Miscellaneous And Off Topic Subjects

[Dr. Strangelove]

How many Putin "red lines" have we crossed already? The MAGA right who just wants to end this war no matter what it costs Ukraine have declared us on the verge of WWIII at least a dozen times. Sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine a year ago was supposed to spark WWIII.

[Mike]

This is Russia's Vietnam which is a win for the West. What seemed like a cakewalk into Kiev has turned into a 3 year slog with staggering losses in lives, equipment, and treasure. That was the strategic goal I wanted advanced. If Putin wants to dick around and try to conquer a comically corrupt first-world-adjacent wheat field that less than 1% of Americans can find on a map, then make it as costly as possible. At this point it is obvious that neither side will win a decisive victory so all that's left to decide is where to draw the new line and stop killing each other. I believe that's Trump's take on the issue. They can stop fighting today or in five year but the outcome will be the same.

[Dr. Strangelove]

McConnell is vowing there will be no recess appointments. In light of that, the below Supreme Court case from 2014 (a unanimous decision in outcome) could become significant if Trump tries to declare the Senate in recess or somehow adjourn them. Worth noting that Roberts, Alito, and Thomas would've limited the President's authority to make recess appointments even moreso than the main opinion.

NLRB v. Noel Canning - Wikipedia

[Dr. Strangelove]

The egos involved here probably won’t work well together for too long.

[Dr. Strangelove]

House Ethics meets Wednesday and may vote to release the Gaetz report. Or not. They were supposed to meet Friday but that got canceled with no explanation.

[THE_WIZARD_]

Wondering if what is going on in PA right now is a threat to democracy...or is it just when Republicans do it?

[foxhopper]

I read something that said the Michigan secretary of state hasn't even been open since November 3.

[lineygoblue]

Wondering if what is going on in PA right now is a threat to democracy...or is it just when Republicans do it?

It didn't seem to be a 'threat to democracy' when Algore fought the results of an election all the way to the USSC.

Good for Florida that they've fixed that problem.

[Mike]

The PA Supreme Court put an end to that nonsense this evening. McCormick will be the next Senator from PA.