All_Pro_Bills

The schmucks in charge for the past 30+ years have slowly dis-assembled a functional economy and society and left us more or less with our pants down when something like this happens.

$550K! But the regressive progressives delude themselves into believing the Democratic leadership is working for the little guy. Not big powerful interests with well-funded lobbyists and multi-billionaire donors. What a hoot! All these rich people so concerned about helping Democrats defend and support the poor workers they under-pay and work 24/7 to replace with cheaper immigrant labor and automation.

I'm not sure if the Capitol, being the seat of the legislature in Washington DC, is granted specific protections higher than other Federal facilities but if that's not the case then under the law an attack on the Capitol is no more of a "crime" than an attack on say, the Federal Courthouse in Portland that was attacked every night for a couple months. Did I miss the House Committer investigation with Schiff and Chaney on the riots and looting during the Summer of 2020? Who was behind them, who funded them, who should be held accountable? In what Federal facility all the Antifa and BLM members doing time for firebombing the building and attacking Federal officers, looting business and injuring citizens in various cities across the country? Anybody?

I understand clearly. Maybe you don't. There is no victim. The State of New York was not defrauded. They lost nothing. They weren't even a party to the arrangement and I'd argue in a civil case the State doesn't even have legal standing to bring the case as a plaintiff. The banks holding the loans were not defrauded. In fact, they provided testimony FOR the defense. They lost nothing. But the Judge would have none of that. In civil cases plaintiffs are compensated for damages along with penalty judgments. The banks claim no harm so does the State get the money? For what? Seriously, on appeal this case is going to get thrown out. For the rationale I say and then some. I wouldn't surprised if the Judge and Prosecutor get censured by the court on top of it. And then Trump is going to sue the Judge, the Prosecutor, and the State of NY and those idiots are going to cost the taxpayers millions in judgments. What do they care? Its not Leticia's money. If you're a resident of NYS its coming out of your pocket. Otherwise, in the future, if mis-representing the value of your property on business records, in this case a loan application is a crime, then everybody that fills out and signs a home equity loan application that estimates the value of their home is more than the bank's appraiser says its worth is committing a "crime" in the State of NY.

I could make a good argument Liz Warren is a socialist. Members of "The Squad" in the House. Bernie Sanders. And without making a judgment about whether its good or bad policy, I could name policies such as wealth confiscation and income re-distribution as socialist dogma. Whether its of good value to society, Social Security Medicare, and Medicaid taxes force workers to pay a tax that redistributes funds to retirees and low income people. Or for that matter, any government interference in the lives of private citizens that legalizes the transfer of benefits without cost to one group at the expense or at consequence to another group that derives no benefit. While I don't want to do the homework necessary to identify the specific people responsible for those things, those are socialist and therefore they could be considered socialists.

I'm still confused by this entire case. What loss did NYS incur as a result of being "defrauded"? This appears to be a crime without a victim.

I'm still curious what you, or anyone for that matter, believes are the accomplishments of this administration. I say nothing of any significance. I'm also curious how anyone can make a case advocating another 4 years of this malicious and destructive administration beyond them concluding Trump would be worse. What I find interesting, given what I believe is Biden's dismal record is that Donald Trump appears to be the worst possible candidate when it comes to beating Joe Biden. Even Nicki Haley, who Trump trounced in the primaries, polled better in a general election contest than Trump did against Biden. Its almost like they want to lose!

Well, I'd be interested in a list of actual positive accomplishments of this administration. I can't think of anything. So help me please. And blaming the previous guy? What major mess did he leave? As for supply chain, you might want to consider the impacts of sanctions on the flow of material and funds around the world. And the inflation caused. That was self-inflicted.

This election boils down to your choice of who you think is the cleanest pig in the mud hole. The problem Liz will have is convincing them to vote for an incumbent candidate that has completely ruined our country.

The most likely proposed solution from social justice activists will be to give immigrants "free" cars so they don't have to steal them and kill people in the process.

They're always mad about something. Thinking about it socialists and socialist countries are the most miserable people, and for good reason. What's there to hope for? Everybody sitting around shouting party slogans at each other keeping tabs on each other making sure everyone is pretending to believe things are great. There's no incentive to do anything productive. It's the pinnacle of mediocrity. Its the democrats vision for America.

Today's far left maniacs think a right wing extremist is a guy that flies an American flag in front of his house.

I'm not at all excited by the prospects of Trump 2.0 but I can't imagine any scenario where another 4 years of Trump could be more damaging than another 4 years of Biden. I'm baffled exactly what Joe's done that is worthy of support. This adminitration has excelled at destroying our society and culture.

I prefer a comparison monetary authorities reference which is a currency vs. spot gold which is hovering around $2,200/oz at the moment. Central banks have been loading up on the metal for a couple years now and that gives a clue as to where they see value and safety in allocating their reserves.

A country's currency does not lose 20% of its value in a growth cycle unless that growth is purely of a nominal nature fueled by inflation. Add in massive government spending and deficits to fuel consumption and social assistance that provide little to no long term value and I think that's what we've got here. You can't borrow yourself to prosperity while digging your own financial grave by carrying massive debts which have become your biggest recurring expense.

I thought the only guy your cult hates more than Trump is Mike Pence? For some reason, public enemy number one of the LGBTQ nation.

The term "bleeding heart liberal" comes to mind when examining views on crime. Libs believe people committing crimes are "victims". The actual victims of crime not so much. Victims of the system, victims of bias, victims of broken homes, victims of one ism or another that creates an under-privileged situation. So they think the act of cutting them some slack and showing compassion will magically transform them into model citizens. But the results are mixed at best. There's a couple major problems with this theory the biggest being there's no concern or awareness for the consequences others will face, like being murdered, if this theory doesn't pan out. Another is while they're typically elitist whites with advanced college degrees, their superior intellect somehow fails to lead them to the understanding that people that commit crimes of violence don't think the way they think. They think like criminals. They think about the present and nothing much of the future and don't consider long-term consequences of their behavior. Because there is no long-term when the short-term is consumed with survival. These folks aren't thinking about their 401-K plan in 2050. You cutting them a break sends the signal you're a patsy and an easy mark, somebody that can be played.

Tell the truth. Let's not pretend. You might love Liz Chaney and smoother her with admiration and praise for now but you or any of your cult would never vote for her in any election at any level. Her only redeeming "quality" is sharing an opposition to Trump. Once the threat to power created by Trump has been eliminated she becomes useless. Right? So much TBS still. Given that I'm reminded of this fun and entertaining blog I saw earlier in the month. The author's theory about "The Trumpenstein Project". https://donaldjeffries.substack.com/p/trumpenstein-and-the-death-of-politics

At the moment the Port of Baltimore is closed. I expect until after an investigation is completed and the clasped sections of the bridge are removed from the channel.

If I got into my time machine and went back 20 years and told Democrats that in 2024 they'd be singing the praises of anyone named Chaney they'd laugh me out of there.

What it reminds you of is not a concern. The numbers are the numbers. If you think they're wrong or the methodology is defective, please explain.

Rather then where you get your news the question is how do you know who to believe and who not to believe? What sources to trust and what sources not to trust? Does anyone actually know these people personally? Know them well enough to say they have trust in them? Know their character and ethics? Most I suspect rely on confirmation bias. For example, the New York Times. Its known they have an activist approach to journalism heavily skewed to the left. Why should I believe their reporting is going to be an unbiased fact driven news story rather than something else if the "facts" contradict their beliefs and telling the truth "hurts" their interests? Why should I believe Fox reporters are giving me straight fact and truth driven news rather than a sprinkling of personal op/ed and a conservative slant? Why do most trust one or the other, while few trust both, and even fewer trust neither?

The message for Joe and his clown show is, you broke it you fix it. Issue an executive order declaring a state of emergency and shut down the border.

Biden's worried about losing Michigan in November.

The fun part of all this intelligence and spy business absent firsthand knowledge is you don't really ever know who is telling the truth and who is lying.