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Reply #3390 –
Quote from: LP – on
We should settle it over a pint.

Maybe a middy.
I cant drink as much these days. :D

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Reply #3392 –
I asked for a pot in the AFL members bar the other week and the young girl said we only sell schooners.

2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!

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Reply #3393 –
Quote from: LP – on
Hard to believe polls in the USA, they currently claim Biden has gained ground in swing states over Trump.

Perhaps part of the problem is the swing states aren't full Trump apparatchiks, and it seems the recent debate success has led Trump to become even more extreme.

Has this reduced trust or increased fear of reprisals that Trump is so open about, do the swing states fear that Trump's party cannot control him?

Parties don’t control presidents, never have and never will under the US constitution. That’s a fundamental difference between the US version of democracy and ours.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #3394 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Parties don’t control presidents, never have and never will under the US constitution. That’s a fundamental difference between the US version of democracy and ours.

It's funny though
I've heard a number of Democrats in recent days refer to Biden as the 'leader of our party"

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Reply #3395 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Parties don’t control presidents, never have and never will under the US constitution. That’s a fundamental difference between the US version of democracy and ours.
Isn't that the overriding fear surrounding Trump as the next President, they can't control him?
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #3396 –
Quote from: madbluboy – on
I asked for a pot in the AFL members bar the other week and the young girl said we only sell schooners.
MCC Members is the same, Schooners or Pints, so not Melbourne of them!

I don't give a flying XXXX about all this stuff, as long as it's served cold, but I can't drink that SA rubbish!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #3397 –
Quote from: LP – on
Isn't that the overriding fear surrounding Trump as the next President, they can't control him?

Aurangzeb, through MAGA, now controls the GOP.

The overriding fear is, after seeing what he tried to do last time, that he will take full control with the help of his MAGA supporters.

He isn’t elected by GOP and the only way they can exercise any control is by not passing budget bills and/or impeachment.  That might prove difficult if MAGA is occupying the House and Senate.
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

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Reply #3398 –
Quote from: Lods – on
It's quite true.
We tend to look at the USA as a single entity, the same as Australia.
While we have subtle differences between states it's still quite an easy task to move to live from one state to another. I've lived in 3 different states and apart from an argument over potato scallops and the way Victorians pronounce Castle, there is not a great deal of difference.
The USA on the other hand is almost as diverse as Europe, and apart from a 'nearly' common language, there are significant differences.

I went to the us a bit over a decade ago. Spent about 6 weeks there state hopping.
Previously, i've spent about 6 weeks in europe, country hopping.
I probably visited as many countries in europe as i did states in america (around double digits for each)
I find things very similar between the 2 experiences.

Besides the obvious different languages of europe (and the different accents of america) the differences are numerous. From speed limits, to taxes, to traffic laws, to people and culture, to modern/historic, to cuisine.....its endless.

In Australia we have a handful of differences, most of which were mentioned already. I'd throw in 'footy' as another one that changes between states, but thats about it.

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Reply #3399 –
I've just read a news article which states that a neurologist specialising in Parkinson's disease has met with Biden's personal physician at the White House on seven occasions this year.

I also read some days ago that Biden's staff are terrified of his sudden outbursts of temper.  I worry that he is in the early to middle stages of Alzheimers disease and does not now possess the mental capacity to make a rational decision re staying in the race for the upcoming November election.
 

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Reply #3400 –
So the most powerful nation on the planet has a choice between a senile duffer and a megalomaniac for their President?

Which is the lesser of two evils?  Which one would do the most damage?
This is now the longest premiership drought in the history of the Carlton Football Club - more evidence of climate change?

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Reply #3401 –
You could argue (in a roundabout way) that Biden is the greatest threat to Democracy because by staying in the race he gives Trump a good shot at victory.
With the right decision he can save the day  :D  :D

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Reply #3402 –
Quote from: tonyo – on
So the most powerful nation on the planet has a choice between a senile duffer and a megalomaniac for their President?

Which is the lesser of two evils?  Which one would do the most damage?
Trump....Biden's team would make all the moves unlike with Trump who actually thinks he has the answers himself and knows what he is doing. Inflation, cost of living, interest rates,  deficit ,exchange rate, unemployment  are all tipped to rise if Trump wins as he wants to stick tariffs on everything and play hardball with China while holding hands with another nutter in Putin. Tougher economic conditions in the USA will have a flow on effect everywhere else including here..

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Reply #3403 –
Quote from: tonyo – on
So the most powerful nation on the planet has a choice between a senile duffer and a megalomaniac for their President?

Which is the lesser of two evils?  Which one would do the most damage?

Both parties are total crape, for similar and also different reasons, but Trump would be much worse. No question.

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Reply #3404 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Aurangzeb, through MAGA, now controls the GOP.

The overriding fear is, after seeing what he tried to do last time, that he will take full control with the help of his MAGA supporters.

He isn’t elected by GOP and the only way they can exercise any control is by not passing budget bills and/or impeachment.  That might prove difficult if MAGA is occupying the House and Senate.
You know when the US has been in similar predicaments in the past they have a unique way of sorting it out.

If I was Trump and I get re-elected, I'd be pulling my head in! :o
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"