One of them would be only slightly worse, but the loser would be better by a larger delta.

It's not a matter of fear. It's a matter of not being able to get the votes. It's not a simple majority to make a major change like that and it should not be.

Or things get fixed at 10x what the actual costs should be because the people who award the contract are paid with part of that excess and it helps them keep the seat that allows them to continue funneling money.

And thank you government for allowing the continued sale of all power to the highest bidder because of your refusal to punish open bribery.

Much like a lot of Tesla stuff it is basically vaporware. There have been few installations and they are insanely expensive even if you already have to replace your roof.

I hate Elon as much as the next guy, but cleaning house at Twitter was long overdue.

Not much of that matters if you can't get 2/3 of the states to get in line with your re-write and we can't get 2/3 of the people to agree on anything. Also, there is a wide swath of opinion between what you call "gun nuts" and what other people call "common sense laws." Very few people are arguing that "any moron with a pulse" should have a gun.

Yes - if you don't hate hate then you are to be hated.