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Btw, it still amazes me that President Trump has the liberals in a froth over oversight and transparency of secretive agencies like the FBI & CIA. The people who bring you the notion that law enforcent is generally populated by jack-booted storm troopers who hide in the shadows and need to be dragged into the light....are themselves screaming about bringing these issues into the light to let the people decide. It's like they have no value system, and it reminds me of a line from the Charlie Daniel's song "Uneasy Rider". "I had 'em all out there steppin and fetching like their heads were on fire and their asses were catching". Perfect analogy for Trump v libs.

Ah, now it makes sense. The Attorney General investigating a multi-year sting based in part on the wild accusations of a disgraced foreign national, the potential question of fraud being perpetrated on the FISA court, countless Dem politicians providing sound bite after delicious sound bite guaranteeing the American people they have personally seen damning evidence of Trumplusion, which results in the tearing apart of the fabric of America and faith in its government, which ends up with a big fat goose egg on the underlying investigative question---THAT is unAmerican. This guy is a disgrace, a political sociopath who need to be relieved of his duties.

The philosophy outlined here is part of the reason we are constantly dealing with the garbage we get from elected officials of all shapes, sizes and stripes. "I have nothing to hide, I have no problem showing mine to anyone." That's not really the issue. The question really is if your political enemies--people willing to accuse you of sedition, theft, tax fraud, sexual assault, conspiring with foreign governments, spousal abuse, crimes against women and children- had a platform to intimidate you publically day in, day out with no fear of retribution, well what's the fallout of that? By design, it's 100% NOT your business to know what's in the tax returns of another citizen, and in the case of DJT, he was elected by the people to lead the nation after he opted not to release his returns. The fact that his decision to withhold might be a reason you would not cast your vote for him is absolutely your right, and you should proceed accordingly. We are in historic times. We're witnessing the unraveling of a scheme to weaponize the intelligence community and corruption at the highest levels of our government, and ordinary citizens are sitting back and thinking "Well, if they have nothing to hide, what's the big deal?". The disproven allegation of Russian collusion ensnared many, many members of Team Trump and his family. The allegation was not that DJT took a briefcase of cash from Vlad on the midnight train from Milan to Minsk, it was an alleged conspiracy with players inside his family and out. To really analyze this matter, wouldn't we--the people---need to see the tax returns of every family member and every high ranking official in a president's extended circle? And why on earth would we limit the request to 3 years? Certainly, we would not be so foolish to stop at the election, either. I'd think we, the people, would have the right to see the tax returns, family trusts and estate plans post-admin, for the duration for every admin official to make sure our interests are served long after they leave their post. I'd think we would want the from everyone, for the life of the candidate plus, 10 years. I'd think if people have have nothing to hide, they would embrace this type of scrutiny for the greater good. If they choose not to, they should not pursue a career in the public sector, and not be related to someone who does. How do we know those Obama girls have not benefited financially from those pallets of cash sent over to the Middle East? Are we so foolish to believe that only adult children like DJT jr can be co-conspirators or worse, unwitting dupes to a massive scheme to defraud the American people? Or, we could let the appropriate tax authorities do what they do, even for the candidates you might favor and I might despise. I'd think the near-limitless power of the IRS provides a reasonable deterrent to crimes, and after 70+ years on this earth and 50+ in the public eye, I'm thinking DJTs financial situation was looked at prettty thoroughly.

No doubt about it. Life is hard sometimes, and since people raised by their biological parents can struggle, the same applies to adoptive parents and the children who were adopted.

I'd be interested in seeing a study of those individuals given up for adoption to see how the decision emotionally impacted them over the long haul.

It's hard to get the truth out but when you're limited to 30 months, $30 mill, investigatory power the KGB would die for, a 400+ page summary, and a plethora of powerful prosecutors on your payroll. You really need Jerry Nadler aka Jerry Nads aka Jerry Baggy Pants aka Jerry the Fat aka Slimfast Jerry to coax out the detail of what would have been written on pages 401-407.

I nominate reluctant Golf coach LeviF91 for Education Czar.

Wait..It's not? ?

Blitzkrieg and the Frogman look very uncomfortable in this shot. Not "tie him to the sidecar and drag him down Rte 66" uncomfortable, but something...something.

Essayist #15 "Judges who send children to prison in exchange for $1m deserve a bullet to the back of the skull..." ---some anonymous message board guy

You had a bed? We called you a rich kid.

This whole study is $#@!ed. I was always told it was Jakobshavn (JAY-keb-skæhv-ën) mit der umlaut. Trust no one.

No, I don't think it was a good deal, no I would not pursue the deal, and I'd think you crazy to pay off NK with $3b in Kim Jong Cash. Then again, I'm not a nincompoop who struggles with why pallets of cash to anyone is almost certainly a bad idea. I think its among the dumbest things I've ever heard. However, I will negotiate with you and tell you how smart you are for believing in the ChObama if you send me $15,000 on cash on a pallet. After that, let's start getting some of these serial killers some cash as well. To quote Barry O as the plane left the hanger: I make it rain I make it rain I make it rain on dem hos...

Obama understood that sending $1.8 billion in cash was the cover charge for "negotiating"? And you're suggesting Trump should send NK a few billion, adjusted for inflation? The cult mentality is amazing. You really seem to believe this makes sense.

I think the amazing part about the story is that when they needed you, you were there. From assisting your mom, who did the same for you when she brought you home, to knowing what your brother needed and taking care of it, in my opinion these are some of the most beautiful stories of a life. It's taken me nearly 3 decades to get here after the loss of my father, and it sucks something awful, but providing solace, comfort and love to people you love is a damn good thing.

Do you work at Mara Lago, or do they harass anyone with a j.o.b.?

Now that you mention it, I'm not sure either. I'll take that hit, though I think I was agreeing with you. ?

Here's the thing. Most people have lost someone they love, care about or know to some unfortunate set of events. Cancer, heart disease, accident etc. This is a thread about a guy that did his thing and reached a lot of people. You'll get well-intentioned people with suggestions that some might feel are "over the top", but really, why waste the energy in a thread dedicated to the man? The Bills will do something, or not. Life goes on, his passing is a tragedy for his family. If a fan on a message board is touched enough by his story to suggest they name a few seats after him, where's the harm? I'm sure he would agree there are many, many people more deserving of such an honor than he was--it's not a reflection on them or their loss. This one's about a guy named Ezra who played hard and caught a tough break. He had some style though.

Trump is hurting Buffalo The real story is how he started the big hurt back in the 1960s, and planned the whole mass exodus strategy to make it look like high income tax, high sales tax, high property tax & crappy weather 4 months a year were NOT the American dream.

https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/443500-rosenstein-defends-role-in-comey-firing-other-key-decisions comey, former director of the FBI, walker amongst trees...crosses bright lines that should not be crossed...per RR. Interesting.

May he sleep comfortably tonight on a waterbed filled with the salty-tears of broken-hearted bills fans, his head on a pillow stuffed with benjamins. No hard feelings EJ, you seem like a good guy.

Barrack Obama slow jammed with Jimmy Fallon, personally imagined hundreds of thousands of jobs coming 9-10 years after he was elected, and set the stage for business leaders to acknowledge Trump's role in deregulation and tax cuts for middle class Americans. He rightly should take credit for the Chinese tariff blow back and rest assured it IS part of His master plan. I'm boycotting Ho Lee Fuk's Chinese Emporium as payback. HELL NO TO GENERAL TSO! HELL NO TO GENERAL TSO!

6 months of paid family leave for birth of a child. Yowza.

Two quick questions: How on earth did you get 40 years in by age 55; and Would you support a change to your pension whereby your benefit was frozen but you worked until the normal retirement age of 67? One of the challenges of federal/state employment to the taxpayer is the combination of retirement way too early & too many employees in the system.

From the people that bring you "free education" and "forgive student debt!", the scenario you described is really just a step or two further into insanity.