... This is far from the first time Manchin has torpedoed Biden’s legislative hopes. He opposed an earlier version of Biden’s Build Back Better Act, which included proposals to lower health care costs and expand access, fix immigration, assist families with child care costs, and attempt to address climate change. Manchin’s reluctance to act on climate — despite his recent public claims to the contrary — is fueled by his deeply vested interest in oil and coal. Manchin has fought for years to keep open his state’s dirtiest coal plant while reaping the profits at great expense to his constituents, Jeff Goodell reported for Rolling Stone. “Joe Manchin will absolutely throw humanity under the coal train without blinking an eye,” Maria Gunnoe, director of the Mother Jones Community Foundation and a longtime West Virginia activist, told Goodell. “My friends and I have a joke about his kind: They’d mine their momma’s grave for a buck.”
Found under a TRE45ON article, but applies more generally and further back historically than just him and Trumpettes:
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."
-- Frank Wilhoit (the composer, not the political scientist)
I know it seems like Conservatives don't really have any objective principles, but that's because their stated principles are just for show. If you apply Wilhoit's quote to any Conservative action or reaction, you will find that their actions actually are completely consistent with their principles. Their actual principles that is, not the ones they use for a smokescreen.
People tend to try to live in their own versions of the past, attempting to fit today's facts and circumstances into previous conditions. The still call themselves "conservatives" but bear no resemblance whatsoever to those who originated and developed the philosophy. We keep being surprised when they aren't like "conservatives" should be. Wilhoit sees it as it is.
We like to think the United States is still "united" as "one people" but are just having a little rough spot in the relationship. Open eyes see that there is no "united" and if the country can't put aside ideological differences to fight a world-wide pandemic, it ainagonnahappen.
"An Ontario mayor had some harsh words for protesters who attempted to place local police officers under arrest Saturday.
In a tweet published Tuesday, Peterborough mayor Diane Therrien called a group of protesters, led by Canadian conspiracy theorist Romana Didulo, “F*** wads” and told them to “F*** off.”
In her tweet, Therrien said she hates "giving airtime/spotlight to these imbeciles."
Didulo, based out of Victoria, B.C., uses the messaging app Telegram to communicate with a group of over 70,000 subscribers.
Within this group, and in videos online, Didulo has proclaimed herself “Queen of Canada,” “commander-in-chief,” and “Head of State and Government," roles she claims were given to her by the United States military after Queen Elizabeth was executed.
The group is opposed to COVID-19 mandates and during the pandemic, under Didulo’s direction, issued fake cease-and-desist orders to media outlets, politicians, and health-care workers demanding they stop all health measures related to COVID-19.
Conservatives are frothing at the mouth over Joe Biden’s decision to forgive $10,000 in student debt for millions, railing against what they call “student loan socialism”. But their carefully crafted tweets have been undermined over and over again with two words: “This you?”
Were there ever seven letters more powerful? On Twitter, the phrase is an instant marker of hypocrisy, cutting down the mighty from politicians to celebrities to brands. It typically comes as a reply to an opinionated tweet, accompanied by a screenshot of an earlier remark from the same person endorsing the opposite point of view....
The conservative advocacy group PragerU
The rightwing Daily Caller
conservative commentator Steven Crowder
Florida congressman Matt Gaetz
Pennsylvania congressman Mike Kelly
nothing screams ‘bravery’ like hiding your face expressing your ‘cause’ …
Especially after complaining your rights were violated by asking to wear masks for Covid.
It's ok, your bff, neighbor and delivery driver are just waiting to out you
Did our legislature pass the “you can run over protestors bill?” @indgop
Perfect application of that law, if so.
I see they've modernized the hoods.
They need to be met with anti Nazi marchers 10 times their size and see how they run.
Looks like Patriot Front.
What’s are you so afraid of, tough guys? Why are you hiding your pimply faces?
They r hiding their milk mustaches from the cheerios their mothers made them eat before leaving house for playing dress up soldiers!
So, proving Biden’s point?
I worry about how many of them are currently serving or in law enforcement.
And to think they’ve waited until the WWII generation passed to resurface. Horrifying. I’m old enough to remember when Nazis were so universally vilified that they were the weakest plot device as villains. Now they’re on my streets.
Oops!
I thought masks inhibited their freedumb.
Exactly. But they can't have their coworkers at the bank, hospital, retail store, etc...know their identity
Or their moms
The moms who wondered why they wanted their khakis pressed on a weekend.
Wanna bet the nazi jokes would be a step too far for Universal in our present climate.
The Whataboutists and the Bothsiders would be competing for the most outrageous statement of the week on fox with increasingly violent real time rants against the liberal violence in the movie aimed at this peaceful conservative political group.
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Wanna bet the nazi jokes would be a step too far for Universal in our present climate.
The Whataboutists and the Bothsiders would be competing for the most outrageous statement of the week on fox with increasingly violent real time rants against the liberal violence in the movie aimed at this peaceful conservative political group.
Too true. Yesterday Joe called one heckler an idiot during a WI speech. viewtopic.php?p=173691#p173691
One commenter predicted that today RepuQs will be shrieking that he called half of America idiots.
The last time Scott Adams came up in discussion I defended him - maybe not this time. Consider the source (NY Post), but similar articles have been elsewhere.
Sounds awful at first glance, eh?
But it wasn't 77 decisions, it was one decision by the company that owns all the papers.
"The artist said several other comic strips were also canceled by Lee Enterprises but each decision was made individually."
The rest of the story?
Spoiler:
Lee Enterprises, for an unstated reason but most likely cost, made the decision across the board for all its papers to cut down the number of comics from 33 to 10. So it's not "several" other strips - it's the 2/3 majority of the strips previously carried. BUT - the rest of the comics will be available in their online e-version. As usual, right-wing self-victimizing and hysteria. Asshole.
The last time Scott Adams came up in discussion I defended him - maybe not this time. Consider the source (NY Post), but similar articles have been elsewhere.
Sounds awful at first glance, eh?
But it wasn't 77 decisions, it was one decision by the company that owns all the papers.
"The artist said several other comic strips were also canceled by Lee Enterprises but each decision was made individually."
The rest of the story?
Spoiler:
Lee Enterprises, for an unstated reason but most likely cost, made the decision across the board for all its papers to cut down the number of comics from 33 to 10. So it's not "several" other strips - it's the 2/3 majority of the strips previously carried. BUT - the rest of the comics will be available in their online e-version. As usual, right-wing self-victimizing and hysteria. Asshole.
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida wanted to irritate a set of wealthy, liberal elites when he flew migrants to Martha’s Vineyard from Texas, delivering them a slice of the humanitarian crisis simmering along the nation’s southern border.
But DeSantis’ stunt also annoyed an entirely different group — fellow Republicans in Austin, including some of the allies and aides of Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.
... privately, the Florida governor’s gambit stung Abbott’s team. No one in the Texas governor’s office was given a heads-up that DeSantis planned to round up migrants in San Antonio, according to people familiar with the matter.
Abbott had spent months — and millions of state tax dollars — methodically orchestrating a relocation program that, since April, had bused 11,000 migrants to Washington, New York and Chicago. DeSantis’ adaptation was considerably smaller.
But it immediately put the national spotlight on DeSantis, garnering headlines and earning him praise from Republicans and condemnation from Democrats. It also led to an investigation by the sheriff in San Antonio and a lawsuit from migrants who said they had been lured onto the planes under false pretenses. DeSantis grabbed the attention of right-wing America, using Abbott’s tactic, on Abbott’s turf, to bigger and more dramatic effect....
(further detailed discussion of this and other conflicts/competitions between the two Govs)
Mark Phillip Hertling (born September 29, 1953) is a former United States Army officer. From March 2011 to November 2012, he served as the Commanding General of United States Army Europe and the Seventh Army. Hertling served in Armor, Cavalry, planning, operations and training positions, and commanded every organization from Platoon to Field Army. He commanded the 1st Armored Division and Task Force Iron/Multinational Division-North in Iraq during the troop surge of 2007 to 2008....
Not only is that meteorologic , but natural disasters almost always benefit pols, especially Governors. Dems and Repubs that follow the script end up looking strong, compassionate, decisive and competent. Even Biden has had to praise DerSantis.
Plus, weather Machiavellians that wanted to suppress RepuQ votes would have targeted billy.pilgrim's hood.
"rightwing hypocrisy" is redundant.
Too true. Yesterday Joe called one heckler an idiot during a WI speech.
Get a job. 
Not only is that meteorologic 
, but natural disasters almost always benefit pols, especially Governors. Dems and Repubs that follow the script end up looking strong, compassionate, decisive and competent. Even Biden has had to praise DerSantis. 