All_Pro_Bills

I think you're an idealist that can't see the grey areas between your black and white view of these conflicts.

So now its "America right or wrong". That was a catchy slogan from the time of a past conflict. But now the same people expressing contempt and horror over the "nationalist" MAGA based themes of the previous administration, accusing them of being xenophobic Nazi's and other things, are embracing the idea that everyone toe the line without question and blindly pledge their unwavering support for the administration while also admonishing anyone that has the audacity to criticize the bumbling Biden administration then accuse them of supporting the enemy? Thar's quite a 180.

Yes Putin is a bad man. But that doesn't change the reality that he just Beech slapped Biden and his bumbling administration. That version of the story is just not acceptable to the establishment and an expectation of even lower approval ratings and a distinct chance of a November rout in the mid-terms seems likely. So the big question is when does the consensus narrative shift away from discussing responses to the old stand by of blaming the Trump administration for failure to act during his term which left Biden in a precarious no-win situation? And thereby absolving Joe of any blame or accountability. Watch for clues during the rehearsed White House press conference Q&A session where Peppermint Patty receives the softball question planted in the media room with an answer that will signal to the media to initiate this story line. You can set your watch to this, guaranteed.

People with the "wrong" views criticizing the government can expect a knock on the door from government thugs and accountants. With the determination of what the "wrong" views are at the discretion and whim of government officials. Note to Canadian truckers. There are good jobs openings in the States.

From an investing type site called AdventuresInCaptialism.com where the writer boils it down to simple language from an economic perspective. "Biden tried to screw with Putin. Putin showed Biden that geopolitics is a game that only adults should play. Ball is now in Biden’s court after Putin snagged 2 provinces that absolutely no one else wanted. What can Biden do? Maybe he can issue some more sanctions? Maybe he goes and cries to the UN?? He’s not going to start a war over these provinces. Biden has been had. What happens when the sanctions hit?? Ask yourself, where do palladium, nickel, natural gas, oil, uranium, grain, fertilizer and a bunch of other goods we depend upon come from?? Yeah, the guys that Biden wants to sanction. What do you think sanctions do to inflation? There’s an election coming up in November and it already looks like Biden gets steamrolled. Does he want to make it even worse?? Literally no one in Europe wants any part of this train-wreck that Biden started. They all need Putin’s energy far more than they need our politics. As you can guess, these sanctions are going nowhere. We need these goods, and Europe needs the gas even worse. Inflation is already roaring. There is no Biden plan from here. He never had a plan."

Cavuto revealed he had two immune compromising conditions, previously cancer and now MS.

Nice try. Isolating pockets of resistance to the left's agenda and control which you blow up and magnify into some systemic threat. Illogical speculation and factually unsupported. But when has that ever stopped you from invoking Trump?

So I think I hit the nail right on the head here!

The reality is the modern American left has adopted the tactics and methods of historical fascist regimes while deluding themselves into believing they're cause is justified by the pursuit of social good. Demonizing and persecuting their political opposition and causing harm to them as they accuse their victims of using the very same tactics they employ. Nefarious practices employed by the left for "good". Same as Hitler, right? Purging the unfit, making a better society for the Reich. In this case of current day, making America better by purging the ideological unfit. Now you may object to that description and comparison and accuse those on the right of such behavior but that argument is empty. Because the left controls almost every institution and organization of society so its hard to reconcile their world view as victims when they are the establishment with almost total control over society. The left controls the government, the media, corporations, everything. What does the right control? Mostly legions of powerless individuals assembling into citizen groups that are demonized by the left.

If I remember correctly, wasn't Crimea annexed under Obama's watch? What excuse do you have consistent with your standing up to bullies theory? I responded appropriately to your dumb question with a comparable answer.

I wish you hadn't reminded me of that. I had completely repressed that memory. Now its back to counseling! LOL Thx. I'll check that out.

So you think we should without giving it any thought fight all wars regardless of consequences or costs?

When I do a search for "Canadian politicians homes attacked" I don't find anything other than some items in the past. Do you have any links to recent reports? Thx..

Avoiding new foreign wars is not isolationism.

Both China and Russia are problems for the US establishment but its one thing at a time here. After sleeping on it overnight I've concluded the Biden administration achieved through this situation, while not the best-case full Russian attack scenario, exactly what they were looking for in Ukraine. Anyone suggesting they were "tying to stop a war" isn't paying attention to the big picture. The objective was to provoke a military response from Russia. Stopping a war, resulting in peace and some negotiated settlement would have allowed Russian plans for economic integration with Europe to continue uninterrupted. And whether it's 1 year, 2 years, 5 years, or even 10 years sooner or later American interests would find themselves excluded from the head table for setting European policy. It seems pretty clear certain countries, Germany and France in particular, want the US out of their backyard. But after yesterday taking that stance and advocating for integration and cooperation with Russia might be politically dangerous. At least for a while until this all blows over. And now Putin's plans are on pause and its not clear exactly where things go from here with sanctions and other possible consequences. That's priority one for the US establishment, keep control of European policy. Priority number 2, contain Russian interests. Good here on both counts. For most intents and purposes these provinces were already under Russian control and recognizing their independence (did they even declare their independence or did I miss that?) is just a formality. But all the support and weaponry supplied by the US served its purpose. It emboldened anti-Russian elements inside Ukraine to use those weapons to disrupt the balance of power that kept relative peace in the region. With these new resources it would have been a matter of time before the two provinces were brought under the control of Kiev. So Putin was forced into the choice of losing control of these regions or directly intervening. So he pulled the trigger on the independence recognition ploy which he'll argue provides pretext for sending forces into Eastern Ukraine. To keep people "safe". Expect lots of rhetoric out of Kiev but not much military action over time. I'm sure they're completely cognizant they traded these two republics for US support and assistance. How sanctions hurt US consumers is unclear but they will hurt Europeans more. US financial markets while down don't appear too concerned by looking at the futures action. Down but not down dramatically, gold up over night but giving up those gains and into the red by about 10 bucks. Oil is the market reacting badly with crude prices up around $3.40 as I write.

Because they'll all too stupid to figure out anything for themselves, just follow all the official narratives, and they support authoritarian policies because they're under the impression that the elite politicians and billionaires pushing these dictatorial and anti-democratic initiatives curtailing freedoms are going to reward them with some socialist utopia for their support. But like Hitler disposed of the Brown Shirts when it was required to gain commitment for his taking control of the government in the night of the long knives the elites are going to literally bulldoze the lefties into a big hole and cover it with dirt when the time comes. Like I said, they're stupid.

The fascist authoritarian fake liberals are incredibly stupid. And they love them some violence against defenseless ordinary citizens. But them girly men like Justin T. hide behind mama's skirt to avoid a fair fight.

No matter how absurd it might be, I'm still looking for any kind of explanation why the U.S. border with Mexico doesn't matter but the Ukraine border with Russia does matter?

All this evidence from a letter provided by an anonymous source sent to the Post signed by some guy named V Putin mailed from an address in Langley Virginia. I wish all the girls I knew in High School were as gullible as you are when it comes to believing anything and everything the government puts out. And newsflash: The focus has turned from the whole of Ukraine to the two breakaway provinces in the East. There are several scenarios that can emerge from this but a military occupation of Ukraine seems out of the realm of possibility.

That seems like the most likely scenario at the moment. We should know more in a couple hours time. The spin will be to provide assistance to the ethnic Russian population in their bid for autonomy from Ukraine. Then Putin will describe it as a battle between the Ukraine's central government and the newly recognized independent provinces. Not a war between Ukraine and Russia. Whether the US plays this as an "invasion" scenario or something else isn't clear.

I don't think there's anything wrong with the government. There's nothing wrong with our legal system or the Constitution. Or the institutions of government, the three branches, or the departments which comprise the executive branch. The system works fine. The vast majority of Federal workers operate with the best of intentions. The problem is there are way too many incompetent and malicious characters in leadership positions both elected and appointed as provided by the political parties. Voters have become less knowledgeable even as more information, facts, and data become available. My assessment of the last 4 administrations, Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden are all complete duds and all belong in the bottom tier of Presidential administrations in US history. For starters Bush was a liar and an intellectual simpleton, Obama was a fake and a divider, Trump was a buffoon and lacked any real administrative skills, and Biden is simply mentally impaired and it should be obvious to anyone that has a pulse that somebody else is running the country. Even the administration of William Henry Harrison was better than any of them and he died after just 31 days in office. Truth is our leadership in the 21st century just sucks. Add in the media which by default lies about everything and its no wonder we live in a contentious and divided house.

So you think applying critical thinking by questioning constantly wrong predictions that seem incredulous is equivalent to siding with the enemy? Now that's pathetic. I don't think any invasion is coming, and I never did believe it. Know your friends but know your enemies better. I just don't see any strategic advantages for the Russians that would require them to show their hand. At least just yet. I believe the true intelligence assessments provided by experts at the Pentagon and US intelligence agree with me. I also think much of the US bombast is designed to make Biden appear tough and effective for domestic political consumption. I think the administration and the media are generating a lot of drama. Contrast it to the talk out of other governments involved, including Ukraine itself. In summary, I'm forming my own conclusions. You might try it. You might find it enlightening and an eye-opening experience not to fall into line with the official narrative all the time. And late last night Biden and Putin agreed to a sit-down orchestrated by Macron. It appears another prediction of imminent attack is DOA.

If we've learned one thing from all of this is that liberal intellectual fake socialists hate and have complete disdain for real-life working people. Which if I'm following the ideology correctly are one of the primary beneficiaries of such a system. It could be they can't relate to the working class because most of them have never done a day's hard labor growing up in protected upper class and upper-middle class households. Regardless, they're a bunch of useless parasites that produce nothing but suck up a lot of resources relative to their value.

Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

It's like US intelligence services are right there in the command bunker with Russian military commanders. What's beautiful about it all is none of these reports can be verified or falsified. So, if it's not today then its tomorrow. Or as the weather guy on the news said tonight. It might rain and snow on Tuesday, or start as rain and turn to snow, or start as snow to rain, or stay all rain, or stay or snow, or mixed precipitation or we might not have any precipitation, or the Russians might attack on Monday and if not maybe on Tuesday. Tune in Tuesday night for an update.