Harris-Trump Debate

Depending on the standard applied, California is likely the most diverse state in the nation.

And with that, I say "goodbye" to posting on politics. Everywhere. During an election season when the choices could not be more stark, it is more muddled than ever. It's exhausting.

 

"Stark"? Yes, that's something we can ALL agree on. I am, of course, a lifelong Democrat and have even held elective office as such. But even I wish I had some clear idea of the national party's plans on issues that really matter to me.

I'd like to see ephedrine and pseudo ephedrine listed as controlled substances for instance. Oregon has demonstrated that this is an effective step in reducing the supply of methamphetamine. But the pharma companies are vehemently opposed and so my streets are still full of tweakers. Can she resist the big money interests?

I'd like to know what Harris wants to do to secure the future of Social Security and Medicare but with details on how to pay for these programs.

I'd like to know whether Harris wants to update our nuclear deterrent. I'd like to hear her views on whether we should expand fission power.

What does Harris want to do about Taiwan and how does she intend to approach the rapidly worsening China Philippines conflict?

Some of these questions she can't answer I suppose. But I'm not hearing much of anything and that disturbs me.

 

I don't suppose it matters much. It's Harris or a dumpster fire in a powder plant.

 

Not too long ago, California and Maryland had Republican governors, and Louisiana had two Democratic governors. Kentucky and Kansas currently have Democratic governors. The electoral college results in voting for party instead of individual.

 

Have you ever dealt with the meth epidemic yourself? I have. I'm pretty laid back about a lot of things but there's no social or family upside to this horror unless you count the enormous profits it generates both for the cartels and Big Pharma. Furthermore, unlike opiates or cocaine, there aren’t so very many sources of this particular chemical. It is possible to throttle the making of meth for that reason.

 

Senate Democrats are worried pollsters are once again undercounting the Trump vote and say Vice President Harris’s slim lead in battleground states, especially Pennsylvania, is cause for serious concern.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-fear-pollsters-undercounting-trump-100000738.html
After getting shocked by Hillary Clinton’s upset loss in 2016 and surprised by then-President Trump’s stronger-than-expected performance in 2020, Democratic lawmakers are bracing themselves for another election night surprise.
They hope that Harris can overperform the polls herself by driving young voters and Black and Latino voters to the polls in big numbers, but acknowledge that whether a larger-than-expected pro-Harris coalition emerges is an untested hypothesis.

“Polling has really been seriously damaged since 2016. And that’s one of the truths, is that Trump is going to be tough in Pennsylvania, and that’s absolutely the truth,” Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said when asked whether he’s worried pollsters may be undercounting Trump’s support in his home state.

 

When I was a senior in High School and a recent graduate from High School I knew a few folks that got tangled up in meth. Meth was the worst from my point of view. A meth addict is the absolute worst of all addicts that I ever saw. They are turned into single minded sociopaths with no empathy or thought about others except how they can take advantage of others. Then the meth just destroys their body after destroying their mind.

 

Meth addiction is diabolical because, as I've been taught, the user loses the ability to feel pleasure except by using the drug. The level of craving is far beyond anything else out there that I've ever heard of. Meth use contributes significantly to homelessness, property crime, domestic violence, child abuse, and to some extent violent crime.

There is no good treatment except to stop the use, medicate for depression and other psychiatric problems, and robust support for the user while he recovers. The prognosis is generally poor. If the use is not stopped, the drug will kill rather quickly.

I have never heard of any user getting sober on his own. Not to say it's impossible but once the drug takes over, the patient will soon die.

No expert has ever said this to me, but I personally wonder if the established meth user possesses free will.

 

I've often wondered whether this could explain an affinity that some people have for choosing The Donald as president. They may not be using now, and meth might have just been a bit of pepper sprinkled into their drug life, but ... I still wonder.

 

I heard an interesting distinction between a drug habit and an addiction. (Source: Bill Maher.) He said in a habit, you decide when to take the drug. In an addiction, the drug tells you.

 

Meth use is rampant among the long term homeless. They are often homeless because of the drug and not the reverse. Their families throw them out because of constant stealing and violent psychotic behavior. Stopping meth is key to addressing homelessness.

 

Fox News host says that it is his understanding that the Harris campaign would agree to a Fox-hosted debate. It is the Trump campaign that does not want another debate, even if it's on Fox. He suggested that it's because Trump is afraid of losing again.

https://dailyboulder.com/fox-news-anchor-reveals-trump-not-harris-is-preventing-network-from-hosting-second-debate/

 

Trump - Harris agreed to Town halls.

Trump's town hall will air 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 8 from Miami. Harris' town hall will air 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 from Las Vegas.

 

Gotta work on demand. No matter how much you interdict and how many people you buts there will always be another to step up and meet it with supply.

 

Some people have a genetic predisposition for becoming addicted to something, but there are usually other sociological factors that help trigger the substance use or other behavioral disorder. Others are using drugs to self-medicate. What will help is promoting mental health care and improving access. Mental health treatment is costly, it is not yet normalized like physical health care is, and there's a shortage of mental health professionals due to low pay.

 

I saw this a lot when I worked in a women's prison. The transformation they went through merely by switching to properly managed medications and away from street drugs was amazing.