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I was comparing outcomes, and your comments regarding apples, oranges, legal v political were fine. Your comment regarding a “stunt for ignorant” was standard fare from the typical Biden voter who fancies himself enlightened in spite of…well, well, just about everything Joe Biden. You didn’t stop there, though, and shared some graphic mental imagery regarding boot licking. While I have no doubt you would hold court on “apples v oranges”, the question is really would you characterize someone you disagreed with as a boot licker at the office? At a neighborhood block party? When ordering a coffee at Dunkin’? Oh—when working out at the local gym—would you tell the guy on the bench press who lingered a bit to “Get it moving, ya damn boot licker?”. I think you probably wouldn’t. For some reason here, in a silly conversation about political prosecutions in one of the dirtiest and grimiest political places on the planet, you felt it appropriate.

I wasn’t talking about questions on apples v oranges, and of course you know that. It’s all good though, sometimes people surprise you. Have a good night.

Imagine, politics and legal matters entwining for the first time in the history of the world. All I can tell you is you put Jack Smith on this latest investigation, it might lead to a Comey Brennan ‘28 ticket. Not because of legal shortcomings but because of…well, you know. Beyond that, it seems that some of you people are coming a bit unglued and offering some weird comments that didn’t come up when Biden was beating up Medicare and wandering off at summits. Where are your personal standards? Is that how you carry yourself at work when you disagree or have an issue with an admin assistant or paralegal? You accuse them of licking boots? When the headset fails in the middle of a phone call with an important client, are you calling the customer service line and demanding they lick your Gucci loafers? Pull it together.

Or the Jack Smith prosecution. Someone’s always eating something, I guess.

I think his point was to sell outrage, which elevates his profile, which he likely believes directly leads to an opportunity to increase his value as a political observer. It’s usually about the benjamins.

Apologies for offending, but your post came in as more than a bit sanctimonious in a thread where the OP appealed for no bickering. This second post isn't much better, but at least on that one I can understand that what I typed offended/aggravated you. I was mostly just messing around, I certainly have been accused of being sanctimonious, wordy, verbose etc and don't take it personally. In the spirit of the OP, though, it's on me, and I am sorry.

Andy was just reminding others that those who believe in douchey posts have a place in the world, too.

A friend of mine had early onset Parkinson’s, the disease had progressed over several years and I ran into him at a local bank. We talked for a couple minutes and then as I went to meet with the teller, he asked me to give him a little push. I wasn’t sure what he wanted, and he told me once of his issues is he would get stuck from time to time.

We have been assured by supporters of Comey, Brennan and others that if there is nothing to fear, all will be well. I certainly hope no wrongdoing is discovered, and I for one will not be participating any “lock them up” chants, Facebook groups, nor will I purchase any “Lock them up” swag—-bumper stickers, t shirts, hoodies, onesies (Thank you, Bernie!) or the like.

I have no idea what's going on here. Just add it to my tab.

I think Roundy thinks you would first tear down the existing, then rebuild with American steel, then tear down the American steel...to rebuild it more quickly with foreign steel. Iron sharpens iron. At some point, JD, the blame for failure to grasp all this stuff has to fall on you.

He earned the pushback here. I have never understood why any of this was hidden from public view.

Liberal logic says if 15 months was really only 3 months, they would have been on the road to recovery for nearly a year. Imagine that, a year ahead of schedule!

What a creepy, dark turn you consciously chose to take there. Classic neurotic projection. https://www.verywellhealth.com/projecting-7481323 Neurotic projection: This is probably what most people imagine when they think about projecting. This occurs when we credit someone else with undesirable emotions, thoughts, or behaviors. For instance, someone who is being dishonest may believe that those close to them are deceitful. Consider getting help.

Not a deflection, it's a response to inform you of my perspective. There's a difference and you should know that. My initial assumption was that you had me confused with someone else, or that you simply got yourself riled up and lost track of your feelings. Now it seems apparent that you're simply not being truthful. I cannot recall this sort of interaction with you previously, though maybe it's your standard operating procedure with other posters. My belief is when an individual, like you, lies or attempts to spread false stories, it's typically the result of some other upheaval or chaos in their personal life. Perhaps you have issues with a partner---deception, separation, divorced, illness---or some sort of challenge in your career or other legal issues. Maybe a DUI, maybe it's as simple as an inability to meet monthly expenses due to poor household budget management. Or, maybe you've just decided to be a d-bag. Hard to say. Regardless, if you feel better going down this path, and it stops you from kicking your dog or targeting someone else in your life with this type of silliness, that's ok with me.

Community garden?

Obviously, this is why we all tipped the glass to Madame Kamala on election night. It's sort of sad she missed it, bro!

Clinton playing fast and loose with national security is a matter of public record (and to be sure you don't drift off and confuse me with someone else--Clinton was not charged, was never going to be charged, and 55pc of the way through Trump's admins has not been charged). I'm really not certain how you missed that, but you appear grossly misinformed about all that. I'm surprised. DJT played fast and loose with classified material, and I thought that an unforced error on his part. i said that at the time the DOJ was raiding his house. I think he should have returned the classified documents when the Biden DOJ demanded it, knowing full well the democrats would go all out to put him away for life given the chance. he shouldn't have given them the chance, though they likely would have moved anyway. At the same time I was suggesting DJT made a mistake on the classified documents issue, I suggested that the number of high ranking officials in possession of classified documents/material was likely near 100%, and some criticism was thrown my way. A short time later, Joe Biden magically found records from his time as VP and Senator, clearly in violation of the law. In the end, it really just seems like mishandling classified documents was business as usual until it involved Trump. I believe most sensible Americans saw the disconnect, saw the inequity of the Biden DOJ, and pushed many to vote for Trump.

I have never suggested she was, has, or will be charged. Quite the opposite, in fact. You are approaching a cognitive breakdown of Joe Bidenesque proportions.

I can get caught up in a good story like anyone else, but while occasionally curious, I'm almost always cautious. It's been my default for most of my life. Part of the reason I have enjoyed this forum is the exchange of ideas, some mundane, some out there a bit, and I've seen it from both sides of the aisle. I try not to get too deep on things that require major leaps of faith. I'm honestly less impacted by some of the stuff that was shared here (and always enjoyed interacting with DR and the rest of the folks who left), more on some of the crazy #### that passes for "that's just the way we do things in Washington". I know we've beaten it to death...but Trump facing prison and what amounts to a life sentence over concerns about classified documents v Biden taking/securing documents over many years in office (and none with even the question of a President's ability to declassify broadly) and it being a minor speed bump in his political legacy far outshines any thoughts on Epstein and the like.

Those were some good times. I miss 'em!

I am not on Twitter, the format is obnoxious. For many tweets, its akin to hearing your neighbor yammer on at their kitchen table as you walk by their house "Herb" is a no go, at least for now, though one never knows what the future holds. I'm happy to consider your point of view, you've provided insight in the past I found useful, but so far you have incorrectly characterized my position on that issue, called me delusional, and suggested Twitter and/or herb and/or other dark forces have poisoned my mind. Here's what I have: Hillary Clinton played fast and loose with national security. Her biggest supporters acknowledged she was reckless and careless, to say nothing of her fiercest critics. The resulting fallout was quite predictable even without James Comey's statement. Besides insults and conspiracy theories of poisoned minds, what else do you have?

Holy cow. I started the weekend thinking I’m a conservative looking for common sense and efficiency in government and realize I’m a Reichan liberal? What a whirlwind!

All of that is swell…blaming Trump for 4 years of Biden’s presidency, that’s what party loyalists do, they blame the other guy. Still, Biden and by decree, Harris, lost the faith of the American people. Or, at least enough to disagree with your “Trump maybe a little Biden mostly Trump we need more time with Harris” perspective and Trump was elected 47. You must be cranky because of the heat—turn up the AC while you still have it! “Lock her up” was a silly chant, and it had nothing to do with supporting that or not. Unlike most believers in unicorns riding on rainbows, I believe some people are clearly above the law. HRC falls into that camp, though “Lock her up” certainly was a big part of the first Trump win. Don’t blame me for that, Sec, blame Clinton and her people. Blame failure to vet the candidate thoroughly. Complete unforced error, you should know that by now. Take your blinders off, maybe even blame yourself for allowing the same people to select your candidates. And you keep sticking with Joe Biden blathering on about killing Medicare, feigning confusion on how all that classified material got in the trunk of his muscle car, completely mishandling the border, and believing you were instrumental in anointing Harris, who quite inexplicably, was somehow less likable than HRC. Keep rolling with all that, you have really figured out how to keep Republicans in charge. I’ll repeat. If the economy is humming, Team R rolls on and keeps winning. If the economy is in the tank—and Dems will do everything with their power to tank it—-you’ll get your shot again. That’s probably a good thing —-you seem to have a deep bench of god-awful candidates even voters in your own party can’t stomach.

When you stop and think about it, he’s probably not uncorrect. Flip everything around and we could be looking at a completely different outcome in the election. Though, if you flip it back again, we’re back where we started.