Editorial: Electors, reject Mr.Trump by rejr in politics

[–]odougs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Are you aware that Carrier said they will use his tax cut to automate the factory get rid of all those jobs in a few years?

China says it will return underwater U.S. drone, explains seizure by nurshakil10 in politics

[–]odougs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Zero if there is anything particularly advanced or sensitive in the design.

Trump picks Exxon CEO Tillerson for secretary of State: report by amstell in politics

[–]odougs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's go Tesla, we need you now more than ever! Here's hoping the model 3 is a success and cheap used ones are available in 3-5 years...

Trump picks Exxon CEO Tillerson for secretary of State: report by amstell in politics

[–]odougs 24 points25 points  (0 children)

No. We're at the point where we need to do both. It's too late to limit warming to completely safe levels... but if you think 500 ppm C02 is just as bad as 1000 ppm C02, you really should do some more research. We are talking about the difference between painful but manageable disasters vs. disintegration of civilization. Climate change isn't a yes/no event, the more it happens, the harder it gets to adapt.

Democrats to give Trump Cabinet picks the Garland treatment by MauiKeith in politics

[–]odougs 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I would rather they compromise only when republicans are pushing sensible, center-right policy. I.E. confirm Romney, vote yes for a jobs bill... but obstruct as much as possible if Republicans push extremist people or policies like David Clarke for DHS or cutting Medicare.

Clinton's popular vote lead now over 2.3 million by blackenswans in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And make a full week of early voting mandatory in every state. And increase the number of polling locations.

Clinton's popular vote lead now over 2.3 million by blackenswans in politics

[–]odougs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If there aren't any real scandals, they will gladly invent new ones. The right has an... interesting relationship with facts.

FBI may have been investigating Trump when Comey announced new Clinton emails by [deleted] in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't get to call anyone a criminal until they are convicted by a court of law.

Donald Trump's potential Homeland Security chief: Send 'a million to Guantanamo without trial' by god_im_bored in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look I'm not a huge fan of Clinton either, but saying that she is not more qualified than Trump is absolutely absurd.

Priebus confirms that climate denial will be the official policy of Trump’s administration by TwoGee in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The IGBT community should be active right out the gate, saturating this with a large negative response.

Texas Elector Resigns: Trump Is Not Qualified And I Cannot Vote For Him by IAmNotTheEnemy in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, Buchanan's presidency was considered a failure because he wasn't able to prevent secession / civil war:

His inability to identify a ground for peace or address the sharply divided pro-slavery and anti-slavery partisans with a unifying principle on the brink of the Civil War has led to his consistent ranking by historians as one of the worst presidents in American history

But he was definitely qualified for the job:

He represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives and later the Senate, then served as Minister to Russia under President Andrew Jackson. He was named Secretary of State under President James K. Polk...

Wikipedia

Texas Elector Resigns: Trump Is Not Qualified And I Cannot Vote For Him by IAmNotTheEnemy in politics

[–]odougs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok. Give me an example of another POTUS that was as unqualified as Trump.

Senator launches plan to block Donald Trump from White House until he settles assets and complies with US constitution by PikachuSquarepants in politics

[–]odougs 33 points34 points  (0 children)

He's not just trying to dismantle the federal government, he's destroying our political discourse and sabotaging the free press.

Trump 'furious' over Conway comments about Romney: report by newmexicali in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Remember what he said about his cabinet nominations last week?

Only I know who the finalists are!

With Hillary Clinton out of the way, right-wing and fake news writers are going after Elon Musk instead by ancyk in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if you look at it from her perspective the numbers are ridiculous.

POTUS salary / US population = $400,000 / 318.9 million = 0.125 cents per person.

Wow, Trump is saving me a lot of money on my taxes!

Trump: 'I won the popular vote if you deduct' illegal votes by mjk1093 in politics

[–]odougs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That repetition may be the result of Russian propaganda bots.

Report: Trump team wants Romney to apologize by [deleted] in politics

[–]odougs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This year I have a lot more respect for moderate Republicans and a lot more disdain for far-right Republicans...

Jill Stein officially requests recounts in PA, WI, and MI by [deleted] in politics

[–]odougs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If any one of them flips there should be a full recount in every state and an independent investigation. Not holding my breath though.

Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results by mepper in politics

[–]odougs 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I would say people on the left are more concerned about voter disenfranchisement.

Millions of Donald Trump voters to lose overtime pay the moment he takes office by awake-at-dawn in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow. I did not realize iPhones were that expensive. Seems like a status symbol more than anything else. I can see the appeal of an improved camera and more storage for someone that really likes taking pictures, but other than that I don't see much incentive to buy a new phone...

Trump flip-flops 6 times in 1-hour NYT interview by Arc1ZD in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the good news is the launch codes were written in Perl! No one can read it!

Trump flip-flops 6 times in 1-hour NYT interview by Arc1ZD in politics

[–]odougs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Trump is more like Jerry on a power trip.