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Absolutely fascinating to watch, and seeing this poser scramble to block the testimony was pretty funny. “Nooooooooooooooooooo”, he was likely doing the math and watching the clock to run it out.

What got you here, I believe, was in large part due to Biden et al going Ultra Left, kicking in doors and raiding houses and seeking to jail his enemies for life. Glad to hear some common sense on the dangerous criminals being deported. As for the impact on the economy if deportations continue, well, I have to go with Americans paying less for eggs through the exploitation of people here in violation of our laws doesn’t leave a warm, fuzzy feeling either.

I'd tell you I'm angered by the reference, but obviously as an aging boomer I was angry before you wrote it.

Bernie Sanders is a d-bag, a guy who has gotten wealthy in govt and serves primarily to scream “Fair share” over and over. Congress will be a better place when this fool retires, at least until the next chump takes his place. I didn’t catch the exchange today, but having watched these things in the past, it sounds like the garden variety open ended gotcha question and the garden variety noncommittal response. 🥱 As for yesterday, I did see that and this crazy haired communist screaming about onesies was about as funny as you see out of this sort of thing. If SNL has a shred of integrity left they’ll do a skit on it this weekend. I also saw the exchange referenced in the meme. Again, classic scripted q and a, the obligatory screaming about yes or no answers, an attempt to answer, and the predictable response. Meanwhile, pharma makes it rain on members of the senate and congress…

It's not political....well, it is, but it isn't...it's human nature. On the bright side, human nature can change. Btw--I grew up in a very nice, blue collar community that was union strong. The vast majority of my friends had parents that were union members (one of both), as were mine. These were everyday Americans trying to figure out how to get through life, and I feel blessed to have had the experiences with them and for the lessons taught. However, by the standards of today, some might be perceived as closed-minded and provincial. The point I'm always mindful of is that then wasn't now, and some of the fiercest critics today would likely have been the most closed-minded and provincial then.

Daz, we've found some common ground here over the past few days and weeks, but if you believe the "GQP" was the only reason the country needed affirmative action/DEI, you haven't been paying attention. The exceptionally powerful labor unions of the past--were they all about diversity and inclusion? Was there outreach to people of color, immigrants from places like Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala? What about Japanese workers--were the unions looking to bring on those people? How about the police departments of the days of old--were they ahead of the curve on this sort of thing? Did they load up on black officers? In democrat strongholds and neighborhoods across the country--were people from different cultures or skin tone accepted and offered a friendly path to assimilation? Come to think of it--was President-emeritus Joe B known for his diversity and inclusion program during his early years in the Senate? The history of our country is the history of civilization--people tend to gravitate toward people who look like them, who sound like them, and who share cultural values with. That was essential to survival, and as a result, employment practices mirrored that philosophy. In that regard, I always felt that affirmative action was a necessary element of the workplace as viewed from a guy who began his career in the mid-1980s. However, I would never fool myself into believing that this was purely a GOP-driven issue--that defies logic.

Thanks--I'll pop over there.

Just wondering your thoughts on how a collision can occur, especially in the area where it happened. Maneuvering aircraft in/around busy air space goes on the pile of things I know nothing about, and the pile is growing.

Andy, it’s silly to reimagine history on this topic. You make it sound as if the Democrat leadership rallied the nation around Trump. That simply did not happen up to, and including comments designed to scare people by then VP candidate Harris. On public officials, please Andy, you’re one of the most decent posters on here imo, but your analysis stops at “they didn’t model perfect behavior”? That’s an absurd understatement. At the time of the mass protests, it was widely accepted that standing within 6 feet of another individual was dangerous. That walking about without a mask on was dangerous. That visiting your family in the house across town was dangerous. That holding the hand of a critically ill loved one as they prepared to depart this life was dangerous. That going to the gym was dangerous, a liquor store less so. Yet..tens of thousands of people traveling the country to march arm and arm was perfectly fine, and a mass inauguration made sense? That’s before we get to dem leaders telling you to hunker down, keep your mouth shut and let people die alone we’re hanging out and partying in defiance of the rules they set in place. You want people to come together as one but fixate on some dopey Fox News reporter and complete it, almost inconceivably write all that off to bad behavior? This was a pandemic of the compliant, and after a while, the compliant started to smell the bs in the air. Pandemic are real, viruses can mutate. We agree. That makes the action of those in leadership positions all the more devastating to the notion of trust in government. Fox News is nothing when compared to what happened on the political level.

It wasn’t a matter of destroyed or not, imo, it’s simply that she has very little credibility left. Between her I’m just Liz from the block and “Imadrink me a beer” moments, her tall takes about dancing with wolves, and the god-awful theatrics today, she brings nothing to the table. When she quizzed the nominee about big pharma money in Washington, the crowd laughed when RFK sarcastically responded along the lines of “Wait…you’re worried about big pharma and me?!”. She was…irrelevant, like milk that’s past its expiration date.

The information disclosed here makes your head spin.

I watched the exchange between Warren and RFK Jr today. Disclaimer: it's the same dog and pony show we see when these things take place, lots of bluster, lots of handwringing, and lots of "ANSWER YES OR NO" and very few yes or no provided. Still, the hypocrisy of rapid fire demand that a nominee publicly declare what they will/won't do or say after they leave office is incredible. When that moron talks about the pharmaceutical cos and their hold on Washington, sitting as a member of a Senate (and their compatriots in the House) quite literally purchased by special interest groups, it makes me want to vomit. What a dull, empty suit she is.

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The Dems had you convinced JB was an intellectual giant with an occasional stutter, and it took an old man imploding live in real time on a nationally televised debate for you to start coming around. Now, you’re suggesting that I should tally RFK Jr’s eye blinks like Count Chocula? I shan’t. I won’t.

I don’t think so, if that was the case he was a shoo-in for democrat nominee to replace JB. That’s your jam!

Just like with everything else in the world, Andy, people make choices everyday. Certain members of my family chose to vaccinate, and in three cases, had significant medical episodes thereafter tied to the vaccine. They survived, but had I to do it all over again--knowing now what I did not know then--I'd support their decision not to vaccinate. I was vaccinated as soon as reasonably possible after Trump made it possible, but if I had to do it again, I'd pass. Given your feelings on Fox News, what are your thoughts on members in key, critical roles of government who spread confusion on how/what/when/why to social distance, mask up and stay apart from family members...then did exactly the opposite. Do you think that lead to adverse consequences--spread the illness and resulted in suffering and death? I would think you would be digsuted and outraged. What about those who supported social justice marches where tens of thousands of people gathered from across the country, to march arm in arm, maskless with no regard for social distancing? Did those people spread the virus, bring it home, expose vulnerable family members to it? Did the virus spread, people become ill, and die as a result? I would think you would be disgusted, and outraged. Joe Biden's inauguration. Maskless, gathered shoulder to shoulder, people celebrating, cheering--doing exactly what the science told us would result in millions of deaths? Are you disgusted and outraged? Focus on Fox News all you want, Andy, it's easier to do than reflect honestly on all the roles played during the pandemic--including the roles played by those you support.

I am. It's talking to Roundy.

Now wait just a minute. Two posts ago, you said these things would be everywhere in 5 years. Then, in your next post, you push it to 10 years? What kind of fat cat investoscam are you trying to run here? Have some decency and change your screen name to @GordonGecko or @SpawnofBernieMadoff right now.

Good luck on this venture! I looked into JOBY when you mentioned it a couple weeks back, interesting concept and story. I actually hope it’s so successful you get rich, and GOP opponent in 2028 determines it’s a threat to the environment and vows to regulate the companies out of existence. That would be epic (though really, good luck Tibsy)!

Not interested. Talk to Roundy.

To be honest, I'm easy on the eyes and there's a homely farmer's daughter at a roadside stand nearby who has taken quite a shine to me. She gives me 15 eggs for the price of 5, though I've never been sure about their marketing strategy of selling "41% OF A DOZEN EGGS" to begin with. You almost always lose one out the side of the waffle carrier.

This guy dressed up like the understudy in Clan of the Cave Bear, walked around the Capitol and walked around without committing acts of violence. He got 41 months for non-violent protests and obstructing an official proceeding. He's no friend to me, I think his plan was foolish, but he's repented and reevaluated his actions. Imo 41 months for all that seems pretty harsh, but thats the way it goes when you get out over your skis. On the flip side--terrorizing fellow members of congress by pulling a fire alarm, obstructing an official proceeding, causing a ruckus, putting lives in danger is all good if you have a grand to pay off the law. Plenty of foolishness to go around, Fergs. I'm not into the censorship, harassment, and exile of people like you are, but I would assume the congressman would exercise better judgement and hold him to a higher standard than the guy dressed up like a yetti on some quest for political enlightenment, thus would hold him to a higher standard, but some folks benefit from the law and others get steamrolled by it. In this case, nothing a cool $1g and heartfelt apology for causing chaos during a vote can't solve. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaal_Bowman On September 30, 2023, while House Democrats were attempting to delay a vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government ahead of a midnight deadline,[citation needed] Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building, causing the building to be evacuated for an hour and a half.[54] Bowman initially claimed that he had set off the alarm by accident, telling reporters, "I thought the alarm would open the door".[55][56] His office released "suggested talking points" for political allies, which reiterated the claim that the alarm was an accident and called some Republicans "Nazis", language Bowman said he had not approved.[57][58][59] Then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy alleged that the fire alarm was a delaying tactic, and promised punishment for Bowman. Other House Republicans suggested measures ranging from censure to expulsion.[60][61] After a Capitol Police investigation, Bowman accepted a deal in which he pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor crime of willfully or knowingly falsely pulling a fire alarm, paid the maximum fine of $1,000, and wrote a letter of apology to police; in exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop the charges against him after three months

Non-liberals were skeptical of the liberal agenda as well, that's life. Take a number and get in line. We'll get to you.

For goodness sake, what's the use of secret memos and special decoder rings if @nedboy7 is out blabbing about the free eggs and gas? We got rats, I tell ya.

I’m a little more dialed into Medicare just based on the reporting over the years. It’s a clustetf#ck of a program rife with fraud and mismanagement and should have been dealt with decades ago. Obviously it helps many, many deserving people as well and they should move quickly to get needed benefits out as quickly as possible. Head Start..no idea about that program but I’d assume there are some serious systemic issues but same story—move quickly to deal with essential benefits to those in need. SNAP, same.