All_Pro_Bills

The story of this high risk, low probability of success mission sounds totally implausible.

I think it can be looked at other ways too. Many see a small but vocal fringe sub-culture attempting to impose their cultural and social norms on the entire society that follows a different set of social rules. Truthfully, look at the norms and customs of trans culture and tell me a society based on those norms and customs is going to stand up to the Russians and Chinese. These are damaged and fragile people but their also free to pursue their own course. But as a standard for any culture its a losing proposition.

That's seems like a reasonable position but my understanding is literature being "banned" is based on it being accessible by children and not on the basis or belief its unsuitable for adults. Correct me if I'm wrong. I also don't see this as a "MAGA" specific issue. Parents of children across the political landscape don't want their children exposed to adult and sexually explicit materials. That seems reasonable too. Saying its MAGA sounds like an attempt to marginalize objections.

Everyone has their obsession. Why are self-identifying progressives obsessed with sexualizing somebody else's young children and then presenting adults that drive and support this obsession as victims while automatically demonizing people objecting whenever there's any push back?

What I marvel over is the effectiveness and depth of the network of graters and con artists surrounding the President that provide cover. If a system with a government accountable to its citizens and a free and independent press existed this ruse would not be allowed to continue. Sadly, shielding a weak and ineffective President from the reality fools neither our friends or enemies. And as most ignore the truth and play politics our country grows weaker and weaker both domestically and internationally.

The squirrels in my backyard are smarter than Kamala. For one, they know when a nut is close by. Hint: the nut is Joe.

Check the calendar. It's May 1st, not April 1st.

Given actual death count my common sense says I'll take my chances living in Cheyene Wyoming vs. the South Bronx.

If McDermott plans on utilizing a more traditional 4-3-4 base defense vs. the 4-2-5 nickel the team has employed, then the Williams pick might make sense. An athletic and fast sideline to sideline outside linebacker that could be an occasional and effective blitz option that could immediately start opposite Milano with a more physical MLB between the two. But there isn't a decent MLB option on the roster and the scheme and play calling approaches of the HC/DC for the 2023 season aren't publicly known. Otherwise, I voted Noah Sewell simply because he's a bigger and more physical option all things the same as last year. Williams projects as a special teams player and a backup OLB. With a limited number of picks getting a player that has a high potential to be a starter is a mandatory and unless there's some scheme change planned the pick looks like a swing and a miss to me.

My expectation is the powers inside the party have already decided Biden is out for 2024 and the announcement of a run for a second term is designed to project confidence and not much more. As his capacities have degraded ever further our President is comparable to a ventriloquist dummy. The important question is what person or group is dictating policy. Ironically, people shouting out claiming a concern for democracy aren't the least bit concerned some unelected person who wasn't on the 2020 ballot and received not one vote is playing the role of chief executive and running the WH from the shadows. If that doesn't scream "coup" then what does?

Two can play that game. Track the commies for round up and removal.

I think its because at every opportunity politicians and anti-gun lobbies that have a single minded obsession with disarming every law abiding citizen consistently attempt to amplify the real and imagined threat presented to the public by civilian gun ownership. All while at the same time militarizing law enforcement with all kinds high powered weapons and tactical gear to address threats like parents objecting to unsuitable classroom material being used to teach 5 year olds. Along with ignoring the enforcement of the law against actual criminal behavior while proposing gun control laws that won't deter actual criminals from acquiring and using illegal guns. So don't do anything about real crimes and disarm the public so they can't defend themselves because we won't let the police do the job And as an added bonus, arrest anyone that dares to defend themselves against threats. How maliciously insane are officials that drive that policy?

Tibs believes we're still living in a historical echo of the post Civil War era where black sharecroppers exist and there are no POC that have succeeded in America because racism against their ancestors and gangs of Klan members roam freely across the countryside. People's minds are magically imprinted before birth with a historical mental record of oppression which inhibits their thinking and behavior and prevents them from ever succeeding. So its appropriate to use the universal excuse of racism as a reason for every failure but also appropriate to ignore it in circumstances of success or achievement.

Thinking people need to ask what motive the adults in the room have that they're so obsessed to exploit and rush children into a life changing decision that requires more thought and inspection than they may be capable of at a young age.

Are you sure Joe Walsh is a "real" man?

That's hardly a consensus view but some persist on exploiting statements of one or two people and present it as such.

If you are concerned about Democracy you should be alarmed by an administration deploying State power against any citizen objecting to the policies of the regime or its benefactors and political allies.

Too much of what passes as "news" belongs on the Op-Ed page or at a minimum should include a warning statement. Like "What you are about to read or hear contains opinions plus subjective and anecdotal pseudo data and conclusions, and personal biases of the writer and others intended to communicate a view of the topic which might be different than that produced by only reporting objective facts".

A distinction could be made for Medicare Part A (pays 80% of Hospitalization) as a casual glance at my pay stub reveals my paycheck is debited each pay period for Medicare taxes which is "paying" into the system. Add in that base Medicare covers Part A w/Part B typically requiring a payment or deduction from social security or a monthly payment by the participant, and Part C and Part D provided through enrollment in a Medicare Advantage type plan (which also covers most of the 20% patient responsibility for Part A and Part B) and its hardly free. Compare that to most "social" programs are government transfer payments or subsidies either from general tax revenue or borrowing of which the recipient contributes nothing specifically earmarked for those programs.

Whether I agree or not I typically respect your ideas and thoughts. That said, I think we currently face a disaster scenario because of several choices. I'll call them priorities, First our society and government has prioritized spending on war and consumption over building out and investing in and developing productive capacity. RFK Jr spoke the hard truth recently saying we spend billions blowing stuff up and China is building infrastructure and productive capacity. Guess which might attract more friends? The leadership prioritizes their personal acquisition and maintenance of political power over a duty and obligation to preside over and lead a productive and healthy society. The political establishment is comfortable with substituting handouts for a system of genuine opportunity. The academic and educational systems have prioritized social engineering projects at the expense of teaching time for necessary skills and knowledge for work in the private sector or in some productive public sector occupation. Corporations have no interest in what's "good" for American and along with the government have prioritized support for globalization at the expense of the middle and working classes. Monetary policy has been a God-send for the financial community. More or less sucking up lots of free money while draining the rest of the country dry. Enabling a high concentration of wealth and glutenous consumption among very few individuals and entities (the .1%). I saw it said best recently that to fix the financial system the Federal Reserve must be willing to allow the wealthy to suffer. That I expect isn't in the cards or the plan. There's just no will to change course or adopt any ideas outside the box. I've concluded we're doomed to a crisis the size of which the world has never seen.

I know its a strange concept but at some point both political parties are going to be forced to work together, take collective responsibility for the debt situation, acknowledge you can't consume your way to prosperity by borrowing and stealing from the future, and bring the finances of the US government under control by making some hard choices. Either that or wait for the system to break. The debt party is over and its time to pay the bill but its a reality neither party wants to acknowledge. So at the end of the day they'll just agree to keep going the way they're going until they can't.

I say it's time to play some hardball and shut it down. If there are consequences and sacrifices that come of it, then so be it. Schummer can shove it.

Gen Z hide in safe spaces and are afraid of the dark. They've been conditioned by the educational system to be timid and docile compliant citizens. If they spent 15 minutes of the first 15 years of their lives unsupervised by adults, it would be surprising. Good for the establishment that they'll believe whatever the authorities tell them to believe.

Everything this chap says is in alignment with the doctrine of the fringe anarchists ruling the party which is denial of reality. Part of reality is that admit it or not, any thinking and rational person doesn't believe any of this nonsense.

Conservative and moderate people of reason and logic that haven't figured out you can't negotiate with these left wing anarchist extremists better come to grips with that fact immediately. They're not interested in facts or figures. Or any kind of consensus. Or solving problems for that matter. Just tearing down all existing cultural and social norms and customs. What rational person would pursue policies such as the soft on crime DA's knowing they're releasing hard core repeat felons into the community to do more harm to citizens? They're malicious and intentionally causing violence and chaos. They need to be crushed into dust.