Trump's Second Term

[kookbreaker]

*Still* trying to blame Biden for everything.

 

[Flo]

Can someone save me 46 minutes and let me know what "every leader is missing about Trump"? It would surprise me if any other world leaders don't pretty well have the measure of the guy, even if diplomacy requires them to pretend otherwise.

I've found this discussion between Vexler and Scaramachin interesting because it is a good reminder that the "phenomenon Trump" must not be reduced to one stupid/mentaly ill/greedy/nasty/sociopathic individual that should be just waited out in order to see things getting better, as too many people, leaders included, seem to think.

 

[Flo]

Gentlefolk of the world. This childish attempt at insult is brought to you by the highest ranking and most prestigious officer in the country of the United States of America, Donald Trump, President of the USA. Yes, Trump is supposed to be a responsible adult, the leader of a nuclear-armed superpower. He is supposed to take his job seriously and concentrate on major issues of national and global importance. But, as we can clearly see, he is but a four year old spoiled brat who has yet to graduate from fingerpainting using his own feces. So now might be a good time to consider not contributing to the current raging dumpster fire that used to be America.

And unfortunately, those childish insults do actually work with a surprisingly high number of people who feel they validate their own pettiness …

 

[alfaniner]

Anyone have TFS (Trump Fatigue Syndrome?)

Absolutely. I remember the intense relief I felt when seeing his plane take off at the end of his first term. I'm sure the feeling will be quadrupled no matter what form of exit ends this one.

 

[Andy_Ross]

 

[TragicMonkey]

The Founding Fathers would have lynched an elected official who erected gold statues of himself.

 

[Flo]

The Founding Fathers would have lynched an elected official who erected gold statues of himself.

Or have him kicked in the butt "until it smelled of garlic", as my greatgrandmother used to say

 

[Safe-Keeper]

Absolutely. I remember the intense relief I felt when seeing his plane take off at the end of his first term. I'm sure the feeling will be quadrupled no matter what form of exit ends this one.

I just hope I'm working 100% by then because otherwise the celebration will put quite a dent in my limited budget.

 

[azazal]

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I look forward to the day it gets pulled down like Saddam's and the various versions of Lenin & Stalin

 

[Jack by the hedge]

I look forward to the day it gets pulled down like Saddam's and the various versions of Lenin & Stalin

A nice long, stout chain and the squeaky tank. I can picture it now.

 

[Flo]

I look forward to the day it gets pulled down like Saddam's and the various versions of Lenin & Stalin

Or at least treated like the Reformation wall in Geneva in 1965 : Some protesters had daubed the heads of Calvin, Farel and Co in red mineral paint, and the only way to remove it was to chisel it out … The stone masons were so enthusiastic (they were Spanish or Italian, and catholic) about it that the statues ended up with disproportionately small heads, to the general amusement of the locals …

(corrected date)

 

[kookbreaker]

Trump's L's for the week.

 

[kookbreaker]

However the sad news is that the VA Supreme Court struck down the redistricting that was voted on.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval.

apnews.com

 

[Andy_Ross]

FOX NEWS: The negative is that labor supply is shrinking. You've got baby boomers retiring, you've got less illegal immigration, you got more deportations. How do you factor that in?

HASSETT: I don't think that's a negative. I think it's a positive. You've got more good jobs for legal Americans

video in link

 

[Andy_Ross]

However the sad news is that the VA Supreme Court struck down the redistricting that was voted on.

Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats' redrawn US House maps, giving Republicans a win

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval.

apnews.com

The court ruled the General Assembly violated the Virginia Constitution in advancing the amendment, nullifying the referendum entirely.

 

[Andy_Ross]

It seems Republicans can halt an ongoing election so they can redraw maps to eliminate majority black or typically Democrat districts with no input from voters.
But Democrats can't even give voters a say before redrawing maps?!

 

[kookbreaker]

It seems Republicans can halt an ongoing election so they can redraw maps to eliminate majority black or typically Democrat districts with no input from voters.
But Democrats can't even give voters a say before redrawing maps?!

The assorted state constitutions were written that way. The Southern states have always been set up so the elites can change whatever they want to remain in power. Other states are more restrictive on such changes. Its actually surprising that Virginia has such limitations given its history.

 

[Andy_Ross]

Department of State
@StateDept
SECRETARY RUBIO: If one of the reasons why we are in NATO is to have the ability for forces to be deployed in Europe so we could project to other contingencies, and that’s no longer the case, then we have a problem.

video in link

 

[Resume]

 

[Andy_Ross]

Lee Zeldin
@epaleezeldin
The Trump Admin has very intentionally ENDED electric vehicle mandates because we strongly believe in consumer choice and that manufacturers should be building what consumers want to buy rather than what politicians and bureaucrats want to demand.

video in link