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Hello, @hank. Crash said: Orange spoiled child. Is he dead YET?
This has no place in a civil discussion. It's clearly an attempt to incite others.... ***************************************************************** No one here wants to incite anything. I just want to be among the first to know when we no longer have to put up with the Orange vapid Felon-In-Chief. (What am I thinking rightnow, Hank?)
Hello, @hank. Crash said: Orange spoiled child. Is he dead YET?
This has no place in a civil discussion. It's clearly an attempt to incite others.... ***************************************************************** No one here wants to incite anything. I just want to be among the first to know when we no longer have to put up with the Orange vapid Felon-In-Chief. (What am I thinking rightnow, Hank?)
That's Bullshit.
You're the intellectually challenged adolescent slouching in the back corner failing class and resenting his teacher who one day stands up and says, "Hey teach - How'd you feel if somebody smashed out all the windows and lights on your car out in the parking lot?" Hauled to the office he responds ... "I was merely asking a question."
Unable to participate here any longer. I enjoy civil debate. What you are doing is neither civil nor debate. It's childish and vulgar. Most unfortunately, the stench manages to obscure and detract from much of the intellect the board possesses and makes it difficult for others to participate. Why would anyone bother to compose a coherent thought only to see it followed by a barrage of vulgar, sometimes obscene, remarks devoid of reason? There are, of course, ways to make your displeasure with the government and those in charge known without resorting to vulgarity and implied threats or calls for violence.
Bingo. Even some in the Dem. leadership (Pelosi, for one) didn't want the Epstein stuff to be made into an issue. Just let sleeping dogs lie. (That observation was made by a panelist last night on Washington Week with The Atlantic.) The old Republican Party is dead. The corrupt, decrepit MAGA Party has replaced it.
Dems have their own bad actors, sure. But the current regime is SYSTEMATICALLY dirty at every level, at every turn. The Dems must make a point, if/when they take back the House (and Senate?) to subpoena and impeach these doinks. It's long past time for them to be caged.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. Trump should be in the "BIG HOUSE" not in the White House. Especially since he fomented the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3: No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
From a recent Intelligent Investor column by Jason Zweig.
"Tariffs don’t just raise the cost of imports. They compel companies to spend money in ways that would otherwise be unnecessary—like lobbying. In 2025, as tariffs hit home, spending on registered, active federal lobbyists shot up more than 14%, surpassing $5 billion for the first time ever, according to OpenSecrets.org. There are now nearly 14,000 registered, active lobbyists, just shy of 2009’s record high. After declining for most of the past 15 years, lobbying is booming again. 'Drain the swamp'? It’s more like 'swamp the drain.'"
Comments: Great. Just what we need—more corporate lobbyists!
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Crash said:
Orange spoiled child. Is he dead YET?
This has no place in a civil discussion. It's clearly an attempt to incite others....
*****************************************************************
No one here wants to incite anything. I just want to be among the first to know when we no longer have to put up with the Orange vapid Felon-In-Chief. (What am I thinking right now, Hank?)
HCR: 20th Feb, 2026:
You're the intellectually challenged adolescent slouching in the back corner failing class and resenting his teacher who one day stands up and says, "Hey teach - How'd you feel if somebody smashed out all the windows and lights on your car out in the parking lot?" Hauled to the office he responds ... "I was merely asking a question."
Unable to participate here any longer. I enjoy civil debate. What you are doing is neither civil nor debate. It's childish and vulgar. Most unfortunately, the stench manages to obscure and detract from much of the intellect the board possesses and makes it difficult for others to participate. Why would anyone bother to compose a coherent thought only to see it followed by a barrage of vulgar, sometimes obscene, remarks devoid of reason? There are, of course, ways to make your displeasure with the government and those in charge known without resorting to vulgarity and implied threats or calls for violence.
Signing off.
Dems have their own bad actors, sure. But the current regime is SYSTEMATICALLY dirty at every level, at every turn. The Dems must make a point, if/when they take back the House (and Senate?) to subpoena and impeach these doinks. It's long past time for them to be caged.
Trump should be in the "BIG HOUSE" not in the White House.
Especially since he fomented the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Fourteenth Amendment, Section 3:
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President,
or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who,
having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States,
or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State,
to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion
against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.
But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/amendment-14/overview-of-the-insurrection-clause-disqualification-clause
"Tariffs don’t just raise the cost of imports.
They compel companies to spend money in ways that would otherwise be unnecessary—like lobbying.
In 2025, as tariffs hit home, spending on registered, active federal lobbyists shot up more than 14%,
surpassing $5 billion for the first time ever, according to OpenSecrets.org.
There are now nearly 14,000 registered, active lobbyists, just shy of 2009’s record high.
After declining for most of the past 15 years, lobbying is booming again.
'Drain the swamp'? It’s more like 'swamp the drain.'"
Comments: Great. Just what we need—more corporate lobbyists!