John, I completely agree with your take on all of this. Seems so, so many adults now have a "childish hypocritical" attitude when it comes to adult topics of any seriousness, from politics to child rearing. I'm 63 yrs old, and raised in a more sensible, critical- thinking, and discerning era I suppose. Shocking, these immature adults need their IQ's evaluated, and to start hitting "the books"--- Education is key.
There's been a team-sports mentality in politics from the very beginning, but never in my lifetime have I seen so many people show such spite for constitutional guardrails and the separation of powers. The Left used to be much worse about this, but the Right has since pulled even (at least). Not a good trajectory at all.
John, yes I believe you. Problem with that is it leaves too much room for both sides to go ahead and throw the bombs in the room, step back and shout 'look what they just did!'; each side just as guilty as the other at this point. Ughhh.
National security is the number one responsibility of any President. At the very least, why Didn’t Biden deport the KNOWN criminal illegal immigrants just as Trump is presently doing. You can’t be so ideological driven that you compromise the safety of our country.
I think Donald Trump is a better person than you think he is, but I can understand your position; especially when many of these insurrectionists give the "sieg heil" salute, a direct threat to to Jews everywhere; including me, I'm half Jewish by race, but was raised "gentile"-Catholic, as I was adopted when my "gentile" (I assume Catholic) mother gave me up for adoption. That was in 1949, after WWII. Were my mother and father forbidden to marry? On both religious sides. The Jewish religion at that time was as forbidding of intermarriage between the faiths as the Catholics were; let alone the "protestants". And I don't have the fear of a gentile president who has constituents who throw the "sieg heil" salute as those of the Jewish faith and race do. It's part of the Jewish consciousness, I believe. But I can certainly understand a Jewish person by race and religion who does.
I have two nephews who joined the American Nazi party. That's over as they participated in the George Floyd riots as well as the J6 riots. (Although they'll never admit to such.) One (George Floyd riots) did time. The other (J6 riots) can't get a job. The J6'er has two kids. His wife now is their sole support. I'm sure she never imagined this situation when she tied the knot with him.
As for President Trump, I certainly want him to preside as President fairly and question him not reviewing cases where violence against the cops were involved. For the simple reason you need law enforcement on your side. And Pete Hegseth is definitely not the best choice for Secretary of Defense. But to say Trump picked Hegseth only because he saw him on Fox News I think is a little too dismissive of the President. He didn't pursue Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, but picked Pam Bondi instead. And the blanket pardon of J6er's BECAUSE IT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP will have to do. They served four years in a Federal Pen. Would these goons, if they had a national consensus and an Adolph Hitler in office murder ten million Jews? I'd say so. But Donald Trump is no where near Adolph Hitler I feel after reading "Rise and Fall ... "
AND, the sticker for me is; what has Donald Trump done that the Democrats and Joe Biden hasn't done. In Minnesota, the George Floyd rioters ON THE LEFT were allowed to burn down the police station. (While my older nephew I'm sure did time for painting Nazi swastikas on the windows of immigrant businesses.) And Hunter Biden's laptop ie. the grift. Anything a Democrat does is okay by the press. And we still don't know if the Afghanistan withdrawal and the open border during Biden's Administration were bought and paid for; along with the war in Ukraine (not the Burisma bribe.) When Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin, Putin said that three months into the war, Ukraine and Russia were at the bargaining table and Joe Biden nixed it by sending the then English Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the bargaining table to end any peaceful solution as Joe Biden didn't want the Russian secessionist in eastern Ukraine to be part of Russia again. Voila, billions of dollars to Ukraine from the US to support the war in Ukraine. Was that also bought and paid for?
>>But to say Trump picked Hegseth only because he saw him on Fox News I think is a little too dismissive of the President.
I don't think it's dismissive at all. There are literally millions of veterans in this country who are objectively better qualified to be Defense Secretary than Pete Hegseth. Hegseth being on Fox News, and having a certain look (this is according to Trump's own people), is why Hegseth was chosen.
As of now, 19 Fox News hosts, commentators, and other Fox personnel will have roles in the second Trump administration. There were several in his first term as well. Fox is a hunting ground for Trump filling government positions.
>>He didn't pursue Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, but picked Pam Bondi instead.
He DID pursue Matt Gaetz. He nominated him and very much wanted him to be his AG (despite knowing he was a totally unqualified sleaze). What happened is that enough Senate Republicans behind the scenes told Trump they couldn't vote for Gaetz after the House Ethics report (with probably some of them promising to rubber-stamp Trump's other nominees if Gaetz was pulled). Trump eventually caved, and looked for someone else.
>>And the blanket pardon of J6er's BECAUSE IT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP will have to do.
You're justifying Trump pardoning 1,500+ January 6ers because he campaigned on doing so? He should have never campaigned on it, and he should have never done it.
>>But Donald Trump is no where near Adolph Hitler
I've never compared Trump to Hitler.
>>the sticker for me is; what has Donald Trump done that the Democrats and Joe Biden hasn't done.
Tried to overturn an election, and directly provoked an insurrection.
I'm totally on board with all kinds of criticism regarding the fecklessness of Democratic leaders during the 2020 summer riots, but what Trump did is different.
>>And we still don't know if the Afghanistan withdrawal and the open border during Biden's Administration were bought and paid for; along with the war in Ukraine (not the Burisma bribe.) When Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin, Putin said that three months into the war, Ukraine and Russia were at the bargaining table and Joe Biden nixed it by sending the then English Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the bargaining table to end any peaceful solution as Joe Biden didn't want the Russian secessionist in eastern Ukraine to be part of Russia again. Voila, billions of dollars to Ukraine from the US to support the war in Ukraine. Was that also bought and paid for?
None of this makes any sense, Mary, and I hope you would know better than to listen to Tucker Carlson and Vladmir Putin on anything. Both Trump and Biden wanted to pull us out of Afghanistan, and Putin wants to conquer Ukraine. He started this war, which he had planned for years. It was entirely of his making, and he was never looking for a "peaceful solution" other than the total victory of absorbing Ukraine back into Russia. He could end this all tomorrow by pulling out. 90% of U.S. funding for Ukraine never leaves the United States. It goes toward replenishing our own arsenal as old military equipment is shipped to Ukraine.
Biden and Johnson aren't the bad guys on Ukraine. Neither is Zelensky. Putin is.
She is a RINO with no spine and a lackey. The fact that you back up her nonsense and your specious reasoning makes me wonder about your cognitive abilities and your reasoning. What is "good for the goose is also good for the gander." or is it forgiveable that the previous buffoon in office of the Prez, got away with everything and bribery too. And that all the 4 years of disgrace are forgiveable, too. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ...
As a paid subscriber I sometimes must question my own judgement as to where I spend my money..Sometimes I really need to question it.
David, neither Bernie nor I are here to tell you or anyone else exactly what they want to hear.
Unlike many in the realm of political commentary, we tell you what we actually believe, and we base our views on facts.
I'm not a big fan of Murkowski either, but I am a big fan of the U.S. Constitution, and the job of a U.S. Senator is not to serve as a rubber-stamp for a president.
Edit: And David, I'd be interested in hearing what about my "reasoning" you fight faulty, or indicative of a loss of cognitive abilities. Or is it just that I don't share your strong contempt for Murkowski?
She has no spine? It seems to me a spineless politician would simply vote with her party. It takes courage to stand up for what you actually believe in. And yet you think she is spineless because she doesn't think Pete Hegseth is a good choice for SoD, and had the temerity to vote accordingly? As Bill O'Rielly often says - you need to get some fresh air.
"...is it forgiveable that the previous buffoon in office of the Prez, got away with everything and bribery too. And that all the 4 years of disgrace are forgiveable, too. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ..."
What is "everything" and where's the evidence that President Biden is guilty of bribery? Bill O'Reilly had Republican Rep. James Comer on his show - Comer headed the Congressional investigation into the alleged grift or bribery by President Biden. I think Rep. Comer went on O'Reilly's show to hawk his book about the evidence he claims he and his subcommittee found. He claims to have proof that President Biden was on the take from Hunter's China schemes. But O'Reilly failed to ask Rep. Comer why he and his subcommittee didn't push for impeachment.
But why didn't he and his committee do their duty to push for impeachment. After all, the constitution of the U. S. clearly states: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, BRIBERY, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." (Emphasis added.) Bribery is explicitly stated as an impeachable offense! Of course, O'Reilly didn't hold Rep Comer's accountable for what Comer said. Why should he? After all, Rep. Comer's allegations were too good to probe. If O'Reilly had probed the allegations, his emotion-laden notions might be sullied.
John, I completely agree with your take on all of this. Seems so, so many adults now have a "childish hypocritical" attitude when it comes to adult topics of any seriousness, from politics to child rearing. I'm 63 yrs old, and raised in a more sensible, critical- thinking, and discerning era I suppose. Shocking, these immature adults need their IQ's evaluated, and to start hitting "the books"--- Education is key.
Hi Sharon.
There's been a team-sports mentality in politics from the very beginning, but never in my lifetime have I seen so many people show such spite for constitutional guardrails and the separation of powers. The Left used to be much worse about this, but the Right has since pulled even (at least). Not a good trajectory at all.
John, yes I believe you. Problem with that is it leaves too much room for both sides to go ahead and throw the bombs in the room, step back and shout 'look what they just did!'; each side just as guilty as the other at this point. Ughhh.
Contrarians in the opposition party are heroic while contrarians in your own party are traitorous.
Funny how that works.
National security is the number one responsibility of any President. At the very least, why Didn’t Biden deport the KNOWN criminal illegal immigrants just as Trump is presently doing. You can’t be so ideological driven that you compromise the safety of our country.
I think Donald Trump is a better person than you think he is, but I can understand your position; especially when many of these insurrectionists give the "sieg heil" salute, a direct threat to to Jews everywhere; including me, I'm half Jewish by race, but was raised "gentile"-Catholic, as I was adopted when my "gentile" (I assume Catholic) mother gave me up for adoption. That was in 1949, after WWII. Were my mother and father forbidden to marry? On both religious sides. The Jewish religion at that time was as forbidding of intermarriage between the faiths as the Catholics were; let alone the "protestants". And I don't have the fear of a gentile president who has constituents who throw the "sieg heil" salute as those of the Jewish faith and race do. It's part of the Jewish consciousness, I believe. But I can certainly understand a Jewish person by race and religion who does.
I have two nephews who joined the American Nazi party. That's over as they participated in the George Floyd riots as well as the J6 riots. (Although they'll never admit to such.) One (George Floyd riots) did time. The other (J6 riots) can't get a job. The J6'er has two kids. His wife now is their sole support. I'm sure she never imagined this situation when she tied the knot with him.
As for President Trump, I certainly want him to preside as President fairly and question him not reviewing cases where violence against the cops were involved. For the simple reason you need law enforcement on your side. And Pete Hegseth is definitely not the best choice for Secretary of Defense. But to say Trump picked Hegseth only because he saw him on Fox News I think is a little too dismissive of the President. He didn't pursue Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, but picked Pam Bondi instead. And the blanket pardon of J6er's BECAUSE IT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP will have to do. They served four years in a Federal Pen. Would these goons, if they had a national consensus and an Adolph Hitler in office murder ten million Jews? I'd say so. But Donald Trump is no where near Adolph Hitler I feel after reading "Rise and Fall ... "
AND, the sticker for me is; what has Donald Trump done that the Democrats and Joe Biden hasn't done. In Minnesota, the George Floyd rioters ON THE LEFT were allowed to burn down the police station. (While my older nephew I'm sure did time for painting Nazi swastikas on the windows of immigrant businesses.) And Hunter Biden's laptop ie. the grift. Anything a Democrat does is okay by the press. And we still don't know if the Afghanistan withdrawal and the open border during Biden's Administration were bought and paid for; along with the war in Ukraine (not the Burisma bribe.) When Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin, Putin said that three months into the war, Ukraine and Russia were at the bargaining table and Joe Biden nixed it by sending the then English Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the bargaining table to end any peaceful solution as Joe Biden didn't want the Russian secessionist in eastern Ukraine to be part of Russia again. Voila, billions of dollars to Ukraine from the US to support the war in Ukraine. Was that also bought and paid for?
Hi Mary.
A few things:
>>But to say Trump picked Hegseth only because he saw him on Fox News I think is a little too dismissive of the President.
I don't think it's dismissive at all. There are literally millions of veterans in this country who are objectively better qualified to be Defense Secretary than Pete Hegseth. Hegseth being on Fox News, and having a certain look (this is according to Trump's own people), is why Hegseth was chosen.
As of now, 19 Fox News hosts, commentators, and other Fox personnel will have roles in the second Trump administration. There were several in his first term as well. Fox is a hunting ground for Trump filling government positions.
>>He didn't pursue Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, but picked Pam Bondi instead.
He DID pursue Matt Gaetz. He nominated him and very much wanted him to be his AG (despite knowing he was a totally unqualified sleaze). What happened is that enough Senate Republicans behind the scenes told Trump they couldn't vote for Gaetz after the House Ethics report (with probably some of them promising to rubber-stamp Trump's other nominees if Gaetz was pulled). Trump eventually caved, and looked for someone else.
>>And the blanket pardon of J6er's BECAUSE IT WAS A CAMPAIGN PROMISE BY PRESIDENT TRUMP will have to do.
You're justifying Trump pardoning 1,500+ January 6ers because he campaigned on doing so? He should have never campaigned on it, and he should have never done it.
>>But Donald Trump is no where near Adolph Hitler
I've never compared Trump to Hitler.
>>the sticker for me is; what has Donald Trump done that the Democrats and Joe Biden hasn't done.
Tried to overturn an election, and directly provoked an insurrection.
I'm totally on board with all kinds of criticism regarding the fecklessness of Democratic leaders during the 2020 summer riots, but what Trump did is different.
>>And we still don't know if the Afghanistan withdrawal and the open border during Biden's Administration were bought and paid for; along with the war in Ukraine (not the Burisma bribe.) When Tucker Carlson interviewed Putin, Putin said that three months into the war, Ukraine and Russia were at the bargaining table and Joe Biden nixed it by sending the then English Prime Minister Boris Johnson to the bargaining table to end any peaceful solution as Joe Biden didn't want the Russian secessionist in eastern Ukraine to be part of Russia again. Voila, billions of dollars to Ukraine from the US to support the war in Ukraine. Was that also bought and paid for?
None of this makes any sense, Mary, and I hope you would know better than to listen to Tucker Carlson and Vladmir Putin on anything. Both Trump and Biden wanted to pull us out of Afghanistan, and Putin wants to conquer Ukraine. He started this war, which he had planned for years. It was entirely of his making, and he was never looking for a "peaceful solution" other than the total victory of absorbing Ukraine back into Russia. He could end this all tomorrow by pulling out. 90% of U.S. funding for Ukraine never leaves the United States. It goes toward replenishing our own arsenal as old military equipment is shipped to Ukraine.
Biden and Johnson aren't the bad guys on Ukraine. Neither is Zelensky. Putin is.
She is a RINO with no spine and a lackey. The fact that you back up her nonsense and your specious reasoning makes me wonder about your cognitive abilities and your reasoning. What is "good for the goose is also good for the gander." or is it forgiveable that the previous buffoon in office of the Prez, got away with everything and bribery too. And that all the 4 years of disgrace are forgiveable, too. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ...
As a paid subscriber I sometimes must question my own judgement as to where I spend my money..Sometimes I really need to question it.
Respectfully.
David, neither Bernie nor I are here to tell you or anyone else exactly what they want to hear.
Unlike many in the realm of political commentary, we tell you what we actually believe, and we base our views on facts.
I'm not a big fan of Murkowski either, but I am a big fan of the U.S. Constitution, and the job of a U.S. Senator is not to serve as a rubber-stamp for a president.
Edit: And David, I'd be interested in hearing what about my "reasoning" you fight faulty, or indicative of a loss of cognitive abilities. Or is it just that I don't share your strong contempt for Murkowski?
She has no spine? It seems to me a spineless politician would simply vote with her party. It takes courage to stand up for what you actually believe in. And yet you think she is spineless because she doesn't think Pete Hegseth is a good choice for SoD, and had the temerity to vote accordingly? As Bill O'Rielly often says - you need to get some fresh air.
Yeah, the "no spine" criticism makes zero sense.
"...is it forgiveable that the previous buffoon in office of the Prez, got away with everything and bribery too. And that all the 4 years of disgrace are forgiveable, too. WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ..."
What is "everything" and where's the evidence that President Biden is guilty of bribery? Bill O'Reilly had Republican Rep. James Comer on his show - Comer headed the Congressional investigation into the alleged grift or bribery by President Biden. I think Rep. Comer went on O'Reilly's show to hawk his book about the evidence he claims he and his subcommittee found. He claims to have proof that President Biden was on the take from Hunter's China schemes. But O'Reilly failed to ask Rep. Comer why he and his subcommittee didn't push for impeachment.
But why didn't he and his committee do their duty to push for impeachment. After all, the constitution of the U. S. clearly states: "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, BRIBERY, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." (Emphasis added.) Bribery is explicitly stated as an impeachable offense! Of course, O'Reilly didn't hold Rep Comer's accountable for what Comer said. Why should he? After all, Rep. Comer's allegations were too good to probe. If O'Reilly had probed the allegations, his emotion-laden notions might be sullied.