Incoming Democratic intelligence chief botches easy intel quiz- thinks al Qaeda is Shiite

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

A guy who doesn't know $hit about the basics of terrorism, has no business in a job where that is his primary responsibility. Clearly. Similarly, is a guy who chokes and mangles his words in front of TV cameras and demonstrates zero charisma and even less knowledge and intelligence the best choice for President? That'd be a big, fat smelly "no" for me.

welcome to politics, where the party faithful are rewarded with a position not based on their aptitude but their butt snorkeling ability.

as for those demonstrating 0 charisma, they got elected somehow.

Yes they did - through a mixture of false advertising and outright lies. Politics demands the best people and unfortunately, attracts the worst...

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

A guy who doesn't know $hit about the basics of terrorism, has no business in a job where that is his primary responsibility. Clearly. Similarly, is a guy who chokes and mangles his words in front of TV cameras and demonstrates zero charisma and even less knowledge and intelligence the best choice for President? That'd be a big, fat smelly "no" for me.

welcome to politics, where the party faithful are rewarded with a position not based on their aptitude but their butt snorkeling ability.

as for those demonstrating 0 charisma, they got elected somehow.

Yes they did - through a mixture of false advertising and outright lies. Politics demands the best people and unfortunately, attracts the worst...

did you really expect anything different when a bunch of lawyers get together? (and yes, a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers)

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a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers

That's been true right from the beginning. I believe even most of the Founders were lawyers.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

A guy who doesn't know $hit about the basics of terrorism, has no business in a job where that is his primary responsibility. Clearly. Similarly, is a guy who chokes and mangles his words in front of TV cameras and demonstrates zero charisma and even less knowledge and intelligence the best choice for President? That'd be a big, fat smelly "no" for me.

welcome to politics, where the party faithful are rewarded with a position not based on their aptitude but their butt snorkeling ability.

as for those demonstrating 0 charisma, they got elected somehow.

Yes they did - through a mixture of false advertising and outright lies. Politics demands the best people and unfortunately, attracts the worst...

did you really expect anything different when a bunch of lawyers get together? (and yes, a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers)

It isn't surprising, no. But I don't think it justifies lowering expectations.

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers

That's been true right from the beginning. I believe even most of the Founders were lawyers.

back then they had a different type of conviction than the ones nowadays

A guy who doesn't know $hit about the basics of terrorism, has no business in a job where that is his primary responsibility. Clearly. Similarly, is a guy who chokes and mangles his words in front of TV cameras and demonstrates zero charisma and even less knowledge and intelligence the best choice for President? That'd be a big, fat smelly "no" for me.

welcome to politics, where the party faithful are rewarded with a position not based on their aptitude but their butt snorkeling ability.

as for those demonstrating 0 charisma, they got elected somehow.

Yes they did - through a mixture of false advertising and outright lies. Politics demands the best people and unfortunately, attracts the worst...

did you really expect anything different when a bunch of lawyers get together? (and yes, a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers)

It isn't surprising, no. But I don't think it justifies lowering expectations.

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

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a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers

That's been true right from the beginning. I believe even most of the Founders were lawyers.

back then they had a different type of conviction than the ones nowadays

Did they? Or do the history books, in the interests of keeping the narrative attractive and simple, simply gloss over the corruptions of those times?

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

a significant portion of our lawmakers are lawyers

That's been true right from the beginning. I believe even most of the Founders were lawyers.

back then they had a different type of conviction than the ones nowadays

Did they? Or do the history books, in the interests of keeping the narrative attractive and simple, simply gloss over the corruptions of those times?

i'm thinking of the first 50 years or so.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

Except everyone ends up in a permanent state of disappointment, which quickly turns to apathy. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

Except everyone ends up in a permanent state of disappointment, which quickly turns to apathy. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

let's leave the continent out of this discussion

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

Except everyone ends up in a permanent state of disappointment, which quickly turns to apathy. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

let's leave the continent out of this discussion

Or the incontinent.

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

Except everyone ends up in a permanent state of disappointment, which quickly turns to apathy. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

let's leave the continent out of this discussion

Or the incontinent.

a sense of humor? say it ain't so!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

Except everyone ends up in a permanent state of disappointment, which quickly turns to apathy. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

let's leave the continent out of this discussion

Or the incontinent.

a sense of humor? say it ain't so!

More than can be said for Mr (s)hit and run on the other page. He's left a longer yellow streak than a stampede of diarrhetic camels.

[Ban Hammer 14,573]

lowered expectations means the american populace won't be disappointed....

Except everyone ends up in a permanent state of disappointment, which quickly turns to apathy. Sounds familiar doesn't it?

let's leave the continent out of this discussion

Or the incontinent.

a sense of humor? say it ain't so!

More than can be said for Mr (s)hit and run on the other page. He's left a longer yellow streak than a stampede of diarrhetic camels.

camels have yellow diarrhea?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

The answer was....

d: Islam (aka all of the above)