TOTALLY.I just hope everyone in texas takes their electric bills off autopay
I got a reminder from a local friend to do just that and made sure I removed my auto-pay with the quickness.
TOTALLY.I just hope everyone in texas takes their electric bills off autopay
They can campaign on it all they want. If Congress doesn't have the political will, it's all moot. I think their hope on the trail was they'd have greater control of the Senate and wouldn't have to rely on Manchin playing ball, which he's already said he's not going to.
Hours after the death of Rush Limbaugh last week, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the flags in his state would be lowered to half-staff to honor the conservative talk radio host.
"There's not much that needs to be said. The guy was an absolute legend," DeSantis explained. "He was a friend of mine and just a great person."
This is not a factual statement. The vast majority of his cabinet so far has been approved via a bipartisan majority.Republicans senators are united in opposition against every cabinet member Biden has nominated.
This is not a factual statement. The vast majority of his cabinet so far has been approved via a bipartisan majority.
Joe Biden's Cabinet: Who's in, and who voted against them
Joe Biden has chosen his Cabinet. Can he get them through the Senate?www.politico.com
Yeah, there are gonna be a few that are bit tougher but I would say the vast majority of his choices will receive bipartisan approval. Senators don’t typically like to stand in the way of cabinet appointments unless they are extremely inappropriate though like everything else it has become way more partisan over the past 20 years.Guess the CNN article I was focusing on was only covering the cabinet nominations that are not likely to be easy approvals. They didn't mention anything about how many nominations there have been to date or how many have been approved.
Yup she is closely aligned with the Clinton’s and partially blamed Bernie Bros for Hillary’s 2016 loss and in 2020 she was a fierce defender of Biden. TBH, I am surprised that these Senators or so short-sighted. If they want to shut her up for the next 4 years the easiest way they could do it is by confirming her as the OMB director. It’s still amazes me how thin-skinned many of these politicians are.Didn't Neera talk shit about Bernie too?
Really is unprecedented that a politician would make strong partisan statements on twitter.../s
Neera talked shit about everyone. Her Twitter habits, while the focus of a lot of attention, are the least objectionable thing about her. The corruption is the real reason why she needs to be denied the job that puts her in charge of issuing ethics waivers.Didn't Neera talk shit about Bernie too?
Really is unprecedented that a politician would make strong partisan statements on twitter.../s
Yes, so much this.Neera talked shit about everyone. Her Twitter habits, while the focus of a lot of attention, are the least objectionable thing about her. The corruption is the real reason why she needs to be denied the job that puts her in charge of issuing ethics waivers.
Yes, so much this.
This is an old story from 2015. Tanden is firmly in the pocket of big business and will eschew party values when it conflicts with the narrative of her corporate and billionaire donors. Also, yes, she advocated that we charge Libya for the bombs we dropped on them.
The emails, provided to The Intercept by a source authorized to receive them, are particularly illuminating about the actions of Tanden (right), a stalwart Clinton loyalist as well as a former Obama White House official. They show Tanden and key aides engaging in extensive efforts of accommodation in response to AIPAC’s and Lewis’ vehement complaints that CAP is allowing its writers to be “anti-Israel.” Other emails show Tanden arguing that Libyans should be forced to turn over large portions of their oil revenues to repay the U.S. for the costs incurred in bombing Libya, on the grounds that Americans will support future wars only if they see that the countries attacked by the U.S. pay for the invasions.
NONE OF THIS should be surprising. The Nation previously investigated CAP’s once-secret list of corporate donors, documenting how the group will abandon Democratic Party orthodoxy whenever that orthodoxy conflicts with the interests of its funders. That article noted that “Tanden ratcheted up the efforts to openly court donors, which has impacted CAP’s work. Staffers were very clearly instructed to check with the think tank’s development team before writing anything that might upset contributors.”
Since that article, CAP, to its credit, has provided some greater transparency about its funding sources. As the Washington Post’s Sargent reported earlier this year, “CAP’s top donors include Walmart and Citigroup,” and also “include the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, which represents leading biotech and bio-pharma firms, and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.” Other large CAP donors include Goldman Sachs, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, Bank of America, Google and Time Warner.
Still, many of its largest donors remain concealed. That is disturbing because of persistent reports that CAP manipulates and suppresses its own writers’ opinions to suit the interests of its donors. One former CAP staffer described to The Intercept the not-so-subtle ways they were pressured to abandon positions that offended CAP’s donors; the staffer was directed to meet with corporate lobbyists who argued against his progressive position on a widely debated political controversy, and was told by CAP officials that his views were “bad” and “unhelpful.”
Leaked Emails from Pro-Clinton Think Tank Reveal Censorship and Pandering to Israel
The Center for American Progress censored its own writers to placate anger from AIPAC and embraced some shockingly extreme policies of militarism.theintercept.com
This is thoughtful reasoning on why someone should oppose her nomination but so far no Senator has presented this rational for voting against her nomination. Maybe Bernie will adopt this tact once he realizes her ship is sunk. Everyone else is just hung up on the mean tweets which makes them all look like hypocrites.Neera Tanden’s nomination being defended and opposed by some of the folks that have picked sides shows the level that blind partisanship stands in the way good sense. I don’t understand why the purported progressives in congress are defending her and I honestly don’t understand why Republicans like McConnel are opposing her. She should be a person that (principled) progressives, (principled) conservatives, and (principled) libertarians should be able to unite in their opposition. On every level that matters, she’s a bad person.
This is thoughtful reasoning on why someone should oppose her nomination but so far no Senator has presented this rational for voting against her nomination. Maybe Bernie will adopt this tact once he realizes her ship is sunk. Everyone else is just hung up on the mean tweets which makes them all look like hypocrites.
Are the Mannequins just there for scale? Or does the current tenant live like that?The housing market in the Tahoe area is blowing up.
With people in the Bay area working largely from home right now many of those folks are buying second homes in Tahoe.
In an example of how much the housing market has blown up looking at the listing history of this property.
3695 Primrose Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 | MLS #139677 | Zillow
This 2116 square feet Multiple Occupancy home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. It is located at 3695 Primrose Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA.www.zillow.com
It was listed for 270k back in 2012. Last November 470k. Now this property listed at 650k.
And this appears to be a common story in the area.
What does this mean for the housing market in general. And is this happening outside of other cities?
Will property values further be driving up by those who can afford 2 homes and further push the lower middle class into poverty?