Comments by "TaichiStraightlife" (@TaichiStraightlife) on "CNN"
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Tee Jack- I liked Obama a lot, but I don't see him as one of the best presidents... one of the better presidents, yes, but he was unable to deal successfully with Congress when the Republicans were in charge, and he didn't fight for Garland on the SCOTUS, are two of the things that jump out to me. But in terms of tone and tenor, Obamacare, Bin Laden and a reset with a lot of the world (sans Russia), yes: he was a fine, and historic, president.
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This is a very, very interesting discussion, full of high drama, & both sides seem to have some right on their side. Surprisingly for me, I tended to agree with Sen. Paul, especially after he gave his second speech, where he gives an example of how this law may actually do unintended harm, but then again Senator Booker's thought, that Senator Paul's amendment would mean the proposed law would then have to go back to a House committee or even the full House for another vote (since the law had been changed in the interim by Paul's amendment) and that this amounted to an unnecessary or even fatal delaying tactic, is also worth considering.
Not being a member of either legislative body, I can't judge how much of a substantive problem that only appears to be, or could actually become.
Still, it does show you how a 30 second sound bite on TV could not convey the context, emotions or legal reality of such a law being passed... or, in this case, not being passed, especially during such fraught times as we're going through right now.
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@MadPrinceSheo - At last, a comment that makes sense, that actually addresses the issue Senator Paul was raising, where I was surprised to find myself actually in agreement with him... EXCEPT for Senator second comment: that Senator Paul's amendment would mean the proposed law would then have to go back to a House committee or even the full House for another vote (since the law had been changed in the interim by Paul's amendment) and that this amounted to an unnecessary or even fatal delaying tactic (say, if the House then buries it in committee, or some such), is also worth considering.
Not being a member of either legislative body, I can't judge how much of a substantive problem that only APPEARS to be, or actually IS.
Still, it does show you how a 30 second sound bite on TV could not convey the context, emotions or legal reality of such a law being passed... or, in this case, not being passed, especially during such fraught times as we're going through right now.
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@23_Knows_ALL - I hate how he weakened this country and its institutions; I hate how he attacked our allies, damaged our friends (Kurdish allies), helped dictators, racists, terrorists, denigrated my fellow citizens, told tens of thousands of lies, hired criminals and other morally lax and downright sleazy characters for his cabinet... I really don't have the time still remaining in my life to catalog all the objectionable activities he took part in, but I'll just close with this last one: while leading the country that spends the most of any country in the world on health, he- and we- had the worst record on covid deaths of any country on Earth, because he indulged in endless lying and denial, his usual M.O., about every aspect of this disease that caused thousands of additional victims who died, and didn't have to.
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@the_jackal622 - Don't be a jackal, attacking the human race with unsubstantiated lies that more properly belong in a fever dream.
Here's a quote about another pandemic, for a true comparison "...Another difference is that today's vaccine roll-out is coordinated and required manufacturers to prove safety and efficacy, but in 1918, it was a free-for-all: A wave of independently developed vaccines were distributed throughout the country by doctors and researchers who were confident they'd found the answer.
One problem: The vaccines developed at the time were ineffective, largely due to the fact that the flu was mistakenly believed to be bacterial in nature."
Here's another quote, about flu vaccines, that take a few months to be developed: "Today, seasonal flu vaccines are designed by the WHO using data gathered from influenza surveillance centers to develop a new vaccination based off the three strains most likely to circulate in the upcoming season."
Also; you neglect to mention (or perhaps even realize) that data collection and the resultant study based on that post-released data, continue long after approval... ie; it's still going on. You obviously have no idea how happy I am to have been vaccinated, but I assure you it's a BIG LOAD off of my mind during these dark and fraught times we try to live through these days. GET VACCINATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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@Sol-y-Mar-57 - Not ever seeing the inside of a jail cell, huh? Okay, so here's the plan: we pool our money, rent a limo & driver for a night, go to trump tower, and announce to the recently defeated would-be dictator, (he's depressed, down in the mouth), our driver tells him he's been comped to a fabulous meal at the world's best restaurant, the queen will be there, the pope, whatever, and he'll be awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize, or something else he's always hungered for, he won't be able to resist, right into the limo and directly (do not pass go, do not collect $200) to the closest jail, Riker's Island, say (NYC). He's never heard from again, if that's even possible. It's a thought.
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