One is a fit, energetic, sympathetic, successful, productive, patriotic 80 year old. The other is a 300 pound lying, cheating, stealing, coup plotting, criminal, selfish, narcissistic 77 year old. Not difficult, is it?

And what about the sudden change of mind of Qatar regarding support of his money pit, 666 Broadway, after international pressure including a blockade?

It is becoming clearer that Musk's hostile take over of what is now Xitter was not a brilliant strategic coup to silence adult useful conversations on a well-functioning social media platform, but a completely failing and backfiring attempt at self-aggrandizement of an easily bruised adolescent ego.

I was not clear there. He has been very effective, indeed. In general, though, the Democrat side is more reserved and less assertive.

The Democrats still take a plastic fork to an RPG fight. The GOP does not have such qualms, see SCOTUS, see Tuberville. Heads, they win. Tails, you lose.

All the more amazing as he actually has been the least effective president, maybe of all time, screwing up the initial COVID response and dissuading millions from wearing life saving masks, while enriching the rich, and encouraging dictators around the world.

Are you on threads or is there an imposter?

It would behoove the ultra-wealthy to pay up in their own self-interest. Living in a nice country with rule of law protection, public safety, and no greedy dictator wanting your wealth (like Russia) should be worth a lot. It also keeps the pitchfork crowd out.

Climate change deniers wait just long enough so they can play the “it does not matter what we do anyway” card.

We are rapidly approaching the solution to the Fermi paradox: civilizations becoming dumber rather than smarter.