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As an ex military officer, it always bothers me when people raise that resume as though their current views are to be more weighted because of service. Everything this man did was voluntary. He chose. I have no objection to him stating the obvious, which is that one should not execute an illegal order. Everybody knows that. I don't like using military service to promote political opinion. Shut up and do your job, which you and the US Senate failed at during the shutdown.

Again, I don't have a view that anything has been done that should trigger anyone. Military officers do not need to be told that they are not to abide by illegal orders. Cabinet members do not need to threaten people, until something happens. So far, and that may change, this is nothing other than yacking.

Is anyone else thinking this is just a silly exercise? No illegal orders have been directed. Nobody needs to tell military personnel that are are not to abide by illegal orders. They know that, certainly at the commissioned officer level, where such things would originate. Looks to me like an attempt to orchestrate a completely political exercise for publicity. On to the next crisis.

Great. I haven't seen anything that makes them illegal. I'm not offering an opinion, because I don't know. Maybe posters here are informed beyond my knowledge. If so, I haven't seen it.

I never suggested in any way that Kelly did anything wrong When someone does something illegal, let me know. So far nothing. I certainly knew the rules, and didn't need a reminder.

Another stupid post. I never suggested anyone committed treason. I never needed to be reminded that I was obligated to not carry out an illegal mission. Knowing that was part of the training.

I think the entire thing is dumb on both sides. Service people are obligated to not oblige "illegal" orders. They don't need to be told that. Regarding the "free speech" comment, not a player. He is obligated to conform to the UCMJ . Nothing "free speech" about it. It's quit clear. Another useless confrontation that gets the press all excited, but meaningless. If the Administration directs an illegal order, then it's worth talking about.

Dry brine between meat and skin for 48 hours. The breast meat is juicy as can be.

I've done this in a Primo, which is the same as a big green egg, except made in the US. Two things I would disagree with: In the link, he recommends basting it every half hour. In a ceramic, like the green egg, the benefit is keeping the moisture in. If you're basting, your losing all that moisture and dramatically changing the cooking temp. In my mind, a very bad idea. Basting is putting liquid over skin, which works for about 10 minutes, then rolls off or is gone. I think dry brining for 48 hours is a much better idea, and if you soak cheese cloth in a warm butter/herb mixture, then wrap the turkey, you don't need to baste at all. Just remove the cheese cloth the last 45 mins or so to crisp the skin. If I'm going to use a ceramic, I'd do it low and slow, 225-250. The problem with that is that it is quite difficult to predict the cook time to get the turkey up to temp.

Defrosted it starting early Saturday. Began the dry brining process at noon today, for 48 hours. Salt/thyme/rosemary/lemon zest/oregano, all between the skin and the meat. Will do a compound butter on the skin with garlic and a few other ingredients. Soak cheesecloth in the melted compound butter, then wrap the turkey in the cheesecloth. Take the cheesecloth off at 135 degrees internal, then back in the oven until about 158. Take it out, let it rest for 40 mins and it will be super. I've done deep frying-great result by a ton of work and mess, wet brining, not a fan, and dry brining, and dry brining is my go to.

Roll your eyes forever. Know the situation, and how it is handled, every day all the time. Otherwise, nobody with any intellect cares, but keep rolling.

What does the Department of Transportation have to do with providing sterilized pajamas to first class passengers? Anyway, the airplanes are cleaned after every flight. That is the first group of people that come aboard after deplaning. Lavs are always cleaned and sprayed. They are sterilized over night. If there is an issue with cleanliness, it is put in the maintenance logbook and must be cleared before the next flight. We would never accept an airplane that had some noticeable sanitary issue. Given the oxygen cleanliness, I suggest they are much less threatening than the average upper end hotel room. Worked for me, but I admit I have absolutely no interest in some missive from some "influencer" who voices an opinion yet has not idea.

Ironically, regarding clothing, when I was doing Asia trips, which are overnight as almost all lengthy international trips are, the first class cabin passengers were provided pajamas if they wanted them. The seats are like recliners, so sleep was easy.

This has been a baiting attempt and if that suites you, fine. Haven't had a cold, the flu or any other malady my entire career. Seen much worse in trains, including Europe and restaurants. We're going on an inside passage Alaska cruise this year and I'm more concerned about that, given recent history, than I am about ruing my clothing on the flights to or from Seattle, and I'm not worried about the cruise either. Worried? Stay home.

I did this for thirty two years, including the last ten commuting to NY, Miami or Chicago on each side of weekly trips. I have commuted on United, Delta, American and the then USAir, as well as their commuter affiliates. I am very aware of how these aircraft are cleaned on a daily basis. I have never been on one I would consider "filthy," and I include the air quality, which is replaced every three minutes and is cleaner than hospital standards. The claim that they are filthy to the point of damaging personal clothing is absurd.

Free will is a human condition, not unique to Catholics, at least since Adam and Eve. The free will that the Catholic Church advocates does not extend to certain choices, like certain sinning or abortion, regardless of what individuals claim. Catholic doctrine is that a fetus is a life, and you can't justify taking that life. It isn't a "free will" option. You either are, or you aren't. You either .live by the doctrine or you don't.

Idiotic post. You must be referring to someone else here. Clearly not me. By the way, and just so you you are aware, faith views should supersede political party allegiance, if held sincerity.

US Demo Catholics "dodge the point" every time. Never adhering to doctrine. Simply doing what is politically expedient. Always the same. Never ends.

So can we expect a Democrat party change on abortion, a Catholic doctrine?

The jobs report is not produced by the administration.

Totally disagree. I don't give a rat's ass about January 6, nor Epstein. Just not in my care box, so not in my pay attention box. Early judgement, but how has the currency swap with Argentina worked out so far? I'm informed that it is quite well. Plenty of focus on inflation, to the extend that any president can. Energy policy is a place they can do something, and that is down quite a bit. Agriculture/food not so much. Health care was a time bomb the minute the ACA passed. Everyone knew it and and here we are. Completely predictable. The tariff thing has been really sloppy, but needed to be addressed. Either way, whoever was running the Biden Admin was frighteningly bad, and nobody even knew who it was. Shumer, Biden Hakeem Jeffries, and the other "Squad" members as well as the new mayor elect in NY, along with AOC? I fear for my kids if these people are not removed.

I don't have any disdain for you or anyone else who voices their opinion honestly and objectively. I have an issue with people who are grossly political, or ignorant. You can fill in those names. Biden was the worst president in my lifetime. Worse than Carter, who was second. He kneecapped the Us energy industry, then begged them and the Saudis to bail him out when polls tipped against him Trump is a guy I cannot stand personally, but what he does, ex the juvenile nonsense of name calling, usually makes sense. People post here all the time with no effort of understanding the real issues involved in these decisions. The F-35 program deliveries are way behind schedule. The US Air Force is one half the size that it was during Desert Storm, in no way capable of supporting anywhere near the level of operations they did then. The US Navy cannot support it's carrier commitments, and doesn't have near the aircraft or pilots to do that. The US Congress will not support those commitments, as evidenced by the recent shutdown, which has serious results in defense issues. That was all on Shumer. My point is this. The F-35 backlog re deliveries is very significant. I have no idea how long it will take for the Saudi number to come up and receive airplanes. I also believe, based on my background and understanding, that allying with the Saudis is a smart, efficacious undertaking. Totally desirable to defuse the middle east. What I cannot stand is stupid political hatred being injected into reasonable, smart foreign policy. The Abraham Accord is a potentially very big deal, unimagined 20 years ago. Getting Saudi Arabia onboard would be a very major move in the right direction.

Kramer.

Was it greed, corruption or shamelessness when Biden enacted a number of executive orders on his first day that damaged the US energy industry at the drilling, refining and transportation levels, and then, when things got uncomfortably expensive, and polling numbers indicated the US citizens were tired of increasing energy costs to beg the Saudis to increase production. Then, when they told him to pound sand, he asked them to at least delay production reductions until after the mid terms, only to raid the Strategic Oil Reserve for non "strategic" reasons; simply for price. Greed, corruption or simply shameless horrible leadership, or maybe he was already incompetent, which would become undeniably evident soon after.

The terrorist operation was led by Al Qaeda, and specifically by bin laden. The same bin laden who hated the Saudi Royal family more than he hated Americans. The same Saudi gov that refused to allow him into Saudi Arabia. I don't excuse the Saudis. It was a group of them that surreptitiously supported Al Qaeda. Not a fan at all. Know the logical explanation of why the terrorists were disproportionately Saudi? Are you familiar with US Visa requirements regarding various countries? Are you aware that we have an agreement with the Saudis that contained completely different entry requirements for Saudi citizens that many other countries in the Middle East? Are you aware that folks from other countries wanted to participate, but their visas were denied? 'Cause that's the reality. Further, nobody has forgotten. We have gotten along pretty well with them the last few years. I am not the least bit worried about them challenging us with F-35's, and I've fought their F-15's. Unless there has been a monumental evolutionary change with their aviators, they would be targets against US air power.