ChiGoose

So long as they stay on public property and do not threaten him, then it may be in bad taste, but he's a public figure and should not be surprised by it. The moment they step onto his, or other private property, or they threaten him with harm, they should be arrested.

Harassing people in a restaurant is uncivil. Chasing someone into the bathroom is uncivil. Though, in this case, the protesters were outside the restaurant and Brett reportedly never saw them. Seems like important context.

It is rude and a lack of civility to protest individual people, but on the list of problems with this country, that doesn’t crack the top 20, at least. EDIT: Secretary Mayor Pete says it better than I did:

It would have been stupid for a lefty to leak it because doing so early would take the punch out of the final decision. Also, it would make the shock of the decision come even further from the midterms, potentially allowing the furor to die out before it could help the Dems in November. That doesn’t preclude a lefty from having done it, but it would have been counter-productive for them to do so.

Last time I checked, the $6T didn’t happen because there wasn’t enough Dems to support it. They couldn’t even get 50 votes. I bet if you put it on the floor of the senate, they wouldn’t have even gotten 40. So… how did the filibuster stop it?

I’m really enjoying it. The show has a lot of heart and it’s nice to see them do something very different than most of their IP.

This is 100% pure BS. The idea that Dems hate this country can only be believed by someone who is so indoctrinated into their own bubble that they have isolated themselves from reality. As someone who supports the Dems, who knows many Dems, including some that work in politics and government, they love this country as much as any Republican I’ve met. If you ever find yourself believing something as ridiculous as the idea that 1/3rd of the country actually hates the country, then log off, throw your modem in the trash (because you can’t use it responsibly) and go outside and touch some grass. Good lord.

Right now, I’m having a beer on a bar patio (the weather is currently delightful). If you come to the public sidewalk and yell obscenities at me, I will be annoyed and move indoors. If you then come into the private institution and do the same, you’ll be kicked out. In any case, people can call you an ####### and question the efficacy of your methods, but you have violated none of my rights.

Public protests on public property, though dubiously effective, have been a part of this country since its founding. I will agree that stalking, invasion of private property, and definitely attempted assassination are not acceptable and should be dealt with by authorities. Your brain is so addled I’m surprised you’re able to type on a keyboard. Sincerely, A Democrat who loves this country.

I’m not going to “both sides” calling half of Americans the worst people on earth. We can debate what is appropriate for protesting and it’s effectiveness. That’s a fine discussion to have. But what he said is disgusting, indefensible and shows that he himself is an example of what is wrong with this country.

This kind of disgusting and vile language is a big part of why everything is so ***** up right now. Anyone who views half of America as their enemy is un-American and should be shunned and ignored by civil society. Go ***** yourself you piece of garbage.

I love the whole “Dems are so powerful that they control the media and when viruses happen but also they can’t pass any meaningful legislation and their president is underwater in approval rating” Real Galaxy brain stuff right there.

Publicly protesting people is still better than encouraging people to run over protestors with cars. One of those actually has a deeply rooted history in our country.

“The constitutional right for Supreme Court Justices to eat peacefully in public is well rooted in this nation’s history, dating back to when Sir Isaac Newton invented gravity while snacking on an apple outside.” -Sam Alito, probably.

I think that is something a Dem primary challenger *could* do, but I’m not sure I would wager on it actually happening. Biden’s age opens him to a primary challenge, but the Dems are so intent on deferring to people who are older than dirt that I’m not sure what we should expect. If Biden decides to run and is challenged, I doubt he backs down. But such a scenario would likely weaken him should he survive to the primary, like Ted Kennedy did to Jimmy Carter. My hope is that he isn’t going to run but is just waiting to announce that he’s a lame duck as that would likely tank whatever agenda he still wants to accomplish.

I was on the oppo team for a campaign in Chicago a while back. I went to an event of one of the other candidates as a tracker to take notes on what they were saying to the crowd. The event was pathetic. I think there was as many campaign staff there as guests. The candidate also didn’t seem to be planning on giving a speech, they were just taking individually to the people there. I grabbed a slice of pizza and found a quiet corner to watch football on the tv while waiting to see if the candidate would make any remarks. The candidate actually came over and sat down next to me and started a conversation. I was noncommittal and mostly let them do the talking, which was mostly about how much they liked Bill O’Reilly’s books, which I found odd since they were running as a Dem. Ultimately, I left early and called it a wash. I don’t think I even filed a report, I just told the manager about what happened and that there wasn’t anything usable to the campaign. Mostly I was annoyed I missed half the football game… That being said, doing oppo is a blast and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in getting involved in a campaign.

I originally thought it was a liberal clerk but now I’m thinking it was someone on the conservative side. Roberts is a bit of a squish to ultra conservatives and seemingly wanted to uphold the Mississippi law without outright overturning Roe. Kavanaugh is close to Roberts and may have been on the fence between Alito’s decision and the path Roberts wanted. By leaking the decision at the time, it showed where Kavanaugh stood in February. If the decision ended up being 4-2-3 between Alito, Roberts, and the liberals, it would be very clear that Kavanaugh was the one who flipped. I think the leak was to pressure him to stay in line. Obviously I could be wrong and I definitely could have been a liberal but it would have been very stupid for them to leak it.

"Joe Biden has spent his entire life working to build a better America for every American. I understand and respect his desire to run for a second term, but should he win, he would be 86 years old at the end of his second term. When he ran in 2020, he did so as a bridge to the next generation of Democratic leadership. Now is the time for us to cross that bridge" -Joe Biden's 2024 Primary Challenger I don't think it would be that hard for someone like Buttigieg, Swalwell, or any other younger* Dem to find a way to gracefully challenge Biden without attacking him. *Please for the love of God, can the Dems end their gerontocracy? Please?

As someone who bought some Twitter stock after this whole fiasco started, I would be happy with this.

More likely Biden's age is how the left gets rid of Joe for 2024.

Not surprising but it will be interested to see how this plays out. The claim about the bots doesn't make sense once you sign the M&A and is likely not actionable. But $1 billion is a hell of a penalty, so I imagine they are going to fight this one out. In any case, a bunch of high powered M&A attorneys are about to make bank on the litigation from this.

This is like the Mo Brooks offer. It's an offer they know that no committee would accept and they expect it to get rejected. Then they can claim bias or whatever. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up fundraising off of it.

Pretty solid start to Biden's presidency, at least in terms of job creation:

Abe was shot during a speech.

Drove to Rochester last weekend and the drop in prices between the drive out there and the drive back just five days later was pretty stark.