Buddy, you compared Neven to a brick wall. I think he deserves a response to his post.
Budmantis....you are mixing
TWO VERY DIFFERENT ISSUES. APPLES AND CHICKEN (not even apples and oranges....further away than that
).
The issue that I do
NOT believe Neven sees is that Donnie is a
VERY DANGEROUS PERSON WHO NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH BEFORE HE BURNS DOWN THE HOUSE (country). If he were to succeed....as to what
DONNIE WANTS (as well as those at FOX News)....then you can forget about changing Democracy.
The issue/question of Joe Manchin isn't in the same ballpark.
BTW.....I hate Joe Manchin.....and so should all of West Virginia.
(1) Joe is a Republican....he isn't a Democrat (the D is just for looks)
(2) but the reason I hate him, is that he has sold West Virginia's future down the drain....just like his Republican counterparts in Kentucky (yes...I'm talking about
YOU Mitch McConell and
Rand Paul). Concentrating on coal for the past 10 years or more, when it should have been clear that they should be moving
AWAY FROM COAL if they wanted a future.
Take care of Donnie...and then you guys can worry about "kleptocrats" or whatever you call it. I'm an Independent....so I am fascinated by people's "attachment" to their party affiliation. If you look back over history....you'll see that party affiliation changes sides on
MANY ISSUES over the years. I'm a "policy guy". I believe attaching a D or an R to your names
IMMEDIATELY GIVES YOU A BIAS.
As I have stated several times.....Neven and I are probably
MUCH closer than he realizes on many of the policy issues (wealth, global warming, etc). But we may be
WAY DIFFERENT as to policies to get "there". For instance....
I HATE UNIONS. BUT...I understand why they were set up, because employers were taking advantage of workers. I won't get into this right now....its too lengthy to get into here....but I believe there are better ways to
SHRINK THE WEALTH GAP.....GET RID OF UNIONS....AND PROTECT EMPLOYEES, all at the same time. Enough said on this....this is
NOT high on my "triage list" right now.
But as you guys...and others....attack policy issues.....just remember that they have to be "workable"/"doable" things. For instance.....I read a post by Neven on "wealth"....and it is
NOT WORKABLE from the get go. He has the "right sentiment"....and he and I want to get to the "same general place".....but he is attacking it
ALL WRONG (more on that months down the road
when Donnie is safely in the pscyh ward).