Uncle Joe

[jhawks99]

Laws and sausages

[ousdahl]

I like how we can't talk politics in the bbq thread, but bbq in a politics thread is fair game.

[twocoach]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/04/politics ... index.html

Sounds like Sinema is on board, after a few tweaks, and that the Inflation Reduction Act will get through Senate. More progress.

Rolling Stone has a troubling piece about what was done to get Manchin on board

go figure, it all comes down to a pipeline that will likely be obsolete by the time it’s finished, but has the potential to do severe damage to local environments that are already heavily damaged by the mining industry in Appalachia

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/p ... a-1392553/

For those interested.

[zsn]

The Dems just need to get a net win of three more seats to make Manchin and Sinema truly irrelevant.

[twocoach]

The Dems just need to get a net win of three more seats to make Manchin and Sinema truly irrelevant.

Dems seem to have a little better shot at retaining their current advantage or picking up seats than the GOP has of regaining the Senate from the way things look today. We'll see how that plays out over the next month or so.

[KUTradition]

Dems will definitely have the tools to change the sentiment if gas prices continue to fall and the climate/inflation bill gets passed

i’m not sure how any indictments, or lack thereof, stemming from the Jan. 6 hearings (of trump or anyone else) might be received

[twocoach]

Dems will definitely have the tools to change the sentiment if gas prices continue to fall and the climate/inflation bill gets passed

i’m not sure how any indictments, or lack thereof, stemming from the Jan. 6 hearings (of trump or anyone else) might be received

I would expect to see any sort of indictments coming out of the DoJ before the midterms as they seem to be moving at a snail's pace. But it smells like they are continuing to gather information and that indictments could be in the future.

[zsn]

The Dems just need to get a net win of three more seats to make Manchin and Sinema truly irrelevant.

Dems seem to have a little better shot at retaining their current advantage or picking up seats than the GOP has of regaining the Senate from the way things look today. We'll see how that plays out over the next month or so.

Best path is hold AZ, GA, and run the PA, OH and WI trifecta. Easier said than done but who knew KS would codify rationality by a 20-point margin. If they can increase turnout by 3-5% among women and under-25 it’s a cakewalk.

[twocoach]

The Dems just need to get a net win of three more seats to make Manchin and Sinema truly irrelevant.

Dems seem to have a little better shot at retaining their current advantage or picking up seats than the GOP has of regaining the Senate from the way things look today. We'll see how that plays out over the next month or so.

Best path is hold AZ, GA, and run the PA, OH and WI trifecta. Easier said than done but who knew KS would codify rationality by a 20-point margin. If they can increase turnout by 3-5% among women and under-25 it’s a cakewalk.

It will be hilarious if accomplishing the thing they have been trying to accomplish for more than 3 decades ends up being the beginning of their demise.

[zsn]

Yep…..the dog which finally caught the car!!

[twocoach]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/energy/g ... index.html

Looks like the moves by the Biden administration to get gas prices cooled off are working. 67 straight days of dropping fuel prices, down $1.10 from their peak and continuing to fall. Good news for the economy as we inch closer to the holidays. Hopefully we start seeing some grocery prices aggressively drop next.

[Deleted User 863]

Thanks Uncle Joe!

[MICHHAWK]

i paid $3.98/gallon the other day. i ain't gonna thank anybody for $3.98/gallon.

[jhawks99]

Mich wants gas at 5 bucks/gallon so he can blame Uncle Joe

[MICHHAWK]

correction. uncle joe wants gas at 5 bucks a gallon. so he can ram his mythical ev's down the country's throat.

[jhawks99]

EVs are a myth?
You been drinking the water in Flint again?

[MICHHAWK]

in my city/township/county, an ev spotting on a dealership lot, is like spotting bigfoot.

[KUTradition]

i guarantee you it isn’t because “the folks” don’t want them…even if you personally aren’t interested

a little birdie told me that EV distributions to dealerships nationally are nearly entirely political in nature, rather than being driven by demand

[MICHHAWK]

i would consider buying an ev if:

1. i could find one
2. the price comes down some

i think most people are thinking the same.

[jhawks99]

They're everywhere in librul Kentucky.