I doubt the sanctuary designation is intended to--or will--stop the investigation of actual crimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
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I doubt the sanctuary designation is intended to--or will--stop the investigation of actual crimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
What Ldahl actually meant when he wrote this:Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
OMG. OMG. OMG. THERE IS FISCAL LUNACY GOING ON IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW. LUNACY I TELL YOU. BECAUSE I HAVENT GOTTEN A NEW RICH PERSON TAX CUT IN FIVE YEARS. THE FACT THAT MY BELOVED AND FOREVER DEAD PARTY TRIED TO OVERTHROW THE ****ING GOVERNMENT IS A TRIFLE IN COMPARISON TO THAT. VOTE FOR THE TRAITORS SO I CAN HAVE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS IN MY BANK ACCOUNT BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE MATTERS TO ME.
Priority is money…. country be damned.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Your characterization of positions of people who sometimes vote Republican is just ridiculous.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
Let’s take the issue you keep harping about which is granted, a VERY BIG DEAL. The insurrection of January 6 was a nightmare situation. Please know that The Republican Party did not plan it or execute it. The reaction by some Republicans to this debacle is disappointing to be sure. But idiots who carried it out are being prosecuted. I think Donald Trump had much to do with it to inspire it if not make it happen. The country needs to kick Donald Trump to the curb and move on.
I think you’re right that Republicans actually are in trouble as far as winning elections but probably not from the things you think they’re in trouble for.
How do they fit all that on the stationary?Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
All caps is nice, but this is a post that really cries out for crayon. That way you could draw me with a top hat and monocle.Quote:
Originally Posted by jp1
In the adult world, we have the concept of trade offs. I have no great use for the clowns who want to “make America great again”, but that doesn’t mean I’m willing to open the door to the clowns who want to “fundamentally transform America”. And yes, I think prices doubling every eight or nine years is a big deal. I’m funny that way.
Wasn't it Republican President Gerald Ford who broke out the "Whip Inflation Now" buttons? Inflation has no party.
oh I pretty much agree with you, and I am deeply skeptical of any general “fixes “for the economy, nor do I know what really works in creating a strong or a weak economy. There are certain indicators but I don’t pretend to know them when economists widely differ.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I can only appreciate the black humor of a Presidential driven Congressional bill called Inflation Reduction Act That results in practically the next month huge jumps in inflation. The stock market ain’t happy at all. I haven’t checked out the Dow today. Perhaps I will not look at all for my own peace of mind.
When a president decides he can increase the deficit by as much as a trillion dollars on the most tenuous of legal justifications, I think it’s fairly easy to distinguish the filthy from the merely dirty.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
I don’t see the current populist/nationalist version of the GOP as the best possible vehicle for the conservative movement right now. But I still feel they are the only available bulwark against the madness the Democrats are peddling. Looking at yesterday’s New Hampshire Senate primary, where Chuck Schumer’s PAC spent three million bucks helping the kind of Republican I don’t like defeat the kind I like, I can’t help but think the nonsense and cynicism isn’t all on one side.
I would really like to know what JP has to say about Democratic party funds going to bad Republicans. What’s up with that JP? Or Is that just a lie and it’s not really happening?Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
Seems like that hasn't started yet, so probably has less to do with inflation than 45's budget increases, tax cuts, and pressuring the fed to keep interest rates low, which is where it all started. He overfueled the economy and then got out before the finger pointing started. I wonder if Europe's high rate of inflation can be blamed on politics too or if there is a common unrelated thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
Untrue.. you voted for Johnson who wanted to DRASTICALLY transform America. You voted for trump's minion. You AGAIN speak out of both sides of your mouth! I imagine you will vote for another dastard idiot... Michels.... who advocates AR15s for anyone (even 15 year olds ... saw him say from his own mouth) and here is more of his "law and order" bs. Another trump minion evoking violence. Believe the only thing you need to hear is that they are "republican" and you vote for them. Doesn't matter to you if they want to overthrow the government even.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
ETA... DH did business with Michels years ago and he was a deadbeat just like trump... doesn't pay his bills or leaves people hanging.
https://lacrossetribune.com/news/sta...8cea62d1a.html
He was talking about Ldahl.Quote:
Originally Posted by iris lilies
trump should go the way of hoffa and just disappear.
"When a president decides he can increase the deficit by as much as a trillion dollars on the most tenuous of legal justifications, I think it’s fairly easy to distinguish the filthy from the merely dirty."
I have no idea what you're talking about. President Biden's plan ostensibly reduces the deficit by taxing those who currently skate.
From Whitehouse.gov:
The United States is in a stronger economic position than any other major advanced economy in the world. At the same time, inflation is too high and is putting a strain on working families. The President’s top economic priority is tackling inflation and reducing costs for American families – so we can sustain this historic economic recovery in a way that benefits all Americans.
President Biden has a plan to tackle inflation – by lowering costs that families face and lowering the federal deficit by asking the large corporations and the wealthiest Americans to pay their fair share. Congressional Republicans, led by Senator Rick Scott, have called for a new minimum tax on the middle class – firefighters and teachers – that would mean an average of almost $1,500 less in families’ pockets each year. And, while part of President Biden’s plan to lower costs is to strengthen Medicare by giving it the power to negotiate prescription drug prices, the Congressional Republican plan would put Medicare – in addition to Social Security, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and other critical programs for American families – on the chopping block every five years.
What am I missing?
My daughter was proficient with her AR15 before she was 15 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
Now that is scary! I can see training kids to hunt for food but this type of training is dangerous IMO. These guns should be used for the military only IMO. Crazy in the hands of kids.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
My daughter is a quite decent competitive target shooter.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
https://thecmp.org/competitions/juni...pport-program/
Just what we need. Kids using high powered rifles. Nuts!!!!! What is the purpose of having them know how to shoot these machines? ... military or what has been happening in schools across our nation. No wonder we are having problems. Other weapons can be used to target shoot. This is way overkill (pun intended).
I was talking about the loan “forgiveness” plan, not the “Inflation Reduction Act”.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
Whether the former reduces inflation will depend on whether a delicate scaffolding of assumptions holds true.
And yet I still prefer Johnson over Mandela Barnes, who in addition to the usual menu of left wing foolishness is a bit of a tax deadbeat himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
So the Rich Man's Tax Relief Act was not inflationary, but the Student Loan Forgiveness Act was. What about all the other rich people's bailouts and tax cuts? Seems like a double standard.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
The Trumper candidate for Senate won the primary in purple New Hampshire.
Here the other day, in perhaps the most liberal county in a quite liberal state, our elected fire commissioners appointed someone to fill a vacant seat until the next election for the spot, ~2 years out.
They had only one applicant, after 2 months outreach.
They appointed the sole applicant. Even though community members had pointed out to the commissioners the applicant's public social media pages, which were festooned with QAnon conspiracy stuff, stop-the-steal/patriot posturing, anti-vax/anti-science nonsense, misogyny, anti-LGBTQ posturing, and so forth.
So, there's that datapoint.
Taxes are the least of worries.... again showing money is your priority.... which is laughable since traitor Johnson wants to reduce social security and medicare (or eliminate if he could). I would imagine as a prior cop you need those for your retirement. Shoot yourself in the foot.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
I never said that. I don’t like anybody’s deficits. But I do think the current one’s are especially large. And I really don’t like it when they get created by executive fiat instead of an act of Congress.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
There are any number of reasons to vote against Barnes that have little to do with money. He sneered at the cops the whole time Kenosha was burning while spending taxpayer funds on private security for himself. He supports a law for the de facto federal takeover of state elections. He’s always been a willing pawn of public employee unions.Quote:
Originally Posted by frugal-one
I’m not sure where you got the idea I was a cop. I’m not nearly brave enough or good enough to do that kind of work.
I read this as the Thumper candidate, and got a nice little visual of Thumper saying nice things about everybody.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
The Democrats spent a lot of money in support of Bolduc. Maybe they didn’t get the evil traitor memo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yppej
Thumper is cute.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tybee
I bet you are relieved people put time and effort into the first two extremely important items.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
Perhaps the Governor of Texas or Florida can help you out with a few busloads (free shipping!). What a great virtue demonstration that would be. Why should Martha’s Vineyard get all the glory?Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
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Originally Posted by LDAHL
Our president has encouraged illegal aliens in our country with his policies. That is yet another reason not to vote for him.
If I was employed by him I would not be allowed to use the term “illegal alien “but since I am not in his employment, I can say whatever I like. At the moment, anyway,
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/u...cord-high.html
At the moment, most of our under-the-radar immigrants here come in from Canada, which is an easy row on a foggy night.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL
Since the 1800s, this has been a human-trafficking route, due to being right on the border and having plenty of natural advantages to nautical smuggling. (On edit: and well before the 1800s - the Haida used to raid the area regularly to take slaves.)
See, you think you are joking, but you wouldn't believe how much energy was spent on those two.Quote:
Originally Posted by flowerseverywhere
For instance, the initial attempts at the "Nuclear Free Zone" legislation would have prevented smoke detectors, some medical diagnostic equipment, and some of the toys I have in my lab from being allowed. And would have eliminated the possibility of ever installing one of the clever new micro-nuclear power generation facilities. Meanwhile, functioning nuclear reactors and live nuclear weapons transit our county waters almost every day.
(I'm also pretty sure birds from the mainland manage to bring over GMO seeds in their travels, as they don't have to deal with the checkpoint....)
You don’t need to worry about that anymore. I hear VP Harris has declared the southern border secure. I’m sure she can do the same for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
No one is encouraging illegal immigration--unless you consider humane treatment of humans seeking asylum "encouraging." Many people have pointed out that our border policy hasn't much changed from the Trump/Miller regime, but that doesn't get through the haze of misinformation. We need to robustly fund agencies overseeing immigration, that's for sure.
"However, the accusation of open borders under Democrats holds little weight. The Biden administration has so far admitted the lowest number of refugees in the history of the U.S. refugee program. According to the latest numbers from the U.S. State Department, since 2020, the U.S. has admitted only around 11,000 refugees per year, and that number has barely fluctuated." (Snopes)
I don’t think she was joking.Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
You would think there would be little fall out of a Reproductive Rights Sanctuary City like Saint Louis, but the Catholic Church had some real issues with it because they thought it hampered their ability to hire employees and do a couple of other things perhaps. I don’t know how that worked out. It was just dumb. But I think the ?status of our city still stands.
What then is Daddy Joe doing to encorage more illegal border crossings? I was just this moment reading a headline from New York Times that says this problem is at record high. I don’t have an NYT subscription but I can read the headline.Quote:
Originally Posted by JaneV2.0
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/u...cord-high.html
I believe you’re mixing up concepts. “refugees” are a specific immigration status of persons entering our borders. Those are not the illegals who cross from Mexico, necessarily.
There was a cartoon circulating around the USAF back in the eighties. A group of Soviet generals in a bunker are sitting around a table, and one is saying to the others “No comrades, targeting Chicago isn’t an option. They’re a nuclear free zone.”Quote:
Originally Posted by bae
Neither Johnson or Barnes would be my choice. This is a choice between the best of 2 evils. I would NEVER consider trump's minions such as mega republican traitor johnson or nutjob Michels. How you can vote for someone who tried to overturn the government ... it is beyond comprehension.Quote:
Originally Posted by LDAHL