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There isn't any single criteria that Younkin would be judged as behind Biden. If he were the Rep nominee he would destroy him at far greater margins than Trump. Interesting results from the Virginia fifth district Congressional primary yesterday, which was, basically, a Trump vs. other vote.

Always amusing to me that the Russians find it necessary to accompany a very small naval force with a salvage/tug ship. Pathetic, but evidently necessary. If they like Cuba, they are going to hate Venezuela.

There is no mention of the creator being Judeo-Christian, Muslim or any other claim. "Duh" is something you say all the time here, whether specifically or not.

I'm not sure what you are saying, but it seems that you are self expanding what is in the Declaration. What was said was that we are endowed with certain unalienable rights. That among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Re your post, never said anything regarding a jury trial, and never claimed a Judeo-Christian-Muslim god. The text states "creator."

The valley it's in is quite narrow, so quite tricky to get into and out of. Quito, LaPaz and Tegucigalpa Honduras required special qual to fly into, and only the 757.. Great fun, except Tegucigalpa, which I never liked going into.

Ya. It's elevation is 9600' MSL. Also very cheap cost of living there. I used to always pick up a couple dozen roses at $1/dozen. Cargo compartments were always full of flowers for distribution to US florists.

He can't read. He can't walk. He can't remember anything. He repeatedly lies about his accomplishments and experiences. His staff proposes nominees for various important positions that are completely incompetent.

Are you completely incompetent regarding claiming what other's think? I never said a thing about Trump, and I certainly don't view him as an answer. The point is that Biden is diminished to the point of serious concern, and there is no doubt. That emboldens adversaries. That is my point, and resist your undisciplined urges to state what others think.

Note to you. That is precisely what Trump said about these miscreants, many now prosecuted.

The idiotic claim, refuted a million times here, and twice at the actual event, is a sina qua non of an idiot.

This entire discussion of whether Putin would have or would not have done something under Trump is speculative idiocy, as is speculation about nuclear war vis a vis Russia. The fact is that Biden has a decades long history of really bad views on foreign policy, and is totally incompetent and unable, mentally, to serve in the office he holds, which happens to be the most powerful in history. We need to get through this seven months, but it doesn't look good. Either way, anybody who defends his mental capacity is clearly a moron.

As a Virginia resident, I would be very happy with Younkin. Truth told, I'd prefer him over Trump as the head of the ticket. Resume isn't quite filled enough to get there, but he's very good. Sane, relatively young, understands business needs to operate without oppressive gov interference and a host of other things that have served this country well, as opposed to a host of other things in the pipeline that have not.

Basta.

You do this all the time, and it marks you as an idiot. You have misstated a historical claim. You then bring up some other issue that has nothing to do with your false claim. The only thing missing from your usual schtick is a claim of your theory of what other people think.

We've done this before. Your claim is absolute nonsense. Neither history nor truth is in your quiver.

It's a preposterous proposal. We keep all of the land. You don't join NATO. Kind of like the Third Reich proposing to the Allies that they will agree to a ceasefire on June 10 1944 if the Allies cede all lands gained to them to date, and refuse to engage in further alliances that make them one unified force. Sure.

Was this directed at Hunter Biden? Mea culpa. Couldn't resist the softball.

Again Tibs, I am pleased you found it worthwhile. But.....You asserted that there was something in there that there wasn't, and you did that to inject some political thing that was not in that interview. They never said a thing related to politics. They mentioned how the weapons supply would have helped them more if it came earlier. That has been a most obvious point of this whole situation, but they always avoid politics, something you can't do and cheapens the discussion. It is frustrating to bring interesting, well thought out and expressed views into this and many other subjects, and have someone absolutely determine to sully the conversation with an attempt at blatant political nonsense. The reasons the aid was not provided at the earliest time was because of US politics involving far more that aid to Ukraine. It involved border issues and aid to Israel. That is how US politics works.

Simply an idiotic view. Thousands of Americans and Europeans visit South America every day, safely, enjoyably and in confident comfort. Thousands of Americans work there, and have thousands of locals who work for their companies every day. Great place. Glad to have had the experience, myself and my family, including kids, which with friends still goes on. To each his own.,

Great, 'cause I don't give advice, and couldn't care less, so no offense taken. I will make one point though regarding the State Dept's "advice." Companies who operate in that realm have their own security information which is light years ahead of the State Department. My son in law is a State Department Officer with an area of responsibility in this part of the world and shares my view. Regarding things that happen to Americans there, our union website, which is a very active forum gets this stuff from first hand knowledge in hours, and anything that happens is posted and discussed. Again, I have no interest in given anyone here advice about anything.

I'm glad you found it worthwhile. Ward Carroll is excellent and gets excellent guests. He is an ex F-14 RIO, (backseater), Naval Academy Professor and ex editor of Military.com. He gets the real guys, like both Commanders Naval Forces Pacific and Atlantic, Commander Naval Air and a host of others who are front line operators, not media pukes. He gets information on what is going on, ie Houthi missile firings and how they were defended way before the news media, because he "know guys." This guest, Dr. Justin Bronk is, in my view, the most knowledgeable and informative source on NATO air forces and the Ukraine conflict. He was a pilot wannabe, but has a physical issue that disqualified him, so he got into the intel world and now works in the Royal United Services Institute. No bs, just realistic appraisals from guys who know the business and its' challenges.

I have never been a part of any "shady" dealings. There are issues that must be overcome conducting business there, but just as challenging and frustrating is getting goods through customs in Miami. Calling the continent a "no fly zone" is just a gross judgement. There are many wonderful places to visit, and I have been enriched by having friends in those areas, Think what you want.

I simply don't care. I have done what I have done. Been there a billion times, ran a business constructing a 66' custom catamaran yacht and providing all the flooring and cabinets for a 36 unit condo building here, all from Paraguay. I have a view, and I have no interest in changing anyone else's view. Again, no need to convince anyone of anything. Never have.

I didn't say there weren't common sense, practical considerations. I commented because of your claim that this was a "no fly" zone, which is, in my view, a gross exaggeration, and not at all what I experienced over the years. If the discussion ever comes around to doing business in many of those countries, I would have a completely different take, based on personal experience and those of friends. In thirty two years of doing this, I've been the target of pickpocket attempt three times, none successful. Once in Milan, once in Barcelona, (my wife was with me and she had no idea, thus was shocked when I physically responded to end it, until I explained it to her). The other time was in Sao Paulo after coming out of an ATM, but the body language gave it away at about ten feet, and the pickpocket knew I was on to him and turned away. Far worse was Moscow. I was supposed to fly four trips there one month, but after the first two, when my hotel room had been sloppily gone through in my absence, with no serious attempt to hide the action, I traded the last two trips for other ones. Russian visa applications are extremely detailed, and both of us who had answered yes to military service had our rooms gone through. I've taken my wife to Colombia, Montevideo, Uruguay, Santiago Chile, and many times to Buenos Aires. Never worried about it.

For an insightful, realistic appraisal of the F-16 issue, after initial introductions, go to the 14 min mark. The discussion goes on for about ten minutes and points out the reality of the issue,