... It's the conceit of modernity. ...

I agree.

The "they knew nothing back then" syndrome.

Yet, the article, and its photo, seems to pose a differing view.

And, if I may be so bold to ask...

What artifacts are currently being built by humanity that might last for 4000 years into the future?

What might the Stonehenge we are building be?

So, a person looking to win the Nobel Peace Prize has now named a class of battleships after himself?

Am I the only person who sees a contradiction here?

@#35 ... How come you didn't call me scum or ----? ...

Perhaps that attribution may now be a given here?

Jus' askin'

:)

@#11 ... But if things do reverse and the economy is humming ...

That's a good point.

Maybe what Sec Bessent has said is correct, that this current mess of an economy is just the launch pad to an awesome economy in the future.

If that happens before November 2026 (and my current opinion is, I remain skeptical), then the Democrats may need to look at a different message to present.

My point in this discussion is that the Democrats need to re-connect with the voters who elect them into office.

That has been shown in the various recent elections. The Democrats who re-connected with the voters won. Bigly.

Don't rely upon political ads paid for by nebulous PACs.

Get out there and talk with voters.

Talk with the people you want to elect you.

@#35 ... If you allow the actions of those with which you disagree to drive your emotional state you are ceding your reason and accountability. ...

Yeah, now tell that to those who seem to listen to Pres Trump and conduct death threats against those who Pres trump deems as being an enemy.

@#35 ... If you allow the actions of those with which you disagree to drive your emotional state you are ceding your reason and accountability. ...

Those I disagree with do not drive my actions.

Period. Full stop.

My actions are driven only by my own opinions and views.

Stones erected over 4,000 years ago, and they still have the Solstice timing correct?

You have to admire that level of intelligence.

@#6 ... And railing against Trump makes more sense when he's 20 points or more underwater with voters.

Unfortunately you are correct that staying serious about issues prolly lost the last election... ...

imo, the Democrats should present solutions to the problems the voters face everyday.

Affordability seems to be first and foremost in that endeavor.

Even Pres Trump seems to agree. Why did he call "affordability" a "Democratic hoax" if he did not want to deny it as a Democratic strength?

And then he went on prime time TV to yell at Americans for thinking that affordability was something they should be concerned with.

@#6 ... I don't see anyone implying they should get giddy or complacent. ...

This is what caused me to post that ...

#3

... If the Blue Wave is as big as the current Polls indicate it might be...

The current polls are exactly that... the current polls.

November 2026 is 11 months away.

... I had no idea that Kansas City wasn't in Kansas. ...

Yet your trolling alias comments nearly incessantly about the Country you admit you know little about.

@#28 .... www.allsides.com ...

@#31 ... Bwahahahaha.
That reads just like Republicans denying Global Warming. ...

Yup.

@#3 ... If the Blue Wave is as big as the current Polls indicate it might be. ...

There's eleven months until the next election.

The Democrats should not get giddy or complacent.

Did Mayor-elect Mamdani win by railing against Pres trump? Or did he focus upon the economy and the lack of affordability?

A lesson to be learned?

The Democrats should stay serious and focused on their goal for 2026 elections.

And, by the way, what is their goal?

@#1 ... maybe by next year the Dems can RUN on Impeaching Humpty Drumpfy. ...

imo, that would be some of the worst messaging the Democrats could do.

In other words, focus on the results of Pres Trump, not Pres Trump himself.

For starters ... how has Pres Trump handled the economy since he came into office for his second term?

... House Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Sunday that President Donald Trump could be impeached if Republicans lose the majority in the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. ...

Impeachment would likely be the least of Pres Trump's problems if Republicans lose the majority of the House of Representatives. Why? Because, imo, the Senate would not convict.

That aside, and stated differently, the House Democrats would then have subpoena power in the House Committees.

The last time I heard that from the House Minority Leader, the bill passed all of Conress with just one dissenting vote.

While I am not predicting a similar result here, I will say that I would be surprised if it does not pass both Houses of Congress.

But then it becomes, will Pres Trump sign it?

@#22

Yeah, I thought the #18 was quite funny, especially since Pres Trump seems to be forming a ruling oligarchy, and their first real long-term efforts seem to be taking control of the media.(e.g., the Ellison family and Paramount)

Pres Trump seems to be following Orbán's playbook ...

[aside to RCade: thx for combining the two threads on this topic]

Release the Epstein files, with nothing but the victim names redacted.

@#31 ... Why arent yall calling these people pedo's? ...

Did Mr Epstein call any of them his best friend for 10 years?

More from the article ...

... When the Biden-era FCC reinstated Obama-era net neutrality rules in 2024, Carr alleged that President Biden "took the extraordinary step to pressure the FCC"an independent agency that is designed to operate outside undue political influence from the Executive Branch."

As evidence, Carr pointed to a 2021 executive order in which Biden called on agency heads to "consider using their authorities" for various types of pro-competitive policies, including the adoption of net neutrality rules.

Carr said that President Obama similarly "pressure[d] an independent agency into grabbing power that the Legislative Branch never said it had delegated."

Obama's intrusion into this independence, according to Carr, came in November 2014 when the president released a two-minute video urging the agency to implement net neutrality rules and reclassify broadband providers as common carriers. ...

But Carr couldn't have been clearer about his belief that the president should not publicly urge the FCC to take specific actions. "The White House did not let the FCC chair do his job," Carr said last year, referring to the events of 2014 and 2015 involving Obama and then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. "The president intervened. He flipped him."

But then Donald Trump won a second term in office and promoted Commissioner Carr to the position of FCC chairman in January 2025.

A few weeks later, Trump issued an executive order declaring that historically independent agencies could no longer operate independently from the White House. ...

All because he thought the off-shore wind farms ruin the scenic beauty of his Scotland golf course.

The full headline of the article (which doesn't fit the 60-character limit)...

Voters Give Democrats In Congress A Record Low Job Approval But Still Might Vote For Them In 2026, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Majority Think Trump's Use Of Presidential Power Goes Too Far

Also, from the cited article ...

... In today's poll, among Democrats, 42 percent approve of the way members of their own party in Congress are handling their job, while 48 percent disapprove. ...

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... If the election were held today, 47 percent of voters say they would want to see the Democratic Party win control of the United States House of Representatives, while 43 percent would want to see the Republican Party win control of the House. ...