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The Annoyed Man wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:55 am Here’s all I care about: getting ACB confirmed before January. If McConnell can’t get that done, then Trump's 2nd term—IF. HE. IS. RE-ELECTED.—will be a failed presidency, and the GOP will be to blame. EVERYTHING is riding on that.

I can't agree more. I was, as many recall, a critic of the way McConnell handled the passing of RBG. He set himself up for failure back in 2016 with his "election year" garbage. I knew back then it was just a political ploy, but I went a long with it since it would probably favor us short term despite a huge risk of biting us in the rear 4 years later. Well, 4 years later in 2020, where we are. McConnell turned full hypocrite. And hypocrisy is the crux of how I saw the light years ago, making me run from the Democratic party. So in a way, it resonates with me very much, which is why I keep harping on hypocrisy. It was also a politically risky move on his part to play the opposite card.

Well, since then, the dems have stumbled and reacted extremely poorly, with talks of impeachment for Trump doing what Obama did with impunity back in 2016. Add to that the talks of stacking the supreme court. With that in mind, and the fact that a vote on Barrett might be possible by November and most likely going to happen by January, I'm glad that McConnell did what he did. I'm glad Trump nominated Barrett. That head start is what we really needed.

Yeah, that was pretty awful by everyone. Trump was literally handed several silver platters, but he just knocked them away. He could have literally mic dropped some debating points with some short, simple sentences, but no. He just went on with something else like an ADHD kid. I was not surprised by his constant interrupting and composure, as that's just who he is. But in this particular debate, it ruined his performance more than helped. Biden on the other hand, was equally as bad, but in a much less noticeable way. The amount of lying he spewed was scary. And the question dodging was a bit more prevalent with him. Unfortunately, I would say that a swing moderate would probably swing the Biden way tonight simply because he refused to blatantly tow the Democratic party line with this debate. He seemed more moderate on the surface and not as much of a pushover as he appeared to be the past few months. Despite that, some very simple statements could've easily ruined his chances.

1. Fine people on both sides refer to the statue issue, not the extremist issue. Trump condemned white supremacists totally in that same speech out of his own volition.
2. What is the difference between the Green New Deal and Biden's deal. They sound the same to me. And where's the money going to come from? It is economic suicide.
3. The woke race thing teach people that each person is defined by their skin color, not their inner self. In reality, skin color is relevant only to racists. People should not be held responsible for others' actions purely based on skin color. That is absurd.
4. The problem with healthcare costs is not on the payor side. That is practically solved by the 80/20 payment law and price transparency (thank you Trump for the latter). Trump is right in targeting pharma and preexisting condition guarantee. Right now, costs are high due to health care providers' internal costs and general pharmaceutical pricing. In other words, messing with the payor system (single payor/UHC) is the wrong direction to take. It will only hurt the middle and lower class more. They're either paying way more than before or they're getting substandard care thanks to Obamacare.

At this point, I'm honestly not that concerned about tonight. The levels of concern over the presidential election did not go up or down since before the debate. I'm not saying the presidential election doesn't matter, as it still does in so many way. But I believe the congressional, senatorial, and local state/county/city elections are far more important.