President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

I hate to think what it would cost to buy enough gun safes to store all of those. That's a lot of money lying on the ground. And on the roof.

 

Ah. I fell into your semantic trap. I denounce myself.

 

Oregon Lawmaker Who Opened State Capitol To Far-Right Protesters Faces Charges

 

The traffic sucks again, but the city is far better for it. It revitalized downtown and the waterfront, and it brought in tax revenue through increased property values and increased tourism thanks to the things putting the highway underground did. In hindsight it was as much an economic redevelopment project as a construction project.

Inky, thank you for sharing that link. It was the best hour I’ve spent this week.

 

Also did one helluva table dance in From Dusk Till Dawn.

 

With apologies to B. Joel ...

You had to have a white-hot spotlight.
You had to be a big-shot asswipe.

 

The alternative is that some hedge fund ogres would’ve bought themselves new yachts. Or maybe a second getaway on some island.

No, really. That’s it. It’s better to spend the money for the public good.

 

In some recessed corner of Hell, Ayn Rand is moist for a couple of y'all.