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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Let's be honest; they've both declined mentally. Trump has lost an edge since 2016 and Biden is a shadow of his 2008 version.
It's understandable that his happens to men doing high stress jobs a decade past normal retirement age.
Given the amount of talent in America, it's quite absurd that either of these two men should be put forward to lead the country. One comic said that it was like picking between a drunk driver and someone asleep at the wheel. Everyone reading this will know which is which and that says it all.
It's understandable that his happens to men doing high stress jobs a decade past normal retirement age.
Given the amount of talent in America, it's quite absurd that either of these two men should be put forward to lead the country. One comic said that it was like picking between a drunk driver and someone asleep at the wheel. Everyone reading this will know which is which and that says it all.
Pikachu ·
@Burnley123
lol so true.
Yeah it's for sure a shame that these are the option between which Americans will likely have to decide.
I wonder though if Biden is re-elected whether he will step aside after a bit in favour of his VP.
One comic said that it was like picking between a drunk driver and someone asleep at the wheel. Everyone reading this will know which is which and that says it all.
lol so true.
Yeah it's for sure a shame that these are the option between which Americans will likely have to decide.
I wonder though if Biden is re-elected whether he will step aside after a bit in favour of his VP.
beckyromero · 36-40, F
@Burnley123
Politics isn't like that reality show, "America's Got Talent."
And I don't think I'm the only one who has seen a decline in the quality of the people who hold elective office as compared to 20, 30 or 40 years ago.
Where is a John McCain, Bob Dole or even a Trent Lott?
Where is a Ted Kennedy, Mario Cuomo or even a Paul Wellstone?
Instead, we have people like Ted Cruz, John Hawley and Mitch McConnell. Lizzy Warren, Gavin Newsom and Bernie Sanders.
Given the amount of talent in America...
Politics isn't like that reality show, "America's Got Talent."
And I don't think I'm the only one who has seen a decline in the quality of the people who hold elective office as compared to 20, 30 or 40 years ago.
Where is a John McCain, Bob Dole or even a Trent Lott?
Where is a Ted Kennedy, Mario Cuomo or even a Paul Wellstone?
Instead, we have people like Ted Cruz, John Hawley and Mitch McConnell. Lizzy Warren, Gavin Newsom and Bernie Sanders.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@beckyromero I'm not sure it's necessarily a decline in people holding office. It probably feels like that to you because the old centre ground doesn't hold.
The age thing is distinctly American. In no other major democracy are so many major politicians so old. Peak age for a politician is normally 40-60, not 60-85. I have no idea why this has happened in America.
The age thing is distinctly American. In no other major democracy are so many major politicians so old. Peak age for a politician is normally 40-60, not 60-85. I have no idea why this has happened in America.
Pikachu ·
@AnnSteve
Ok so you can't explain the border policy, you just insist that it's open.
I suggest you take a little time to do some research and come back to me with a more detailed understanding of that which you are criticizing.
Don't mistake rhetoric for data.
Ok so you can't explain the border policy, you just insist that it's open.
I suggest you take a little time to do some research and come back to me with a more detailed understanding of that which you are criticizing.
Don't mistake rhetoric for data.
he Biden Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has removed a higher percentage of arrested border crossers in its first two years than the Trump DHS did over its last two years.
https://www.cato.org/blog/new-data-show-migrants-were-more-likely-be-released-trump-bidenU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 142,000 immigrants in fiscal year 2023, nearly double the number from the year before, as the Biden administration ramped up enforcement to stem illegal border crossings, according to the agency's annual report, published Friday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/12/29/immigrants-ice-border-deportations-2023/