President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Glad I could help Chevron. Nice to know what that extra 10 to 15 cents a gallon you charge compared to everyone else is going to a good cause.

 

They want to cut Social Security? Fuck them.

 

Write 500 times on the blackboard, Ruddy. I'll spot you the first 10.
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
"It's only censorship if the government does it to you."
Jeez, did any of these dumb fucks take eighth-grade Civics?

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...na-legislature-transparency-open-records-law/


Arizona Republicans exempt lawmakers from the state’s open-records law
After Ginni Thomas’s emails and the work of the Cyber Ninjas go public, GOP legislators retreat into secrecy

 

Um, doesn't Katie Hobbs hold veto power?

 

Seems not.


"Ordinarily, Arizona officials must retain most public records indefinitely and release them when someone asks for them. Seizing on a recent state Supreme Court ruling, the lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday adopted rules that set limited standards for when they must make documents public. Capitol Media Services first reported the rule changes.

Last month, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled it had no power to enforce the state’s open-meetings law when it came to legislators. The ruling appeared to clear the way for the legislature, narrowly led by Republicans, to set its own transparency policies, which it has promptly done."


"The rule change in Arizona will restrict the public’s access to lawmakers’ correspondence under a law that dates to 1901 and is intended to bolster public access to information about how elected officials and government workers operate.

The law allows constituents, reporters, lawyers and others to request paper documents, emails, text messages, video and audio recordings, government reports and communications about publicly funded activities, no matter the device. Generally, the public has the right to review or obtain the records but sometimes must pay for them.

The move comes after Republican lawmakers, who hold one-vote majorities in each chamber, fielded requests for records from state lawmakers and Capitol aides involving efforts to either overturn the 2020 election or question the results."

 

I just read where Biden quietly told Boeing that the new 747s were to be painted in the traditional livery and not Trump's gaudy mess. By the time anyone who is sworn in on Jan. 20, 2025, it will be too late to change.

 

With savvy use of funds like this, please put this gargoyle in charge of our economy....again

Revealed: Trump secretly donated $1m to discredited Arizona election ‘audit’

 

What's the matter with (Ar)kansas?

Krugman on the urban / rural divide.

Opinion | Can Anything Be Done to Assuage Rural Rage?

and references this piece from earlier in the week:

Opinion | The Resentment Fueling the Republican Party Is Not Coming From the Suburbs

 

Now it's everyone else's fault that they're stuck in the sticks.

Save yourself some reading: It's never going to be their fault.

 

The Trump paint scheme looked better IMO, but apparently came with costs related to the heat that dark paint generates.