Let’s put him and Castro in crowns on billboards and stick them in Miami. Let them look at them for awhile.
Yes, good news. The debate narrative is done. There is 4 months of campaigning to go.
So many things to campaign on…
Immigration was bipartisan and passed by the Senate, but yes it was never brought to the floor.
You can talk now.
I doubt talking about something you can’t do could be called productive.
If it wasn’t clearly obvious that votes matter before, you’re not paying attention.
Sorry, but she can’t try. The floor is controlled by Republicans and they will not let her proceed.
Well congresswoman, there still is a republican majority so you’re going to have to wait for your chance. In addition, balance of powers and all that.
Here’s your bumper sticker…
No Kings, Vote Biden
Hate to say it, but that’s not big enough for this type of security level.