@tirebiter73 Jabba the Huckster was born June 14, 1946; Bill Clinton August 19, 1946. Bill is younger by 2 months.
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Almost seemed like Clinton was speaking off the cuff. But then that’s his M.O.
@LnzyHou @tirebiter73 I think there is a collective cringe whenever Bill takes the podium. He managed to state some good things, but I'm eager for class of '24 to make some amazing political headway.
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Agree. I was shocked by how elderly he seems. Where do the decades go?
@LnzyHou @tirebiter73 Yeah, and thinner. I think he's had that tremor for a decade or more. We's all a bit older now! 😋 And, I avoid mirrors. Damn things lie to me every day now!
@FinnegansWhacked @LnzyHou @tirebiter73 I thought Bill Clinton's speech was well-crafted (he was actually using paper and not a teleprompter) and funny. I think it's incredibly important that the world sees that Harris and Walz are supported by all the senior Democratic leadership as well as the exciting young progressive voices.
@BrazenlyLiberal @Notokay @LnzyHou @tirebiter73 All good points. The Dem Party truly is a large tent, and as of the last decade, seemingly the only party that is actually invested in genuine debate and governance. I have often wondered if today's GOP is destined to extinction, and the more centrist part of the Dem Party cleaves to create a new Party - a credible counterpoint- to the progressives. That is, if it is still important to have two (or more) defined, legitimate political parties.
@LnzyHou @BrazenlyLiberal @Notokay Yeah. Let's hope that is the last sputtering of the Tea Party.
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Could be. Could be. You may be dead right. And what a foul gathering that would be!
In a way, that could be very good. The worst of the worst would have even fewer voters than the GOP has now. The noncrazy people could rebuild a sane Republican Party- the loyal opposition we need and they should be.
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They would eventually destroy themselves. Hate is not sustainable. They will poison themselves and each other.
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It'll be interesting to watch what happens to the GOP after Trump. I imagine a power struggle would ensue, but after that?
Parties have come & gone in the past, but modern communication has stretched the reach & speed of info so they have less chance to bubble up from the districts.
I can imagine 3 major parties for a while - the Dems, the GOP, and the party that breaks loose from the GOP. It could be a chance for a truly viable 3rd party.