It is important to remember that the in-your-face corruption we are seeing from our government "Institutions" didn't just pop up over the last year or two. It has been in the shadows, metastasizing unchecked, for many years. It is just recently that the traitors and domestic enemies among us either feel emboldened enough to not care that they are confirming half the Country's worst fears, or there is a rather rigid timeline that must be adhered to in order to reach the end goal of Tyranny and one world governance.
Either way, the time to clutch our pearls and tsk-tsk is WAY past. What we have seen over the last twelve months, particularly last week, is a flat-out Call to Action.
No - I don't know what that needs to look like. I believe a good start would be a Declaration of Economic Secession by numerous Southern States, coupled with a very public statement that each of those States is henceforth asserting their Sovereignty guaranteed by the Constitution and will no longer obey or honor ANY directives, regulations or laws issued by the Federal "government." An immediate HALT of any and all tax receipts collected in-state being sent to DC is an excellent first NON-VIOLENT step to show our "overlords" that we are serious.
C'mon Ron and Greg - let's get this party started...
Secession is inevitable. The only question is how we get there; 1) USSR style, 2) Proactively embrace it. My vote is to proactively embrace secession and not just economically. Its well pass time to toss the parasites overboard. I would love to be able to vote with my feet and not have to leave my Homeland, America.
It seems, at least based on my conversations with folks ‘round these parts, the outrage is not that the FBI raided a former president’s personal home. The outrage stems from the fact that the AG had the audacity to say “equal justice for everyone” with a straight face, while the country knows the track record of turning a blind eye to Hillary, Hunter, Nancy, Brandon etc. If the real charge is mis-handling of classified docs, why was nothing done about Hillary’s decidedly non secure server with so many classified emails? Or the multitude of classified docs on Hunter’s laptop? Etc, etc,etc...
The DOJ’s credibility & supposed “equal” treatment has been tossed out the window.
The leaders of the oppressive New World Order are not creating a dream world for themselves, only the people who they depend on for protection. The ones you need to protect you have the power to destroy you. There is a fusion process developed in Britain by a company, "First Light", which uses a high speed fuel projectile to cause fusion, and has estimated a 15 mega watt pilot plant to be ready in early 2030's.
Mr. Trump has proved that he is not to be trusted. He lies. He cheats. He defrauds. He grabs women by their privates. He is a racist. He tried to steal a presidential election. He encouraged a violent overthrow of the rule of law in our the capitol.
Why on earth would the FBI or AG trust him to voluntarily turn over sensitive documents that might incriminate him by politely asking him to do so? A warrant and physical presence at Mar a Largo by investigators was necessary to obtain documents as evidence of illegal activities by Mr. Trump. By its nature, a warrant is not proof of anything, but seeks proof of something suspected.
Bill, please do not side with Mr. Trump without collecting some evidence of his innocence. Mr. Trump is not to be taken lightly. He has plans that he wishes to implement. Some of those plans do not recognize our Constitution as applicable to him. Prima facie evidence suggests that Mr. Trump has engaged in criminal behavior. Searching his residence is well within being reasonable and prudent.
When one has on numerous occasions engaged in blatant acts of commission and omission in the course of business and government, it can reasonably be assumed that evidence exists in his private residence that prove he is culpable.
So, please stop invoking "presumption of incense" in Mr. Trump's case. Probable cause is evident with Mr. Trump. He is guilty of far more than he will ever be convicted. Still, it is important to bring his machinations into the light of day. If his constituent base is made aware of his culpability then perhaps they will refrain from following him blindly and giving him the power to destroy our democracy.
You ask Bill and the rest of us to "trust" that the FBI and the AG are doing the right thing. I am sorry, but the last several years of the "Russia, Russia, Russia" hoax, the actions of James Comey, the non-prosecution of Hunter Biden's violation of federal firearms laws, the lack of DOJ action taken on possible crimes by Joe Biden noted on the Hunter Biden laptop, and other concerns have destroyed the credibility of the FBI and DOJ. You claim Trump is corrupt. I reply that ALL of the folks in Washington are corrupt! IMHO, that is our main problem in our country.
Tim, you are correct. Corruption is rampant in many federal agencies. So, who do we turn to?
It has become a matter of degree of corruption. How much can the pubic tolerate?
I tend to trust Garland more than Trump. As for Comey. Can't say I could trust him.
Everything has become politicized in America. If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would have to believe that there is a major conspiracy happening to invalidate ALL federal agencies so that we could all be saved from our freedoms by one person that we could believe in.
Unfortunately, Mr. Trump is not that person. Those that seek power tend to seek it for themselves and not to help the rest of us.
It has become a contest of who can win in any way possible. Truth and freedoms are way down the list of concerns.
I cannot answer your concerns. I wish a knight in shining armor would come forth to save us from ourselves and those who seek office.
Such a person would, of course, be shunned and blacklisted, and maybe even killed just to clear out the opposition.
Was there ever a pure and clean leader? Well, He was a Jew and they killed him. Since then, only a few have risen and then summarily removed.
Back stabbing and assassination have become the way to control the ballot and leadership. Has it ever been better anywhere? A true and just leader would probably never run for office.
What I see is the appearance of an attempt to indict Trump. Will it bring an indictment? Nope.
Will it satisfy Democrats? Some. Will it convert any Republicans if they find anything incriminating? Probably not.
So, why do it? Maybe to warn off the most corrupt outliers and the least powerful.
Mr. Trump will announce and his cohort will rejoice. Liberals and Democrats will point to the investigations surrounding Mr. Trump to try to foil his attempt at a comeback.
The core problem is that our Empire is crumbling. No amount of corruption or spendthrift will bring it back. Our culture is Gimme and to hell with debt. Bribe the voters with programs.
Bribe legislators with lobby money. Print more money.
Until the entire house of cards folds. This inflation we see will not stop because politicians benefit as well as Wall Street.
We should stop printing money and stop zero interest on loans to corporate America. Stop paying layabouts and nerdowells that are sucking the well dry.
Start balancing the budget. Start making tangible things that the world needs again.
But none of that will happen because the powers that be must satisfy the powers behind the powers that be. Blackrock, Vanguard, etc. Money for nothing.
So, we shall see the end of freedom and the end of the shining city on the hill. Camelot is dead.
We will not get the government we want.....we will get the government will deserve. Good and hard. It will be a disaster for the nation.
Lying presidents and duped voters will reign supreme.
Corruption will win. And you and I will lose money, power, and freedom as "our man" takes the throne of power.
I do not feel better about this. I, like you, can not place my trust in government. Better read that coin again. In God We Trust.
Place your trust where it belongs. In gold money.
Buy guns and ammo and MRE's now because when the 'supply chains' fail, the will empire fails.
Sorry, I got carried away.
Yeah, government is for government, by government, not for us rabble. They are not here to help us. They are here to use us. Our vote will not change the system. They want the system they have. It benefits them.
So, all the talk of prosecuting the bad and criminal behaviors will end with...talk.
It is a rigged game. Show business.
You better have a plan B because our nation is headed toward abject failure. But you and I change choose not to fail with it.
"Bill, please do not side with Mr. Trump without collecting some evidence of his innocence."
As is typical for our "friends" on the Left, you have it 180* backwards. According to our Founding Documents, Americans are presumed INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty. As usual, you and your ilk only apply that standard to any domestic enemy with a "D" behind their name. So very tiresome.
But "muh evidence" you whine. WHAT EVIDENCE?? Your team has had 6+ years of investigations, two impeachments, wire-tapping, computer hacking, implanted spies...the dims even illegally obtained and released the man's personal tax returns for crying out loud. And wadda ya got? NOTHING! Yet, to you and those suffering from the same affliction, you are CERTAIN the man MUST be guilty of multiple "crimes" but you've had (and will continue to have) a heck of a time PROVING anything. Well, you traitors may get your wet dreams fulfilled this time by utilizing crooked judges and summary judgements. ANYTHING to keep your side from having its ass handed to them by DJT in 2024. You will view the widespread, institutional illegality of doing what it takes to stop him as a victory, but it will TRULY spell the end of our Democracy and Country. Enjoy the ensuing party - it will be extremely short lived.
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Really? Coming from a dim, the irony alone in that statement is enough to strike blind an unprepared reader.
"Lying presidents and duped voters will reign supreme."
You have described your political party of choice TO A TEE. And we are all counting on your side trying to steal it AGAIN in '22 and '24. Spoiler Alert: because y'all are going to lose by such a YUUUUGE margin, the level of cheating that will be required for the dim traitors to maintain power is going to be equally YUUUUGE, and will likely wake up millions of sheep to the regular, required fraud that your side must use (and have been using) to win ANY election.
But of course, progtardes have zero interest in facts or truth, so I don't anticipate you doing any research and maybe opening your eyes, even a little bit. We are, unfortunately, well beyond that point on both sides. So good luck to you and yours - your later comments have a TON of common sense advice in them. The worst shame of all (perhaps) is that we are so close together in reality, but the very REAL disease of TDS ensures that we will never be able to meet in the middle or cooperate.
PS - Authoritarianism is ALL your side has to offer. And eventually, it LOSES every time...
Mad as Hell and I won't take it anymore! Listen, Starboardedge, we both know that the answer is not Trump. Stipulated. However, what is not so obvious is what is the answer?
There is corruption throughout government. We know this. Both liberals and conservatives.
Let us try to right the ship of state and get America moving forward again. Not just because it is better for Americans but because the major dictatorships around the world are slobbering for our destruction from within. They see it as just a matter of time. I do, too, at this point in time. But it does not have to be. We can recover if we work together. If not, you better learn Mandarin or Farsi.
I do not hate conservatives. I disagree with some of what the are currently advocating. I do not want more debt or more programs or B.S. boondoggles. Enough already! Really.
Enough. The nation is so debt ridden that we can never ever pay it off or even pay the interest. All the nice programs will wilt when the money stops flowing from the presses.
That will hurt, but it is necessary. Agreed?
This inflation will destroy our nation just like it has every other nation before us. Think Roman and Venezuela, and Argentina. These were also great nations...once. But corruption, lying, greed, power, and such destroyed those nations and Empire.
We need honesty, integrity, accountability, the rule of law, and yes, better leadership.
Granted. But I do not see that from the current bunch of politicians. Do you? Blatant lying is not the way to a better nation. You know that. Doesn't matter who the liar is or what party does it.
We have to make major election changes. Campaign funding has to change. Lobbyists have got to be cast out. Term limits have to be instituted. Supreme Court Judges have to have term limits. No more life positions. No more senators who have 6 or seven or more terms.
Two max and out. Mail in ballots work. I live in Hawaii and I can attest that they work. No more waiting in line for hours and having to present ridiculous proofs of everything. No more gerrymandering. It is blatantly anti constitution.
Anyway, please, stop with the yelling and start with the solutions.
You do know that one of the side affects of Tribalism is blindness :-) Tom, it's possible to dislike both Trump and the FBI's politicization. This is not about guilt or innocence – let justice take its course. This is about selective enforcement based on politics and Gestapo tactics in place of a voluntary surrender or simple negotiations.
The FBI has deteriorated into an unaccountable national police force that acts as a private goon squad for the Democratic Party. They ignored Hillary Clinton’s possession of classified information on a home server in her bathroom. They ignored evidence of compromised national security and outright political corruption on Hunter Biden’s laptop. They ignored millions of pages of U.S. government documents that Obama moved to his Presidential library and has yet to reveal. At the same time, they put Trump advisor Peter Navarro, a 73-year-old Harvard Ph.D. economist, in leg irons and dragged him through National Airport in DC. They conducted a pre-dawn commando-style raid with automatic weapons drawn on the home of 69-year-old Roger Stone after he had offered to surrender voluntarily (a common practice among those facing indictment). Now comes another pre-dawn raid with weapons drawn on the home of former President Donald Trump over a document dispute that could have been resolved with a few phone calls among lawyers.
When you rationalize bad behavior you most surely will get more of it. If they can do this to an Ex-President can you imagine what they can do to you and I? The Wokesters won't always be in charge. Since we've now crossed the Rubicon, the next Regime will be looking for a pound of Wokester flesh. Tom, Banana Republic's suck :-)
I wasn't aware that they burn incense at Mar-A-Lago-lol. The only people that are blind are those that suffer from "Trump Derangement Syndrome". All of whom are ignorant of (or disingenuous about) what the U.S. Constitution and the various statutes that are being cited actually say (virtually none of these statutes apply in Trump's case, or any former Presidents for that matter).
If there was an honest judiciary in this country Obama, Biden, Garland and their merry band of jack booted FBI thugs wouldn't have even thought about doing the things they've done (and not done with H. Clinton, Holder, Comey, Hunter Biden, and "The Big Guy" himself.
Tom, I don’t know where to begin. Although Trump is an arrogant person he was the best president in my lifetime. First president in 40 years not to start a new war, he killed the Paris climate accord‘s, for every new regulation they put on he took 17 off, I can only assume by hating Trump you must love all our foreign wars. Do you find pleasure in killing brown skin people?? From a person who has been in business for himself since 1976 and seen this regulatory nightmare explode he was a breath of fresh air. I can only assume you have a little government job which makes you a statist in every sense of the word. I find the Trump haters to be people who have never signed the front of the paycheck while employing many others. We need business people in this country as they used to say the business of America is business. I have to assume you wore your obedience mask diligently.
You need one critical ingredient in order to devolve into a Banana Republic. That my friends would be useful idiots. Lucky for us we have them in spades in the good old USSA :-)
Well we can't complain about a lack of transparency. The U.S. Government and it's assorted Alphabet Agencies know exactly who they are and are acting accordingly. For those late to party; welcome to the Banana Republic! Need to add the word Disappeared to your vocabulary :-)
I think there is a much more descriptive and appropriate "river" than either the Rubicon or the "Rio de la Plata".
It is the drainage channel between the city of Olongapo and the Naval Base in Subic Bay. We, the sailors, called it "$h!t River" as it drained and collected the city's raw sewage whenever it rained. And it rained all the time in the Philippines.
This was in the era of President Marcos - a dictator by any definition. And the 'River' was the last place of refuge for the diseased sex workers of Olongapo. When they could no longer be treated and cured with American medicines by Navy Corpsmen, they lost their "clean" cards and were discharged from their places of employment. As they struggled to live, they ended up riding in small wooden canoes with a small boy manning the rudder and paddle to maintain station keeping, and another small boy (or girl) to recover missed coins. We used to toss our spare Philippine coins to the dressed up diseased girls as we drunkenly staggered across the bridge to the Naval Base main gate. When we missed the canoes, a kid would jump into the $h!t filled river to retrieve the coin before it completely disappeared. Life expectancy once these children and former sex workers found themselves on the River was about 6 months.
And Corruption - the Philippine police, military, regional and city governments were more corrupt and compromised than any (former) U.S. government agency. Until today's DOJ and FBI.
At least in the PI everybody openly admitted their corruption as government employees. And we all paid a small price for security and a couple of Corpsmen to conduct weekly disease checks on our hostesses.
There we at least knew who we were dealing with and what our options were in every situation. In the U.S., it appears that we are experiencing the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - in exactly the same way. Seems Americans have forgotten George Santayana.
Bill: "Why not just ask for the files?" They did. FBI and Trump lawyers have been talking with each other for a long time. Then in June Trump's files at home were subpoenaed. No response.
Searching Mar-A-Lago wasn't a step toward bananafication. January 6 was.
Nail in the coffin? Not the search itself but the need for a search to retrieve top secret papers which no other president had ever taken home. No, Obama didn't. His papers are in the National Archives.
Bill,the bananafication started in after 9/11 when they took our freedom away by signing the Patriot act into law,and my understanding is every President since has renewed it.They didn't arrest Trump,but they would have arrested us(the Middle working Class) without reason,and legally could.None of the Presidents since Carter have truly had the American people in their agenda.
Gas prices are down, inflation is down, the stock market is green, global markets are up, real estate is booming, real estate interest rates reduced, the fed rate is on its way to a minor point hike, enough to keep stability at bay, the dollar is strong, gold is down, need I say more? 😂
Everything here is backwards, if you want to succeed, do the opposite of what everyone else is doing, you can’t make money at the race track betting chalk! 🤣
Negative, it’s called “the powers that be” know that Lord Trump is returning, literally, already on planet earf, He will reign king of the world once again and therefore everything is gradually returning back to normal, America will be made great again, and we shall all live happily ever after, just like in the beginning, vanilla skies, white picket fences. Sha la la la...Sha la la la Hahaha 😄😂 you need help Earl! 😂
If I recall history correctly, then the dollar -- whether gold backed or not -- has been losing value ever since the Federal Reserve was created. What was it doing between 1914 and 1971 to cause this loss of purchasing power?
Yes, Democratic Administrations are not known for fostering wealth-making; they're better at wealth-taking and deficit financing.
However, even during periods when there were balanced budgets; when the Federal budget deficit was not anywhere as excessive as it is today and when the dollar was gold-backed, it has progressively lost value.
Once again, BB ties things together nicely.
It is important to remember that the in-your-face corruption we are seeing from our government "Institutions" didn't just pop up over the last year or two. It has been in the shadows, metastasizing unchecked, for many years. It is just recently that the traitors and domestic enemies among us either feel emboldened enough to not care that they are confirming half the Country's worst fears, or there is a rather rigid timeline that must be adhered to in order to reach the end goal of Tyranny and one world governance.
Either way, the time to clutch our pearls and tsk-tsk is WAY past. What we have seen over the last twelve months, particularly last week, is a flat-out Call to Action.
No - I don't know what that needs to look like. I believe a good start would be a Declaration of Economic Secession by numerous Southern States, coupled with a very public statement that each of those States is henceforth asserting their Sovereignty guaranteed by the Constitution and will no longer obey or honor ANY directives, regulations or laws issued by the Federal "government." An immediate HALT of any and all tax receipts collected in-state being sent to DC is an excellent first NON-VIOLENT step to show our "overlords" that we are serious.
C'mon Ron and Greg - let's get this party started...
Secession is inevitable. The only question is how we get there; 1) USSR style, 2) Proactively embrace it. My vote is to proactively embrace secession and not just economically. Its well pass time to toss the parasites overboard. I would love to be able to vote with my feet and not have to leave my Homeland, America.
Coincidence sir...
It seems, at least based on my conversations with folks ‘round these parts, the outrage is not that the FBI raided a former president’s personal home. The outrage stems from the fact that the AG had the audacity to say “equal justice for everyone” with a straight face, while the country knows the track record of turning a blind eye to Hillary, Hunter, Nancy, Brandon etc. If the real charge is mis-handling of classified docs, why was nothing done about Hillary’s decidedly non secure server with so many classified emails? Or the multitude of classified docs on Hunter’s laptop? Etc, etc,etc...
The DOJ’s credibility & supposed “equal” treatment has been tossed out the window.
The leaders of the oppressive New World Order are not creating a dream world for themselves, only the people who they depend on for protection. The ones you need to protect you have the power to destroy you. There is a fusion process developed in Britain by a company, "First Light", which uses a high speed fuel projectile to cause fusion, and has estimated a 15 mega watt pilot plant to be ready in early 2030's.
Mr. Trump has proved that he is not to be trusted. He lies. He cheats. He defrauds. He grabs women by their privates. He is a racist. He tried to steal a presidential election. He encouraged a violent overthrow of the rule of law in our the capitol.
Why on earth would the FBI or AG trust him to voluntarily turn over sensitive documents that might incriminate him by politely asking him to do so? A warrant and physical presence at Mar a Largo by investigators was necessary to obtain documents as evidence of illegal activities by Mr. Trump. By its nature, a warrant is not proof of anything, but seeks proof of something suspected.
Bill, please do not side with Mr. Trump without collecting some evidence of his innocence. Mr. Trump is not to be taken lightly. He has plans that he wishes to implement. Some of those plans do not recognize our Constitution as applicable to him. Prima facie evidence suggests that Mr. Trump has engaged in criminal behavior. Searching his residence is well within being reasonable and prudent.
When one has on numerous occasions engaged in blatant acts of commission and omission in the course of business and government, it can reasonably be assumed that evidence exists in his private residence that prove he is culpable.
So, please stop invoking "presumption of incense" in Mr. Trump's case. Probable cause is evident with Mr. Trump. He is guilty of far more than he will ever be convicted. Still, it is important to bring his machinations into the light of day. If his constituent base is made aware of his culpability then perhaps they will refrain from following him blindly and giving him the power to destroy our democracy.
None are so blind as those who will not see.
Aloha,
Tom
You ask Bill and the rest of us to "trust" that the FBI and the AG are doing the right thing. I am sorry, but the last several years of the "Russia, Russia, Russia" hoax, the actions of James Comey, the non-prosecution of Hunter Biden's violation of federal firearms laws, the lack of DOJ action taken on possible crimes by Joe Biden noted on the Hunter Biden laptop, and other concerns have destroyed the credibility of the FBI and DOJ. You claim Trump is corrupt. I reply that ALL of the folks in Washington are corrupt! IMHO, that is our main problem in our country.
Tim, you are correct. Corruption is rampant in many federal agencies. So, who do we turn to?
It has become a matter of degree of corruption. How much can the pubic tolerate?
I tend to trust Garland more than Trump. As for Comey. Can't say I could trust him.
Everything has become politicized in America. If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would have to believe that there is a major conspiracy happening to invalidate ALL federal agencies so that we could all be saved from our freedoms by one person that we could believe in.
Unfortunately, Mr. Trump is not that person. Those that seek power tend to seek it for themselves and not to help the rest of us.
It has become a contest of who can win in any way possible. Truth and freedoms are way down the list of concerns.
I cannot answer your concerns. I wish a knight in shining armor would come forth to save us from ourselves and those who seek office.
Such a person would, of course, be shunned and blacklisted, and maybe even killed just to clear out the opposition.
Was there ever a pure and clean leader? Well, He was a Jew and they killed him. Since then, only a few have risen and then summarily removed.
Back stabbing and assassination have become the way to control the ballot and leadership. Has it ever been better anywhere? A true and just leader would probably never run for office.
What I see is the appearance of an attempt to indict Trump. Will it bring an indictment? Nope.
Will it satisfy Democrats? Some. Will it convert any Republicans if they find anything incriminating? Probably not.
So, why do it? Maybe to warn off the most corrupt outliers and the least powerful.
Mr. Trump will announce and his cohort will rejoice. Liberals and Democrats will point to the investigations surrounding Mr. Trump to try to foil his attempt at a comeback.
The core problem is that our Empire is crumbling. No amount of corruption or spendthrift will bring it back. Our culture is Gimme and to hell with debt. Bribe the voters with programs.
Bribe legislators with lobby money. Print more money.
Until the entire house of cards folds. This inflation we see will not stop because politicians benefit as well as Wall Street.
We should stop printing money and stop zero interest on loans to corporate America. Stop paying layabouts and nerdowells that are sucking the well dry.
Start balancing the budget. Start making tangible things that the world needs again.
But none of that will happen because the powers that be must satisfy the powers behind the powers that be. Blackrock, Vanguard, etc. Money for nothing.
So, we shall see the end of freedom and the end of the shining city on the hill. Camelot is dead.
We will not get the government we want.....we will get the government will deserve. Good and hard. It will be a disaster for the nation.
Lying presidents and duped voters will reign supreme.
Corruption will win. And you and I will lose money, power, and freedom as "our man" takes the throne of power.
I do not feel better about this. I, like you, can not place my trust in government. Better read that coin again. In God We Trust.
Place your trust where it belongs. In gold money.
Buy guns and ammo and MRE's now because when the 'supply chains' fail, the will empire fails.
Sorry, I got carried away.
Yeah, government is for government, by government, not for us rabble. They are not here to help us. They are here to use us. Our vote will not change the system. They want the system they have. It benefits them.
So, all the talk of prosecuting the bad and criminal behaviors will end with...talk.
It is a rigged game. Show business.
You better have a plan B because our nation is headed toward abject failure. But you and I change choose not to fail with it.
Thanks for your comments.
Aloha Tom.
"Bill, please do not side with Mr. Trump without collecting some evidence of his innocence."
As is typical for our "friends" on the Left, you have it 180* backwards. According to our Founding Documents, Americans are presumed INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty. As usual, you and your ilk only apply that standard to any domestic enemy with a "D" behind their name. So very tiresome.
But "muh evidence" you whine. WHAT EVIDENCE?? Your team has had 6+ years of investigations, two impeachments, wire-tapping, computer hacking, implanted spies...the dims even illegally obtained and released the man's personal tax returns for crying out loud. And wadda ya got? NOTHING! Yet, to you and those suffering from the same affliction, you are CERTAIN the man MUST be guilty of multiple "crimes" but you've had (and will continue to have) a heck of a time PROVING anything. Well, you traitors may get your wet dreams fulfilled this time by utilizing crooked judges and summary judgements. ANYTHING to keep your side from having its ass handed to them by DJT in 2024. You will view the widespread, institutional illegality of doing what it takes to stop him as a victory, but it will TRULY spell the end of our Democracy and Country. Enjoy the ensuing party - it will be extremely short lived.
"None are so blind as those who will not see."
Really? Coming from a dim, the irony alone in that statement is enough to strike blind an unprepared reader.
"Lying presidents and duped voters will reign supreme."
You have described your political party of choice TO A TEE. And we are all counting on your side trying to steal it AGAIN in '22 and '24. Spoiler Alert: because y'all are going to lose by such a YUUUUGE margin, the level of cheating that will be required for the dim traitors to maintain power is going to be equally YUUUUGE, and will likely wake up millions of sheep to the regular, required fraud that your side must use (and have been using) to win ANY election.
But of course, progtardes have zero interest in facts or truth, so I don't anticipate you doing any research and maybe opening your eyes, even a little bit. We are, unfortunately, well beyond that point on both sides. So good luck to you and yours - your later comments have a TON of common sense advice in them. The worst shame of all (perhaps) is that we are so close together in reality, but the very REAL disease of TDS ensures that we will never be able to meet in the middle or cooperate.
PS - Authoritarianism is ALL your side has to offer. And eventually, it LOSES every time...
Mad as Hell and I won't take it anymore! Listen, Starboardedge, we both know that the answer is not Trump. Stipulated. However, what is not so obvious is what is the answer?
There is corruption throughout government. We know this. Both liberals and conservatives.
Let us try to right the ship of state and get America moving forward again. Not just because it is better for Americans but because the major dictatorships around the world are slobbering for our destruction from within. They see it as just a matter of time. I do, too, at this point in time. But it does not have to be. We can recover if we work together. If not, you better learn Mandarin or Farsi.
I do not hate conservatives. I disagree with some of what the are currently advocating. I do not want more debt or more programs or B.S. boondoggles. Enough already! Really.
Enough. The nation is so debt ridden that we can never ever pay it off or even pay the interest. All the nice programs will wilt when the money stops flowing from the presses.
That will hurt, but it is necessary. Agreed?
This inflation will destroy our nation just like it has every other nation before us. Think Roman and Venezuela, and Argentina. These were also great nations...once. But corruption, lying, greed, power, and such destroyed those nations and Empire.
We need honesty, integrity, accountability, the rule of law, and yes, better leadership.
Granted. But I do not see that from the current bunch of politicians. Do you? Blatant lying is not the way to a better nation. You know that. Doesn't matter who the liar is or what party does it.
We have to make major election changes. Campaign funding has to change. Lobbyists have got to be cast out. Term limits have to be instituted. Supreme Court Judges have to have term limits. No more life positions. No more senators who have 6 or seven or more terms.
Two max and out. Mail in ballots work. I live in Hawaii and I can attest that they work. No more waiting in line for hours and having to present ridiculous proofs of everything. No more gerrymandering. It is blatantly anti constitution.
Anyway, please, stop with the yelling and start with the solutions.
I will support a better America.
You do know that one of the side affects of Tribalism is blindness :-) Tom, it's possible to dislike both Trump and the FBI's politicization. This is not about guilt or innocence – let justice take its course. This is about selective enforcement based on politics and Gestapo tactics in place of a voluntary surrender or simple negotiations.
The FBI has deteriorated into an unaccountable national police force that acts as a private goon squad for the Democratic Party. They ignored Hillary Clinton’s possession of classified information on a home server in her bathroom. They ignored evidence of compromised national security and outright political corruption on Hunter Biden’s laptop. They ignored millions of pages of U.S. government documents that Obama moved to his Presidential library and has yet to reveal. At the same time, they put Trump advisor Peter Navarro, a 73-year-old Harvard Ph.D. economist, in leg irons and dragged him through National Airport in DC. They conducted a pre-dawn commando-style raid with automatic weapons drawn on the home of 69-year-old Roger Stone after he had offered to surrender voluntarily (a common practice among those facing indictment). Now comes another pre-dawn raid with weapons drawn on the home of former President Donald Trump over a document dispute that could have been resolved with a few phone calls among lawyers.
When you rationalize bad behavior you most surely will get more of it. If they can do this to an Ex-President can you imagine what they can do to you and I? The Wokesters won't always be in charge. Since we've now crossed the Rubicon, the next Regime will be looking for a pound of Wokester flesh. Tom, Banana Republic's suck :-)
I wasn't aware that they burn incense at Mar-A-Lago-lol. The only people that are blind are those that suffer from "Trump Derangement Syndrome". All of whom are ignorant of (or disingenuous about) what the U.S. Constitution and the various statutes that are being cited actually say (virtually none of these statutes apply in Trump's case, or any former Presidents for that matter).
If there was an honest judiciary in this country Obama, Biden, Garland and their merry band of jack booted FBI thugs wouldn't have even thought about doing the things they've done (and not done with H. Clinton, Holder, Comey, Hunter Biden, and "The Big Guy" himself.
Tom, I don’t know where to begin. Although Trump is an arrogant person he was the best president in my lifetime. First president in 40 years not to start a new war, he killed the Paris climate accord‘s, for every new regulation they put on he took 17 off, I can only assume by hating Trump you must love all our foreign wars. Do you find pleasure in killing brown skin people?? From a person who has been in business for himself since 1976 and seen this regulatory nightmare explode he was a breath of fresh air. I can only assume you have a little government job which makes you a statist in every sense of the word. I find the Trump haters to be people who have never signed the front of the paycheck while employing many others. We need business people in this country as they used to say the business of America is business. I have to assume you wore your obedience mask diligently.
You need one critical ingredient in order to devolve into a Banana Republic. That my friends would be useful idiots. Lucky for us we have them in spades in the good old USSA :-)
Well we can't complain about a lack of transparency. The U.S. Government and it's assorted Alphabet Agencies know exactly who they are and are acting accordingly. For those late to party; welcome to the Banana Republic! Need to add the word Disappeared to your vocabulary :-)
Hey Bill, perhaps you should stick to money and history. Politics doesn't seem to fit you.
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There is a better way than the Trump way. Find it.
I think there is a much more descriptive and appropriate "river" than either the Rubicon or the "Rio de la Plata".
It is the drainage channel between the city of Olongapo and the Naval Base in Subic Bay. We, the sailors, called it "$h!t River" as it drained and collected the city's raw sewage whenever it rained. And it rained all the time in the Philippines.
This was in the era of President Marcos - a dictator by any definition. And the 'River' was the last place of refuge for the diseased sex workers of Olongapo. When they could no longer be treated and cured with American medicines by Navy Corpsmen, they lost their "clean" cards and were discharged from their places of employment. As they struggled to live, they ended up riding in small wooden canoes with a small boy manning the rudder and paddle to maintain station keeping, and another small boy (or girl) to recover missed coins. We used to toss our spare Philippine coins to the dressed up diseased girls as we drunkenly staggered across the bridge to the Naval Base main gate. When we missed the canoes, a kid would jump into the $h!t filled river to retrieve the coin before it completely disappeared. Life expectancy once these children and former sex workers found themselves on the River was about 6 months.
And Corruption - the Philippine police, military, regional and city governments were more corrupt and compromised than any (former) U.S. government agency. Until today's DOJ and FBI.
At least in the PI everybody openly admitted their corruption as government employees. And we all paid a small price for security and a couple of Corpsmen to conduct weekly disease checks on our hostesses.
There we at least knew who we were dealing with and what our options were in every situation. In the U.S., it appears that we are experiencing the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - in exactly the same way. Seems Americans have forgotten George Santayana.
Bill: "Why not just ask for the files?" They did. FBI and Trump lawyers have been talking with each other for a long time. Then in June Trump's files at home were subpoenaed. No response.
Searching Mar-A-Lago wasn't a step toward bananafication. January 6 was.
Nail in the coffin? Not the search itself but the need for a search to retrieve top secret papers which no other president had ever taken home. No, Obama didn't. His papers are in the National Archives.
Bill,the bananafication started in after 9/11 when they took our freedom away by signing the Patriot act into law,and my understanding is every President since has renewed it.They didn't arrest Trump,but they would have arrested us(the Middle working Class) without reason,and legally could.None of the Presidents since Carter have truly had the American people in their agenda.
Gas prices are down, inflation is down, the stock market is green, global markets are up, real estate is booming, real estate interest rates reduced, the fed rate is on its way to a minor point hike, enough to keep stability at bay, the dollar is strong, gold is down, need I say more? 😂
Everything here is backwards, if you want to succeed, do the opposite of what everyone else is doing, you can’t make money at the race track betting chalk! 🤣
Negative, it’s called “the powers that be” know that Lord Trump is returning, literally, already on planet earf, He will reign king of the world once again and therefore everything is gradually returning back to normal, America will be made great again, and we shall all live happily ever after, just like in the beginning, vanilla skies, white picket fences. Sha la la la...Sha la la la Hahaha 😄😂 you need help Earl! 😂
If I recall history correctly, then the dollar -- whether gold backed or not -- has been losing value ever since the Federal Reserve was created. What was it doing between 1914 and 1971 to cause this loss of purchasing power?
Yes, Democratic Administrations are not known for fostering wealth-making; they're better at wealth-taking and deficit financing.
However, even during periods when there were balanced budgets; when the Federal budget deficit was not anywhere as excessive as it is today and when the dollar was gold-backed, it has progressively lost value.
PG V, it is common practice for passports to be taken away from people who might be charged with a crime and try to leave the country.