Official LRC President Donald J Trump Thread

A few thoughts on this.

1) Pushing renewable energy has been on the Democrat's agenda for decades. Even if it's just now happening at scale because of "price signals" largely out of their control, they ought to be taking credit for it.

2) Renewable energy installations have a large capital cost and low operating cost. The capital cost is a barrier that government can mitigate through grants and/or low interest loan guarantees.

3) After raw installation costs, the next biggest cost factor is how excess output is sold back to the grid. Given that this comes down to the agreement with the regulated power utilities, the regulators can shape the market to be more or less favorable for renewable installations. The playing field can be tilted and there is clearly a difference between the favored tilt of the two parties.

4) The U.S. power grid is an antiquated mishmash of fiefdoms. While the technical aspect of fixing this is a major and expensive infrastructure problem, there is also deep seated politics that need to be overcome.

5) Global warming is a real and serious problem. It is also a slow moving enough problem that action on it can (politically) and has been procrastinated. Also it's a classic economic externality which is never ever going to be addressed solely by "price signals".

Real Obvi wrote:

Dan Kahneman wrote:

I think a man or woman who has an affair with a married person is culpable. (In addition to the married person who is cheating of course)

You are wrong.

Unless the married person is lying to the other person, that's a weird statement...and wrong too.

L L wrote:

Fat hurts wrote:

Are you really suggesting that nobody said anything about Clinton's womanizing?

I seem to remember that it got him impeached.

I am suggesting that some people going after Hope Hicks would give Bill Clinton a pass.

And those people would do that purely on sexism.

Not me. I disowned him after the Monica thing. I would suggest, however, that there IS a difference here between Bill Clinton and Hope Hicks, and it has nothing to do with the fact that he's a man and she's a woman.

Bill was a womanizer, for sure. I do not respect that at all. BUT, Hillary Clinton knew about it and stayed with him. I can't judge people based on what they allow or forgive in their own marriage.

Hope Hicks was NOT married to anyone when she committed adultery, so she has no one in a commitment with whom she could have made an arrangement or who could have forgiven her. Now, a person like Hope Hicks COULD have an arrangement with both parties in a married couple, but there are no reports of this where she is concerned. She simply committed adultery with married men.

She's a f*cking horrible person beyond the adultery, but the adultery just makes her that much worse, and NO, this doesn't make me a prude or telling people what they can and can't do with their bodies. It has to do with integrity and being a part of breaking a commitment that someone else had with another person. There is dishonor in that. I have the same opinion about anyone who does that, man or woman.

Trollminator wrote:

Gina wrote:

Oh no life is soooooo unfair on Ivanka.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ivanka-trump-claims-medias-silent-043529571.html

I think these people genuinely believe they are victims. It must be because they don't see how they've caused so much chaos and destruction due to living in trump's bubble.

CORRECT!

C bus wrote:

Trollminator wrote:

So people get deeply hurt and relationships destroyed because of the cheating and you maintain there is nothing wrong with it. Single people and those in open relationships I fully get, but deceiving and participating in the deceit are messed up. But do amuse us with your logic.

To you nitwits that say adultery is morally wrong because it breaks a commitment, people get deeply hurt, and relationships are destroyed:

What is your view on divorce?

I know bible-boy is against it. They kick people out of his church for that.

I have no issue at all with people who get divorced. They should NOT cheat...if they are unhappy in their marriage, they should either work on it or, if reconciliation is not possible, get divorced, and then go have a relationship with someone else.

I don't disagree with that.

Dan Kahneman wrote:

C bus wrote:

To you nitwits that say adultery is morally wrong because it breaks a commitment, people get deeply hurt, and relationships are destroyed:

What is your view on divorce?

I know bible-boy is against it. They kick people out of his church for that.

Cheating on someone and breaking up with someone (whether married or not) are very different. Cheating is immoral, breaking up might be hurtful, might be sad, but doesn't have to be immoral.

CORRECT!

sigmund fraud wrote:

You are exactly like the poster you hate so much, Flagpole.

Um...no one here is like me in any way, let alone exactly like me. I have a perspective and a clarity and an ability to communicate that is unmatched; however, in this thread I give Trollminator, Fat Hurts, and Dan Kahneman major props for being within a greatness range that includes me.

Will ANYONE be fished in by that? Time will tell.

sigmund fraud wrote:

Real Obvi wrote:

Well chosen Username.

Bravo!

On the other hand, there is your choice of username. It says you demand that your view is only real obvi' one (CORRECT!). You are exactly like the poster you hate so much, Flagpole. You are also somewhat obsessed with Hope Hicks and putting her on your special pedestal. It is not her fault three upper management coworkers she chose to be involved with lost their jobs. She knows her boss will look the other way and protect her.

Didn't know you would be so butt hurt. So, sorry about that.

I have no interest in Hope Hicks. So you were wrong on that one.

I have no interest in Flagpole. So, wrong again.

My only interest here is in clear thinking. And clear thinking says that nobody on these boards knows jack sh!t about Hope Hicks and that those who are in a position to judge anyone's affairs are those directly involved (which I don't think includes anyone here - but I could be wrong on that - let me know if you are Hope Hicks or someone who has had sex with her, or such a someone's spouse).

So many weeny boys upset with the actions of a woman. What gives, boys?

Don’t get your panties in wad, but I have some news for you. Our VP-elect is a WOMAN!!!!

Oh no! You boys better man up and make sure she knows her place.

Flagpole is neither Hope Hicks nor someone (I think) who has had an affair with Hope. But he is "Flagpole." He is all-knowing. Omniscient. He castigates people with the worst insults not really knowing the entirety of what transpired. Flagpole loves to lob hand grenades first and then find out the circumstances later. He has many of the same attributes (faults) that Marie Antoinette had.

I think that you misspelled 'Donald Trump', but whatever.

Sure, I can agree with that

This is still America. Love it or leave it. That sounds cliche, but it's a string logical principle. If you don't love America, leave. Why Stay? You are just making yourself and others unhappy. Find a country that you like and go live there, in the happiness you deserve.

If you don't love American freedom, you don't deserve American freedom.

Flagpole wrote:

C bus wrote:

To you nitwits that say adultery is morally wrong because it breaks a commitment, people get deeply hurt, and relationships are destroyed:

What is your view on divorce?

I know bible-boy is against it. They kick people out of his church for that.

I have no issue at all with people who get divorced. They should NOT cheat...if they are unhappy in their marriage, they should either work on it or, if reconciliation is not possible, get divorced, and then go have a relationship with someone else.

I see. You have no problem breaking the commitment of marriage as long say you’re breaking your commitment. In your reality, it’s not about breaking the commitment after all, is it? It’s about control.

Real Obvi wrote:

Sally Vix wrote:

Flagpole is neither Hope Hicks nor someone (I think) who has had an affair with Hope. But he is "Flagpole." He is all-knowing. Omniscient. He castigates people with the worst insults not really knowing the entirety of what transpired. Flagpole loves to lob hand grenades first and then find out the circumstances later. He has many of the same attributes (faults) that Marie Antoinette had.

I think that you misspelled 'Donald Trump', but whatever.

Ha! I was thinking the same.

Bulphroach wrote:

This is still America. Love it or leave it. That sounds cliche, but it's a string logical principle. If you don't love America, leave. Why Stay? You are just making yourself and others unhappy. Find a country that you like and go live there, in the happiness you deserve.

If you don't love American freedom, you don't deserve American freedom.

I hope these guys move to Russia and never come back again.

Bulphroach wrote:

This is still America. Love it or leave it. That sounds cliche, but it's a string logical principle. If you don't love America, leave. Why Stay? You are just making yourself and others unhappy. Find a country that you like and go live there, in the happiness you deserve.

If you don't love American freedom, you don't deserve American freedom.

Freedom and freedumb are two different things, which one are you referring to?