All_Pro_Bills

My questions were about Washington's stated position of support to do "whatever it takes". And other than a slogan there's little meaning to it unless you define some goals and objectives. What are the administrations goals and objectives? First it was defending democracy, then it was to weaken Russia. Which is it? I don't recall hearing anyone, including the President, address the American public with a clear and specific statement other than a few one liners. If I missed it please point it out to me.

And if it was up to the committee, we would still be seeing one side. It's one thing when a media person is a lying propagandist but when our elected officials are lying propagandist that's a serious problem.

Interesting times indeed. Monitoring the rhetoric out of China lately I'm convinced they're planning on providing support in material, arms, and intelligence. Or may already be doing so. And when I hear US officials support the commitment to the point of "whatever it takes", one I wonder what that quantifiably means and two, whatever it takes for what? Does whatever it takes mean an endless escalation of steps up to and including tactical nuclear weapons until total victory? If F-16's are sent, then what's the next step if that doesn't produce "whatever it takes"? Does "whatever it takes" include commitment of US forces to combat missions? And what is the objective of whatever it takes? To reach some peaceful conclusion via a treaty or agreement or unconditional victory defined as a return to Ukraine's 2014 before the seizing of Crimea or something else. What do the Ukrainians think are acceptable terms vs. the US vs. the Europeans? What is Russia looking for or willing to negotiate? In any endeavor it's hard to measure success or failure or something in between when you have no objective goals.

In my view its more about motivation than fitting some classic definition of the term. Why did the US provide assistance to the Afghan rebels? Out of love for the cause (which wasn't the democracy pitch no matter which side prevailed) or to mess with the Soviets? I'd argue the same motivation exists in Ukraine to a small or large degree depending on your perspective. To mess with the Russians. Because excluding the supporting democracy position (which I never bought into) I can't identify a single strategic interest. Some might want to cite some half baked European domino theory about stopping Russia from taking over Western Europe but if they can't beat Ukraine one on one in over a year then somebody please explain and articulate a realistic path to prevailing over the US, NATO, and the armed forces of all of Europe in a combined military alliance? Its just not possible.

So arrest, charge, try, and convict the 100 but the problem with your argument in practice with J6 is that the 90% that were arrested and charged did not riot or commit any acts of violence. Yet many sit in jail without bail without due process for almost 2 years only to be tried for minor trespass offenses. And to top it off, video evidence suggests many were invited into the building. So how is that even tresspass? What the history books will show is in the people working inside the building were the threat to democracy rather than the people protesting outside. You will be the fool.

This has nothing to do with Trump and personally I care not what becomes of him when all this is said and done. This is about gross misconduct of elected and un-elected government officials playing fast and loose with the facts which resulted in 100's of American citizens, mostly on minor charges, being indefinitely detained without bail and jailed on ginned up charges while being denied due process of the law. In this case, the governments suppression of video evidence that contradicts many of the prosecutions contentions. Along with that, a House committee comprised of members with preconceived opinions of guilt while cherry picking evidence, facts, and witnesses that supported those expectations. A committee that was chartered to investigate but rather assumed the role of prosecution. Now that video evidence suppressed for 2 years is out the usual cast of characters that claim allegiance to democracy are scared silly of the truth.

What? We do it all the time. Such as Syria. US forces are occupying parts of the country and I know for sure they didn't ask for "help".

This intelligence community story sounds like the plot line of an episode of The Blacklist. It refutes the original contention the Russians did it, refutes Hersch's investigative piece which implicates the US planning and execution and pins the deed on some unknown group of Ukrainian and Russian dissidents. An unnamed, and somehow unknown until now group that has the capacity and resources to plant and detonate 1,000 lbs of explosives requiring a difficult dive while going completely undetected, until now. All performed undetected and effectively without detection in an area under extremely high levels of surveillance given the potential for hostilities. Suddenly, US intelligence has found the culprit while exonerating itself and all its allies. Talk about luck and coincidence! I mean, at least in the past these agencies had the expertise to produce propaganda pieces which had a high level of credence while weaving some known facts into the story but this one is a whopper of a story that I find preposterous. What's next? The agencies are going to conclude the Capitol video provided to Carlson is fabricated and all manufactured by the Russians which hacked the Capitol systems and replaced the original video log? Wait for that one!

The problem is there are no authorities to deal with in Mexico. Invade the place and set up a 25 mile DMZ. Maybe use our military to actually defend our sovereignty instead of everyone else's for a change. Who's on board with the idea among the war supporters and lovers of democracy elsewhere? I'm sure the local law abiding Mexican population would welcome us.

I've give Chuck credit for his calm delivery style and somewhat dramatic rendition of events and this kill the messenger speech but it still reeks of desperation. What we don't get is the reverse angle view that would show him crapping his pants.

That's it. Deceivers of the worst kind, worse in character and acts than than the people they investigate believing the end justifies any means employed while claiming to be patriots enforcing the rule of law against those threatening the nation. This J6 committee, the 21st century version of the committee for public safety is the threat to democracy.

I don't have a clear understanding of the time line. But your highest priority argument makes no sense to me. Any police officer acting in the line of duty would take the easy opportunity to neutralize a genuine threat in close proximity regardless of priorities. Simply for no other reason than the treat was an easy target of opportunity to neutralize. Instead officers commit time and limited personnel to provide a guided tour to a low priority instead of leaving the suspect alone and tending to what you suggest are higher priories that had police outnumbered like actual rioters. I think you're reaching here rather than being willing to admit that a serious inspection of the official story is required given some of the contradictions the video suggests.

We're past the point of "believe". The video shows police cordially escorting this goof ball through the building past numerous officers any of which could have arrested or stopped him. That seems illogical and makes no sense when trying to reconcile it against the official story. I mean truly, how can you not have any doubts about the committee's narrative?

Using a friendly district court venue and referring all the cases to the court of a judge that shares the politics of the prosecution that will ensure that every defendant is found guilty is the part not too many understand. Apparently, you don't understand that either.

What else would they say? We only allowed about 20% of the story to be revealed and left out the 80% that didn't support our case? That's what prosecutors do and that's why they attempt to suppress and challenge defense motions and arguments to submit and include evidence. Add to that a district court judge (who's term expires in about 2 months) hearing the cases that shared their political views and denied almost every defense motion in every case and there you have it.

Are you once more lashing out because another of your delusions is being shattered by the release of the video of the day? You're so invested in hate that blinds you from the truth the video evidence provides. One truth being the committee's story is a farce.

Confirmation from some war advocates by saying the quiet part out loud that the rallying cry of supporting democracy and territorial sovereignty from the guys that have violated the territorial sovereignty of more nations than anyone else. But always for a good cause. That disguise is off the real motive. Which is to supply money and weapons in order to weaken Russia's war capabilities at the expense of Ukrainian lives. Who could have guessed? So how much of that $100 Billion went into the bank accounts of leadership in for the price of selling out their own people to do Washington's dirty work? Hell or high water the US government is going to fight tooth and nail in order to stop us from finding out.

Abnormal speech and mental and behavioral gaffes are not the same. I also suggest characterizing his history of speaking and behavior as evidence of some chronic speech abnormality is an incorrect diagnosis. Its an issue of behavioral medicine than some task best handled by a speech therapist.

I've seen it too firsthand and observing Joe's movements, his gait, his speech, facial expressions, and his cognitive hiccups it is obvious. That said, it's a terrible disease I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Smith is indeed a party hack. His special counsel assignment will surely be biased by his politics which will supersede the law. Just one look at his record and associations tells the truth. Assuming you care about the truth. His loyalty is first to the party and the law is a mere inconvenience. What I don't get is that if Trump sucks so much and is so corrupt you'd think by now these stooges and party hit-men would have nailed him but this circus has been going on 6+ years. All I see is tweet after tweet from these clowns you follow but none of it seems to stick to the wall. I think they just make up whatever they think sounds good. Mis-information spreader at their finest. Paid and commissioned hacks. But you'll never admit it or agree to my assessment so why should I bother telling you?

Sure Biden is suffering from degenerative mental issues but so it appears is everyone else that he surrounds himself with in this administration. Who among his crew of misfits and oddballs would you trust with your life or would you like to see put in charge in his place? Its a group of under-achievers and diversity hires who's only qualification for the job is their social justice score. In a few words, unqualified incompetents without any self-awareness. So even if they replace Biden the successor will be somebody else that doesn't know what they're doing. We're screwed.

!00%. This is a protection operation being run to shield powerful and wealthy "men" from public scrutiny and the consequences of their complicity with Epstein. Nobody of sound mind or conscious should support keeping their identities secret. An establishment class that protects the powerful at the expense of the powerless has no moral authority to rule. But where o where are the voices and leaders of social justice causes, and all types and forms of groups advocating for women, and the moral right wingers here demanding justice for young abused women? Did they all get paid off too?

That trait is the hallmark of these leftist buffoons. They always think they're the smartest person in the room. And while the people insist they are citizens with rights and legal protections of a nation the officials working in the government see them as subjects to be ruled by their genius.

The book contains a chapter on preparations from an individual and society level perspective. Much of the person level is focused on developing local support systems of people you can depend on and preparing for a period where the national government and other institutions people depend on won't be there to help, and you'll be pretty much on your own. Finding people that you can depend on and trust. The advantages of being a generalist rather than a specialist from a skills perspective. In the extreme, migrate to another country where the crisis phase of the cycle has either passed or has yet to appear (these were mentioned in the book somewhere). My take on the advice part is its pretty general stuff I've seen elsewhere and for detailed level advice some kind of basic preppers guide would be more helpful. I assume being in a high population density urban area would be the worst kind of place to be. Lots of people not a lot of resources like food sourced locally. People with specific skillsets that are mostly irrelevant during a crisis.

Thanks. I'm aware of both. One writing I continue to draw insights from is a book written by Strauss and Howe, The Fourth Turning published in 1997. Not sure if you're aware or familiar with it. A chronicling of history from an American perspective and the cycles and phases that drive human experience. The short version is there are historical cycles of about 80 years consisting of 4 phases. With the 4th phase being a crisis period the ends the cycle and begins another. Right now we're in the crisis phase which will climax and end about 2026. How it ends and what follows is uncertain. Good, bad, progress, or regression? From my perspective since reading it back in 1997 it's been accurate predicting the major themes of the past 20+ years as they've unfolded. The gist is we're in for a rough ride and a historical event something like the Great Depression will test everyone's resolve and abilities. I should add one key insights about history. And that is the key thing isn't lessons of history some might cite as lost or missed by others. What's key is over time, in this case with the passing of previous generations, iIs the experience of those historical events. You can read all you want about things like the American Revolution and interpretations of those events but it's nothing like having lived it.