I believe he was actually elected and will be the president, so it feels like a slippery slope. Everyone went to Obama's inauguration, right? It feels like it could easily become another party event where just the winning side shows up, and that feels terrible for our country.
It's an interesting perspective. If the elected official were a private citizen would it be okay to not attend as an act of protest? What if the elected official's district (like mine!) voted predominantly against the president elect, then would the official's constituents predominantly not support attendance?
It's essentially the whole conscience over constituents thing for me. As opposed to tradition, I guess.
TCM is showing "A Face In the Crowd" on inauguration day. Which is pretty danged pointed.
Sounds like a plan. I will be working, but will have something playing in the background. I'm guessing my soaps won't be on but I haven't actually looked at the schedule.
Controversially, I actually don't really approve of elected officials boycotting the inauguration.
Normally I would agree, but nothing about this incoming president is normal.
If the elected official were a private citizen would it be okay to not attend as an act of protest?
Of course.
What if the elected official's district (like mine!) voted predominantly against the president elect, then would the official's constituents predominantly not support attendance?
Again, I look to 8 years ago, and how I would have felt if anti-Obama electeds had, en masse, boycotted. I would not have approved!
Again, I look to 8 years ago, and how I would have felt if anti-Obama electeds had, en masse, boycotted. I would not have approved!
I have this too. Not about this same issue, but we're all running around screaming our heads off about how terrible Trump is and how we're all doomed, and how is it any different from how people reacted to (and genuinely felt about) Obama?
I mean, of course it's different. But I don't understand how to ever convince "the other side" of that.
Controversially, I actually don't really approve of elected officials boycotting the inauguration.
Yeah, I'm kinda torn myself. On one had, we have the whole issue of what if the Republicans had done that to Obama. I would have disapproved of that. On the other hand, if Trump did in fact "win" the election due to treasonous collaboration with a foreign power, which is looking entirely possible, I would want my representative to react to that.
I'm glad the recipe worked out for you, Kat! I'm looking forward to seeing how the sauce reheats tonight, as the recipe made quite a bit of it.
On the other hand, if Trump did in fact "win" the election due to treasonous collaboration with a foreign power, which is looking entirely possible, I would want my representative to react to that.
I want there to be serious investigations into that, and at least as many hearings as there were in to Benghazi. I don't think the symbolic protest is as important.
Uhm, how big a tip should I leave in my hotel room for the cleaning lady?
Controversially, I actually don't really approve of elected officials boycotting the inauguration.
I feel the opposite. I would not have approved had Democrats done this when Bush was elected as that was a legitimate win by an actual politician (one I massively disagreed with, but...). Trump is dangerous and he needs to be treated as the illegitimate POTUS that he is. To act as though any of this is normal is not acceptable in my eyes.
Uhm, how big a tip should I leave in my hotel room for the cleaning lady?
What I've heard is $2 per day, more if you've been especially messy.
What I've heard is $2 per day, more if you've been especially messy.
Yeah, I do anywhere from $2-5, really just depending on what cash I have on me at the time. (if I tip $5, it's because I didn't have cash to tip the day before.)
