tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post7186679576920685916..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Down, Down, Down We Go, Where We'll Stop, Nobody KnowsCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-23030761584854809532017-05-26T18:23:14.540-07:002017-05-26T18:23:14.540-07:00A) I hope we don't sink as far down as Iran (m...A) I hope we don't sink as far down as Iran (much respect for Iranians, and I think a good chunk of them do feel their country was hijacked)<br /><br />B) Last I checked, Trump's approval rating among Republicans was ~82%. When Nixon was (finally) facing imminent impeachment, his disapproval rating was about 36% among Republicans. I suspect we'll need to sink however far it takes for Republican approval to sink below 60%, and a friend of mine thinks 50% (which was, I think, arbitrary, but seemed about right in light of the Nixon factoid). <br /><br />Also I love me some Nate Silver, but it is near criminal malpractice of his article that he didn't note Trump's approval rating among Republicans. Trump's *policies* are detested. Republicans still approve of the job Trump is doing. Either they like him as a person (eww) or, more likely, they aren't actually paying any attention to anything that he is doing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711961861149254958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-9206697339901299052017-05-25T21:05:49.563-07:002017-05-25T21:05:49.563-07:00I understand what you're thinking about regard...I understand what you're thinking about regarding job offers and insurance issues; I've thought about that in the context of Baguette's needs for several years now. I don't know that we'd be able to leave California, because although nearly all states have autism mandates, the services covered vary widely. We aren't willing to consider my brother and his wife as potential guardians--not because of anything to do with them as people, but because they live in Texas, and Texas is already doing a poor job of providing special education. We can't risk putting Baguette in that kind of tenuous situation.Tragic Sandwichhttp://www.tragicsandwich.comnoreply@blogger.com