To actually understand you’d have to have been following politics pre 9/11, which would make you probably 16 at the time. That means 39 right now. That’s a lot of adults you’re ruling out.

If you want to say understand society pre and post 9/11, then you’re probably talking 12 at the time, so 35 right now. Still a lot of adults you’re ruling out.

Was it his pet?

Hear hear

The problem is that Dems have had control of all 3 (presidency, house of reps, and Senate) for only 4 years of the last 24 years. When you don’t have all 3 you are forced to reach across the aisle.

*If you include Bill Clinton then it’s 6 years of the last 32 years. If you include Bush senior and Reagan, then it’s 6 years of the last 44 fucking years.

You had the first 2 years of Obama. Obama’s thanks for the ACA was voters not showing up and losing the house of representatives for year 3 and 4. And again for year 5 and 6. And then both the house and Senate in years 7 and 8. So no you didn’t have 8 years with Obama, you had 2 years with Obama because voters did not show up. Congress is what passes laws and has power. They even shut down the freaking government under Obama.

Is this the conversation where I said dems have had control for 4 years of the last 24 years? Yeah it is. Dude they are forced to reach across the aisle. Because they have lost control for 20 years of the last 24 years. That’s how Congress works, if you don’t have all 3 then you are forced to reach across the aisle and compromise. I’ll say it again, forced to. Because left voters never show up.

No matter how much you gripe, that’s how it works. So if you want them to do left things, then give them all 3 (presidency, house of reps, and Senate) consistently and overwhelmingly. It’s that simple.

(Want to go back further and include Bill Clinton? Then Dems have had control for 6 years of the last 32. Want to include Bush senior and Reagan? Then it’s 6 years of the last 44 fucking years. Read that again: Dems have had control for 6 measly years of the last 44 fucking years. And you wonder why we have slow progress?)

Everytime the Dems lose, they go to the center to find votes. And they find them! That’s how Bill Clinton won, he went to the center (some say right, whatever). Gore went a little left and then lost. So Obama learned to not run left and instead ran on broad “hope”. His reward for passing the ACA was losing Congress for his last 6 years. Thanks voters. Clinton went a little left on climate change, supposedly the important issue for the left, and lost. So Biden learned to not run left, and he won!

Every time the Dems go left they lose. So they go to the center to find voters and they find them. And you wonder why they go to the center?

What’s the tldr?

They reach across the aisle because they basically never have control of Congress. Dems need all 3 (presidency, house of reps, and Senate) to pass anything. When they don’t have all 3, they have to reach across the aisle to pass anything. So guess how long they’ve had all 3? They’ve had it for 4 years of the last 24 years.

And if they didn’t reach across, guess what happens. The GOP shuts down the government like they did to Obama.

So what can you do move things left? Give Dems consistent and overwhelming victories in all 3 houses.

I threw pinecones at birds that were picking at the window for some reason. I think it short circuits their brain to see an object coming at them. They haven’t been back since.

If they survived that is.

What killed the mall:

• It was an experiment on the 3rd place (read up on it) and it failed at that.

• Big box retailers wanted big, huge, gigantic stores. So they left malls to open them.

• Being surrounded by parking structures doesn’t look appealing.

• High rent for mall space.

• Amazon.

• *Other entertainment options are much better now with streaming tv, video games, etc.

There are people saying this? Ugh. What’s the logic even? No need to take any mask off.

I thought we decided FAANGM was better as FAGMAN.

Biden is acting more left than expected. Because when you run against an incumbent (when he ran against Trump) you run a center candidate. You then have that candidate for 8 years. Considering that, he’s pretty left with the green energy, trains, student debt, weed, drug prices, and yes unions, etc. I don’t blame him for stopping the rail workers from striking. A rail strike would be absolutely devastating for the economy.

Afaik water pressure is variable based on each city’s design needs.

You become a billionaire with stocks. Which requires others to work 9 to 5s.

They fight differently, we like to punch.

It’s slippery.

I’m gonna guess the same reason we have big knuckles/fists and men have facial hair. Fighting.