House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other high-profile Democrats filed an amicus brief in Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski Friday, the case barrelling towards oral arguments that could leave beneficiaries of major programs like Medicaid with little recourse should states neglect their care.
Why is there a subset of people on this site who find it somehow pleasant to assert that every battle is already lost? How is that gratifying? Serious question.
Bullshit can be difficult to identify but its introductions usually give it away. “You just think…” and “I don’t believe…” are dispositive introductions to bullshit.
Good question! Just got back from Googling “psychology of pessimism”. Two things that stuck out are pessimists are depressed and pessimists aren’t as smart as optimists.
Thanks for the great question.
I wonder what the playing field would look like should Biden opt to not run for a second term. Harris has been seriously quiet, would anyone challenge her? Gavin seems to be making noises but Warren and Sanders are not.
Only way Papa Joe isn’t running in 2024 is if the hurricane developing right now wallops Mar-a-GoGo with Cat 5 winds and a certain occupant riding it out to tragic and sad results.
He came out of retirement for one reason, to stop trump. As trump’s not yet stopped, job ain’t done, and Sleepy Joe’s gonna keep on napping in the lincoln bedroom for as long as is needed until we’re safe again.
Hmm, so the court has insisted that, should Congress codify something, it’s better than having an agency create a non-legislative rule about it. But now, with Congress codifying something, the court will say Congress can’t do that.
Not trying to relitigate at all. Just noting that we pessimists were calling the possibility that trump might make it all the way well before the election.
Thus refuting whatever those psychology articles you found that claim that optimists are somehow smarter.