Potus ???

[GarethM]

Zero coal after it closed a few weeks back

[Johnsond]

For the hard of understanding 

EPI standings 

where are the leading nations situated and look at SP’s beloved China 

[tree-fancier123]

China and India - can't tell them they can't build new coal, have to let them have it. 2 billion people can't be wrong

[sime42]

Shouldn't we reopen and update this poll? Make it more relevant to today.

[Johnsond]

49 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Shouldn't we reopen and update this poll? Make it more relevant to today.

No 

[sime42]

7 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

No 

 

Why?

[peds]

[Big J]

It's a depressing indictment of the state of the US that the election is on a knife edge between a former prosecutor/long time public servant and someone who is:

 

• A convicted felon, with many, many more court cases to come
• A fascist
• In cognitive decline
• Has no interest in serving anyone but himself
• Is genuinely the worst person that I can think of who has ever stained public life

If he wins, I will incredible pity for the more than 50% of Americans who didn't vote for him. I can't imagine what it must be like to live in a country where Trump is the head of state. What a gigantic, unforgivable skidmark of a human being.

 

Completely unrelated - why doesn't America have more talented would-be assassins? 

[Steve Bullman]

53 minutes ago, Big J said:

It's a depressing indictment of the state of the US that the election is on a knife edge between a former prosecutor/long time public servant and someone who is:

 

• A convicted felon, with many, many more court cases to come
• A fascist
• In cognitive decline
• Has no interest in serving anyone but himself
• Is genuinely the worst person that I can think of who has ever stained public life

If he wins, I will incredible pity for the more than 50% of Americans who didn't vote for him. I can't imagine what it must be like to live in a country where Trump is the head of state. What a gigantic, unforgivable skidmark of a human being.

 

Completely unrelated - why doesn't America have more talented would-be assassins? 

Perhaps of the left fielded a decent leader every once in a while it might avoid these situations. America have been faced with  dap candidates to choose from for the last 3 elections now, that’s pretty poor!

 

kamala possibly worse then even Hilary though 😂

[Big J]

2 minutes ago, Steve Bullman said:

Perhaps of the left fielded a decent leader every once in a while it might avoid these situations. America have been faced with  dap candidates to choose from for the last 3 elections now, that’s pretty poor!

 

kamala possibly worse then even Hilary though 😂

 

I do agree that the Dems have a habit of picking candidates who are suboptimal. I would have liked to have seen Pete Buttigieg, but there are too many people in the US who wouldn't elect a gay guy. And whilst I'm no huge fan of Harris, compared to the alternative, she's the obvious choice.

 

The entire American political system is totally f**ked. It is completely dominated by money and inevitably doesn't serve the people. The electoral college system is anti-democratic and the country is so starkly divided along party lines that the notion of it being a United States of America is laughable.

 

I read recently that congressmen/women spend fully 50% of their time fund raising. It's insane.