row_33 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 22 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: A polite way of sayIng Merkel is crackers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said: If it's not this crisis that does her in, it'll be the next. Most Germans are beyond done with her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, Golden Goat said: If it's not this crisis that does her in, it'll be the next. Most Germans are beyond done with her. Leaders should be removed after two terms, they have worn everything very thin by then. the US has it right but lame duck status makes that less than optimal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Brown Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, row_33 said: Leaders should be removed after two terms, they have worn everything very thin by then. the US has it right but lame duck status makes that less than optimal I'd welcome term limits in Congress as well. The long term relationship these Senators and Congressmen have with lobbyists, special interests, etc. makes for a corrupt, insider system. Edited July 2, 2018 by Doc Brown 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Doc Brown said: I'd welcome term limits in Congress as well. The long term relationship these Senators and Congressmen have with lobbyists, special interests, etc. makes for a corrupt, insider system. Term limits won't solve that. You have to be groomed before receiving the medallion to run for anything in either party. On July 1, 2018 at 1:08 AM, Azalin said: I just now caught that - capital punishment AND up to 20 years in jail? How in hell does that work? Especially when one of those Glade plugin things now costs $150k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 18 hours ago, Azalin said: Their English is fine as far as I can see. Koko78 said the same above that I did: " So they're going to kill the "saboteurs", and then them let them sit in prison for 20 years? " There's a "gist" to that? "Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, Iran's judiciary chief, warned against what he called "economic saboteurs" who could face capital punishment and up to 20 years in jail." I would think "and" should be " or ", I guess that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Doc Brown said: I'd welcome term limits in Congress as well. The long term relationship these Senators and Congressmen have with lobbyists, special interests, etc. makes for a corrupt, insider system. It’s secondary to the person out front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 How do they figure? He's advocating peace (through submission) with the Cartels and promoting open borders. That makes him and Mexico now a direct national security threat on our southern border. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: How do they figure? He's advocating peace (through submission) with the Cartels and promoting open borders. That makes him and Mexico now a direct national security threat on our southern border. A narco state on our southern border will beget a military presence along said border. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Zevon Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 19 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said: How do they figure? He's advocating peace (through submission) with the Cartels and promoting open borders. That makes him and Mexico now a direct national security threat on our southern border. Time to go to war with Mexico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 1 minute ago, peace out said: Time to go to war with Mexico Whoever wins gets to to host all the World Cup games in 2026. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 4 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: Term limits won't solve that. You have to be groomed before receiving the medallion to run for anything in either party. Especially when one of those Glade plugin things now costs $150k. Meh - how much worse can it possibly smell over there? 4 hours ago, ALF said: "Ayatollah Sadeq Larijani, Iran's judiciary chief, warned against what he called "economic saboteurs" who could face capital punishment and up to 20 years in jail." I would think "and" should be " or ", I guess that's just me. I agree completely. My original response wasn't aimed at getting an explanation out of you, but rather a rhetorical response (or at least what sounded like one) to the redundancy of the Ayatollah's threat: Not only will we kill you, we will jail you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 A couple days old, but still powerful: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 I'm thoroughly enjoying this game of chicken in Germany...https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/982761/Merkel-news-Schauble-Seehofer-Germany-coalition-Government-resignation-threat-migration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 It's early... obviously... but: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeYouToTasker Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 6 hours ago, peace out said: Time to go to war with Mexico Well, he is advocating acts of war, through public policy which is incompatible with American sovereignty. While it's not yet time to go to war, it is absolutely time to build the wall, and to militarize it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Goat Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 Merkel folded like a cheap (pant)suit https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/world/europe/angela-merkel-migration-coalition.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Golden Goat said: Merkel folded like a cheap (pant)suit https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/world/europe/angela-merkel-migration-coalition.html Let’s see how many progressives protest this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (Iran's next) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 11 hours ago, Golden Goat said: Merkel folded like a cheap (pant)suit https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/world/europe/angela-merkel-migration-coalition.html The very interesting thing about that is Quote Mr. Seehofer demanded that Germany block migrants at the border if they have no papers, or have already registered in another European country. Ms. Merkel, who supports free movement across Europe’s borders, has been opposed to any moves effectively resurrecting border controls until Monday night, when she made the deal to stay in power. The Schengen Agreement dictates free movement between most EU countries. Germany backing away from that and instituting border controls is a huge blow to the EU. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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