IheartIheartTesla Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 After the primaries, we may have some quiet time before the election season heats up. Good news regarding the IRA, with its odds of being passed going up significantly. Kansas and its reaction to Dobbs was great to see, and the Democrats look in (somewhat) good shape to retain the Senate (although the House is still a lost cause). Discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) Well -- - Indiana did not follow Kansas's example. - Kevin Spacey ordered to pay damages of 31 million to the House of Cards PRODUCERS -- not the victims. - We always have AZ and FL and, TX. On the other hand -- - price of gas way down - jobs way up -- which makes Wall Street unhappy, because, you know, all that employment, and some higher wages = inflation! They Say. On the tail side -- - rats, flies, mosquitos and horrible breeding grounds, called 'outdoor dining cafes' have taken over the streets, while vehicular crashes are way up. In fact, just last night, as we were having a post prandial cocktail we saw a woman driving a trucklike vehicle on our street smash into a parked car, and then drive off. Maybe she didn't make it home as we could hear from the sidewalk that her axel was out of joint, so to speak, wheel chaffing against the bumper. - monkey pox rages, and polio appears to be doing some community spreading. Don't forget covid. - fool of a mayor does and thinks nothing. Nothing at all. Governor not much better. Edited August 6, 2022 by Zorral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lake Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Lol the private insurance prescription drug price gouging measure didn't make it past the Parliamentarian. I am so grateful to our pharmaceutical and petroleum overlords for whatever we get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Revolting performative nonsense. DireWolfSpirit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Larry of the Lake said: Lol the private insurance prescription drug price gouging measure didn't make it past the Parliamentarian. I am so grateful to our pharmaceutical and petroleum overlords for whatever we get. Well they deserve their wealth. The rest of us just need to try harder. Like Great Prophet Donald Trump. Do you know how much effort it took for him to bankrupt a casino? The one thing it should be impossible to fail at? He fucking worked hard at it. Greatest Businessman Man ever. Edited August 6, 2022 by A True Kaniggit DireWolfSpirit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Yeah it makes no sense to uphold the inflation cap for Medicare but not for private insurance. DireWolfSpirit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 4 hours ago, Zorral said: - Kevin Spacey ordered to pay damages of 31 million to the House of Cards PRODUCERS -- not the victims. Spacey's lawyers should've gotten the case heard in Florida. He could've then likely just argued against paying any damages because he himself has a credit as a executive producer and why pay damages to my rich self anyways? I'm confident a Florida jury wouldve taken that bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 (edited) After Indiana's vote for making abortion illegal, another subtly arises. I guess it's a good thing date rape and rape don't happen on college campuses or to college students. OH wait, they do! Edited August 6, 2022 by LongRider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 Senate votes 51-50 with Harris breaking the tie to open debate on the IRA. Supposedly Republicans aren't going to waste time and use all 10 hours of their debate time, and Democrats already said they won't use all 10 of their hours. Which means by tomorrow morning this thing may actually pass. The biggest question at this point is whether Republicans manage to peel any Democrats for poison pill amendments that end up staying in the final bill. Martell Spy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 How can I even be on the same land mass as Indiana? WTF is wrong with these people? The comments are something tho'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 45 minutes ago, Fez said: The biggest question at this point is whether Republicans manage to peel any Democrats for poison pill amendments that end up staying in the final bill. Most of them have pledged not to. I suppose some endangered Dems might but it doesn't matter - Schumer will just offer a final amendment at the end that nixes any amendments that pass and add any last minute changes he needs (like Sinema's $5 billion for drought resilience). The big question, as detailed in the link, is whether Bernie will move forward with offering amendments. Martell Spy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, DMC said: Most of them have pledged not to. I suppose some endangered Dems might but it doesn't matter - Schumer will just offer a final amendment at the end that nixes any amendments that pass and add any last minute changes he needs (like Sinema's $5 billion for drought resilience). The big question, as detailed in the link, is whether Bernie will move forward with offering amendments. I know that usually there's a substitute amendment at the end of vote-a-rama that resets everything back to zero anyway, rendering it all moot outside of soundbites for campaign ads. But the way both sides were talking a couple days ago, it sounded like maybe there weren't commitments from all 50 Dems to go that route yet. Things do seem more solid now though, including this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, Fez said: But the way both sides were talking a couple days ago, it sounded like maybe there weren't commitments from all 50 Dems to go that route yet. Yeah the only question marks woulda been Manchema and it's safe to assume those hurdles were cleared when they publicly supported the bill (with Sinema's only caveat being the Byrd Bath). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 4 hours ago, LongRider said: How can I even be on the same land mass as Indiana? WTF is wrong with these people? The comments are something tho'. So we can return any jelly fingered brats we don't need anymore into these drop boxes? What about other people's kids could one shove a few noisy neighbors in those? Asking for a friend. Mindwalker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 17 hours ago, IheartIheartTesla said: Good news regarding the IRA, Y'all definitely need to find another acronym for that. Larry of the Lake, Tyria and Mindwalker 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 I have no idea what it's supposed to be acronym for, it's always meant (Individual Retirement Account) in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 3 hours ago, DireWolfSpirit said: I have no idea what it's supposed to be acronym for, it's always meant (Individual Retirement Account) in the past. This side of the pond it’s the Irish Republican Army DireWolfSpirit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 Really? No one was keeping track of the Inflation Reduction Act and its almost imminent passage in the Senate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 24 minutes ago, IheartIheartTesla said: Really? No one was keeping track of the Inflation Reduction Act and its almost imminent passage in the Senate? Over here that's not explosive news. Tyria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted August 7, 2022 Share Posted August 7, 2022 25 minutes ago, IheartIheartTesla said: Really? No one was keeping track of the Inflation Reduction Act and its almost imminent passage in the Senate? I mean, just cuz the Senate had to stay up all night didn't mean I had to. Even Sanders' amendments only got the support of the Georgia Senators. Only real thing of interest will be the insulin vote and that still hasn't happened yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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