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2020-04-19 Home Front: Politix

Just because Trump says it doesn't make it false

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Posted by Clem 2020-04-19 13:12|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 People who want to run their lives according to politics are as stupid as people who want to run their lives according to comic books, magic numbers or the utterances of the Kardashians.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-19 13:27|| 2020-04-19 13:27|| Front Page Top

#2 How bout a philosophy that says let's make tomorrow as much as possible like the best things that happened yesterday?

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-19 13:29|| 2020-04-19 13:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Why not better than yesterday...or today?

Posted by Clem 2020-04-19 13:36|| 2020-04-19 13:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Yeah, that better they were working on in Wuhan has come out so well...

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-19 13:39|| 2020-04-19 13:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Huh?

Posted by Count Galeazzo Whase4325 2020-04-19 13:43|| 2020-04-19 13:43|| Front Page Top

#6 The problem with this kind of discussion is the eternal question: "Who gets to define better?"

As an individualist I leave that up to everyone for themselves. However, I recognize the problem that my better and your better might be contradictory.

Then what?

Posted by AlanC 2020-04-19 14:14|| 2020-04-19 14:14|| Front Page Top

#7 "People who want to run their lives according to politics are as stupid as people who want to run their lives according to comic books, magic numbers or the utterances of the Kardashians." (#1, above).

Well, if these people don't bother or harm me, it's really none of our business what these people want to do, is it?

Posted by Clem 2020-04-19 14:18|| 2020-04-19 14:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Improving germs is better for who? Let's start the discussion there.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-19 14:18|| 2020-04-19 14:18|| Front Page Top

#9 “Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” Trump said

Looks like the critics missed the part about "while a review is conducted". Just one more anecdote. For each critic.

Posted by Bobby 2020-04-19 14:30|| 2020-04-19 14:30|| Front Page Top

#10 That review might be a legal review to see if the Trump Administration has that authority. As someone mentioned on the Burg the other day, if Congress appropriated the funds to WHO, then we might be stuck with it. For now.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-19 15:05|| 2020-04-19 15:05|| Front Page Top

#11 Appropriation does not require expenditures

Posted by Frank G 2020-04-19 15:25|| 2020-04-19 15:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Then Trump shouldn't have any problems unless there's more to it. Makes sense. Just because we put aside x amount of dollars, doesn't been it all has to be spent, I suppose. Someone yesterday mentioned another "impeachable offense". I'm sure they'll figure it all out.

I would also like to see the Dems have to take a stand about funding WHO so, come November, they might have a little egg on their faces.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-19 15:49|| 2020-04-19 15:49|| Front Page Top

#13 a little?

Posted by Lex 2020-04-19 16:21|| 2020-04-19 16:21|| Front Page Top

#14 Who knows? Given gnat-like attention spans people have, it might not even be an issue.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-19 16:27|| 2020-04-19 16:27|| Front Page Top

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