Politics And Current Events

[faftorial]

Here he is in 1989:



Looks like he's done the under dressed thing for a long time now.

Nice mullet.

[dodint]

I, too, have been in various stages of dress over the last 40 years.

[Troy Loney]

He has undeniably, always been large

[AuthorTony]

I thought shorts in the winter was a fat guy thing. Didn't know it was regional.

[LITT]

shorts on fetterman are pants on a normal *sized human

[tifosi77]

Nothing says 'aspirational political opportunist' quite like staying mayor of a sub-2,000 person town for 15 years. Serious commitment to the bit.

[AuthorTony]

Nothing says 'aspirational political opportunist' quite like staying mayor of a sub-2,000 person town for 15 years. Serious commitment to the bit.

It's a long con.

[Troy Loney]

Nothing says 'aspirational political opportunist' quite like staying mayor of a sub-2,000 person town for 15 years. Serious commitment to the bit.

Well, for one mayor of Braddock is a part-time job. So he basically spent that time to change from a political non-entity to Lt Governor, and likely Senator. So yes, he was committed to the bit, because the bit was the whole thing.

Everything isn't always a binary. Were there altruistic motives for his decision to try and "make Braddock better"? But was there a political calculation, I feel pretty confident in the assertion that there was. Sorry, this is meant less as a criticism and more of an observation.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

I wonder what a good mayor of a town that size looks like

"hey Frank we had a really good town centennial this year, wonderful mayorship"

[faftorial]

Everything isn't always a binary. Were there altruistic motives for his decision to try and "make Braddock better"? But was there a political calculation, I feel pretty confident in the assertion that there was. Sorry, this is meant less as a criticism and more of an observation.

[RonnieFranchise]

I wonder what a good mayor of a town that size looks like

"hey Frank we had a really good town centennial this year, wonderful mayorship"

I realize you’re not from around here but Braddock ain’t Mayberry.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

You’re gonna have to keep comparing towns until I recognize one of them

[shafnutz05]

So.... War with China?

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

It'll be a mirror for the Russia/Ukraine War. Sanctions, banishments from the Olympics, people flying the flags in the western world, etc

[Shyster]

Welp, House Democrats just reversed themselves, came back, and passed the assault-weapons-ban bill, HR 1808. Thanks for energizing gun owners in the lead up to the midterms this fall.

[dodint]

I bet that included Buyback Program would be real effective.

[Beveridge]

Isn't Rand Paul the one always voting down aid to states for natural disasters? I'm sure he'll be doing his "duty" for his constituents any moment now. I'd give him credit if he voted no on it.

[Troy Loney]

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/29/exxon-x ... -2022.html

Not sure those Biden gas pump stickers were very accurate

Chevron reported earnings of $11.62 billion during the three-month period, up from $3.08 billion during the second quarter of 2021.

Exxon, meantime, posted earnings of $17.9 billion during the second quarter of 2022, compared to $4.7 billion during the second quarter of 2021.

Jesus **** Christ

Indeed. Not sure there's a better argument for nationalizing the energy industry. Their incentives are just diametrically opposed to the public's.

[NTP66]

Secretly, lol.

[crusherstasiak]

obvious to me this dude's planning for something down the road

[nocera]

Look at him drinking water out of a hose like isn’t some spoiled rich kid from York.

[Gaucho]

Secretly, lol.

[Gaucho]

Sleepy Joe tested positive again.

[mikey]

No wonder covid prices are so high...?

[nocera]

Paxlovid rebound seems to be fairly common.