Search results

Also GWB served two terms and then stood down. Term limits mean he would never stand again. There's no need to neutralise a candidate who is already prohibited from standing for another term. Trump served one term and failed to win a second term, leaving him free to try again as often as he...

A lot would depend on what's important to you. If Kamala couldn't name a single thing she'd have done differently to Biden it's hard to take any claims that a Harris administration would be any different from a Biden administration seriously. So if you want another four years of quasi-Biden...

Whatever opinions we may have of Biden, at least he won a Democratic primary. Harris fell at the first hurdle in the 2020 primaries, got shifted to the top of the ticket because even though Biden seems unable to say what a woman is he apparently needed a black one to be his running mate, and...

Some of Trump's issues are undoubtedly self-inflicted. But the endless legal battles he's caught up in look more motivated by politics than justice.

I heard a few concerns leading up to the election that he was showing some signs of cognitive decline. It's just hard to know whether it actually means he's showing signs of cognitive decline or if he makes decisions that the urban elite dislike and so they write him off as being incapable.

I wasn't aware any women have to vote in any given way. Part of the point of a secret vote is that you don't know who someone else voted for, no? But this is more of the same, the endless assumption that women are poor downtrodden creatures who have to be told it's OK to be an individual. I...

Unless there's some other issue that any individual Catholic considers more important than abortion? Certainly for some people abortion is the biggest issue for them as far as casting a vote is concerned. For others it's the economy, or some other matter. I'm not sure it's helpful to present a...

On another note, an article I read recently about the political left in the UK also talked about the concept of the intellectual elite. Where the UK Labour Party (loosely equivalent to US Democrats) once represented the working man it increasingly represents the urban elite. The article talked...

I think they key point it made was that Trump is a bad choice but still better than Harris. I often wonder when I see Democrats whining about how people could have voted for a convicted felon or a (Trump shortcoming) person. And it's a fair question to ask, even if the felony conviction looked...

That doesn't always work for me. My local hardware store has a local number but if they call me the call comes from the number associated with their main branch which is a couple of hours drive from here. My car dealership has a few numbers and there's no way of knowing which of them will show...

I hear you, I replaced my old phone after six years because I was getting frustrated with it. My record for wasting a spam caller's time was 35 minutes. It's not going to end well for them if they call me at a time I'm looking for something to do to while away a bit of time.

I'm curious to know when it became so normal to demonise people for having a different opinion. I can disagree with your political opinions overall while agreeing with some of them, and without acting like you're some kind of retard for having a different perspective. A couple of times I've had...

A 3a? That must be quite old. I have a shiny new Pixel that does much the same, although I can usually tell it's a spam call because most of them are from area codes I don't recognise. Every once in a while I get a call that looks like it's from my town and turns out to be someone with a thick...

I don't think we should separate ourselves from the world entirely - we have to be in the world. I think a lot comes down to how we interpret some basic calls. I think of the parable of the Good Samaritan and what the Samaritan did. He saw the wounded man in need, and met the needs. He didn't...

What bothers me is the sense (and I see this on both sides, but more so on the political left) that if I support my candidate then it's because I consider them to be better overall, while accepting they have flaws and aspects I dislike. But if you support the other candidate it logically follows...

There's no point changing your number because it just inconveniences you, and sooner or later the spam will catch up with you anyway. If I don't recognise a number calling me I let it go to voicemail, unless I'm expecting a call and don't know what number it's coming from. If it's important...

I'm heartily sick of seeing people who are very visible in church change totally as soon as their hit social media, and start posting endless political bile. I completely lost respect for a few people in my former church because of that. If you want to share who you're voting for, go ahead. If...

Do you believe that to be universally true, or true in some sections of the silly fringes of the charismatic movement? No arguments there. Paul specifically told the Corinthians that tongues should be interpreted.

Hard to know. From what I've seen in my circles some Christians are afraid that Trump might be elected and some Christians are afraid that Harris might be elected. Chances are both groups will head out to vote to try and prevent their fears from occurring. Beyond that, it's hard to say.

... while shopping for seasonal tat? Seriously, I'm really struggling to understand why it matters that the collection of seasonal tat changes it's name from "Christmas catalog" to "Winter catalog". Especially if it's seasonal tat that arguably lasts beyond December 25.