All_Pro_Bills

The problem with that argument is that appeasement or warfare are not the only options. The best option would be negotiating a mutually beneficial peace that addresses the needs and concerns of all parties.

The majority of Americans believe there should be limits on aid. And the issue doesn't poll well as a major concern for prospective voters in the mid-terms. Something like 5% of people polled think Ukraine is a major concern. But you disagree and apparently so does the administration. The problem is this conflict has consequences to the US and the world beyond the desire to support Ukraine and weaken Russia. Its has caused major issues in the energy and food markets. It has consequences for alliances and arrangements between the US and other countries by asking many to put their national interests at risk for no benefit to themselves. It has facilitated what might evolve into a global depression. When these consequences are weighed against the pursuit of the administration agenda a basic cost vs. benefit evaluation makes it clear the trouble is more than its worth. While you might be "all in" on committing an infinite amount of funding and resources for the war an overwhelming majority of Americans are not.

Not just sexually exploiting children. To add, exploiting other people's children. And also, while attempting to use the power of The State to pull it off. The only thing I dislike more then these predators and perverts are the ass holes in the court system and law enforcement that help them.

Tibs is saying we should have a policy of providing an unlimited amount of aid to Ukraine without regards for conditions or consequences or the impact on our national interests, budget, or other needs, and that anyone objecting to this policy or suggesting there should be clear objectives and goals tied to aid should be ostracized and labeled as an ally of Putin as no descent or debate about this can be tolerated by the establishment.

When it comes to women's "rights" issues they'll make waves when they're told to make waves. But when it comes to independently deciding to bump heads with the delusion of men pretending to be women or disadvantaging biological women in sporting events, organizations like NOW are AWOL. And as sowing the seeds of chaos appears to be the goal, attempting to make logical sense of it all and pointing out the inconsistencies and hypocrisies of it all is futile.

Before that comes putting a dress and lipstick on a Turkey for Thanksgiving. I'd pay to see some enlightened social justice dupe attempt that as those birds have sharp claws and a nasty streak. The Ministry of Truth will be issuing instructions on how to safely enjoy an alternative to a holiday that doesn't celebrate the oppressor. Also, the ministry of truth does not recognize Christmas because to do so would be to recognize the existence of an omnipotent God and there can be no more powerful institution than The State in their operating model.

You can never know for sure if the Durham investigation was some sort of misdirection play or a legitimate attempt to investigate actual events and potential misdeeds. As just a couple small fish have been tried and acquitted it appears to be nearing the end. That they never attempted to go after any of the "big" name players regardless of where the evidence pointed is telling. As they are part of the protected class in our two-tier justice system. Quite frankly, Durham knew they were off limits and going after them would have resulted in some official intervention in his investigation and most likely the end of his career. My suspicion all long is that like AG Barr, Durham was another Trojan Horse for the establishment and the investigation was never intended to lead to any convictions. Like the 1/6 committee, its purpose was to provide some drama and entertainment value.

When one of those 10's of thousands of new IRS agents audits you and shines a light up your rear end tell us again how the government "cares". That aside, my problem isn't the process and structure of government. My problem is the people running it. For starters, there's nobody in charge from both parties that's under 70+ years old. They need to retire and get out of the way. Move to Florida and take up flower arranging and sweep the beach for lost coins, take a nap and eat dinner at 4 PM. Second they all take office with few assets and leave millionaires while producing no specific product or providing no services. How does that work exactly?

Daboll is good at reading the room and he set the tone early when he decided to go for 2 against the Titans to win the game rather than take the tie and opt for overtime. It showed the coach had confidence in his team and that's developed into a two-way relationship. It was an early gamble and it worked. He immediately established trust and respect with his players which got everyone believing. He also rewarded guys making plays and preparing hard with game time and opportunities no matter their draft status or play level. In a pretty weak looking NFC conference they seem like a legitimate NFC wild card contender and he seems to have the team pointed in the right direction for the first time in a long time.

What was the Cuban missile crisis about? The Russians crossed the line in the sand by attempting to place ICBMs in Cuba. 90 miles from US territory. Washington found this unacceptable. What is one of the Russian concerns about Ukraine and NATO? Parking strategic nuclear weapons on their border. Moscow found this unacceptable as it crosses a line in the sand they've clearly communicated. Now if your a partisan player on one side or the other you can take the stance of one party being right and the other party being wrong. You can even say that Cuba has a right to do whatever they want inside their country and the US had no justification to object just like you've stated in past posts as a justification for Kiev position and Moscow's illegitimate objections and actions. But if you view the concerns objectively and equally you need to consider both valid or both invalid. You can't pick and choose. Moscow is just doing what Washington did in the '60's and the only difference is Moscow blinked and Washington didn't. I think that's pretty much the point.

You need to kill somebody before you let that happen again. Simply mindboggling. Just unbelievable. That staff has apparently learned absolutely nothing from last year's failure. Only the Bills.

My argument is if you want to achieve some objective and avoid conflict you need to negotiate. As I'm not an expert on Russia affairs or some sort of profiler, I don't know what Putin thinks. But your "we should be able to do what we want" thinking is like the guy that has a 200 foot deep backyard that puts his kids jungle gym and his tool shed 199 feet away from his back door and one foot inside the property line. Placing them about 20 feet from the neighbors back porch while seeing nothing wrong with it. Or one of my buddies neighbors that decided it was okay to divert the water flow into his backyard which floods his yard every time it rains. After all, everyone can do whatever they want! But real life don't work that way. There are actions and reactions and consequences. I've witnessed, or been a party to, situations where somebody thought they could do whatever they wanted and ended up getting the crap kicked out of them. And as far as countries go, I'll wager anyone expressing the idea Ukraine can do what they want will have a slightly different opinion about the Saudi's doing "what they want to do" with regards to lowering oil production levels. One lesson is where you stand depends on where you sit. Life's all about perspective. And our official perspective is governed by our own interests.

Yes, Putin and I are on the same page here. That's your stock virtue signalling answer for anyone you don't agree with. Might I suggest you live in the real world at some point here?

That sounds like the negotiating position of a spoiled child. And I guess that's exactly what Russia is doing too. What they want, right? If you consider the only option to a resolution is force and you're not willing to negotiate or yield any bargaining points to the other party in exchange for getting what you want, which is peace, through a negotiated and mutual compromise, then don't ask.

How? Pledge NATO will not extend membership to Ukraine.

Very well articulated. I see you as somebody that's willing to reason and compromise on almost every topic but that's a hard thing to do when you're mostly engaging in debate and discussion with absolute idealists that are completely invested in their views and aren't willing to alter their position or yield an inch of ground on anything no matter what facts or views you might bring to them. Call me cynical, but I'd also propose that when it comes to the critical issues and actions there's about a 95% consistency in policy and governance between the two major political parties and no matter which party is in charge there's maybe a 5% disagreement on things the power don't really care about. I'd argue the people we elect don't run anything. And their decisions generally are provided to them by the permanent bureaucracy and the powers bankrolling both political parties that call the shots from the background. And nobody dares to shine a light on these characters to expose exactly who's calling the shots and how they benefit at the expense of everyone else. While I support the concepts of democracy I see much of it beyond the ability to elect the candidate of your choice as somewhat of an illusion. Few members of Congress serve the actual interests of their constituents and the citizens they represent and if they do they are most certainly ridiculed and marginalized in some respect by agents in the media and the lapdog political class.

Biden asked the Saudi's to hold off on production cuts until after the mid-terms in order to help the Democrats retain control of Congress in exchange for not pursuing detrimental actions against the Kingdom. MBS said no to the threats. So now there is action to legislate punishment. A quid pro quo deal. Something I recall Trump was impeached by the House for allegedly pursuing. Of course Biden's cast of boot lickers here will not recognize or admit to the comparison.

This time is different. It really is. Because those outsized gains over the past few decades with periodic corrections over the course of time have been driven by consistently lower rates. Rates peaked in the early 1980's at about 20% and have been steadily falling. Supporting higher stock and bond prices. That trend is over. And inflation is not being contained by Fed rate hikes. What will they do? Go to 10 or 11 percent? The way our economy is structured and financialized it can't function at those levels. Time to buy "real" assets.

Gabbard doing the bidding of Putin? Predictable horseshit. That's just the way all the dimwits that can't form a rational argument dismiss any dissent to the government which some of you here have a perpetual hard-on for regardless of how dysfunctional it all is at this point. You're idiots. You know who you are.

So today you're going to lecture us on the virtues capitalism while supporting all of Biden's market interference initiatives?

Reminds me of a 60's comedy movie The Fortune Cookie with Jack Lemon as a cameraman at a Browns game that got plowed into on the sidelines.

One thing I find ironic about Hollywood is that the overwhelming majority advocate and support all kinds of gun control and social justice causes but still work and earn a living in movies that are full of gratuitous gun violence, lots of killings, and blowing stuff up.

OPEC understands that Uncle Joe is no more making Presidential decisions than I am. As such they aren't so much disrespecting him as they are ignoring him and sending the message they prefer to deal directly with whomever it is that the DNC appointed as President rather than the guy elected by the voters.

All sides are spewing propaganda. It's the nature of warfare.

That's a good question. For starters, I don't think the people running the Empire are concerned about how much you or I have to pay for anything unless it threatens their power. And the Saudi's regardless of production levels still adhere to the petrodollar system established under Nixon. Because of this they recycle a lot of US dollars into Treasuries and help fund all the deficit spending while keeping rates fairly low. If the US made a move to end the protection racket I expect China and/or Russia would swoop in and assume that role. The other thing is that military power has its limits and is only one aspect of the Empire's control. The bigger one is financial. Specifically, the US dollar's status as reserve and trade settlement currency. Which facilitates control over the value of money. Control the value of money and you control the price of everything. This has helped plunder third world resource rich countries of their assets while keeping prices "cheap" in dollar terms.