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[hector13]

Kim’s enjoying being treated like a big boy at the big boy’s table, telling the other big boys he’s a big boy and won’t do what they want.

[Zangi]

Realistically, seems a pretty great idea to get out of the divine mandate banana dictator business with a golden parachute, including no 'legal liability' or anything for the top brass. 
Bonus points for being the person who 'gave up on power', 'peacemaker', and 'gave north korean people back their freedom'.

[Iduno]

TBF DF nobles literally do nothing productive and are often detrimental with needless mandates and jailing/hammering actually useful people.

Meanwhile in meatspace, we're quickly headed for another financial fuckup economic recession, except instead of houses its cars.  Car loans directly with dealers with no regard to credit score/history, and a lot of cyclical repossession and reselling of used cars.  Record highs of 'severely delinquent' car payments.

Student loans are also looking to default in a few years, even though they legally can't.  Either way, its honestly not like we got out of the last recession in reality, so I can't wait.

So, if I'm reading correctly, you're suggesting we install magma pumps and floodgates in congress?

[bloop_bleep]

So, if I'm reading correctly, you're suggesting we install magma pumps and floodgates in congress?

No reason to spend taxpayer money for the additional floodgates at this point, really. Give the small-governmenters what they want for a change, eh?

[SaberToothTiger]

Preventing the Congressplosion can be a great boon to FPS. All you have to do is go to status, select stocks, press the crash button and then go over to animals and geld all the congresscritters!

[SalmonGod]

*sigh*.... here we go...

CNN picked a bunch of political operatives to ask Bernie questions at a town hall, and labeled them to viewers as just ordinary people.

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/02/did-cnn-stack-the-audience-for-bernies-town-hall-l.html

[wierd]

It's almost like the establishment democrats are scared of Bernie or something... /s

[smjjames]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins the race.

[Kagus]

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins the race.

New race, who dis?

[misko27]

Quick recap on the candidates SO FAR. I'm partially using this list: (https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/2020-democratic-presidential-candidates-list/), but abridging it in places and expanding it in others.

Spoiler: March 2019 list! (click to show/hide)

• Cory Booker, age 49: the former popular Jersey mayor turned Senator, known for his "I am Spartacus" momentduring the Brett Kavanaugh hearings and his opposition to Jeff Sessions. Decent name recognition, one of those people whom you were always quite certain were going to run eventually. Made a name on fighting Chris Christie, and more recently Trump (like everyone else).
• Pete Buttigieg: the 37-year old Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, apparently running as a millennial, veteran, openly gay leader of the new generation. Has a funny name.
• Julian Castro: Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. One of those guys whose name I often hear but never in association with much: he was a keynote speaker at the convention, a cabinet appointee, and VP material in 2016. 44 years old. His campaign closest resembles Obama's 2008 campaign, for good or ill.
• John Delaney: 55-year old US rep from Maryland.  Competing with Buttigieg for least name recognition, he's made news for his intensely Iowa-centric early campaign, having already visited 99 counties before most candidates had announced they were running (he announced in July of 2017, most announced in January of this year). Presumably hoping to be catapulted by a win in Iowa, cause his recognition is loooow..
• Tulsi Gabbard: the 37-year old Representative from Hawaii, you may remember her from 2016. She resigned from vice-chair of the DNC in order to back Sanders, the first Congressional Rep to do so. A military Major, and known for a controversial visit to Syria in 2017 to meet with Assad and continuing ambivalence., she has many enemies in the party. Her campaign is reportedly in disarray.
• Kirsten Gillibrand: A 52-year-old also known as the Other Senator from New York, she's a former centrist who's now renounced her blue-dog ways and will apologize if you let her. Known as the "#MeToo" Candidate, their unabashedly feminist campaign, and for criticizing both Bill Clinton and Al Franken, saying Democrats must be as vigilant for their own side as others. A former friend of Hillary Clinton (who took her seat when Clinton vacated it to become Secretary of State), their relationship has deteriorated since the Bill Clinton remarks, and they are reportedly not on speaking terms. Her campaign is said to have stumbled for a variety of the above reasons .
• Kamala Harris: the mixed-race 54-year-old Senator from California, she's a former attorney general and DA known for grilling Trump officials and excellent soundbites. Fairly new to being a politician in this mold, is more comfortable with ads and slickly-produced media, and its unsure whether or not she can handle more personal campaigning. Not that she's necessarly done a bad job thus far: she's leading in several polls, and donors are taking interest. I'd rank around the lower-middle range of name recognition.
• Jay Inslee: the 68-year-old Governor of Washington, if Gillibrand is the feminist candidate, he's the climate guy. Very aggressively climate too, and weaves it into all of his proposals. One of our few executives (rather than legislators) currently running. Has already visited all early states except for South Carolina, which he has sent money to. Recognition unknown, presumably low.
• Amy Klobuchar: The 58 year old Senator from Minnesota (which is like right next to Iowa), campaigning on the midwest. Known for some recent scandals involving their fiery temper, which has called into question their leadership potential. Signifcant debate on whether she is indeed a centrist or, in the words of WaPo, "actually quite liberal". On the lower end of recognition.
• Bernie Sanders: Yes he's running again. The 77-year old is back to right what once went wrong, hoping to get the steel cage match against Trump he was denied in 2016. But has he changed? ...not really. Running on the same platform he ran on in 2016, he's hoping that the world has changed, even if he hasn't. He retains massive name recognition, sits at the top of most polls, remains the watch-word for progressivism. That said, he can expect that he will not be the only progressive candidate this time around, and so will have a much trickier landscape this time, accusations of being blind to the issues of race and gender will come up much more; similarly, he also must decide how to deal with his followers-turned-rivals in Gabbard and others. Recently made the rounds in right-wing newsosphere for reportedly hiring an illegal immigrant as press secretary.
• Elizabeth Warren: Yes her too. The 69-year old progressive icon from Massachusetts has finally entered the race. Former Academic who wrote about reining in wall-street, was denied their dream job at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Has stumbled a bit recently with her whole "part Native American" thing: she got a DNA test and it satisfied little. That said, unlike most candidates (except Bernie and a few others), she has the name recognition and star power that she can afford to stumble here and there. And she keeps here name out there; her biggest thing so far has been renouncing the use of high-dollar fundraisers and phoning big donors. It's a risky strategy, one she acknowledges leaves her at a disadvantage, but it creates enormous pressure on the other candidates and gives her easy attack lines. In terms of her relation ideologically with the others, she's extremely similar to Sanders, but arguably comes at it from the liberal wing, while Sanders from the Socialist side. In spite of her aggressive prosecution of financial crimes and new regulations, she's, in her own words, a capitalist.

I could give a list of those who might run, but I'd be hear all day and that list would be outdated in a minute. So only the big names: Biden is coming to a decision and, like Sanders, sits atop most polls right now. Michael R. Bloomberg has professed a real interest: he'd be coming at this from the very opposite side as Sanders. Beto O'Rourke made headlines after nearly winning in Texas against Ted Cruz, and has reportedly "made a decision", though he hasn't yet told us what it is. Seth Moulton of the House is interested, but after his failed challenge to Nancy Pelosi it's unclear if he has it. Former governors Hickenlooper and Terry McAuliffe have similar resumes. Finally, in terms of those who probably or definitely isn't running: Clinton is unlikely, Eric Holder unlikely, VP-nominee Tim Kaine is unlikely, Kerry is nah, Cuomo too busy yelling at NYC Mayor De Blasio for ruining his Amazon deal to run, and Martin O'Malley learned his lesson from last time.

[sluissa]

I just get the foreboding feeling from Biden like I do from hurricanes when I'm sitting at the edge of a probability cone. There's tremendous power there, and I'm just hoping it decides not to come here. But if it does there's not much we can do except ride it out and hope for the best.

[Dunamisdeos]

Of note, that person that Bernie hired is apparently protected under DACA, and also provides proof that they pay taxes.

[Criptfeind]

I hope Klobuchar wins, it's about time Minnesota extended its rightful dominion over the rest of the US. And we've not forgotten 1984, time to right the wrongs.

[Arcvasti]

I just get the foreboding feeling from Biden like I do from hurricanes when I'm sitting at the edge of a probability cone. There's tremendous power there, and I'm just hoping it decides not to come here. But if it does there's not much we can do except ride it out and hope for the best.

I guess you could say he's biden his time.

yes I know you've probably heard that joke 50 times before, no I'm not sorry

[smjjames]

I just get the foreboding feeling from Biden like I do from hurricanes when I'm sitting at the edge of a probability cone. There's tremendous power there, and I'm just hoping it decides not to come here. But if it does there's not much we can do except ride it out and hope for the best.

Not entirely sure what you mean, like he'd be a strong contender? Right now, the polling mostly indicates name recognition, not neccesarily support. IMO he's a bit too gaffe prone in that it would be harder to just go 'Oh, it's just Uncle Biden being silly again.'. Then again, it's mild compared to Trump.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins the race.

New race, who dis?

The current Governor of Washington state? Not sure what else you want to know.

I hope Klobuchar wins, it's about time Minnesota extended its rightful dominion over the rest of the US. And we've not forgotten 1984, time to right the wrongs.

1984?