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I don't know what the "leak" is but that is around the time that fuffle left and then reemerged as ghostoffuffle, could it be him? edit: I should mention that i didn't read the conversation, so if the person held views that aren't indicative of fuffle or his ghost, please don't take offense.
Yeah, that was me before I ghosted. Still remember that convo. On that note, I sent flagamuffin a thought re prez elections a while back and then didn't get time to respond to his response. More I think about it, more I'm inclined to vote party line, and for practical reasons rather than philosophical. I don't trust the presidency as an institution, so I'm likely not to trust anybody running for the office. President still has power to appoint cabinet and judicial posts, though, and that could mean the difference this time between generations of conservative influenced SCOTUS judgements and circuit appointments vs that of the progressive mindset. Also, Flag and bfv and anybody else I mightve talked to about this- you know who chooses FISA judges? Chief Justice. That guard ain't changing anytime soon, and I know the mechanism itself is flawed, but if it's going to remain status quo, I'd rather have a liberally-appointed judge making those decisions in future generations. Anyhow. Vote for prez is a vote for the judiciary. Esp with Bader Ginsberg most likely on the way out. In other news: I'll return soon. House sale should close soon (so long as bank doesn't bat too much of an eye at our limited income... urg), and then I'll have Internet and a computer bigger than my wallet again and then I can re-connect with the world.
I tend to agree re the straight ticket. I unfortunately am not nuanced enough with my local politics to have favorites and on the national level, they seem to be two shades of the same evil, but one shade has more of my social ideals. Good luck with the house, it was nice hearing from you.