The Republican Agenda 2021 and Forward

if republicans keep this up, I’m not sure the midterms will be the blowout they’re hoping for. The amount of stupid shit these folks are doing - looking at Florida and Texas especially - to win culture wars they’ve already lost when they have inflation and war to hammer Biden over shows you they really don’t care about policy. It’s about winning this replacement theory war they’re in.
 
GermanSuplex said:
if republicans keep this up, I’m not sure the midterms will be the blowout they’re hoping for. The amount of stupid shit these folks are doing - looking at Florida and Texas especially - to win culture wars they’ve already lost when they have inflation and war to hammer Biden over shows you they really don’t care about policy. It’s about winning this replacement theory war they’re in.
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Never underestimate the ability of the electorate to vote for people who at most, do nothing to improve their lives, and may even make their situation worse. It's all about slogans, name recognition, cults, endorsements from people like Trump, and "us" vs "them." Do a majority of people in MTG's Georgia district seriously believe she's improved their lot? I doubt it, but it won't surprise me if she's re-elected. Herschel Walker is demonstrably an ignorant liar, but he could easily unseat Senator Warnock. Just one state over, Tommy Tuberville couldn't properly identify the three branches of the U.S. government and claimed WW II was fought against socialism, but he handily beat Doug Jones because, well, football and anything to own the libs.
 
Remember Scott Pruitt, Trump’s EPA chief who got busted for using government funds and his position to enrich himself? He wants to be a Senator now!

Seems like a perfect representative of the 21st century GOP.

MSN

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And for a reminder of what he did last time he was a part of the federal government:

On his massive, 24/7 security detail alone, Pruitt cost taxpayers nearly $5 million — a bill that included“tactical pants.” At one point, the crack security team broke through a door, convinced Pruitt was unconscious inside, only to find him waking up from a nap.

In one case, Pruitt made headlines for a surprisingly good deal he secured — on rent. As EPA administrator, he lived in a D.C. condo owned by a lobbyist couple with business before the agencyfor… $50 a night, only due for the nights he slept there. He also, for some reason, attempted to secure a used mattress from a Trump hotel, one aide later said.

As EPA administrator, Pruitt also used government staffers efficiently, tasking them not only with their own official work, but also with side projects like job hunting for his wife, potentially to become a Chick-Fil-A franchisee.
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Looks like florida now found CRT in math books so they banned 22 of them I think. the lunacy is just getting worse.
 
SuperMatt said:
He finally relented on this idiotic policy. He tried to apply some spin to explain why he ended the policy, but he couldn’t hide that it was an unmitigated disaster.
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Yeah, I'm reading his tantrum protest is over. Hurray.

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Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse

A weeklong protest by Texas Governor Greg Abbott has resulted in hundreds of millions of lost dollars and caused delays in shipments of everything from avocados to car parts.
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What used to be a routine border crossing turned into a 30-hour wait for some trucks. Meanwhile, the fruits and vegetables in those trucks spoiled, leaving some produce department shelves sparse or empty in advance of the holiday weekend, he said.

"It could take a week or longer, up to probably three weeks, before the supply chain realigns," Galeazzi said.

In recent days, Abbott has met with the governors of the four Mexican states that border Texas, and reached agreements to cease the increased checks. On Friday, after meeting with the governor of Tamaulipas, Abbott said the commercial checks would end immediately.

The "financial pain" was a necessary consequence to "get the public to insist that their government leaders" take action to curb illegal immigration, Abbott said.
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Is that "financial pain" one Abbot is willing to bear, since he decided it was necessary to impose on the REST of the country? As a governor?!

Losses to fruit and vegetable producers are estimated to be more than $240 million, said Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.

Consumers will also pay a price as producers look to recoup some of their losses and supplies run low.

Americans can expect to spend more on strawberries, avocados and asparagus as soon as this weekend, with the impacts being felt the heaviest in the Midwest and Northeast, Jungmeyer said.

"This is not just a localized issue," said Jerry Pacheco, president and chief executive officer of the Border Industrial Association in New Mexico. "It's going to hit you in St. Louis or up in Seattle. We're connected to a global supply chain."
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But hey, it "was a necessary consequence".

"It's a bad time to be adding this to consumers' pockets to pay out their pocketbook," Jungmeyer said.
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At El Corral Supermarket, a Mexican specialty grocery store and meat market in Stephenville, Texas, co-owner Santos Avila was warned of shortages by his beer suppliers because of glass that got delayed coming into the US from Mexico.

"It's just one thing after another," Avila said, noting the price increases and product shortages that have occurred over the past two years due to pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.
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At places like Luna's Mexican Restaurant in St. Francis, Wisconsin, which have yet to see any price hikes as a result of the delayed shipments from Mexico, the mere prospect of any delays or shortages for staples like avocados, tomatoes and limes causes worry, said owner Jenny Bustillos, who runs the restaurant with her daughter, Brittanie Sexton.

Luna's has already seen prices triple because of pandemic-related supply chain challenges and inflation, Bustillos said. A case of limes that used to run $30 a case pre-pandemic is now $90, and a case of avocados rose from $40 to $120, said Bustillos.

"Everything [we make] contains some type of fresh vegetables, so that is very worrisome for a business like us," said Sexton, Luna's manager. "Everyone who works here, we are supporting our families with this. We aren't some chain [restaurant]. This is our livelihood.
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It could ultimately take several weeks for supply chains to recover from the weeklong slowdown at the border, said Matthew Hockenberry, a Fordham University assistant professor who studies supply chains and logistics.

"It's also just so hard to predict, because there's so much supply instability right now," he said, noting that China's latest wave of lockdowns and the war in Ukraine are causing even more disruptions. "The amount of supply uncertainty is so high that to add another straw here to the camel's back is a dangerous proposition."

The logjam also has the potential to compound existing supply chain issues in the manufacturing industry, said Erik Lundh, principal economist at The Conference Board.
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I guess that concern for business, employers, and workers took a week off? This is what happens when people who are short term thinkers more interested in political theatre are allowed to get their way. No improvements. Just more damage they themselves will not feel or care for. If they can't stand the heat for their own actions, it will of course actually be the fault of the other party.

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citypix said:
Here's another one.



Also, in a different interview, when asked what his favorite book was he said the Bible was a his favorite. When asked if there was a particular book in the Bible he liked, he said it was too hard to choose - he likes all of them.
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He knows just as much about Christianity as most self-described Christian conservatives.
 
"Tell me more about yourself, without meaning to tell me more about yourself", take 35XX

https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1516249875435999239/

If one isn't successful, it isn't the fault of a conservative, it's the fault of a liberal.

Yet conservatives are the first to tell others that fail, that they need to suck it up and try harder like they do. The possibility that they are NOT as good another is quickly dismissed.
 
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