I need you to sit on the thinking step and think about what you’ve done.
Did Popeye eat Olive Oyl?
Nope; spinach. [whoosh!!
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If RFK Jr. fails to get enough votes from Republicans to be confirmed, they’ll say this is due to his history of being pro-choice.
But it will actually be because of the $$$$ they’re getting from lobbyists for Big Ag.
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(Some commentators believe that if the Republicans make a ‘HEY WE’RE A CO-EQUAL BRANCH AND NOT MERE RUBBER-STAMPING SYCOPHANTS FOR TRUMP’ stand, it will be over RFK Jr (and no one else).)
Sounds about right.
So give the appearance of not being a rubberstamp over something neither they nor trump care about. Then go back to bootlicking rubber stamp once the TV cameras are pointed elsewhere.
Governance as performance art. Sigh.
Pretty much.
As we all do from time to time, I suspect, I have to wonder what any of the Founders would make of all this…
Let’s be honest. They’d be appalled that a black woman (never mind half-Asian!–only they wouldn’t have used the word Asian) was the runner up for the presidency. In their day, that would have made her the Vice President (and then just wait for them to blow a gasket when they find out that, for another half day at least, she already IS the Vice President!).
Good point. Whatever views they had on the idea that the government should be run with integrity and honesty, they certainly would not be able to imagine it being run by a woman or by a non-white man.
Still, even though Trump is white and male, I have a feeling they might have looked a trifle askance at his doings.
Always has been.
For instance, I’m not sure how farmer supports are structured, but for a lot of corporate welfare their excuse is “that’s not a handout, it’s a tax break! They’re just handing over less of their own money to the government”. Except they only want to lower taxes on people they like, and occasionally even increase them on people they don’t.
Animal fats. Which also have issues. Really, the biggest problem with cooking oils is the quantity people consume and switching to a different oil or fat doesn’t fix that.
As well as olive oil being (mostly) from the fleshy part of the olive, avocado oil is also from the fruit and not the pit, and coconut oil, too.
Nope. There’s way too many added sugars in our food these days. I mostly cook from scratch, when I eat pre-prepared food I’m always startled by the amount of sweetness and salt in the food. We need less added sugar in the food. I’d rather we be growing more plants for nutrition than making more sugar.
Also:
This may come as a shock, but the (presumably) Jewish Ultra-Orthodox have been cooking in various oils for millennia with no problem. Beef tallow and butter are perfectly OK (although not when used together) and there is also the traditional schmaltz, which is refined chicken fat. It’s lard they won’t use. Ditto for Muslims following their dietary laws.
Thought they already pushed back against Gaetz. I’m OK with them also pushing back against RFK, Jr, too, just to be clear.
The main issue here is mixing meat and dairy. Butter can only be used for dairy meals, while tallow and schmaltz can only be used for meat meals. Vegetable oils are neutral, and can be used for anything, which makes them much more versatile and sensible to have around the house.
They’re also cheap and last forever at room temperature, which is helpful if you’re not a rich schmuck.
And goose fat. Another reason to annex Canada and their greasy geese.
To be fair, you can get a lot of schmaltz from even one Canadian Gosling.
I see what you did there.
I’m your huckleberry:
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Gaetz was all behind the scenes. The fight (and vote) over RFK Jur. is going to happen in public. That’s taking things to a different level.