View Profile: LDAHL - Simple Living Forums

9-17-24, 5:34pm

LDAHL started a thread Popping Pagers in Simple Public Policy

So it seems some clever folks have figured out how to make all the pagers owned by Hezbollah explode. Sounds like a bad movie plot, but it seems to...

1 replies | 4 view(s)

9-17-24, 4:13pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Another assassination attempt..... in Simple Public Policy

Do you think the media chatter would be different right now if two attempts had been made on Harris? Would we be hearing long sermons about...

43 replies | 475 view(s)

9-16-24, 12:44pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Obvious phone scammers..... in Open Forum

I love it when some Mumbai Marauder autodials me and identifies himself as Bob Johnson or Pete Wilson.

9 replies | 165 view(s)

9-16-24, 12:25pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Another assassination attempt..... in Simple Public Policy

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-accuse-trump-of-inciting-further-violence-by-not-dying Today there’s: “Democrats Accuse Trump of Inciting...

43 replies | 475 view(s)

9-15-24, 11:02pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Peaceful Transfer of Power: Presidential Election 2024? in Simple Public Policy

Yes.

8 replies | 143 view(s)

9-14-24, 1:27pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Judge Juan Merchan and Family..... in Simple Public Policy

I wonder how the Colombians will label the file that message goes into.

2 replies | 120 view(s)

9-14-24, 1:25pm

LDAHL started a thread Just Stop Oil in Simple Public Policy

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/climate/uk-climate-protests-policing-laws-prison-intl/index.html I’m seeing a rash of pieces like this decrying the...

1 replies | 47 view(s)

9-12-24, 10:16pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

Hysterical rants to the contrary, I don’t believe either a Trump or Harris victory will signal the end of the Republic.

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-12-24, 1:47pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

There are people on the Right who think a vote for Harris would have a purgative effect on the GOP. David French, for one. I tend to think...

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-11-24, 3:35pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

That may all be true. But if she’s elected, Harris should arrange some remedial training with the DoD on the definition of “war zone”. It might...

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-11-24, 3:07pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

Trump certainly beclowned himself several times, allowing himself to be baited into incoherence. Harris didn’t turn in a very impressive performance...

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-11-24, 2:53pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

I’m sure that will come as a great comfort to the people taking fire. We can just refer them to NPR.

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-11-24, 8:56am

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

What about the forces in Syria, Iraq or the Red Sea?

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-10-24, 10:20am

LDAHL replied to a thread James Earl Jones in Open Forum

According to the Babylon Bee, he’s been contracted to be the voice of God.

9 replies | 139 view(s)

9-9-24, 12:48pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

Oh please. If our constitutional order could collapse so easily, it would have happened a long time ago. It can be temporarily bent or twisted from...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-9-24, 11:58am

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

As a practical matter, what do you see as his viable path to dictatorship? Portentous forebodings aside, how would he go about trashing the...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-9-24, 10:29am

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

Not entirely. I think Trump has always served as a focus for resentment of an incompetent and self- righteous political elite. Only some of that...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-9-24, 10:24am

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

She was upfront and specific in how she would substitute government fiat for free markets. Even Democratic primary voters had difficulty accepting...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-7-24, 12:28pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

She seemed to have a lot in common with Warren up to a few months ago. Now she’s just running as a sort of feel-good emoji. It seems to be working as...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-7-24, 10:14am

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

OK. We know what you are against. But what are you for?

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-7-24, 9:45am

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

It should be a contest for the ages. Bloviating bluster versus weaponized vagueness.

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-7-24, 9:37am

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

Trump is no conservative. He is a philosophically unmoored opportunist. He’s not interested in small government. He just thinks he can direct big...

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-6-24, 11:35am

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

I thought that “We Love Joe” sign was a nice twist of the knife.

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-6-24, 11:31am

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

You know who thinks like you? Donald Trump.

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-5-24, 12:45pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

That puts me in mind of the 2022 races where they spent a lot of money supporting weaker GOP primary candidates. You have to wonder what bribes and...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-5-24, 11:27am

LDAHL started a thread Swing State Purgatory in Simple Public Policy

I live in one of the half dozen or so “swing states”. Our last couple of presidential elections were settled by majorities in the low twenty...

37 replies | 655 view(s)

9-5-24, 10:22am

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

It’s like they were all assimilated by the same hive mind simultaneously. Cut “fascist” and paste “weird”. Not to say there isn’t a weird element...

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-5-24, 8:25am

LDAHL replied to a thread Let the debate begin? in Simple Public Policy

I know you have had trouble making the distinction, but it is possible to support the Republican Party without supporting Trump. You can dislike...

356 replies | 51265 view(s)

9-4-24, 11:27am

LDAHL started a thread Reagan in Reviews

I’m planning on seeing the new Reagan biopic this weekend. From what I’m reading it finished third at the box office over the holiday weekend, but...

6 replies | 119 view(s)

8-23-24, 3:51pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

I think Clinton triangulated away from wonkishness after her double secret healthcare plan cratered. Then she shifted to a combo of smug patrician...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-23-24, 12:38pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

I think you quite possibly may be right. A campaign of joyous vacuity could well succeed against Trump’s glowering resentment. Especially in the...

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-23-24, 12:24pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

I think we have a pretty clear picture, ugly though it may be, of what Trump is about. In the case of Harris, we have a better idea of what she...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-22-24, 2:17pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

You would think after four years as VP she could offer more than a few inchoate thoughts on the economy. I think we can look forward to several weeks...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-22-24, 1:36pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

I somehow doubt clarity is the objective. They want to generate vaguely positive feelings without revealing how the sausage will be made. At...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-22-24, 11:33am

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

I see the candidate’s press bodyguards are scolding us for thinking she’s proposing price controls. ...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-21-24, 3:30pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

Still a couple of years before they were born.

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-21-24, 1:19pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

I used that line on some thirtysomething nephews and nieces, and all I got were blank stares.

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-21-24, 12:51pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

Sometimes life becomes art. If she succeeds in overcoming the doubts within her own party and the country at large, almost all on the strength of...

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-20-24, 2:24pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

Yeah. A lousy thirteen arrests. I heard they have something planned for the Israeli consulate today.

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-20-24, 11:45am

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

Very true. A real loss can get transformed into a nominal gain for tax purposes.

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-20-24, 11:33am

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

CNN gushed about how moving and profound it was, as if he was some kind of Cincinnatus voluntarily stepping down for the good of the nation. The...

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-19-24, 12:58am

LDAHL replied to a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

Why would anyone hate them for taking precautions?

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-18-24, 7:44pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

Apart from its questionable constitutionality, a federal wealth tax presents some interesting legal and technical problems for a new valuation...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-18-24, 2:18pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

You hear that “we’ll make the rich pay” thing a lot. But without much by way of specifics on how much “the rich” might reasonably be expected to...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

8-18-24, 1:57pm

LDAHL started a thread Come to Chicago in Simple Public Policy

From the tollway to the lake, people are boarding up their businesses in anticipation of the struggle for Palestinian liberation extending to the...

39 replies | 1077 view(s)

8-18-24, 12:59pm

LDAHL replied to a thread Kamala's New Economic Agenda (A disappointment) in Simple Public Policy

Both major candidates seem sadly enthusiastic for dirigisme. Trump thinks he’s smart enough to impose industrial policy and 20% tariffs. Harris,...

57 replies | 1970 view(s)

LDAHL
Senior Member

Mini Statistics

Recent Visitors

Basic Information

Statistics

Total Posts

General Information

LDAHL Senior Member

Mini Statistics

Recent Visitors

Basic Information

Statistics

Total Posts

General Information

LDAHL
Senior Member