Potus ???

[GarethM]

19 minutes ago, Steven P said:

 

Busy day today... but a quick one, do you think the republican party could have made a better choice?

 

My views won't surprise you that Trump is morally bankrupt who carries a lot of baggage. However most other candidates would have had a good chance against Biden (initially) and later Harris. I don't think rewarding him with a pass to the presidency was a good move.

 

Like I said many times above, if Trump was a bloke living down the street would you give him the time of day bearing in mind his crimes (and lack of action against Epstein). In my charity works such a man wouldn't be voted as president or chairman of any of the groups, too much of a liability.

Simple answer, no there wasn't a better candidate.

 

You could say the same about Joe/Kamala, were they really the best?. Granted Obama was pulling the strings, but two term limit.

 

Plus who thinks wheeling out Pelosi was a good idea

Edited Monday at 22:00 by GarethM

[Steven P]

Kind of my thoughts too, Trump had outshouted everyone else into submission so no one else really stepped up to have a go, rewarded despite everything. If there were 2 equal candidates, Trump would still be there but I suspect those more neutral, overseas and so on would prefer 'not Trump' to Trump (as President or as a candidate),

 

 

Harris suffered from Bidens late decision to pull out I think, and again like Trump no other viable option given the time frames... if Biden had pulled out a couple of months earlier or given Harris the heads up earlier the outcome might have been different.

[GarethM]

If the rumour mills to be believed, au revoir Trudeau.

[Johnsond]

9 hours ago, GarethM said:

If the rumour mills to be believed, au revoir Trudeau.

Good 👍 His old man bankrupted Cuba, he’s done massive damage in Canada. Hopefully some common sense kicks in. 

[Johnsond]

Seems like Musk is gonna be splashing some small change round soon. Hopefully it can help shake things up a bit here, the two party dance doesn’t seem to be delivering the goods year after year. Lovely portrait of the new president in the background 😂😂

Edited Tuesday at 16:20 by Johnsond

[GarethM]

16 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

Seems like Musk is gonna be splashing some small change round soon. Hopefully it can help shake things up a bit here, the two party dance doesn’t seem to be delivering the goods year after year. 

Well rumours are that BT are going to be relying on starlink for the mobile phone and internet. Same in Australia, that's the rumour why our signal is so terrible they've reduced spending on expansion 

[Steven P]

Musk throwing his money this way because the 2 party system works so well in the US as well, with even less chance for a smaller independent party having any influence at all?

[Johnsond]

15 minutes ago, Steven P said:

Musk throwing his money this way because the 2 party system works so well in the US as well, with even less chance for a smaller independent party having any influence at all?

😂😂😂🤷‍♂️

Edited Tuesday at 16:43 by Johnsond

[Johnsond]

19 minutes ago, GarethM said:

Well rumours are that BT are going to be relying on starlink for the mobile phone and internet. Same in Australia, that's the rumour why our signal is so terrible they've reduced spending on expansion 

Good earner 

[Steven P]

9 minutes ago, Johnsond said:

😂😂😂🤷‍♂️

 

What's so funny about that, it is a relevant comment in a thread about the US President and how their system is also a 2 party system.

 

However I can appreciate how you brought the discussion just so much further forward with 4 pictures.