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To claim Obama had “control” of the Senate for two years is a Trumpesque version of reality. The Democrats does not have a filibuster-proof majority, and Mitch took a complete obstructionist position with respect to any proposal from Obama. Even worse, getting even a majority vote in the Senate requ...

I think "court stacking" is a reasonable term for the Republican strategy. In that case, those Republicans are disgusting for failing to do their jobs. I don't think it obviates the point I made in my opening post, though. You are correct that Mitch McConnell is responsible for the number of opport...

Jersey Girl wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 02, 2020 4:34 am

Res Ipsa wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:44 pm

If Biden wins, I think Fauci's job is secure and we'll be hearing more from him.

Not if Trump manages to can and replace him before Inauguration Day.

I suspect the appeals process takes longer than that.

Dear Perfumaniacs: During the confirmation hearings of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, both within the hearings and without one constantly heard accusations from our Democratic friends that President Trump was "stacking the court" and that he was audacious for daring to nominate someone to replace Justi...

My limited understanding is Fauci can be demoted or fired from his NIH position for cause and only by the NIH Director HHS Secretary. If he's fired, he can appeal on the basis that his firing violated civil service rules. I don't think Collins at NIH would fire Fauci. Would Azar fire him if ordered ...

Fauci is a career status Federal Civil Servant. Therefore, Trump cannot outright "fire" him. I was a career status Fed Civ Serv and I know this to be true. I'd almost bet he can fiddle with Fauci's job description and therefore eradicate his ability to speak publicly by re-routing his communication...

Now he's getting into it with Fauci. If he wins it'll probably take him 5 seconds to get rid of Fauci and replace him with some guy off the street. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't do that sooner--if the election is called in favor of Biden, Trump has 2 months to keep playing around with the co...

Going back to the guy above, because I don't think anyone will actually click on the Snopes link and then click on the various embedded links in order to understand just how vile President Trump's "leadership" has been on people like the deceased, this guy had a compromised immune system. He seems ...

What the folks who talk survivability don’t understand is the consequences of for-profit healthcare on capacity. It’s not profitable to have empty ICU beds sitting around or to keep emergency room staff hanging around in case of pandemic. Moreover, ERs aren’t profit centers, so there is little incen...

So I'm going to say the unpopular thing. Smack me down if you feel like you need to. Ajax isn't here. Either he hasn't gotten here yet, doesn't plan to, or if he is here he is registered under a new screen name. If he is here under a new screen name, he has a right at a fresh start if that is what ...