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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
It's highly improbable that the line of succession would reach Pelosi
Both Trump and Pence would have to die so close to each other that the Senate couldn't rush through approving another VP. And I can guarantee that they could do it in under 24 hours if there was the tiniest risk of that occurring.
My guess is that this is just a case of making sure the Speaker of the House stays reasonably informed of all situations involving a risk of Presidential succession, which is something that should always be the case.
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Yeah, I was digging up the original source on that one - she was asked if she'd been contacted regarding that, and replied that "But that is an ongoing- not with the White House but with the military, quite frankly, in terms of some officials in the government. But let us just all pray for the president's health and thank God the vice president has tested negatively and the second lady as well."
Seeing multiple reports coming in now that the Biden campaign is pulling all attack ads for the remainder of the election cycle.
While a classy gesture, this is also not the best sign. I'm starting to wonder if Trump's condition may be more serious than the WH and news media are letting on, with the walk to the helicopter being a smokescreen of sorts (not a dissimilar scenario to FDR's health issues).
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)![]()
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It might just be out of an abundance of caution. If it turns out to be a mild case and a week or two from now Trump is back up and running Biden can reassess, but if Trump doesn't make it then Biden can't really engage in anything that could be construed as gravedancing.
And honestly this might actually be the best move politically regardless. Anyone who can possibly be convinced that Trump was a lunatic got convinced by the debate. Biden will probably gain more votes by focusing on what he will do for America after being elected.
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I'd still consider it a smart play, as one of the single biggest gripes I've heard about the first debate was how uncivil both of them were. I'm pretty sure it's been confirmed that the best counter is positive Biden stuff, as negative Trump stuff is all over the place.
"Why would I inflict myself on somebody else?"At any rate, I'm sickened that it takes Laser-Guided Karma on someone consistently downplaying the seriousness of COVID-19 for some people to snap back to their senses. Seriously, even I thought Biden got a bit too caught up in the politics of name-calling last Tuesday, and I'm pro-Biden myself.
Some people seem to have the weird idea that since Biden is a centrist, his presidency will be just as bad Trump's since nothing meaningful will change and it will just be a return to what was already a harmful status quo. In any other election those people might have a point. But considering the alternative . . .
Let's just say I have some suspicions about where these leftist talking points are actually coming from
Not progressive enough for some people, it seems. That's a really frustrating thing I've noticed about the political left, in general.
Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 2:34:03 PM
Though, I have to admit that I feel bothered that some accelerationists might feel vindicated, no matter how little sense that would be.
My musician pageThey're Accelerationists, bots, Republican sockpuppet, and misguided useful idiots from the left.
The problem isn't viewing his platform as not progressive enough, when it comes to Climate Change incrementalism just isn't good enough, rather the issue is that they lack the minimum level of self-preservation to understand that letting a fascist who clearly hates democracy and leftism win is not an acceptable cost of voting for someone who kind of sucks.
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