August1991

Trump in 2024? How about Democrats in 2020? It's unbelievable. As I say, Americans now treat their ballots the way we treat our census forms. Imagine.

You may be correct! The first Premier of Ontario, elected in 1867, was a Roman Catholic. ==== We Canadians get along.

Eyeball, I have no objection to collective (single-payer, State) healthcare insurance. 1. I reckon that local authorities (eg. provincial bureaucrats) are better at running such schemes. 2. Health insurance? Wtf? Health costs are either pregnant women or normal people about to die. 3. But some people have "problems". and they are very costly. In the case of health care, I reckon local bureaucrats know the situation. ==== All things considered, I like the Quebec/German health system. ==== But as to such state dental care insurance, I strongly disagree.

First move? I disagree. The first move was in 2014 when Russia occupied Crimea. ===== Miss you Black Dog.

For a century after 1815, there was a structure of peace between States - and as a result, ordinary people lived far better. We discovered so much. I am thankful that the US and NATO defeated the Soviet Union in 1989. In 2020, we need a new structure of peace. We have many problems to solve.

Good question. Dunno. But for urban, suburban voters, the GST would disappear.. For leftists etc, they would now be paying the GST through a CO2 tax - helping the environment.

Amazing the federal Liberals have not done this. Harper cut the GST from 7% to 5% - he won an election. If I were Trudeau Jnr, I would eliminate the federal GST and explain that it is now replaced with the C02 tax, an Environment Tax. We already have a federal 10 cent per litre excise tax on gasoline. Call it a CO2 tax (which it is).

I am not Armenian - nor Jewish. But Armenian is a remarkable language: it has distinct letters for the sounds, letters (rolled-R of French, German, English) of both Arabic and Western languages. IME, Armenians are the best interpreters. Since their language forces them to use the tongue/throat differently, Armenians often speak without accent. Be careful!

I have been to voting places in different countries, how different people vote. I have even watched how they count. ==== It is striking that voting in America is like completing a Canadian census form. To vote in a federal election in Canada, we have a single paper/ballot and put one X beside one name. In the US, depending on the State, voting is now more like our Canadian Census Form. Many questions, I received several, I can mail as I wish.

Eyeball, This is a potential Venezuela/Argentina disaster. Canada is a good country - let's not screw it up. 1. Such schemes should be provincial, local. Federal bureaucrats in Ottawa know nothing about local dental care issues. 2. Dental care? Where do you draw the line between what an individual pays and what the State pays?

And more than 50% of old black men suffer from tooth decay - according to dentists. Gimme a break.

I used to watch the Oscars. When they moved to nine potential Best Pictures, I stopped watching. I rarely go to the cinema now. The last time I bought a ticket was to watch Oppenheimer - I walked out before the end. Too much CGI. I reckon that modern movies are made for international/Chinese audiences.

For Russians, the Great Patriotic War started in June 1941. For Americans, December 1941. In the UK, it was 1939. Frankly, i have no desire to look at these years/dates as significant. To me, the 30 years between 1914 and 1945 were a catastrophe. Versailles, 1919? Irrelevant - part of the folly of these years. IMHO, a civilised world collapsed in 1914. Why? How?

Agreed. But Trump did nothing between 2016 and 2018. Then, Trump lost the House in 2018, lost in 2020 and there was no Red Wave in 2022. ==== I tend to agree with Coulter. Trump is a blowhard. As Christie and deSantis have said, he's a smart Brooklyn real estate developer.

Do the numbers. Look at the key counties. Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia. Pennsylvania. Who decides whether mail-in, drop-off ballots in key counties are accepted? ===== IMHO, Trump has zero chance of winning.

The kiss of Poilievre's wife. IMHO, he became PM then. ==== Trudeau lost, the federal Liberals lost, his wife - Sophie - left him.

To win the Georgia and Michigan electoral delegates, Trump must win hugely in each county elsewhere - or organise voting in the urban counties.

Trump has no chance of winning the critical counties in Georgia - or Michigan.

In Canada, the war started in 1939. For Americans and Russians, it started in 1941.

The civilised world collapsed in summer 1914 because an elite was clueless. The US must agree to peace in Ukraine. The US must agree that Taiwan is part of China. Israel, Lebanon? A distraction. ==== Truman and Kennan- not Roosevelt - created a world of peace in 1945. We have many environmental issues. True, I agree.

Look at the critical counties in Georgia, and Georgia's voting procedures. IMHO, Trump has zero chance of winning the electoral college for Georgia. ===== Trump is a Brooklyn real estate dealer. Biden has survived DC politics. Putin and Xi have survived.

I recently walked by the REM underground mess in Montreal. I reckon the Crosstown error was to make it continuous, a single line. I'm a federalist. Let's start, and see what works.

Betsy, IMHO, you have a colonialist view of the world. At present, the world has some 7 billion people. Of these, there are some 2 billion people who were born in China.

I thought the same in 2016. And 2022. In 2016, I was certain that Hillary would win. In 2022, I was certain that there would be a Red wave.

At the federal level, there are six or seven critical states: Michigan, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Virginia. (California will go Dem, North Dakota will go Red, etc.... ) In the US, individual states decide voting procedures. Among these critical states, the Dems have all the Governor, control the voting procedures. ==== IMHO, in Nov 2024, Trump has zero chance of winning.