DawgTalkers.net Forums Active Threads

There are two issues with Buttigieg ever getting elected. One is that it's very difficult for a smart, articulate person to get elected. For some reason a lot of Americans believe if you aren't boisterous and loud enough you can't possibly be a good leader. There is a lot of dumb that ends up in the oval office as a result.

Secondly he is gay. As sad as it seems and even though it shouldn't be this way, that's an obstacle that would be virtually insurmountable.

I actually supported him in the 2020 primary before he dropped out of the race.

Maybe young people wont be saddled with an ever growing largest national debt in history.

I just want to thank you for your detailed response even if I don't agree with everything. I just love to see good arguments.

1)I don't think Sanders is a 4500 yard per year QB either. Then again neither is Burrows. Could we get a reliable 3500 yards if we draft Smith though? Yes, and very easily so. Sanders has the ability to throw the ball well. He just has to speed up his decision making and at the end of last year he was starting to show that it was possible.

2)I agree that Green is a poor man's Lamar. The thing is, Lamar was not so great either until Monken taught him how to be a better passer. Sadly Lamar doesn't seem to be able to stay healthy. I see Green as more of a Kordell Stewart role myself and think he would be great for that. Sanders as the starter and Green as his back up. I would love to see Green become the holder for the field goal kicker. A fake field goal where he takes off is scary with his speed.

3) Tell me what Elite QB we are going to draft in the next two years when we are making the playoffs? We won't be. Maybe LA's pick turns into gold but I doubt they keep losing once Myles recovers from his surgery as it was only a knee scope to clean up his knee. So in reality we are not drafting a great QB anytime soon. We just aren't. Any good ones if there are any will be taken long before we can pick him up and teams seldom trade down from picking a QB.

QBs are not even a nickel a dozen anymore. All I see in the last several years are a bunch of bleh. None of them seem that exciting to me. Are there any you like that you think are worth passing on the best WR to come out in at least a decade like Smith? I just don't see anyone worth passing him up or believe we would have the draft capital to land said QB. Hell, I am not even sure if Smith doesn't become the number 1 overall pick and becomes impossible for us to trade up and get. I just want Smith because I think he would elevate our offense to an elite level even with Sanders throwing him the ball or God forbid ... Watson throwing him the ball.

Yeah I think after spending decades screwing over younger people, you can’t just say that they’re doing it wrong by voting against the status quo. The status quo has railroaded them for a long time and keeps doing so.

I don’t mind Buttigieg either but I’m not completely sold on him.

You’ll have to forgive my incomplete thoughts on here as I’m usually typing on the move.

What I said before dovetails with the previous response about the wild swings. Young people have shown they are a large force to those wild swings. It’s not party specific.

They have been screwed over by the massive debt and poor financial spending by legacy politicians, often older, regardless of party. The debt snowballs onto the younger generations - and the majority of spending goes toward things that do not benefit them (wars, SS, Medicare, etc.). They have been continually struggling financially while watching bailouts and wealth transfer.

It doesn’t take them long to look at who is in power, along with the accompanying behavior and legislation, for them to then say “Nope, don’t like this!” before snapping in the other direction.

Edit, I can see the confusion now. My point wasn’t to coincide with the housing, healthcare, etc but more to focus on the disenfranchisement of the youth.

I don’t know. I don’t see a single candidate out there who I think would be a good choice for “the big chair.”

In the end if that is what people think they want, that is what they are going to get. So be it. As with anything else, out with the old, in with the new. My fear for the young people is that if the trend towards communism continues, you won't be able to vote it out, you have to fight your way out. With your disdain for Putin, you'd think you would know that. Russia was not long ago called a Socialist Republic.

As far as the election, it went about as expected. It's not like a historic shift, but I was surprised by the number of Governors picked-up.

It's crazy, and the peaks and valleys of the roller coaster will only get wider (my opinion).

It's the perfect remedy for them to constantly throw their hands in the air and escape responsibility, they can always blame it on the changing landscape. "I tried."

With that said, and ^that^ as the defacto m.o,; will they ever let someone that actually "governs for the people" in the big chair??