President Joe Biden

[ChicagoBlue]

See, the problem is that the term “CHARACTER MATTERS” doesn’t resonate with the poster in question.

You’re a bright fellow, so I’ll leave it to you to see if you can figure out why.

Hence, the EMPHASIS.

There appear to be about 75 million Americans for whom character doesn’t matter, either.

it’s a sad world we live in, when character falls completely off “The Basics” list for elected office.

Then again, some would say there would only be far less than 100 Senators and who knows how few Congressmen if it was a requirement!

This is who we have become...or, sadly, always were, in a country where money, power and privilege have ALWAYS been considered essential American requirements for success.

There is a reason we hold up the “American Dream” and those who achieve it...They are such a small minority of people, we have to promote the lie as broadly and loudly as possible to allow the siphoning of America’s wealth out the back door to continue!

 

[kaz7]

Nurse the old man who thinks he is president is talking again

Another exec order , making and buying american products made by americans

Questions

He is talking fast and stuttering a bit , needs to calm it down a bit t

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Hence, the EMPHASIS.

There appear to be about 75 million Americans for whom character doesn’t matter, either.

it’s a sad world we live in, when character falls completely off “The Basics” list for elected office.

Then again, some would say there would only be far less than 100 Senators and who knows how few Congressmen if it was a requirement!

This is who we have become...or, sadly, always were, in a country where money, power and privilege have ALWAYS been considered essential American requirements for success.

There is a reason we hold up the “American Dream” and those who achieve it...They are such a small minority of people, we have to promote the lie as broadly and loudly as possible to allow the siphoning of America’s wealth out the back door to continue!

I don’t think the last two paragraphs are so true, nor do I think they have much to do with why Trump was elected. However, I certainly agree with the rest of the post — especially the idea that for some, politics is service, but for many, many others, it’s about power, prestige and perks.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

The US will always turn to the UK as an ally in times of trouble, no difference here with the call to Johnson.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Yeh but what is Ice Cubes view on this ?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yeh but what is Ice Cubes view on this ?

Turn off the radio

 

[Didsbury Dave]

The US will always turn to the UK as an ally in times of trouble, no difference here with the call to Johnson.

Which is sadly what destroyed the reputation of the greatest PM in my lifetime amongst swathes of the British people. He took the enormous call to stand by the USA under major pressure from them.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Which is sadly what destroyed the reputation of the greatest PM in my lifetime amongst swathes of the British people. He took the enormous call to stand by the USA under major pressure from them.

Although not popular, retrospective, it was a right call at the time.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

Although not popular, retrospective, it was a right call at the time.

Plus when a country has basically saved you from invasion by the world’s most malicious and murderous dictator, saying No is not easy to do.

 

[Vic]

Which is sadly what destroyed the reputation of the greatest PM in my lifetime amongst swathes of the British people. He took the enormous call to stand by the USA under major pressure from them.

What pressure? Blair was a willing participant, falsifying the casus belli. Otherwise he was the best PM in my lifetime (excluding Attlee, and Wilson of course - compare pressure to join the war in Vietnam....). Another thread perhaps.