Slartibartfast sure did a great job.

George, I didn't know you followed Marjorie Taylor Greene on Twitter.

Buy American

@George-K Yes, if I had the time and wanted to, I think I could create as good a version in Photoshop

@George-K said in The Proposals:

Reciprocity across state lines is an idea whose time should have come decades ago. If, as a gas passer licensed in Illinois, I wanted to practice elsewhere, I should be able to.

That makes very good sense.

If you were talking about licensing in Democratic Republic of Congo and the US, of course, a doctor should have to take a new test. But from one US state to another??????, does not make sense.

Of all the people who've played Fortnight, some have died. I think Apple is making the right decision to remove that game from its devices.

@Aqua-Letifer said in Trump is the reason:

@Jolly said in Trump is the reason:

Trump made mistakes.

So the theory here is that Trump made mistakes, but those mistakes had absolutely no negative impact on the economy, none of any kind?

I wouldn't say zero mistakes vis-a-vis the economy. But I think if anything, Trump made his mistakes trying to keep the economy going as much as possible.

As for the medical stuff, there are still experts disagreeing on aspects of how we handle COVID. I'm like Larry in one aspect...I think Trump changed messages depending on what he was hearing at the time, at least for the most part.

Interesting website @George-K

Fun to look through it. I was surprise to see Senator McConnell or Senator Paul rank so "low"

It's way past time to thin the herd....

Props for the tshirt ideas.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/cdc-mental-health-pandemic-394832

CDC: One quarter of young adults contemplated suicide during pandemic

One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they've considered suicide in the past month because of the pandemic, according to new CDC data that paints a bleak picture of the nation's mental health during the crisis.

The data also flags a surge of anxiety and substance abuse, with more than 40 percent of those surveyed saying they experienced a mental or behavioral health condition connected to the Covid-19 emergency. The CDC study analyzed 5,412 survey respondents between June 24 and 30.

The toll is falling heaviest on young adults, caregivers, essential workers and minorities. While 10.7 percent of respondents overall reported considering suicide in the previous 30 days, 25.5 percent of those between 18 to 24 reported doing so. Almost 31 percent of self-reported unpaid caregivers and 22 percent of essential workers also said they harbored such thoughts. Hispanic and Black respondents similarly were well above the average.

Roughly 30.9 percent of respondents said they had symptoms of anxiety or depression. Roughly 26.3 respondents reported trauma and stress-related disorder because of the pandemic.

@Doctor-Phibes said in Great Britain and the virus:

@Mik said in Great Britain and the virus:

That article is utter bollocks. All it really says is things in England look pretty much like they do in the US.

I think that it's fair to say that while Boris has been described as the British Trump, it's also very clear that Trump is an American johnson.

Phallic envy?😄

Missouri Compromise.

@taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

@Copper said in Scrap the debates:

@taiwan_girl said in Scrap the debates:

@89th said in Scrap the debates:

As of January 2020, per the state of the union address, the USA was in its best shape EVAH

The problem for President Trump is that his term did not end in January 2020.

If you are going to claim the successes, then you HAVE to claim the failures, right @Horace (just teasing you!!).

As President Truman say - "The buck stops here"

A president can't say - "Well, I did great for the first three years. Just dont bother looking at the last year!!!"

Personally, i do not blame President Trump for what has happened to the economy over the past 6 months. (But I also dont give him as much credit as he economically claims for the first three years 55555)

Unemployment
Nov 2016 = 4.7%
July 2020 = 10.2%

SP 500
Nov 2016 = 2594
July 2020 = 3295

GDP Growth
Annual during President Trump = (-2%)
2017 = 2.3%
2018 = 3.0%
2019 = 2.2%
2020 = -10%

Debt
Nov 2016 = $19.9 trillion
July 2020 = $26.5 trillion
(increase of 33%)

If only Mr Trump had let a few more non- essentials die we could have a terrific economy.

But the US didn't and the economy is in terrible shape. If we are going to talk about one person being responsible for it, who would it be?

Is the economy in terrible shape, compared to other First World countries?

@Copper said in The Biden Book:

@taiwan_girl said in The Biden Book:

Question from me - I hear that you people talk about the "swamp". What is the definition of this?

Washington DC is built on a swamp, and is also the home of some of the slimiest humans in the world.

LOL Laughing but probably much truth in that statement!!!!

@Jolly said in Joe 'You ain't black' Biden:

Successful schools have two things in common: 1) parental involvement, and 2) a strong sense of community.

Agree with you 100%.

The #1 I think is even more important than your #2.

Thanks!