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As the old adage about golf goes, it reveals character. People in the NY area, especially, have been well acquainted with Trump’s character for decades now. When you purposely stiff thousands of contractors with the deliberate strategy to not pay them, force them to sue, and then have them settle for amounts less than what you originally contracted to pay them, word gets around. Or when you’ve declared bankruptcy a half dozen times, associate with and have Russian mobsters live in your building, and then shortly thereafter switch to an all cash business model because your credit is shot and banks refuse to issue the loans that you bragged about previously, people take notice. Remember when character was the first trait we sought in a president? It amazes me how our American electorate has changed, but it’s no surprise in the least given the media ownership laws we have here.

Trump lying? Who’d have thunk it? Everyone in that administration lies with alacrity. Gabbard told a few whoppers in order to bolster the case against Obama and several former CIA and FBI operatives. Too bad that pesky bipartisan Senate committee report that Marco Rubio chaired and the Mueller report refute everything Gabbard and the ridiculous GOP House report says.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexalisitza/reddit-maga-voter-needs-medicaid I said months ago that the GOP needed to understand the demographics of who benefits from Medicaid and where. Apparently, their own constituents aren’t much aware, either. It truly sucks that anyone will be getting kicked off of their vital medical insurance, but the selfishness exhibited by the particular Medicaid recipient in Iowa cited in the attached article is often too indicative. Until they came for me indeed.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/republicans-threat-impeachment-key-midterm-issue-rcna218074 So, impeachment is the GOP’s main plank for the midterms? Impeachment? What, nothing else to run on other than protecting the convicted felon and sexual abuser who managed to postpone 32 felony charges for espionage as well as felony charges in Georgia? Anything to protect their pathological liar Criminal in Chief, apparently.

It’s absolutely about creating distraction and chaos so that media focus goes elsewhere. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t serious about this crap at the same time. Regarding China, they’ve been expanding their global influence for 30+ years now, especially in Africa and the Middle East. The boneheaded decision to do away with USAID has been a godsend to China and other actors. They are filling the vacuum we left as I type this.

WTF is wrong with this overgrown toddler? That’s a rhetorical question and it would take years to fully answer it anyway. There is no limit to crap he can pull out of that fat a$$ of his. https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45783141/trump-calls-commanders-guardians-reverse-name-changes

Is Adams done with his overhaul? No! Why, he’s just getting started. Just as he’s just been getting started for the last five years.

Right. Because being dedicated to the rule of law and what our Constitution stands for and questioning when our “leadership” acts in ways that are anathema to it, is “openly rooting for my country to fail to spite him.” Trump and his cohorts are the only ones attempting to see our country fail imo. It’s my responsibility as a patriot to resist that any way I can and posting in this forum is the least of it. As Mark Twain once said, “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” The current clown show in charge doesn’t deserve one iota of my support. If that doesn’t sit well with you, too bad, but I have a far bigger responsibility than satisfying your definition of patriot.

What’s particularly pathetic about many of his followers is even though Trump said last week he doesn’t want their support anymore, they still offer it up anyway. Makes you wonder.

Trump is certainly all of that and more, like fascist, felon, sex abuser, etc. Take your pick. What border they were picked up at isn’t relevant in the least and that wasn’t my point in the least either. The point is, this is nothing new for the enforcement officers at the border. Sure, maybe the fact that Iranians were arrested not long after we attempted to destroy their nuclear capabilities (which we didn’t, but the liar in chief lied about that anyway) is more than a coincidence but, AGAIN, it’s nothing new to border enforcement officials. Seems this administration is so insecure they have to tout routine law enforcement activities. Pitiful. Per the bold, your childish insults are old hat and just an indication that you’re the one getting “triggered” here.

Arrests and other apprehensions have occurred regularly for decades, especially at the Canadian border. So why all the sudden focus on these individual border arrests by enforcement officials for doing the jobs they’ve been doing for years? It’s a rhetorical question because we all know why. Gotta replace those empty daily DOGE accomplishments with something I guess.

No worries at all. Trump & Co. have pissed me off, that’s all.

I think the difference I referred to is obvious: the complete 180 in GOP ideology today compared to the Reagan/Bush era. The difference may also refer to my own 180 as well. I had tremendous respect for Bush 41, especially, as well as many other Republican politicians over the years. There are absolutely ZERO Republican pols I can say that about today. As for this being my collective posting thread, if you don’t care to read my content, don’t bother. If the volume of my posts annoys you, what can I say? But as this administration continues to abuse its power and stretch the limits of the rule of law, I’ll continue to posts my protestations, so brace yourself because until these fascists are voted out of office, my posts will continue.

The Cheeto in Chief is clueless about the economy. Just a matter of time until his billionaire puppet masters reign him in like they did with the meat processing plants. https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-deportation-agenda-will-destroy-millions-of-jobs-both-immigrants-and-u-s-born-workers-would-suffer-job-losses-particularly-in-construction-and-child-care/

“Worst of the worst” my a$$. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-administration-ice-data-shows-less-than-1-of-deportees-had-murder-convictions/

A clip from a 1980 primary debate. I remember watching this as a newly minted 21 year old.

Absolutely! Good catch and correction is greatly appreciated. The Senator wouldn’t have it any other way.

In the words of the late, great Senator over at TBD, 82-0 baby!

I think Utah reminds JJ of the Bavarian alps of home. He can sing ‘Edelweiss’ and frolic in his lederhosen all along the Wasatch range.

TACO I laughed my a$$ off the other day when he said he has “stopped so many wars.”

Can’t forget that Trump also said that Ukraine started the war! Trump is as dumb as a phuckin’ stump. And I apologize if I just insulted stumps.

It’s obvious that the meat processing billionaires got to somebody in the administration because a day after an ICE raid on one of those facilities, they abruptly stopped. That industry employs a huge number of immigrants.

Yay. ICE caught another bad guy. But they continue their disgraceful abuse as there are 250+ immigrants HELD IN CAGES in “Alligator Alcatraz” WITH NO CRIMINAL CHARGES OR CONVICTIONS. Held in cages for MISDEMEANORS. But because this administration has no problem lying about any of this, I’m sure they will invent some bull$hit charges. WTF happened to our country that ANYONE would be OK with this? Now I long ago rejected the religious dogma I was indoctrinated into as a child, but these self-professed Christian politicians need to read their good book again as God clearly states that individuals and nations will be judged on how they treat “the least of these, and that includes the stranger and the poor. Our nation should be ashamed.