Thanks for any pub of this unique subscription drive ... which is really trying to pound home the message that Substack READERS are the key to our ability to fight back against captured forces.
Can Substack readers increase the “paid” ratio of Substack writers to, say, 10 percent? Right now it’s about 1 to 4 percent paid. What we have is about 100 fairly well-known “Covid writers” taking on 40,000 salaried MSM “journalists” …. It’s the “1 percent of the 1 percent” who are actually subsidizing the world’s “freedom” writers.
One of the big complaints about how the House has been operating relates to its use of massive Continuing Resolutions - that no one can even read, that contain all kinds of items that would likely not withstand scrutiny and bypass normal passage through committees.
Freedom Caucus and a whole lot of ordinary people want a return to single issue bills that have gone through committee - McCarthy committed to doing this and completely failed to get it implemented.
This is far more likely to happen under any of the likely replacements - they certainly couldn't do less than McCarthy.
Unfortunately, my push to have Tulsi Gabbard as Speaker has yet to gain traction - but still trying...
As I recall Boehner made a similar commitment when he was Speaker. Better and simpler legislation would be an improvement over the status quo, but neither side seems all that interested in passing either better legislation or simpler legislation. Even Rand Paul, while he talks a great game, eventually bends the knee. And so nothing ever changes.
Seems to me the committee chairmen could impose this rule fairly easily--but haven't. And so nothing ever changes.
Which is to my mind the larger problem--even the Freedom Caucus has come up way short in terms of pushing reform through the House. The status quo keeps winning every time.
Which is why my vote in 2024 is going to be straight ticket "None of the Above," and I encourage everyone to do the same thing. In 2024 do not elect one single solitary individual to so much as county dogcatcher.
They want a shutdown? Shut EVERYTHING down by electing NOBODY.
And having a half a million Ukrainians dead in a pointless, un-winnable (unless you're, say, Blackrock) conflict is a better alternative?
Pull Western support and the war would be effectively over in days or very few weeks - maybe not 'peace' but an excellent step in that direction.
If Ukraine (w/US & EU inducement) had not abused its Russian-speaking population, Russia would likely have never intervened.
If Ukraine had let the Donbass and Crimea go and agreed to neutrality it could have been as secure and ultimately as prosperous as Finland or Austria have as (had, in the case of Finland) armed neutrals.
Now the country is wrecked, half the population fled or dead and they may not get as good a deal as if they'd never fought the war.
Thanks for any pub of this unique subscription drive ... which is really trying to pound home the message that Substack READERS are the key to our ability to fight back against captured forces.
Can Substack readers increase the “paid” ratio of Substack writers to, say, 10 percent? Right now it’s about 1 to 4 percent paid. What we have is about 100 fairly well-known “Covid writers” taking on 40,000 salaried MSM “journalists” …. It’s the “1 percent of the 1 percent” who are actually subsidizing the world’s “freedom” writers.
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/substacks-paid-subscribers-are-the?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Jim Jordan may have the credentials, but what has he done, nothing.
By that metric what has any member of Congress done?
What has Steve Scalise done to serve the interests of the American people?
What did Kevin McCarthy do to serve the interests of the American people?
What will the next Speaker of the House hopefully do to serve the interests of the American people?
Serious questions.
One of the big complaints about how the House has been operating relates to its use of massive Continuing Resolutions - that no one can even read, that contain all kinds of items that would likely not withstand scrutiny and bypass normal passage through committees.
Freedom Caucus and a whole lot of ordinary people want a return to single issue bills that have gone through committee - McCarthy committed to doing this and completely failed to get it implemented.
This is far more likely to happen under any of the likely replacements - they certainly couldn't do less than McCarthy.
Unfortunately, my push to have Tulsi Gabbard as Speaker has yet to gain traction - but still trying...
As I recall Boehner made a similar commitment when he was Speaker. Better and simpler legislation would be an improvement over the status quo, but neither side seems all that interested in passing either better legislation or simpler legislation. Even Rand Paul, while he talks a great game, eventually bends the knee. And so nothing ever changes.
Seems to me the committee chairmen could impose this rule fairly easily--but haven't. And so nothing ever changes.
Which is to my mind the larger problem--even the Freedom Caucus has come up way short in terms of pushing reform through the House. The status quo keeps winning every time.
Which is why my vote in 2024 is going to be straight ticket "None of the Above," and I encourage everyone to do the same thing. In 2024 do not elect one single solitary individual to so much as county dogcatcher.
They want a shutdown? Shut EVERYTHING down by electing NOBODY.
Stop the money laundering murderous madness in Ukraine and restore a smidge of faith within the populous of this country.
Any thoughts on how peace can be brought to Ukraine?
I don't see letting Putin conquer the country as being a good outcome for anyone, especially the Ukrainians.
And having a half a million Ukrainians dead in a pointless, un-winnable (unless you're, say, Blackrock) conflict is a better alternative?
Pull Western support and the war would be effectively over in days or very few weeks - maybe not 'peace' but an excellent step in that direction.
If Ukraine (w/US & EU inducement) had not abused its Russian-speaking population, Russia would likely have never intervened.
If Ukraine had let the Donbass and Crimea go and agreed to neutrality it could have been as secure and ultimately as prosperous as Finland or Austria have as (had, in the case of Finland) armed neutrals.
Now the country is wrecked, half the population fled or dead and they may not get as good a deal as if they'd never fought the war.
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/war-theft-takeover-ukraine-agricultural-land